Abstract
IMPORTANCE Baricitinib, an oral selective Janus kinase inhibitor, improved the clinical signs and symptoms of moderate to severe atopic dermatitis in the 16-week, phase 3 monotherapy studies, BREEZE-AD1 and BREEZE-AD2. Long-term efficacy has not yet been examined. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the long-term (68-week) efficacy of baricitinib in adults with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis who were treatment responders or partial responders in BREEZE-AD1 and BREEZE-AD2. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Patients completing BREEZE-AD1/BREEZE-AD2 entered the ongoing, multicenter, double-blind, long-term extension study BREEZE-AD3. The study was initiated on March 28, 2018. Data were analyzed on December 13, 2019. INTERVENTIONS Responders and partial responders (patients achieving validated Investigator Global Assessment for Atopic Dermatitis [vIGA-AD] score of 0 or 1 [0,1], or 2) at BREEZE-AD1/BREEZE-AD2 completion remained on originally assigned treatment for 52 weeks (68 total weeks of continuous therapy). MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES The primary end point was the proportion of patients achieving a vIGA-AD score of 0,1 at weeks 16, 36, and 52 of BREEZE-AD3. Secondary end points included the proportion of patients achieving 75% or more improvement in the Eczema Area and Severity Index [EASI75] score and 4-point or more improvement in the itch numeric rating scale (NRS), using originating study baseline data. Itch data were collected during the first 16 weeks in BREEZE-AD3. The last originating study visit was the first BREEZE-AD3 visit;therefore, data are presented for continuous weeks of therapy, including the 16-week originating study period. Missing data were imputed by last observation carried forward. Modified intention-to-treat analysis was used. RESULTS Of the responder/partial responder population, the proportion of patients treated with baricitinib, 4 mg (n = 70) (mean [SD] age, 36.7 [15.5] years;42 [60%] were men), achieving vIGA-AD (0,1) at week 16 was 45.7%(BREEZE-AD3 baseline) and, at week 68, 47.1%. Improvement of 75% or more in the EASI score was 70.0% at week 16 and 55.7% at week 68. The proportion of patients achieving an itch NRS improvement greater than or equal to 4 points at week 16 was 52.5% and, at week 32, 45.9%. Of the responder/partial responder population, the proportion of patients Improvement in the EASI75 score was 74.1% at week 16 and 81.5% at week 68. The proportion of patients achieving an itch NRS improvement greater than or equal to 4 points at week 16 was 44.2% and, at week 32, 39.5%. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE In this long-term double-blind extension study of 2 randomized clinical trials, baricitinib, 4 and 2 mg, demonstrated sustained long-term efficacy in patients with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis.
Item Type: | Journal article |
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Faculties: | Medicine |
Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medicine and health |
ISSN: | 2168-6068 |
Language: | English |
Item ID: | 102148 |
Date Deposited: | 05. Jun 2023, 15:39 |
Last Modified: | 17. Oct 2023, 15:10 |