TRuE AD2 - An Efficacy and Safety Study of Ruxolitinib Cream in Adolescents and Adults With Atopic Dermatitis

NCT ID: NCT03745651

Last Updated: 2023-09-28

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

618 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-12-20

Study Completion Date

2020-11-09

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of ruxolitinib cream in adolescents and adults with atopic dermatitis (AD).

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Atopic Dermatitis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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LTS Period: Vehicle Cream to Ruxolitinib 1.5% Cream BID

Participants who applied vehicle cream during the VC Period were randomized at Week 8 to apply ruxolitinib 1.5% cream, topically to the affected areas as a thin film BID as needed from Week 8 up to Week 52. Participants stopped treatment 3 days after lesions disappeared and restarted at the first sign of recurrence.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Ruxolitinib cream

Intervention Type DRUG

Ruxolitinib 0.75% or 1.5% cream.

LTS Period: Ruxolitinib 0.75% Cream BID

Participants who applied ruxolitinib 0.75% cream during the VC Period, continued applying ruxolitinib 0.75% cream, topically to the affected areas as a thin film BID as needed from Week 8 up to Week 52. Participants stopped treatment 3 days after lesions disappeared and restarted at the first sign of recurrence.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Ruxolitinib cream

Intervention Type DRUG

Ruxolitinib 0.75% or 1.5% cream.

LTS Period: Ruxolitinib 1.5% Cream BID

Participants who applied ruxolitinib 1.5% cream during the VC Period, continued applying ruxolitinib 1.5% cream, topically to the affected areas as a thin film BID as needed from Week 8 up to Week 52. Participants stopped treatment 3 days after lesions disappeared and restarted at the first sign of recurrence.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Ruxolitinib cream

Intervention Type DRUG

Ruxolitinib 0.75% or 1.5% cream.

Vehicle Control (VC) Period: Vehicle Cream BID

Participants received ruxolitinib matching vehicle cream, applied topically to the affected areas as a thin film twice daily (BID) 8 hours apart from Day 1 up to Week 8. Participants applied cream BID to areas identified at Baseline even if the areas improved.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Vehicle cream

Intervention Type DRUG

Ruxolitinib matching vehicle cream.

VC Period: Ruxolitinib 0.75% Cream BID

Participants received ruxolitinib 0.75% cream, applied topically to the affected areas as a thin film BID 8 hours apart from Day 1 up to Week 8. Participants applied cream BID to areas identified at Baseline even if the areas improved.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Ruxolitinib cream

Intervention Type DRUG

Ruxolitinib 0.75% or 1.5% cream.

VC Period: Ruxolitinib 1.5% Cream BID

Participants received ruxolitinib 1.5% cream, applied topically to the affected areas as a thin film BID 8 hours apart from Day 1 up to Week 8. Participants applied cream BID to areas identified at Baseline even if the areas improved.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Ruxolitinib cream

Intervention Type DRUG

Ruxolitinib 0.75% or 1.5% cream.

Long-Term Safety (LTS) Period: Vehicle Cream to Ruxolitinib 0.75% Cream BID

Participants who applied vehicle cream during the VC Period were randomized at Week 8 to apply ruxolitinib 0.75% cream, topically to the affected areas as a thin film BID as needed from Week 8 up to Week 52. Participants stopped treatment 3 days after lesions disappeared and restarted at the first sign of recurrence.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Ruxolitinib cream

Intervention Type DRUG

Ruxolitinib 0.75% or 1.5% cream.

Interventions

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Ruxolitinib cream

Ruxolitinib 0.75% or 1.5% cream.

