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COMPLETED
PHASE2/PHASE3
718 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2018-12-03
2021-06-24
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
QUADRUPLE
Study Groups
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Sequence A
Induction dose given once daily (QD) for 4 weeks followed by maintenance dose #1 given QD for 44 weeks
PF-06651600 Induction Dose
Oral tablets taken once daily (QD)
PF-06651600 Maintenance Dose #1
Oral tablets taken QD
Sequence B
Induction dose given QD for 4 weeks followed by maintenance dose #2 given QD for 44 weeks
PF-06651600 Induction Dose
Oral tablets taken once daily (QD)
PF-06651600 Maintenance Dose #2
Oral tablets taken QD
Sequence C
Maintenance dose #1 given QD for 48 weeks
PF-06651600 Maintenance Dose #1
Oral tablets taken QD
Sequence D
Maintenance dose #2 given QD for 48 weeks
PF-06651600 Maintenance Dose #2
Oral tablets taken QD
Sequence E
Maintenance dose #3 given QD for 48 weeks
PF-06651600 Maintenance Dose #3
Oral tablets taken QD
Sequence F
Placebo given QD for 24 weeks followed by induction dose given QD for 4 weeks then maintenance dose #1 given QD for 20 weeks
PF-06651600 Induction Dose
Oral tablets taken once daily (QD)
PF-06651600 Maintenance Dose #1
Oral tablets taken QD
Placebo
Oral tablets taken QD
Sequence G
Placebo given QD for 24 weeks followed by maintenance dose #1 given QD for 24 weeks
PF-06651600 Maintenance Dose #1
Oral tablets taken QD
Placebo
Oral tablets taken QD
Interventions
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PF-06651600 Induction Dose
Oral tablets taken once daily (QD)
PF-06651600 Maintenance Dose #1
Oral tablets taken QD
PF-06651600 Maintenance Dose #2
Oral tablets taken QD
PF-06651600 Maintenance Dose #3
Oral tablets taken QD
Placebo
Oral tablets taken QD
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* ≥50% hair loss of the scalp, including alopecia totalis and alopecia universalis, without evidence of terminal hair regrowth within 6 months
* Current episode of hair loss ≤10 years
Exclusion Criteria
* Other scalp diseases that could interfere with assessment of hair loss/regrowth
* Subjects with shaved heads must not enter the study until hair has grown back \& is considered stable by the investigator
* Any previous use of any Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor
12 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Pfizer
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Pfizer CT.gov Call Center
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
Pfizer
Locations
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The University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital Outreach Lab
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Dermatology
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Dermatology
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Mosaic Dermatology
Beverly Hills, California, United States
University of California, Irvine, Department of Dermatology, Dermatology Clinical Research Center
Irvine, California, United States
Dermatology Specialists, Inc.
Murrieta, California, United States
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States
Kaiser Permanente Clinical Trials Unit
San Francisco, California, United States
Southern California Dermatology, Inc.
Santa Ana, California, United States
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Aurora, Colorado, United States
University of Colorado Hospital Clinical and Translational Research Center
Aurora, Colorado, United States
University of Colorado Hospital Outpatient Pavillion
Aurora, Colorado, United States
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Church Street Research Unit
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Medstar Georgetown University Hospital Center-Department of Otolaryngology
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
Medstar Washington Hospital Center-Claude Nogay Research Pharmacy
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
Medstar Washington Hospital Center
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
Medstar Georgetown University Hospital Center-Department of Pediatrics
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
Siperstein Dermatology Group
Boynton Beach, Florida, United States
Park Avenue Dermatology
Orange Park, Florida, United States
ForCare Clinical Research
Tampa, Florida, United States
Advanced Clinical Research
Meridian, Idaho, United States
Northwestern Medical Group
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Northwestern Medicine Diagnostic Testing Center
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Northwestern Medicine
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Investigational Research Pharmacy
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois, United States
NorthShore University HealthSystem
Skokie, Illinois, United States
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Springfield, Illinois, United States
Dawes Fretzin Clinical Research Group, LLC
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics; Department of Pharmacy-IDS;
Iowa City, Iowa, United States
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Iowa City, Iowa, United States
Medstar Georgetown University Hospital - Department of Dermatology
Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
University of Minnesota Department of Dermatology
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
University of Minnesota Medical Center, Investigational Drug Services Attn: Darlette Luke
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Skin Specialists, PC
Omaha, Nebraska, United States
The Dermatology Group, P.C.
