PLACEBO-CONTROLLED SAFETY STUDY OF RITLECITINIB (PF-06651600) IN ADULTS WITH ALOPECIA AREATA

A PHASE 2a, RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED STUDY INVESTIGATING THE SAFETY OF RITLECITINIB (PF-06651600) IN ADULT PARTICIPANTS WITH ALOPECIA AREATA

This is a global Phase 2a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the safety and tolerability of ritlecitinib in adults aged 18 to ≤50 years of age with ≥25% scalp hair loss due to Alopecia Areata (AA).

Inclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosis of alopecia areata, including alopecia totalis and alopecia universalis.
• At least 25% hair loss due to alopecia areata
• Must have normal hearing and normal brainstem auditory evoked potentials (BAEPs)
• Must have a normal neurological exam; can have a stable unilateral median neuropathy or ulnar neuropathy
• Signed informed consent
• Stable regimen for other medications before and during the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Other significant medical conditions
• Occupational or recreational noise exposure
• History of peripheral neuropathy or first degree relative with a hereditary peripheral neuropathy
• HbA1c > or = 7.5% at Screening
• Recurrent or disseminated Herpes Zoster
• Active or chronic infection; or infection requiring hospitalization or IV antimicrobials within 6 months
• Active or latent (insufficiently treated) Hepatitis
• Active or latent (insufficiently treated) TB
• Concomitant medications associated with peripheral neurologic or hearing loss
• Protocol specific laboratory abnormalities