Intervention Type DRUG

Vehicle cream

Ruxolitinib matching vehicle cream.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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INCB018424 phosphate cream

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Adolescents aged ≥ 12 to 17 years, inclusive, and men and women aged ≥ 18 years.
* Participants diagnosed with atopic dermatitis (AD) as defined by the Hanifin and Rajka criteria.
* AD duration of at least 2 years.
* Participants with an Investigator's Global Assessment (IGA) score of 2 to 3 at Screening and Baseline (VC Period) and 0 to 4 at Week 8 (LTS Period).
* Participants with percentage body surface area (%BSA) (excluding scalp) of AD involvement of 3% to 20% at Screening and Baseline (VC Period) and 0% to 20% at Week 8 (LTS Period).
* Participants who agree to discontinue all agents used to treat AD from Screening through the final follow-up visit.
* Participants who have at least 1 "target lesion" that measures approximately 10 cm\^2 or more at Screening and Baseline. Lesion must be representative of the participant's disease state and not be located on the hands, feet, or genitalia.
* Willingness to avoid pregnancy or fathering of children.

Exclusion Criteria

* Unstable course of AD (spontaneously improving or rapidly deteriorating) as determined by the investigator in the 4 weeks prior to Baseline.
* Concurrent conditions and history of other diseases:

* Immunocompromised.
* Chronic or acute infection requiring treatment with systemic antibiotics, antivirals, antiparasitics, antiprotozoals, or antifungals within 2 weeks before Baseline.
* Active acute bacterial, fungal, or viral skin infection within 1 week before Baseline.
* Any other concomitant skin disorder, pigmentation, or extensive scarring that, in the opinion of the investigator, may interfere with the evaluation of AD lesions or compromise participant safety.
* Presence of AD lesions only on the hands or feet without prior history of involvement of other classical areas of involvement such as the face or the folds.
* Other types of eczema.
* Any serious illness or medical, physical, or psychiatric condition(s) that, in the investigator's opinion, would interfere with full participation in the study, including administration of study drug and attending required study visits; pose a significant risk to the participant; or interfere with interpretation of study data.
* Use of any of the following treatments within the indicated washout period before Baseline:

* 5 half-lives or 12 weeks, whichever is longer - biologic agents (e.g. dupilumab).
* 4 weeks - systemic corticosteroids or adrenocorticotropic hormone analogs, cyclosporin, methotrexate, azathioprine, or other systemic immunosuppressive or immunomodulating agents (e.g. mycophenolate or tacrolimus).
* 2 weeks - immunizations and sedating antihistamines, unless on long-term stable regimen (nonsedating antihistamines are permitted).
* 1 week - use of other topical treatments for AD (other than bland emollients). Diluted sodium hypochlorite "bleach" baths are allowed as long as they do not exceed 2 baths per week and their frequency remains the same throughout the study.
* Participants who have previously received Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors, systemic or topical.
* Ultraviolet (UV) light therapy or prolonged exposure to natural or artificial sources of UV radiation within 2 weeks prior to Baseline and/or intention to have such exposure during the study, which is thought by the investigator to potentially impact the participant's AD.
* Positive serology test results at screening for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody.
* Liver function tests: aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≥ 2 × upper limit of normal (ULN); alkaline phosphatase and/or bilirubin \> 1.5 × ULN (isolated bilirubin \> 1.5 × ULN is acceptable if bilirubin is fractionated and direct bilirubin \< 35%).
* Pregnant or lactating participants, or those considering pregnancy.
* History of alcoholism or drug addiction within 1 year before screening or current alcohol or drug use that, in the opinion of the investigator, will interfere with the participant's ability to comply with the administration schedule and study assessments.
* Current treatment or treatment within 30 days or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) before Baseline with another investigational medication or current enrollment in another investigational drug protocol.
Minimum Eligible Age

12 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Incyte Corporation

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Michael E. Kuligowski, MD, PhD, MBA

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Incyte Corporation

Locations

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University Of Alabama At Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Site Status