Verona, New Jersey, United States
NYU School of Medicine, The Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology
New York, New York, United States
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York, United States
UNC CTRC
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
UNC Hospitals, Investigational Drug Service
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
UNC Dermatology Clinical Trials Unit
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Vital Prospects Clinical Research Institute, P.C
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas, United States
CINME Centro de Investigaciones Metabolicas
CABA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Psoriahue Medicina Interdisciplinaria
CABA, , Argentina
Premier Specialists Pty Ltd
Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia
St George Dermatology and Skin Cancer Centre
Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia
The Skin Centre
Benowa, Queensland, Australia
Veracity Clinical Research Pty Ltd
Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia
Skin Health Institute
Carlton, Victoria, Australia
Sinclair Dermatology
East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
The Royal Melbourne Hospital
Parkville, Victoria, Australia
Royal Park Campus
Parkville, Victoria, Australia
Wiseman Dermatology Research Inc.
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Eastern Canada Cutaneous Research Associates Ltd.
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Medicor Research Inc
Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Sudbury Skin Clinique
Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Guenther Research Inc
London, Ontario, Canada
Lynderm Research Inc.
Markham, Ontario, Canada
The Centre for Clinical Trials
Oakville, Ontario, Canada
SKiN Centre for Dermatology
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
York Dermatology Clinic and Research Centre
Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Research Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Innovaderm Research Inc.
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Centre de Recherche Dermatologique du Quebec metropolitain
Québec, Quebec, Canada
Centro Internacional de Estudios Clinicos, CIEC
Santiago, Recoleta, Chile
Medical Skin Center
Viña del Mar, Región de ValparaÃso, Chile
Centro Medico Skin Med
Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile
Clinica Dermacross S.A.
Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile
Peking University First Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
Peking University Third Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
The University of Hong Kong - Shenzhen Hospital
Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Wuhan, Hubei, China
The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Huashan Hospital, Fudan University/Dermatology Department
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
The First Affiliated Hospital of College of Medicine, Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
The Second Affiliated Hospital of College of Medicine, Zhejiang University/Dermatology Dept
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine
Shanghai, , China
Fundacion Centro de Investigacion Clinica CIC
MedellÃn, Antioquia, Colombia
Fundacion Hospitalaria San Vicente de Paul
MedellÃn, Antioquia, Colombia
Centro de Investigación en ReumatologÃa y Especialidades Médicas SAS - CIREEM SAS
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
DERMAMEDICA s.r.o.
Náchod, , Czechia
Fakultni nemocnice Olomouc
Olomouc, , Czechia
Clintrial s.r.o.
Prague, , Czechia
Sanatorium profesora Arenbergera
Prague, , Czechia
Nemocnice Na Bulovce
Praha 8- Liben, , Czechia
Fachklinik Bad Bentheim
Bad Bentheim, , Germany
Emovis GmbH
Berlin, , Germany
Universitaetsklinikum Erlangen
Erlangen, , Germany
University Hospital Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main, , Germany
University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein
Lübeck, , Germany
University Hospital Muenster
Münster, , Germany
Semmelweis Egyetem
Budapest, , Hungary
Debreceni Egyetem
Debrecen, , Hungary
Bugat Pal Korhaz, Borgyogyaszat
Gyöngyös, , Hungary
Szegedi Tudományegyetem Altalanos Orvostudomanyi Kar
Szeged, , Hungary
Nagoya City University Hospital - Dermatology
Nagoya, Aichi-ken, Japan
Tohoku University hospital
Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
Hamamatsu University Hospital
Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
Juntendo Tokyo Koto Geriatric Medical Center
Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo Medical University Hospital
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Osaka City University Hospital
Osaka, , Japan
Sociedad de Metabolismo y Corazon S.C.
Veracruz, , Mexico
Hospital D'Maria
Veracruz, , Mexico
Centermed Krakow Sp.z o.o.
