Review Article

New Biologics for the Treatment of Atopic Dermatitis: Analysis of Efficacy, Safety, and Paradoxical Atopic Dermatitis Acceleration

Table 2

Summary of the new biologics (drugs achieving the primary endpoint) for AD and paradoxical AD acceleration () in clinical trials.

Drug
Mechanism of action
Phase trial
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
(ratio), age, duration
TCS (yes/no/rescue)
Primary endpoint% achieving primary endpointParameters related to pruritus insteadTEAEInterested TEAEs: atopic dermatitis

Etokimab (ANB020)
Anti-IL-33
Phase IIa [47, 48]
N/A
12 (N/A), adults, 140 days
R
EASI 50 (day 29)83%5-D pruritus: HeadacheOne patient had secondarily infected AD
Phase IIb (ATLAS)
NCT03533751
300 (N/A), adults, 16 wks
N/A
EASI (week 16)FailedN/AN/AN/A

Tralokinumab
Anti-IL-13
Phase IIb [50]
NCT02347176
204 (1 : 1 : 1 : 1), adults, 12 wks
Y
EASI (week 12)(Adjusted mean difference) 150 mg Q2W: -4.36,
300 mg Q2W: -4.94,
PP-NRS scores (week 12)
45 mg: -0.77,
300 mg: -1.14,
Most frequent TEAEs: URTI and headache
Pooled : nasopharyngitis, headache, and injection-site reaction
Placebo: 4 (7.8)
Pooled tralokinumab: 9 (5.9)
45 mg: 3 (6.0)
150 mg: 3 (5.9)
300 mg: 3 (5.8)
Phase III [51]
ECZTRA 1 NCT03131648
802 (3 : 1), adults, 52 wks
R
IGA 0 or 1
EASI 75 (week 16)
IGA: 300 mg SC Q2W: 15.8% vs. placebo: 7.1%,
EASI 75: 300 mg: 25.0% vs. placebo: 12.7%,
PP-NRS ≥ 4-point (week 16)
300 mg Q2W: 20.0% vs. placebo: 10.3%,
: URTI, conjunctivitis
: atopic dermatitis, skin infection
Placebo: 75 (38·3)
Tralokinumab: 156 (25·9)
Phase III [51]
ECZTRA 2 NCT03160885
794 (3 : 1), adults, 52 wks
R
IGA 0 or 1
EASI 75 (week 16)
IGA: 300 mg SC Q2W: 22.2% vs. placebo: 10.9%,
EASI 75: 300 mg: 33.2% vs. placebo: 11.4%,
PP-NRS ≥ 4-point (week 16)
300 mg Q2W: 25.0% vs. placebo: 9.5%,
: URTI, conjunctivitis
: atopic dermatitis, skin infection
Placebo: 67 (33.5)
Tralokinumab: 98 (16.6)
Phase III [52]
ECZTRA 3 NCT03363854
380 (2 : 1), adults, 32 wks
Y
IGA 0 or 1
EASI 75 (week 16)
IGA: 300 mg SC Q2W: 38.9% vs. placebo: 26.2%,
EASI 75: 300 mg: 56.0% vs. placebo: 35.7%,
PP-NRS ≥ 4-point (week 16)
300 mg: 45.4% vs. placebo: 34.1%,
Viral upper respiratory tract infection, conjunctivitis, headache, URTI, and injection-site reactionPlacebo: 10 (7.9)
Tralokinumab: 6 (2.4)

Lebrikizumab
Anti-IL-13
Phase II [54]
TREBLE NCT02340234
209 (1 : 1 : 1 : 1), adults, 12 wks
Y
EASI 50 (week 12)125 mg SC Q4W: 82.4% vs. placebo 62.3%, ; 125 mg SC and 250 mg SC SD did not meetPruritus VAS (125 mg SD: -34.9%, 250 mg SD: -32.8%, 125 mg Q4W: -40.7% vs. placebo: -27.5%) was not statistically significant in all the groupsConjunctivitis, herpetic infections, and eosinophilia occurred more often in lebrikizumabN/A
Phase IIb [55]
NCT03443024
280 (3 : 3 : 3 : 2), adults, 16 wksEASI (week 16)125 mg SC Q4W: -62.3%,
250 mg SC Q4W: -69.2%,
250 mg SC Q2W: -72.1% () vs. placebo: -41.1%
PP-NRS ≥ 4-point (week 16)
125 mg Q4W: 41.8%,
250 mg Q4W: 47.4%,
250 mg Q2W: 70.0% () vs. placebo: 27.3%
Pooled : UPTI, nasopharyngitis, injection-site pain, and fatigueN/A

URTI: upper respiratory tract infection.