Clinical trial • Phase IV • Immunology|Dermatology|Other

Lebrikizumab for Atopic dermatitis|Atopic eczema

Phase IV trial of Lebrikizumab for Atopic dermatitis|Atopic eczema. open-label. 35 participants.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Immunology|Dermatology|Other
Trial Disease
Atopic dermatitis|Atopic eczema
Trial Stage
Phase IV
Drug Modality
Monoclonal antibody

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
09-05-2025
First CTIS Authorization Date
04-08-2025

Trial design

open-label Phase IV trial in Germany.

Open Label
Yes
Target Sample Size
35
Trial Duration For Participant
420

Eligibility

Recruits 35 Vulnerable populations are selected for this trial (isVulnerablePopulationSelected = true). Inclusion criterion states: "Understand and sign an informed consent form (ICF) (and assent form, when applicable) before any investigational procedure(s) are performed." Consent is required from the participant; assent is required when applicable..

Pregnancy Exclusion
20. Pregnant or breastfeeding women, or women planning to become pregnant or breastfeed during the study.
Vulnerable Population
Vulnerable populations are selected for this trial (isVulnerablePopulationSelected = true). Inclusion criterion states: "Understand and sign an informed consent form (ICF) (and assent form, when applicable) before any investigational procedure(s) are performed." Consent is required from the participant; assent is required when applicable.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- 1. Male or Female subjects aged ≥ 18 years at the screening visit.\n- 2. Established diagnosis of AD for at least 1 year before the screening visit and topical treatment was inadequate or inadvisable.\n- 3. Moderate-to-severe AD with involvement > 10% of body-surface-area (BSA) and investigator global assessment (IGA) score ≥ 3 (based on the IGA scale ranging from 0 to 4, in which 3 is moderate and 4 is severe) at both the screening and baseline visits.\n- 4. Subject has an Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI) score ≥ 16 at screening and baseline.\n- 5. Subject has a pruritus NRS ≥ 4.\n- 6. Subject is biologic naïve.\n- 7. Female subjects of childbearing potential (i.e., fertile, following menarche and until becoming post-menopausal unless permanently sterile) must agree either to commit to true abstinence throughout the study and for at least 17 weeks after the last study drug (SD) injection, when this is in line with the preferred and usual lifestyle of the subject, or to use a highly-effective and approved method of contraception throughout the study and for at least 17 weeks after the last study drug injection.\n- 8. Subject willing and able to comply with all of the clinical study protocol's time commitments and procedural requirements.\n- 9. Understand and sign an informed consent form (ICF) (and assent form, when applicable) before any investigational procedure(s) are performed."}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- 1. Previous treatment with lebrikizumab or participation in a lebrikizumab study.\n- 10. Uncontrolled chronic disease that might require bursts of oral corticosteroids, e.g., co-morbid severe uncontrolled asthma requiring systemic [oral and/or parenteral] corticosteroid treatment or hospitalization for > 24 hours).\n- 11. Active chronic or acute infection (including Helminth infections) requiring treatment with systemic antibiotics, antivirals, anti-parasitics, antiprotozoals, or antifungals within 2 weeks before the baseline visit, or superficial skin infections within 1 week before the baseline visit. NOTE: patients may be rescreened after infection resolves.\n- 12. Evidence of active acute or chronic hepatitis (as defined by the Department of Health & Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) or known liver cirrhosis.\n- 13. Diagnosed active endoparasitic infections or at high risk of these infections.\n- 14. Known or suspected history of immunosuppression, including history of invasive opportunistic infections (e.g., tuberculosis [TB], histoplasmosis, listeriosis, coccidioidomycosis, pneumocystosis, and aspergillosis) despite infection resolution: or unusually frequent, recurrent, or prolonged infections, per the Investigator’s judgment.\n- 15. History of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection or positive HIV serology at screening.\n- 16. In the Investigator’s opinion, any clinically significant laboratory results from the chemistry, hematology or urinalysis tests available in the medical history.\n- 17. Presence of skin comorbidities that may interfere with study assessments.\n- 18. History of malignancy, including mycosis fungoides, within 5 years before the screening visit, except completely treated in situ carcinoma of the cervix, completely treated and resolved non-metastatic squamous or basal cell carcinoma of the skin.\n- 19. Severe concomitant illness(es) that in the Investigator’s judgment would adversely affect the patient’s participation in the study. Any other medical or psychological condition that in the opinion of the Investigator may suggest a new and/or insufficiently understood disease, may present an unreasonable risk to the study patient because of his/her participation in this clinical trial, may make patient’s participation unreliable, or may interfere with study assessments.\n- 2. History of anaphylaxis as defined by the Sampson criteria.\n- 20. Pregnant or breastfeeding women, or women planning to become pregnant or breastfeed during the study.\n- 3. Treatment with topical corticosteroids, calcineurin inhibitors, Jak inhibitors, or crisaborole within 1 week prior to the baseline visit.\n- 4. Prior treatment with dupilumab or tralokinumab.\n- 5. Treatment with any of the following agents within 4 weeks prior to the baseline visit: a. Immunosuppressive/immunomodulating drugs (e.g., systemic corticosteroids, cyclosporine, mycophenolate-mofetil, IFN-γ, Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKi), azathioprine, methotrexate). b. Phototherapy and photochemotherapy (PUVA) for AD.\n- 6. Treatment with the following prior to the baseline visit: a. An investigational drug within 8 weeks or 5 half-lives (if known), whichever is longer. b. Cell-depleting biologics, including to rituximab, within 6 months. c. Other biologics within 5 half-lives (if known) or 16 weeks, whichever is longer.\n- 7. Use of prescription moisturizers within 7 days of the baseline visit.\n- 8. Regular use (more than 2 visits per week) of a tanning booth/parlor within 4 weeks of the screening visit.\n- 9. Treatment with a live (attenuated) vaccine within 12 weeks of the baseline visit or planned during the study."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Degree of normalization of transcriptomic and epigenetic profile in skin biopsies from baseline over time, measuring molecular changes after treatment with lebrikizumab","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measurement of transcriptomic and epigenetic profile changes in skin biopsies from baseline over time to assess molecular changes after treatment with lebrikizumab."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- 1. Molecular (transcriptomic/epigenetic) response to lebrikizumab among patients with atopic dermatitis at baseline to weeks 2, 24, 36, and 60.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Assessment of molecular (transcriptomic/epigenetic) response at specified timepoints (weeks 2, 24, 36, 60) compared to baseline."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 2. Molecular (transcriptomic/epigenetic) change to lebrikizumab among patients with atopic dermatitis at baseline to weeks 2, 24, 36, and 60.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measurement of molecular (transcriptomic/epigenetic) change at weeks 2, 24, 36, 60 versus baseline."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 3. Molecular (transcriptomic/epigenetic) response after lebrikizumab discontinuation among patients with atopic dermatitis from week 36 to week 60 in the withdrawal arm and active treatment arm.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Comparison of molecular response between withdrawal arm and active treatment arm from week 36 to week 60 following discontinuation."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 4. Molecular (transcriptomic/epigenetic) changes after lebrikizumab discontinuation among patients with atopic dermatitis from week 36 to week 60 in the withdrawal arm and active treatment arm.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Assessment of molecular (transcriptomic/epigenetic) changes post-discontinuation between week 36 and 60 in withdrawal vs active arms."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 5. Improvement in skin barrier function as assessed by serial TEWL measurements in lesional skin from baseline to week 60 in all subjects.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Serial transepidermal water loss (TEWL) measurements in lesional skin compared from baseline to week 60."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- 6. Correlation between clinical response (EASI/IGA and Pruitis NRS) with molecular (transcriptomic/epigenetic) at weeks 2, 24, 36, and 60.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Statistical correlation analysis between clinical measures (EASI, IGA, Pruritus NRS) and molecular (transcriptomic/epigenetic) data at specified timepoints."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
35
Recruitment Window Months
23
Consent Approach
Participants must understand and sign an informed consent form (ICF). An assent form is required when applicable. (Criterion: "Understand and sign an informed consent form (ICF) (and assent form, when applicable) before any investigational procedure(s) are performed.")

