Review Article

Effectiveness and Safety of Abrocitinib in Patients with Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials

Table 2

Baseline characteristics of the enrolled patients in the included RCTs.

Study IDStudy groupsNumber of patientsAge, mean (SD)Sex (male), no. (%)Race, no. (%)Disease duration, mean (SD), yInvestigator’s global assessment (IGA) grade, no. (%)Eczema area and severity index (EASI) score, mean (SD)% body surface area (BSA) affected, mean (SD)Pruritus numeric rating scale (NRS) score, mean (SD)Scoring atopic dermatitis (SCORAD), mean (SD)Pruritus and symptoms assessment for atopic dermatitis (PSAAD), mean (SD)Patient-oriented eczema measure (POEM), mean (SD)Dermatology life quality index (DLQI), mean (SD), patientsChildren’s dermatology life quality index (CDLQI), mean (SD), patientsPrevious medications for AD
WhiteBlackAsianOthersNot reportedModerate (grade 3)Severe (grade 4)

Gooderham 2019Abrocitinib
10 mg
Abrocitinib
30 mg
Abrocitinib
100 mg
Abrocitinib
200 mg
Placebo
49
51
56
55
56
44.3
(15.9)
37.6
(15.9)
41.1
(15.6)
38.7
(17.6)
42.6
(15.1)
21 (42.9)
22 (43.1)
31 (55.4)
28 (50.9)
21 (37.5)
38 (77.6)
39 (76.5)
40 (71.4)
37 (67.3)
40 (71.4)
5 (10.2)
4 (7.8)
7 (12.5)
13 (23.6)
10 (17.9)
5 (10.2
5 (9.8)
)
8 (14.3)
5 (9.1)
4 (7.1)
1 (2.0)
3 (5.9)
1 (1.8)
0 (0)
2 (3.6)
30.3 (14.7)
20.5 (16.35)
23.8 (16.4)
19.6
(16.73)
25.6 (16.5)
27 (55.1)
28 (56.0)
29 (52.7)
34 (63.0)
34 (61.8)
22 (44.9)
22 (44.0)
26 (47.3
20 (37.0))
21 (38.2)
28.1 (13.1)
22.1 (10.7)
26.7 (11.8)
24.6 (13.5)
25.4 (12.9)
44.2 (22.7)
34.1 (20.8)
41.9 (22.3)
38.0 (23.3)
40.1 (22.3)
7.6 (1.7)
7.6 (1.9)
7.4 (2.2)
6.9 (2.7)
7.6 (1.8)
65.3 (13.2)
62.4 (13.0)
65.4 (13.7)
62.7 (13.7)
65.0 (12.1)
Topical corticosteroids or topical calcineurin inhibitors

Silverberg 2020Abrocitinib
100 mg
Abrocitinib
200 mg
Placebo
158
155
78
37.4
(15.8)
33.5
(14.7)
33.4
(13.8)
94 (59.5)
88 (56.8)
47 (60.3)
101(63.9)
91 (58.7)
40 (51.3)
9 (5.7)
6 (3.9)
6 (7.7)
46 (29.1)
54 (34.8)
29 (37.2)
1 (0.6)
2 (1.3)
1 (1.3)
1 (0.6)
2 (1.3)
2 (2.6)
21.1 (14.8)
20.5 (14.8)
21.7 (14.3)
107 (67.7)
106 (68.4)
52 (66.7)
51 (32.3)
49 (31.6)
26 (33.3)
28.4 (11.2)
29.0 (12.4)
28.0 (10.2)
48.7 (21.4)
47.7 (22.3)
48.2 (20.8)
7.1 (1.6)
7.0 (1.6)
6.7 (1.9)
63.8 (11.4)
64.1 (13.1)
64.3 (12.4)
5.4 (2.1)
5.2 (2.0)
5.1 (2.1)
20.9 (5.7)
19.7 (5.7)
19.2 (5.5)
15.4 (7.3), 140
14.8 (6.0), 139
15.0 (7.1), 70
13.8 (5.8), 16
12.9 (5.7), 15
10.1 (3.8), 8
Anti-inflammatory topical agents alone (226), systemic agents and/or topical agents (162), dupilumab (14)

Simpson 2020Abrocitinib
100 mg
Abrocitinib
200 mg
Placebo
156
154
77
32·6
(15·4)
33·0
(17·4)
31·5
(14·4)
90 (58)
81 (53)
49 (64)
113 (72)
104 (68)
62 (81)
15 (10)
11 (7)
6 (8)
26 (17)
26 (17)
6 (8)
2 (1)
11 (7)
2 (3)
0 (0)
2 (1%)
1 (1%)
24·9 (16·1)
22·7 (14·5)
22·5 (14·4)
92 (59)
91 (59)
46 (60)
64 (41)
63 (41)
31 (40)
31·3 (13·6)
30·6 (14·1)
28·7 (12·5)
50·8 (23·4)
49·9 (24·4)
47·4 (22·7)
6·9 (2·0)
7·1 (1·9)
7·0 (1·8)
67·1 (13·7)
64·3 (13·1)
64·5 (13·2)
5·3 (2·3)
5·4 (2·1)
5·5 (2·0)
19·5 (6·5)
19·6 (5·9)
19·9 (6·1)
14·6 (6·5), 121
14·6 (6·8), 119
13·9 (7·3), 60
11·7 (6·6), 32 13·2
(5·5), 32
13·6 (7·0), 16
Anti-inflammatory topical agents alone (185), systemic agents and/or topical agents (187), dupilumab (30)

Pfizer (JADE compare trial) 2021First 16 weeksAbrocitinib
100 mg
Abrocitinib
200 mg
-Placebo
Dupilumab 300 mg
238
226
131
242
−(224)
18–65
(14) >=65
−(211) 18–65
(15) >=65
−(121)
18–65
(10) >=65
−(227)
18–65
(15) >=65
120 (50.4)
104 (46)
77 (58.8)
108
(44.6)
182 (76.5)
161 (71.2)
87 (66.4)
176 (72.7)
6 (2.5)
9 (4)
6 (4.6)
14 (5.8)
48 (20.2)
53 (23.5)
31 (23.7)
46 (19.0)
2 (0.0084)
2 (0.0088)
4 (0.031)
4 (0.0165)
0 (0.0)
1 (0.4)
3 (2.3)
2 (0.8)
Final 4 weeks (16-20)-Abrocitinib
100 mg
(after 16 weeks abrocitinib 100 mg)
-Abrocitinib
200 mg
(after 16 weeks placebo)
Abrocitinib
100 mg
(after 16 weeks
placebo) Abrocitinib
200 mg
(after 16 weeks placebo)
Placebo
(after 16 weeks dupilumab)
238
226
60
57
242
−(224) 18–65
(14) >=65
−(121) 18–65
(10) >=65
−(121)
18–65
(10) >=65
−(227)
18–65
(15) >=65
120(50.4)
104(46)
77 (58.8)
77 (58.8)
108
(44.6)
182 (76.5)
161 (71.2)
87 (66.4)
87 (66.4)
176(72.7)
6 (2.5)
9 (4)
6 (4.6)
6 (4.6)
14 (5.8)
48 (20.2)
53 (23.5)
31 (23.7)
31 (23.7)
46 (19.0)
2 (0.0084)
2 (0.0088)
4 (0.031)
4 (0.031)
4 (0.0165)
0 (0.0)
1 (0.4)
3 (2.3)
3 (2.3)
2 (0.8)