Center For Dermatology Cosmetic And Laser Surgery

Fremont, California, United States

Site Status

Marvel Clinical Research - Clinedge - PPDS

Huntington Beach, California, United States

Site Status

Allergy And Asthma Associates Of Southern California - CRN

Mission Viejo, California, United States

Site Status

Synexus Clinical Research US Inc. Santa Rosa

Santa Rosa, California, United States

Site Status

Olympian Clinical Research

Largo, Florida, United States

Site Status

San Marcus Research Clinic Inc

Miami Lakes, Florida, United States

Site Status

Well Pharma Medical Research Corporation

South Miami, Florida, United States

Site Status

Forward Clinical Trials Inc

Tampa, Florida, United States

Site Status

Clinical Research Atlanta - ERN - PPDS

Stockbridge, Georgia, United States

Site Status

Northwest Clinical Trials Clinedge

Boise, Idaho, United States

Site Status

Randall Dermatology

West Lafayette, Indiana, United States

Site Status

Derm Research LLC

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Site Status

Dermatology Specialists PSC

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Site Status

Michael W Simon MD Office

Nicholasville, Kentucky, United States

Site Status

Delricht Clinical Research - Clinedge - PPDS Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Site Status

Hamzavi Dermatology

Fort Gratiot, Michigan, United States

Site Status

Jubilee Clinical Research - BTC - PPDS

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Site Status

ActivMed Practices & Research Inc

Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States

Site Status

Hassman Research Institute

Berlin, New Jersey, United States

Site Status

Skin Laser and Surgery specialists of New York and New Jersey LLC

Hackensack, New Jersey, United States

Site Status

Derm Research Center Of New York Inc

Stony Brook, New York, United States

Site Status

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Synexus Clinical Research US, Inc. - Cincinnati

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Ohio Pediatric Research Association

Dayton, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Synexus Clinical Research US, Inc. - Anderson

Anderson, South Carolina, United States

Site Status

International Clinical Research Tennessee LLC

Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States

Site Status

Epiphany Dermatology Fort Worth

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Site Status

Dermatology Clinical Research Center of San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Site Status

Center for Clinical Studies

Webster, Texas, United States

Site Status

Tanner Clinic

Layton, Utah, United States

Site Status

Advanced Research Institute

Ogden, Utah, United States

Site Status

PI Coor Clinical Research LLC

Burke, Virginia, United States

Site Status

Clinical Research Partners LLC

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Site Status

Dermatology Specialists of Spokane

Spokane, Washington, United States

Site Status

Medical Center Unimed EOOD

Sevlievo, Gabrovo, Bulgaria

Site Status

Medical Center Excelsior OOD - PPDS

Sofia, , Bulgaria

Site Status

Diagnostic Consultative Center XXVIII - Sofia - EOOD

Sofia, , Bulgaria

Site Status

Synexus - Medical Center Synexus Sofia EOOD

Sofia, , Bulgaria

Site Status

Synexus - Medical Centre Synexus Sofia EOOD (branch - Stara Zagora)

Stara Zagora, , Bulgaria

Site Status

Wiseman Dermatology Research Inc.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Site Status

The Centre For Clinical Trials Inc.

Oakville, , Canada

Site Status

Dermatology Ottawa Research Centre

Ottawa, , Canada

Site Status

Dermamedica, s.r.o. - Kozni Ambulance Nachod

Náchod, , Czechia

Site Status

CTCenter MaVe s.r.o.

Olomouc, , Czechia

Site Status

CCR Ostrava, s.r.o.

Ostrava, , Czechia

Site Status

Synexus Affiliate - CLINTRIAL s.r.o.

Prague, , Czechia

Site Status

Synexus Czech s.r.o.

Prague, , Czechia

Site Status

Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Berlin, , Germany

Site Status

Hautarztpraxis Mahlow

Brandenburg, , Germany

Site Status

Universitatsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein

Kiel, , Germany

Site Status

Centrum Medyczne Matusiak

Wroclaw, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Site Status

Synexus Affiliate - Bialystok - ClinicMed Daniluk, Nowak Spółka Jawna

Bialystok, , Poland

Site Status

Centrum Badan Klinicznych PI-House sp. z o.o.

