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Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common chronic inflammatory skin disease characterized by intense pruritus and sleep disturbances. The clinical manifestations of AD are varied, with the most basic features being dry skin, chronic eczema-like dermatitis, and intense pruritus. The prevalence in children and adults is about 30% and 10%, respectively. Most patients respond well to topical anti-inflammatory drugs, but approximately 10 percent of patients with moderate-to-severe AD require one or more systemic therapies to achieve good disease control. Although nonspecific immunosuppressive drugs (including glucocorticoids, cyclosporine A, methotrexate, azathioprine, or mycophenolate mofetil) are effective in alleviating or controlling these disorders to some extent, their overall efficacy in patients is limited and associated with significant side effects with long-term use.
The main hallmarks of systemic type II inflammation are eosinophilia and elevated serum immunoglobulin E (IgE) levels. Type II inflammatory response is not only associated with allergic reactions, but is also a driver of such diseases. The release of cytokines (interleukins 4, 5, and 13) in the response to type II inflammation can trigger a lymphocyte-mediated type II inflammatory response, inducing the onset and progression of allergic diseases. Reducing the inflammatory response by inhibiting the above-mentioned inflammatory factors is a potential therapeutic means for the treatment of allergic diseases represented by AD.
Investigational drug Dupilumab injection, an interleukin-4 receptor α (IL-4Rα) antagonist, is a human monoclonal antibody that binds IL-4Rα and inhibits IL-4 and IL-13 signaling. With a molecular weight of about 147 kDa, it inhibits the signaling of interleukin 4 and interleukin 13 and blocks its signaling pathway through the atopic binding of the interleukin 4Ra subunit shared with the interleukin 4 and interleukin 13 receptor complex, and blocks their signaling pathways, which can achieve continuous, efficient and safe improvement of skin lesions, itching and other symptoms and alleviate the condition.
Tofacitinib is a Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor. JAK is an intracellular enzyme that conducts signals generated by cytokine or growth factor-receptor interactions on cell membranes, thereby affecting cell hematopoiesis and cellular immune function.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| dupilumab plus tofacitinib | Experimental | this arm receives dupilumab injection and oral tofacitinib. |
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| dupilumab mono | Active Comparator | this arm receives dupilumab treatment only. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Dupilumab | Drug | the active comparator arm receive dupilumab only |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Percentage of participants with a ≥75% reduction from baseline in Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI) score (EASI-75) at 16 weeks | 16 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Percentage of participants with an Investigator Global Scoring Method (IGA) score of 0 or 1 at W16 | 16 weeks | |
| Percentage of participants achieving EASI-75 at W12 | 12 weeks | |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Have the ability to understand the content of the research and voluntarily sign the ICF.
18 years old≤ age ≤ 60 years old (calculated from the date of signing the ICF), male or female.
The diagnosis of AD at screening meets the consensus criteria for dermatology in the United States (2014) (see Appendix), and the disease has been in condition for ≥ half a year before screening, and all of the following conditions are met at screening and randomization:
A. EASI score ≥ 12 points at screening and randomization; B. IGA score ≥ 3 points at screening and randomization (0-4 points IGA scale, 3 points are moderate, 4 points are severe); C. AD involvement of BSA ≥10% at screening and randomization; D. Weekly average of daily peak pruritus NRS score at randomization ≥ 4 points.
Subjects of childbearing potential and their partners agree to use effective contraceptive measures throughout the study period (from signing the ICF to 3 months after the last study drug administration) .
Able to communicate well with the investigator and comply with the follow-up requirements of the protocol.
Exclusion Criteria:
Subjects with any of the following cannot be enrolled in this study:
Allergy to any ingredient in dupilumab or tofacitinib, or allergy or intolerance to other oral JAK inhibitors.
Use of any of the following medications or treatments:
Laboratory abnormalities that meet any of the following criteria during the screening period:
Have a history or abnormality of any of the following:
p Have undergone major surgery within 8 weeks prior to baseline;
q Has other clinically significant medical conditions that may affect the subject's participation in this study or make the subject no longer suitable to receive an investigational drug product as a candidate (such as any disease that, in the judgment of the investigator, would put the subject at risk for safety by participating in the study, or any disease during the study that would affect the efficacy or safety analysis if the disease/condition worsens).
Pregnant or lactating women, or women who plan to become pregnant or breastfeeding during the study.
Any reason that, in the opinion of the investigator, would preclude the subject's participation in the study.
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Xiaoyong Man, PhD | Contact | 13600516219 | manxy@zju.edu.cn |
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| ID | Term |
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| D003876 | Dermatitis, Atopic |
| ID | Term |
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| D012873 | Skin Diseases, Genetic |
| D030342 | Genetic Diseases, Inborn |
| D009358 | Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities |
| D003872 | Dermatitis |
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| ID | Term |
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| C582203 | dupilumab |
| C479163 | tofacitinib |
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| Tofacitinib | Drug | the experimental arm receive dupilumab plus tofacitinib. |
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| Percentage of participants with an IGA score of 0 or 1 at W12 |
| 12 weeks |
| Percentage of participants achieving EASI-90 at W12 | 12 weeks |
| Percentage of participants achieving EASI-90 at W16 | 16 weeks |
| Percentage of participants with a ≥4-point reduction from baseline in the weekly mean of the Daily Peak Pruritus Numeric Assessment Scale (NRS) score at W12 | 12 weeks |
| Percentage of participants with a ≥4-point reduction from baseline in the weekly mean of the Daily Peak Pruritus NRS score at W16 | 16 weeks |
| Percentage of atopic dermatitis control tool (ADCT) score less than 7 at W12 | 12 weeks |
| Percentage of atopic dermatitis control tool (ADCT) score less than 7 at W16 | 16 weeks |
| D012871 | Skin Diseases |
| D017437 | Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases |
| D017443 | Skin Diseases, Eczematous |
| D006969 | Hypersensitivity, Immediate |
| D006967 | Hypersensitivity |
| D007154 | Immune System Diseases |