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
1
Total Number Of Participants
35

Germany

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
22-07-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
24-04-2026
Processing Time Days
276
Number Of Sites
1
Number Of Participants
12

Sites

Site Name
Medical Center - University Of Freiburg
Department Name
Clinic for Dermatology and Venerology
Contact Person Name
Sabine Müller

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
University Of Michigan
Organisation Type
Educational Institution
Country Of Registered Address
United States

Contract research organisations

Name
Icon Clinical Research Limited
Responsibilities
Sponsor duties (codes): 1,12,5; contact email CTISAuthorityCommunications-Pharma@iconplc.com

Third parties

  • {"country":"Ireland","full_name":"Icon Clinical Research Limited","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes: 1,12,5","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
Ebglyss 250 mg solution for injection in pre-filled syringe
Active Substance
Lebrikizumab
Modality
Monoclonal antibody
Routes Of Administration
Subcutaneous injection
Route
Subcutaneous injection
Authorisation Status
Authorised (marketing authorisation EU/1/23/1765/001)
Starting Dose
500 mg (loading dose at week 0)
Dose Levels
500 mg loading; 250 mg maintenance
Frequency
Loading doses 500 mg at week 0 and week 2, then 250 mg Q2W until week 24, then 250 mg Q4W for responders
Maximum Dose
500 mg