Trial Outcomes & Findings for A Pilot Study of Tralokinumab in Subjects With Moderate to Severe Alopecia Areata (NCT NCT02684097)

NCT ID: NCT02684097

Last Updated: 2020-01-07

Results Overview

Change from baseline in cellular, and molecular markers in skin biopsies after treatment. Gene expression changes in Th2/IL-13, "T22"/IL-22, S100A7 and S100A8, Th1/IFN-gamma, and Th17/IL-17A jointly correlated assessed as change at week 24 compared to baseline of the biomarkers combined z-score expression. Th2/IL-13, T22/IL-22, S100A7 and S100A8, Th1/IFN-gamma, and Th17/IL-17A biomarkers was computed as following. The combined score was obtained by mean z-score expression of all biomarkers, where z-score normalized expression of biomarker X and sample i was obtained by the following formula: \[Xi - mean(Xall\_samples)\]/sd(Xall\_samples). Change in combined z-score for each patient was calculated from two time points as the value at the later time point minus the value at the earlier time point.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

PHASE2

Target enrollment

22 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

Baseline and Week 24

Results posted on

2020-01-07

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Tralokinumab
Tralokinumab subcutaneous injection every two weeks for 24 weeks
Placebo
Saline subcutaneous injection every two weeks for 24 weeks.
Overall Study
STARTED
15
7
Overall Study
COMPLETED
2
1
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
13
6

Reasons for withdrawal

Reasons for withdrawal
Measure
Tralokinumab
Tralokinumab subcutaneous injection every two weeks for 24 weeks
Placebo
Saline subcutaneous injection every two weeks for 24 weeks.
Overall Study
Lack of Efficacy
13
6

Baseline Characteristics

A Pilot Study of Tralokinumab in Subjects With Moderate to Severe Alopecia Areata

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Tralokinumab
n=15 Participants
Tralokinumab subcutaneous injection every two weeks for 24 weeks
Placebo
n=7 Participants
Saline subcutaneous injection every two weeks for 24 weeks.
Total
n=22 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
42.67 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.45 • n=5 Participants
47.57 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 16.37 • n=7 Participants
44.23 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 13.62 • n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
9 Participants
n=5 Participants
4 Participants
n=7 Participants
13 Participants
n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
6 Participants
n=5 Participants
3 Participants
n=7 Participants
9 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
6 Participants
n=5 Participants
1 Participants
n=7 Participants
7 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
9 Participants
n=5 Participants
6 Participants
n=7 Participants
15 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
3 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
3 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
1 Participants
n=7 Participants
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
12 Participants
n=5 Participants
6 Participants
n=7 Participants
18 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Severity of Alopecia Tool (SALT)
80.92 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 25.65 • n=5 Participants
72.25 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 25.51 • n=7 Participants
78.16 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 25.33 • n=5 Participants
Alopecia Areata Symptom Impact Scale (AASIS)
54.67 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 28.04 • n=5 Participants
51.57 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 21.19 • n=7 Participants
53.68 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 25.59 • n=5 Participants
Alopecia Areata Quality of Life (AA-QoL)
51.07 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.98 • n=5 Participants
51.57 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 7.82 • n=7 Participants
51.23 units on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.39 • n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Baseline and Week 24

Population: data only for those participants who had a biopsy. No participants in placebo group had a biopsy.

Change from baseline in cellular, and molecular markers in skin biopsies after treatment. Gene expression changes in Th2/IL-13, "T22"/IL-22, S100A7 and S100A8, Th1/IFN-gamma, and Th17/IL-17A jointly correlated assessed as change at week 24 compared to baseline of the biomarkers combined z-score expression. Th2/IL-13, T22/IL-22, S100A7 and S100A8, Th1/IFN-gamma, and Th17/IL-17A biomarkers was computed as following. The combined score was obtained by mean z-score expression of all biomarkers, where z-score normalized expression of biomarker X and sample i was obtained by the following formula: \[Xi - mean(Xall\_samples)\]/sd(Xall\_samples). Change in combined z-score for each patient was calculated from two time points as the value at the later time point minus the value at the earlier time point.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Tralokinumab
n=2 Participants
Tralokinumab subcutaneous injection every two weeks for 24 weeks
Placebo
Saline subcutaneous injection every two weeks for 24 weeks.
Change in Gene Expression Th2/IL-13, "T22"/IL-22, S100A7 and S100A8, Th1/IFN-gamma, and Th17/IL-17A Jointly Correlated
-0.28 z-score
Standard Deviation 1.61

