Phase 3
Completed N=660
A Study of Baricitinib (LY3009104) in Patients With Moderate to Severe Atopic Dermatitis
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03334396 ↗Enrolled (actual)
660
Serious AEs
1.4%
Results posted
Jan 2020
Primary outcomePrimary: Percentage of Participants Achieving Investigator's Global Assessment (IGA) of 0 or 1 With a ≥ 2 Point Improvement (Placebo, 2 mg, or 4 mg Baricitinib) — 4.8; 11.4; 16.8 percentage of participants — p=0.020
◆ Published Evidence
Established
43citations · ~9 / year
Extended Safety Analysis of Baricitinib 2 mg in Adult Patients with Atopic Dermatitis: An Integrated Analysis from Eight Randomized Clinical Trials.
Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of baricitinib as monotherapy in participants with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis.
Linked Publications (5)
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Extended Safety Analysis of Baricitinib 2 mg in Adult Patients with Atopic Dermatitis: An Integrated Analysis from Eight Randomized Clinical Trials.
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Baricitinib improves symptoms in patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis and inadequate response to topical corticosteroids: patient-reported outcomes from two randomized monotherapy phase III trials.
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Psychometric properties of the itch numeric rating scale, skin pain numeric rating scale, and atopic dermatitis sleep scale in adult patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis.
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Baricitinib Rapidly Improves Skin Pain Resulting in Improved Quality of Life for Patients with Atopic Dermatitis: Analyses from BREEZE-AD1, 2, and 7.
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Pooled Safety Analysis of Baricitinib in Adult Participants with Atopic Dermatitis in the Japanese Subpopulation from Six Randomized Clinical Trials.
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Percentage of Participants Achieving Investigator's Global Assessment (IGA) of 0 or 1 With a ≥ 2 Point Improvement (Placebo, 2 mg, or 4 mg Baricitinib) |
4.8; 11.4; 16.8 | 0.020 sig |
| SECONDARY Percentage of Participants Achieving IGA of 0 or 1 With a ≥ 2 Point Improvement (Placebo, 1 mg Baricitinib) |
4.8; 11.8 | 0.014 sig |
| SECONDARY Percentage of Participants Achieving Eczema Area and Severity Index 75 (EASI75) |
8.8; 17.3; 18.7; 24.8 | 0.032 sig |
| SECONDARY Percentage of Participants Achieving EASI90 |
4.8; 8.7; 10.6; 16.0 | 0.210 |
| SECONDARY Percent Change From Baseline in EASI Score |
-34.82; -48.22; -51.89; -59.36 | 0.021 sig |
| SECONDARY Percentage of Participants Achieving SCORing Atopic Dermatitis 75 (SCORAD75) |
1.2; 5.5; 7.3; 10.4 | 0.025 sig |
| SECONDARY Percentage of Participants Achieving a 4-Point Improvement in Itch Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) |
7.2; 10.5; 12.0; 21.5 | 0.246 |
| SECONDARY Change From Baseline in the Score of Item 2 of the Atopic Dermatitis Sleep Scale (ADSS) |
-0.84; -1.21; -1.04; -1.42 | 0.103 |
| SECONDARY Change From Baseline in the Skin Pain Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) |
-0.84; -1.92; -1.58; -1.93 | 0.005 sig |
| SECONDARY Percentage of Participants Achieving EASI50 |
15.3; 26.0; 30.1; 41.6 | 0.019 sig |
| SECONDARY Percentage of Participants Achieving IGA of 0 |
0.8; 1.6; 2.4; 1.6 | 0.424 |
| SECONDARY Change From Baseline in SCORAD |
-13.51; -18.85; -21.47; -28.30 | 0.093 |
| SECONDARY Percentage of Participants Achieving SCORAD90 |
0.8; 0.8; 2.4; 2.4 | 0.874 |
| SECONDARY Change From Baseline in Body Surface Area (BSA) Affected |
-14.80; -20.79; -20.14; -25.96 | 0.039 sig |
| SECONDARY Percentage of Participants Developing Skin Infections Requiring Antibiotic Treatment |
4.4; 0.8; 4.9; 3.2 | 0.067 |
| SECONDARY Percent Change From Baseline in Itch NRS |
-12.04; -31.30; -29.43; -36.55 | 0.009 sig |
| SECONDARY Change From Baseline in the Total Score of the Patient Oriented Eczema Measure (POEM) |
-2.68; -5.32; -6.26; -7.84 | 0.028 sig |
| SECONDARY Change From Baseline in the Patient Global Impression of Severity-Atopic Dermatitis (PGI-S-AD) Score |
-0.31; -0.58; -0.58; -0.77 | 0.069 |