Krakow, , Poland
Medicover Sp.z.o.o
Lodz, , Poland
Dermoklinika Centrum Medyczne s.c., M. Kierstan, J. Narbutt, A. Lesiak
Lodz, , Poland
Sanova Audiological Care Polska Sp.z.o.o
Lodz, , Poland
Twoja Przychodnia - Szczecinskie Centrum Medyczne
Szczecin, , Poland
RCMed Oddzial Warszawa
Warsaw, , Poland
Royalderm Agnieszka Nawrocka
Warsaw, , Poland
Cityclinic Przychodnia Lekarsko Psychologiczna Matusiak Spółka Partnerska
Wroclaw, , Poland
State Budgetary Healthcare Institution Chelyabinsk Regional Clinical Dermatovenerologic Dispensary
Chelyabinsk, , Russia
University Clinic of Kirov SMU
Kirov, , Russia
Clinical Medical Center of A.I. Yevdokimov MSMSU
Moscow, , Russia
Federal State Autonomous Institution National Medical Research Centre of Childrens Health
Moscow, , Russia
State Budgetary Institution of the Rostov Region "Dermatovenerologic Dispensary"
Rostov-on-Don, , Russia
Limited Liability Company "Centre Vitiligo" ("Centre Vitiligo" LLC)
Saint Petersburg, , Russia
Limited Liability Company "Pierre Volkenshtein Skin Diseases Clinic"
Saint Petersburg, , Russia
Saint Petersburg State Budgetary Healthcare Institution "Dermatovenerologic Dispensary No. 10 -
Saint Petersburg, , Russia
State Autonomous Healthcare Institution of the Yaroslavl Region Clinical Emergency Hospital
Yaroslavl, , Russia
Pusan National University Hospital
Busan, , South Korea
Seoul National University Hospital
Seoul, , South Korea
Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol
Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
Hospital del Mar
Barcelona, , Spain
Hospital Universitario Reina SofÃa, Servicio Dermatologia
Córdoba, , Spain
Servicio Otorrinolaringologia, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia
Córdoba, , Spain
Servicio Radiologia, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia
Córdoba, , Spain
Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor
Madrid, , Spain
Hospital Universitario La Paz
Madrid, , Spain
Servicio de Dermatologia, Hospital Universitario y Politecnico La Fe
Valencia, , Spain
Servicio de Otorrinolaringologia, Hospital Universitario y Politecnico La Fe
Valencia, , Spain
Servicio de Radiologia, Hospital Universitario y Politecnico Le Fe
Valencia, , Spain
Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
Kaohsiung City, , Taiwan
CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Kaohsiung Branch
Kaohsiung City, , Taiwan
Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare
New Taipei City, , Taiwan
Chung Shan Medical University Hospital
Taichung, , Taiwan
Chung-Shan Medical University Hospital
Taichung, , Taiwan
National Taiwan University Hospital
Taipei, , Taiwan
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou Branch
Taoyuan, , Taiwan
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust
Brighton, EAST Sussex, United Kingdom
Southampton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Royal South Hants Hospital
Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust
Brighton, , United Kingdom
NHS Tayside Ninewells Hospital
Dundee, , United Kingdom
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Queen Elizabeth University Hospital
Glasgow, , United Kingdom
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Glasgow, , United Kingdom
Southampton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, University Hospital Southampton
Hampshire, , United Kingdom
Harley Grove Medical Centre
London, , United Kingdom
Guy's and St.Thomas' Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, St.Thomas' Hospital,
London, , United Kingdom
Guy's and St.Thomas' Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Guy's Hospital,
London, , United Kingdom
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References
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Sinclair R, Mesinkovska N, Mitra D, Wajsbrot D, Law EH, Wolk R, King B. Patient-Reported Hair Loss and Its Impacts as Measured by the Alopecia Areata Patient Priority Outcomes Instrument in Patients Treated with Ritlecitinib: The ALLEGRO Phase 2b/3 Randomized Clinical Trial. Am J Clin Dermatol. 2025 Jan;26(1):109-119. doi: 10.1007/s40257-024-00899-4. Epub 2024 Oct 23.
Mesinkovska N, King B, Zhang X, Guttman-Yassky E, Magnolo N, Sinclair R, Mizuashi M, Shapiro J, Peeva E, Banerjee A, Takiya L, Cox LA, Wajsbrot D, Kerkmann U, Law E, Wolk R, Schaefer G. Efficacy and safety of ritlecitinib, an oral JAK3/TEC family kinase inhibitor, in adolescent and adult patients with alopecia totalis and alopecia universalis. J Dermatol. 2024 Nov;51(11):1414-1424. doi: 10.1111/1346-8138.17442. Epub 2024 Sep 27.
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Thaci D, Tziotzios C, Ito T, Ko J, Karadag AS, Fang H, Edwards RA, Bonfanti G, Wolk R, Tran H, Law E. Hair Loss Profiles and Ritlecitinib Efficacy in Patients with Alopecia Areata: Post Hoc Analysis of the ALLEGRO Phase 2b/3 Study. Dermatol Ther (Heidelb). 2023 Nov;13(11):2621-2634. doi: 10.1007/s13555-023-00997-x. Epub 2023 Sep 14.
King B, Zhang X, Harcha WG, Szepietowski JC, Shapiro J, Lynde C, Mesinkovska NA, Zwillich SH, Napatalung L, Wajsbrot D, Fayyad R, Freyman A, Mitra D, Purohit V, Sinclair R, Wolk R. A plain language summary on ritlecitinib treatment for adults and adolescents with alopecia areata. Immunotherapy. 2023 Oct;15(14):1093-1103. doi: 10.2217/imt-2023-0069. Epub 2023 Jul 5.
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Other Identifiers
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2018-001714-14
Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER
Identifier Source: secondary_id
ALLEGRO 2B/3
Identifier Type: OTHER
Identifier Source: secondary_id
B7981015
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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