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Week 24

Percentage change from Baseline in the Severity of Alopecia Tool (SALT) at Week 24. SALT score 0-100 with lower score indicating better health outcomes.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Tralokinumab
n=2 Participants
Tralokinumab subcutaneous injection every two weeks for 24 weeks
Placebo
n=1 Participants
Saline subcutaneous injection every two weeks for 24 weeks.
Percentage Change From Baseline in the Severity of Alopecia Tool (SALT)
0.49 percentage change
Standard Deviation 33.75
0 percentage change
Standard Deviation 0

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Baseline and Week 24

Number of patients achieving 50% or greater improvement in their SALT score (SALT50) at Week 24, compared to Baseline. SALT score 0-100 with lower score indicating better health outcomes.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Tralokinumab
n=2 Participants
Tralokinumab subcutaneous injection every two weeks for 24 weeks
Placebo
n=1 Participants
Saline subcutaneous injection every two weeks for 24 weeks.
Number of Patients Achieving 50% or Greater Improvement in Their SALT Score (SALT50)
0 Participants
0 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Baseline and Week 24

Percentage change from baseline in the Alopecia Areata Symptom Impact Scale (AASIS) at Week 24. AASIS score 0-130 with lower score indicating better health outcomes.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Tralokinumab
n=2 Participants
Tralokinumab subcutaneous injection every two weeks for 24 weeks
Placebo
n=1 Participants
Saline subcutaneous injection every two weeks for 24 weeks.
Percentage Change From Baseline in the Alopecia Areata Symptom Impact Scale (AASIS)
baseline
64 percent change
Standard Deviation 35.36
69 percent change
Standard Deviation 0
Percentage Change From Baseline in the Alopecia Areata Symptom Impact Scale (AASIS)
week 24
57 percent change
Standard Deviation 52.33
50 percent change
Standard Deviation 0

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Baseline and Week 24

Percentage change from Baseline in the Alopecia Areata Quality of Life questionnaire (AA-QoL) at Week 24. AA-QoL score 0-100 with higher score indicating better health outcomes.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Tralokinumab
n=2 Participants
Tralokinumab subcutaneous injection every two weeks for 24 weeks
Placebo
n=1 Participants
Saline subcutaneous injection every two weeks for 24 weeks.
Percentage Change From Baseline in the Alopecia Areata Quality of Life Questionnaire (AA-QoL)
baseline
59 percentage change
Standard Deviation 14.14
47 percentage change
Standard Deviation 0
Percentage Change From Baseline in the Alopecia Areata Quality of Life Questionnaire (AA-QoL)
week 24
58 percentage change
Standard Deviation 22.63
35 percentage change
Standard Deviation 0

OTHER_PRE_SPECIFIED outcome

Timeframe: Week 40

Side effects to study the safety of tralokinumab in patients with moderate to severe alopecia areata and in patients with concomitant moderate to severe alopecia areata and atopic dermatitis

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Tralokinumab
n=15 Participants
Tralokinumab subcutaneous injection every two weeks for 24 weeks
Placebo
n=7 Participants
Saline subcutaneous injection every two weeks for 24 weeks.
Number of Adverse Events
8 events
3 events

Adverse Events

Tralokinumab

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 8 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Placebo

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 3 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Other adverse events
Measure
Tralokinumab
n=15 participants at risk
Tralokinumab subcutaneous injection every two weeks for 24 weeks
Placebo
n=7 participants at risk
Saline subcutaneous injection every two weeks for 24 weeks.
Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders
Injection Site Reaction
20.0%
3/15 • 40 weeks
14.3%
1/7 • 40 weeks
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
Upper Respiratory Infection (URI)
20.0%
3/15 • 40 weeks
14.3%
1/7 • 40 weeks
Cardiac disorders
Hypertensive Urgency
0.00%
0/15 • 40 weeks
14.3%
1/7 • 40 weeks
Eye disorders
Corneal Abrasion
6.7%
1/15 • 40 weeks
0.00%
0/7 • 40 weeks
Renal and urinary disorders
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
6.7%
1/15 • 40 weeks
0.00%
0/7 • 40 weeks

Additional Information

Dr. Emma Guttman

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Phone: 212-241-9728

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place