| SECONDARY Change From Baseline on the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) |
-0.90; -1.35; -1.83; -2.05; -0.37; -1.04 | 0.305 |
| SECONDARY Change From Baseline in the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) |
-2.46; -4.64; -4.30; -6.76 | 0.015 sig |
| SECONDARY Change From Baseline on the Work Productivity and Activity Impairment - Atopic Dermatitis (WPAI-AD) Questionnaire |
-0.49; -4.54; -0.84; -3.89; -2.89; -9.75 | 0.136 |
| SECONDARY Change From Baseline on the European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions 5 Levels (EQ-5D-5L) Index Score United States and United Kingdom Algorithm |
0.01; 0.05; 0.05; 0.09; 0.01; 0.07 | 0.061 |
| SECONDARY Change From Baseline on the European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions 5 Levels (EQ-5D-5L) Visual Analog Score (VAS) |
2.00; 4.97; 3.35; 9.05 | 0.356 |
| SECONDARY Percentage of Participants Achieving Investigator's Global Assessment (IGA) of 0 or 1 With a ≥ 2 Point Improvement |
2.4; 3.1; 8.9; 10.4 | 0.603 |
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Have been diagnosed with moderate to severe Atopic Dermatitis for at least 12 months.
- Have had inadequate response or intolerance to existing topical (applied to the skin) medications within 6 months preceding screening.
- Are willing to discontinue certain treatments for eczema (such as systemic and topical treatments during a washout period).
- Agree to use emollients daily.
Exclusion Criteria
- Are currently experiencing or have a history of other concomitant skin conditions (e.g., psoriasis or lupus erythematosus), or a history of erythrodermic, refractory, or unstable skin disease that requires frequent hospitalizations and/or intravenous treatment for skin infections.
- A history of eczema herpeticum within 12 months, and/or a history of 2 or more episode of eczema herpeticum in the past.
- Participants who are currently experiencing a skin infection that requires treatment, or is currently being treated, with topical or systemic antibiotics.
- Have any serious illness that is anticipated to require the use of systemic corticosteroids or otherwise interfere with study participation or require active frequent monitoring (e.g., unstable chronic asthma).
- Have been treated with the following therapies:
- Monoclonal antibody for less than 5 half-lives prior to randomization.
- Received prior treatment with any oral Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor.
- Received any parenteral corticosteroids administered by intramuscular or intravenous (IV) injection within 2 weeks prior to study entry or within 6 weeks prior to planned randomization or are anticipated to require parenteral injection of corticosteroids during the study.
- Have had an intra-articular corticosteroid injection within 2 weeks prior to study entry or within 6 weeks prior to planned randomization.
- Have high blood pressure characterized by a repeated systolic blood pressure >160 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) or diastolic blood pressure >100 mm Hg.
- Have had major surgery within the past eight weeks or are planning major surgery during the study.
- Have experienced any of the following within 12 weeks of screening: venous thromboembolic event (VTE), myocardial infarction (MI), unstable ischemic heart disease, stroke, or New York Heart Association Stage III/IV heart failure.
- Have a history of recurrent (≥ 2) VTE or are considered at high risk of VTE as deemed by the investigator.
- Have a history or presence of cardiovascular, respiratory, hepatic, chronic liver disease gastrointestinal, endocrine, hematological, neurological, lymphoproliferative disease or neuropsychiatric disorders or any other serious and/or unstable illness.
- Have a current or recent clinically serious viral, bacterial, fungal, or parasitic infection including herpes zoster, tuberculosis.
- Have specific laboratory abnormalities.
- Have received certain treatments that are contraindicated.
- Pregnant or breastfeeding.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03334396) and the linked publication. Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication. Informational only — not medical advice.