Safety and Efficacy Study of EXC 001 to Improve the Appearance of Scars From Prior Breast Surgery

Physician assessment of scar was done using a valid published 10-point rating scale. Physician rated vascularity, pigmentation, thickness, relief, pliability, surface area and overall opinion for scar on a score of 1 = normal skin to 10 = worst scar imaginable, where lower scores indicated better outcome. Composite score was the sum of all the scores, except the overall opinion score, and range from 6 (best score) to 60 (worst score), where lower scores indicated better outcome. Within participant treatment difference was assessed between the treatment regimens each participant received.

Physician observer scar assessment score was done using a valid published 10-point rating scale. Physician rated vascularity, pigmentation, thickness, relief, pliability, surface area and overall opinion for a scar on a score of 1 = normal skin to 10 = worst scar imaginable, where lower scores indicated better outcome. Composite score was the sum of all the scores except the overall opinion score and range from 6 (best score) to 60 (worst score), where lower scores indicated better outcome. Within participant treatment difference was assessed between the treatment regimens each participant received.

Scar assessment by an expert panel was done on blinded photographs using 100 millimeter (mm) visual analog scale (VAS) where a score of 0 = best possible scar and a score of 100 = worst possible scar, where lower scores indicated better outcome. The rater first marked a rating for the "worse" scar and then rated the other scar. The difference between these two ratings was the "improvement of scar severity." If there was no difference, the expert could check a box to indicate that determination. This method provided information on the absolute severity of the scars as well as the differences between the two scars in the pair.

Participants rated pain, itching, color, stiffness, thickness, irregularity, and overall opinion of scar on 10-point scale. For pain and itching associated with scar: range = 1 (no, not at all) to 10 (yes, worst imaginable) and for other parameters associated with scar compared to normal skin: range = 1 (no, same as normal skin) to 10 (yes, very different). Composite score = sum of all scores except overall opinion and range 6 (best) to 60 (worst). Scar appearance composite score = sum of all scores except overall opinion, pain and itching, range 4 (best) to 40 (worst). Within participant treatment difference was assessed between the treatment regimens each participant received. A lower score indicated a better outcome.

Physician rated severity of each scar using a photonumeric guide on a scale range from 1 to 5 (where 1 = minimal, 2 = mild, 3 = moderate, 4 = severe, 5 = very severe). Number of participants with different ratings of scar severity were reported. Same participant was reported twice, once for each breast's scar (dosing for 1 breast = 4 times EXC 001 and for other breast = 3 times).

Participants rated severity of each scar using a photonumeric guide on a scale range from 1 to 5 (where 1 = minimal, 2 = mild, 3 = moderate, 4 = severe, 5 = very severe). Number of participants with different ratings of scar severity were reported. Same participant was reported twice, once for each breast's scar (dosing for 1 breast = 4 times EXC 001 and for other breast = 3 times).