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Phase 2 N=60 Randomized Triple-blind Treatment

Treatment of Alopecia Areata (AA) With Dupilumab in Patients With and Without Atopic Dermatitis (AD)

Alopecia Areata

Enrolled (actual)
60
Serious AEs
1.7%
Results posted
Feb 2022
Primary outcome: Primary: Change From Baseline in the Severity of Alopecia Tool (SALT) Score at Week 24 — -6.3; 2.3 score on a scale

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Interventions
Dupilumab (Drug); Placebo (Drug)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Primary completion
Jan 2020

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Change From Baseline in the Severity of Alopecia Tool (SALT) Score at Week 24
-6.3; 2.3
SECONDARY
Change From Week 24 in the SALT Score at Week 48
-6.3; 2.3
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in the SALT Score at Week 48
-6.3; 2.3
SECONDARY
Number of Patients Achieving at Least 50% Improvement in Severity of Alopecia Tool (SALT) Score (SALT-50) at Weeks 24 and 48 Compared to Baseline
0; 4; 3; 9
SECONDARY
Number of Patients Achieving at Least 75% Improvement in SALT-75 at Weeks 24 and 48
0; 2; 1; 6
SECONDARY
Number of Patients Achieving at Least 90% Improvement in Severity of Alopecia Tool (SALT) Score (SALT-90) at Weeks 24 and 48
0; 1; 1; 4
SECONDARY
Change in Alopecia Areata Symptom Impact Scale (AASIS)
10.25; 0.64; 22.6; 8.13
SECONDARY
Change in Alopecia Areata Quality of Life Questionnaire
4.29; 2.06; 22.6; 8.13
SECONDARY
Eyelash/Eyebrow Assessment Score Weeks 12, 24, 36, and 48 Compared to Baseline
0; 0.07; 0.37; 0.04; -0.15; -0.06
SECONDARY
Change in EASI Scores From Baseline at Week 24 and 48
-1.45; 10.6; 23.9; 10.53
SECONDARY
Number of Adverse Events
24; 9

Summary

Alopecia areata is a medical condition, in which the hair falls out in patches. The hair can fall out on the scalp or elsewhere on the face and body. Alopecia areata is an autoimmune skin disease, which means that the immune system is recognizing the hair follicles as foreign and attacking them, causing round patches of hair loss. It can progress to total scalp hair loss (alopecia totalis) or complete body hair loss (alopecia universalis). The scalp is the most commonly affected area, but the beard or any hair-bearing site can be affected alone or together with the scalp. Alopecia areata occurs in males and females of all ages, and is a highly unpredictable condition that tends to recur. Alopecia areata can cause significant distress to both patients and their families. In this study, the aim is to assess the effects of dupilumab in patients with alopecia areata.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Male or female subjects who are at least 18 years old at the time of informed consent.
  • Subject is able to understand and voluntarily sign an informed consent document prior to participation
  • Subject is able to adhere to the study visit schedule and other protocol requirements.
  • Females of childbearing potential (FCBP) must have a negative pregnancy test at Screening and Baseline. While on investigational product and for at least 28 days after taking the last dose of investigational product (IP), FCBP who engage in activity in which conception is possible must use one of the approved contraceptive options described below:
  • Option 1: Any one of the following highly effective methods: hormonal contraception (oral, injection, implant, transdermal patch, vaginal ring); intrauterine device (IUD); tubal ligation; or partner's vasectomy; OR
  • Option 2: Male or female condom (latex condom or non-latex condom NOT made out of natural [animal] membrane [for example, polyurethane]); PLUS one additional barrier method: (a) diaphragm with spermicide; (b) cervical cap with spermicide; or (c) contraceptive sponge with spermicide.
  • If subject is a female of non-childbearing potential, she must have documented history of infertility, be in a menopausal state for one year, or had a hysterectomy, bilateral tubal ligation, or bilateral oophorectomy.
  • Subject has a history of at least 6 months of moderate to severe AA (≥ 30% scalp involvement) as measured using the SALT score; OR subject has ≥ 95% loss of scalp hair for enrollment as AA totalis (AT) or universalis (AU) subtypes.
  • AT and AU will be limited to 50% of the total number of subjects enrolled.
  • One-third of subjects must have active AD skin or a concomitant history of AD at the time of the Screening and Baseline visits.
  • Subject has a negative Tuberculin purified protein derivative (PPD) or QuantiFERON TB-Gold test (QFT) prior to baseline. Subjects with a positive or indeterminable PPD or QFT result must have a documented negative workup for tuberculosis and/or completed standard tuberculosis therapy.
  • Subjects must meet the following laboratory criteria:
  • White blood cell count ≥ 3000/mm3 (≥ 3.0 x 109/L) and 2 times the ULN, one repeat test is allowed during the Screening Phase.
  • Total bilirubin ≤ 2 mg/dL (34 μmol/L). If the initial test shows total bilirubin > 2 mg/dL (34 μmol/L), one repeat test is allowed during the Screening Phase.
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 10 g/dL (≥ 6.2 mmol/L).
  • Subject is judged to be in otherwise good overall health following a detailed medical and medication history, physical examination, and laboratory testing.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Subject is pregnant or breastfeeding.
  • Subject's cause of hair loss is indeterminable and/or they have concomitant causes of alopecia, such traction, cicatricial, pregnancy-related, drug-induced, telogen effluvium, or advanced androgenetic alopecia (i.e. Ludwig Type III or Norwood-Hamilton Stage ≥ V).
  • Subject has a history of AA with no evidence of hair regrowth for ≥ 10 years since their last episode of hair loss.
  • Subject has an active bacterial, viral, or helminth parasitic infections; OR a history of ongoing, recurrent severe infections requiring systemic antibiotics
  • Subject with a known or suspected underlying immunodeficiency or immune-compromised state as determined by the investigator.
  • Subject has a concurrent or recent history of severe, progressive, or uncontrolled renal, hepatic, hematological, intestinal, metabolic, endocrine, pulmonary, cardiovascular, or neurological disease.
  • Active hepatitis B, hepatitis C, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), or positive HIV serology at the time of screening for subjects determined by the investigators to be at high-risk for this disease.
  • Subject has a suspected or active lymphoproliferative disorder or malignancy; OR a history of malignancy within 5 years before the Baseline assessment, except for completely treated in situ non-melano
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03359356). 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.

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