Infections in Dupilumab Clinical Trials in Atopic Dermatitis: A Comprehensive Pooled Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD) have increased infection risk, including skin infections and systemic infections. Immunomodulators (e.g., anti-tumor necrosis factors, anti-interleukin [anti-IL]-23, anti-IL-17, Janus kinase inhibitors) increase risk of infections. Dupilumab (a monoclonal antibody blocking the shared receptor component for IL-4 and IL-13) is approved for inadequately controlled moderate-to-severe AD and for moderate-to-severe eosinophilic or oral corticosteroid-dependent asthma.

Objective

The aim was to determine the impact of dupilumab on infection rates in patients with moderate-to-severe AD.

Methods

This analysis pooled data from seven randomized, placebo-controlled dupilumab trials in adults with moderate-to-severe

SUBMITTER: Eichenfield LF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6533236 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature