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

NCT ID: NCT04517864

Last Updated: 2025-07-11

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

71 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-09-15

Study Completion Date

2024-05-07

Brief Summary

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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).

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Alopecia Areata

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SEQUENTIAL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Treatment Arm: PF-06651600

ritlecitinib 200 milligram (mg) once per day (QD) (four 50 mg tablets) for 4 weeks then ritlecitinib 50 mg tablet QD through month 24. At Month 9, participants assigned to this treatment arm will also receive 3 tablets of placebo for 4 weeks to maintain the blind with the other arm. After month 24, participants switch to 50 mg capsules, 1 QD, up to month 60.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

PF-06651600

Intervention Type DRUG

50 mg tablet, dosed as 200 mg QD or 50 mg QD 50 mg capsule, dosed as 50 mg QD

Control Arm (Placebo) followed by active therapy extension

matching comparator: placebo QD (4 tablets x 4 weeks then 1 tablet x 8 months) then ritlecitinib 200 mg QD (four 50 mg tablets) for 4 weeks then ritlecitinib 50 mg tablet QD through month 24. After month 24, participants switch to 50 mg capsules, 1 QD, up to month 60.

Group Type OTHER

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

tablet, dosed as 4 tablets QD or 1 tablet QD

Interventions

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PF-06651600

50 mg tablet, dosed as 200 mg QD or 50 mg QD 50 mg capsule, dosed as 50 mg QD

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

tablet, dosed as 4 tablets QD or 1 tablet QD

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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ritlecitinib

Eligibility Criteria

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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
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

50 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Pfizer

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Pfizer CT.gov Call Center

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Pfizer

Locations

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Marvel Clinical Research 002, LLC

Huntington Beach, California, United States

Site Status

University of California, Irvine

Irvine, California, United States

Site Status

Skin Care Research, LLC

Boca Raton, Florida, United States

Site Status

Skin Care Research, LLC

Hollywood, Florida, United States

Site Status

Kendall Adkisson, MD - Intracoastal Dermatology

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Site Status

Clinical Neuroscience Solutions, Inc.

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Site Status

Y&L Advance Health Care Inc., d/b/a Elite Clinical Research

Miami, Florida, United States

Site Status

BRCR Medical Center Inc

Miramar, Florida, United States

Site Status

Clinical Neuroscience Solutions, Inc. dba CNS Healthcare

Orlando, Florida, United States

Site Status

Orlando Dermatology & Skin Cancer Surgery Center

Oviedo, Florida, United States

Site Status

USF Health Morsani Center For Advanced Healthcare

Tampa, Florida, United States

Site Status

NorthShore University HealthSystem Dermatology Clinical Trials Unit

Skokie, Illinois, United States

Site Status

NorthShore University HealthSystem Dermatology Clinic

Skokie, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Washington University School of Medicine-Dermatology

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Site Status

University of New Mexico Department of Dermatology

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Site Status

University of New Mexico Clinical & Translational Sciences Center

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Site Status

Stony Brook Dermatology

Stony Brook, New York, United States

Site Status

M3 Wake Research, Inc.

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Tekton Research, Inc.

Austin, Texas, United States

Site Status

Center for Clinical Studies, LTD. LLP

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status

Summit Clinical Research, LLC

Franklin, Virginia, United States

Site Status

The Education & Research Foundation, Inc.

Lynchburg, Virginia, United States

Site Status

Virginia Dermatology and Skin Cancer Center

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Site Status

Premier Specialists Pty Ltd

Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia

Site Status

Eastern Health - Box Hill Hospital

Box Hill, Victoria, Australia

Site Status

Sinclair Dermatology

East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Site Status

Lynderm Research Inc.

Markham, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

SKiN Centre for Dermatology

Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Sima Recherche

Verdun, Quebec, Canada

Site Status

Centre de Recherche Saint-Louis

Québec, , Canada

Site Status

Niepubliczny Zaklad Opieki Zdrowotnej Specjalistyczny Osrodek Dermatologiczny "DERMAL"

Bialystok, , Poland

Site Status

Centrum Medyczne Angelius Provita

Katowice, , Poland

Site Status

AWP Klinika Dermatologii Pod Fortem Anna Wojas-Pelc

Krakow, , Poland

Site Status

Dermedic Jacek Zdybski

Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, , Poland

Site Status

RCMed Oddzial Warszawa

Warsaw, , Poland

Site Status

MTZ Clinical Research Powered by Pratia

Warsaw, , Poland

Site Status

Przychodnia przy ul. Lowieckiej

Wroclaw, , Poland

Site Status

Centrum Medyczne Matusiak

Wroclaw, , Poland

Site Status

Countries

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United States Australia Canada Poland

References

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King B, Soung J, Tziotzios C, Rudnicka L, Joly P, Gooderham M, Sinclair R, Mesinkovska NA, Paul C, Gong Y, Anway SD, Tran H, Wolk R, Zwillich SH, Lejeune A. Integrated Safety Analysis of Ritlecitinib, an Oral JAK3/TEC Family Kinase Inhibitor, for the Treatment of Alopecia Areata from the ALLEGRO Clinical Trial Program. Am J Clin Dermatol. 2024 Mar;25(2):299-314. doi: 10.1007/s40257-024-00846-3. Epub 2024 Jan 23.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 38263353 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol

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Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan

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Related Links

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https://pmiform.com/clinical-trial-info-request?StudyID=B7981037

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Other Identifiers

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2020-001509-21

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

B7981037

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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