Gdansk, , Poland

Site Status

Synexus - Gdynia

Gdynia, , Poland

Site Status

Centrum Medyczne Angelius Provita

Katowice, , Poland

Site Status

Synexus Affiliate - Krakowskie Centrum Medyczne

Krakow, , Poland

Site Status

Twoja Przychodnia - Szczecińskie Centrum Medyczne

Szczecin, , Poland

Site Status

Synexus - Warsaw

Warsaw, , Poland

Site Status

EMC Instytut Medyczny S.A.

Wroclaw, , Poland

Site Status

Wro Medica

Wroclaw, , Poland

Site Status

Hospital de Manises

Manises, Valencia, Spain

Site Status

Hospital General Universitario de Alicante

Alicante, , Spain

Site Status

Hospital de La Santa Creu i Sant Pau

Barcelona, , Spain

Site Status

Hospital General Universitario Reina Sofia

Córdoba, , Spain

Site Status

Hospital Universitario La Paz - PPDS

Madrid, , Spain

Site Status

Countries

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United States Bulgaria Canada Czechia Germany Poland Spain

References

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Simpson EL, Augustin M, Thaci D, Misery L, Armstrong AW, Blauvelt A, Papp KA, Szepietowski JC, Boguniewicz M, Kwatra SG, Kallender H, Sturm D, Ren H, Kircik L. Ruxolitinib Cream Monotherapy Improved Symptoms and Quality of Life in Adults and Adolescents with Mild-to-Moderate Atopic Dermatitis: Patient-Reported Outcomes from Two Phase III Studies. Am J Clin Dermatol. 2025 Jan;26(1):121-137. doi: 10.1007/s40257-024-00901-z. Epub 2024 Nov 15.

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Blauvelt A, Kallender H, Sturm D, Li Q, Ren H, Eichenfield LF. Efficacy and Safety of Ruxolitinib Cream in Atopic Dermatitis Based on Previous Medication History. Dermatol Ther (Heidelb). 2024 Nov;14(11):3161-3174. doi: 10.1007/s13555-024-01272-3. Epub 2024 Oct 7.

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Simpson EL, Kircik L, Blauvelt A, Kallender H, Sturm D, Wang M, Eichenfield LF. Ruxolitinib Cream in Adolescents/Adults with Atopic Dermatitis Meeting Severity Thresholds for Systemic Therapy: Exploratory Analysis of Pooled Results from Two Phase 3 Studies. Dermatol Ther (Heidelb). 2024 Aug;14(8):2139-2151. doi: 10.1007/s13555-024-01219-8. Epub 2024 Jul 12.

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Bloudek L, Eichenfield LF, Silverberg JI, Joish VN, Lofland JH, Sun K, Augustin M, Migliaccio-Walle K, Sullivan SD. Impact of Ruxolitinib Cream on Work Productivity and Activity Impairment and Associated Indirect Costs in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis: Pooled Results From Two Phase III Studies. Am J Clin Dermatol. 2023 Jan;24(1):109-117. doi: 10.1007/s40257-022-00734-8. Epub 2022 Oct 20.

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Gong X, Chen X, Kuligowski ME, Liu X, Liu X, Cimino E, McGee R, Yeleswaram S. Pharmacokinetics of Ruxolitinib in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis Treated With Ruxolitinib Cream: Data from Phase II and III Studies. Am J Clin Dermatol. 2021 Jul;22(4):555-566. doi: 10.1007/s40257-021-00610-x. Epub 2021 May 12.

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Papp K, Szepietowski JC, Kircik L, Toth D, Eichenfield LF, Leung DYM, Forman SB, Venturanza ME, Sun K, Kuligowski ME, Simpson EL. Efficacy and safety of ruxolitinib cream for the treatment of atopic dermatitis: Results from 2 phase 3, randomized, double-blind studies. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2021 Oct;85(4):863-872. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2021.04.085. Epub 2021 May 4.

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PMID: 33658996 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol

View Document

Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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2018-003713-18

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

INCB 18424-304

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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