ArticleThe British journal of dermatology2022
IGAxBSA composite for assessing disease severity and response in patients with atopic dermatitis.
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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
An Open-label Study of Dupilumab in Patients With Atopic Dermatitis Who Participated in Previous Dupilumab Clinical Trials
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Demonstrate the Efficacy and Long-Term Safety of Dupilumab in Adult Patients With Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis
A Phase 3 Confirmatory Study Investigating the Efficacy and Safety of Dupilumab Monotherapy Administered to Adult Patients With Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis
A Phase 3 Confirmatory Study Investigating the Efficacy and Safety of Dupilumab Monotherapy Administered to Adult Patients With Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis
A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study Investigating the Efficacy and Safety of Multiple Dupilumab Dose Regimens Administered as Monotherapy for Maintaining Treatment Response in Patients With Atopic Dermatitis
An Open-Label Extension Study to Assess the Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Dupilumab in Patients ≥6 Months to <18 Years of Age With Atopic Dermatitis
A Phase 3 Study Investigating the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Dupilumab Administered to Adult Patients With Severe Atopic Dermatitis Who Are Not Adequately Controlled With or Are Intolerant to Oral Cyclosporine A, or When This Treatment is Not Medically Advisable
A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Dupilumab Monotherapy in Patients ≥12 to <18 Years of Age, With Moderate-to-severe Atopic Dermatitis
A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Dupilumab Administered Concomitantly With Topical Corticosteroids in Patients, ≥6 Years to <12 Years of Age, With Severe Atopic Dermatitis
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2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.
- Baricitinib as monotherapy and with topical corticosteroids in moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of dose-response.Frontiers in allergy · 2024Pooled it
- Efficacy of dupilumab with concomitant topical calcineurin inhibitors treatment for preschool children with atopic dermatitis: a retrospective cohort study.Annals of medicine · 2025Article
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7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundAccurate assessment of atopic dermatitis (AD) severity is critical when initiating and monitoring therapy. Use of existing research tools such as the Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI) and Scoring Atopic Dermatitis (SCORAD) is complex and time-consuming in clinical practice. A previous analysis found the product of validated Investigator's Global Assessment (vIGA) and affected body surface area (BSA) to be an accurate and practical tool for routine assessment of paediatric AD.
objectiveTo evaluate the IGAxBSA composite as an alternative to EASI or SCORAD for assessment of AD disease severity and disease responsiveness.
methodsThe relationship between IGAxBSA, EASI and SCORAD was assessed in a post hoc analysis of pooled data from the dupilumab clinical trial programme in adult and paediatric patients with moderate-to-severe AD who had received dupilumab or placebo, with or without topical corticosteroids (TCS). The trials are registered at ClinicalTrials.gov and EudraCT: LIBERTY AD SOLO 1 (NCT02277743, 2014-001198-15), LIBERTY AD SOLO 2 (NCT02277769, 2014-002619-40), LIBERTY AD SOLO-CONTINUE (NCT02395133, 2014-003384-38), LIBERTY AD CHRONOS (NCT02260986, 2013-003254-24), LIBERTY AD CAFÉ (NCT02755649, 2015-002653-35), LIBERTY AD ADOL (NCT03054428, 2015-004458-16), LIBERTY AD PEDS (NCT03345914, 2016-004997-16), LIBERTY AD OLE (NCT01949311, 2013-001449-15) and LIBERTY AD PEDS OLE (NCT02612454, 2015-001396-40).
resultsUsing datapoints from pooled dupilumab randomized controlled trials (n = 3473) and open-label extension trials (n = 3045), we found that IGAxBSA correlated well with EASI and SCORAD, irrespective of treatment group and race (white, Asian, black). IGAxBSA correlated better with objective measures (EASI, SCORAD) than with patient- or caregiver-reported subjective measures. IGAxBSA correlated strongly with EASI and SCORAD in assessing disease change over time (r = 0·90, r = 0·76, respectively; P < 0·0001), and concordance between IGAxBSA-50/75/90 and EASI-50/75/90 was excellent (88-94%).
conclusionsIGAxBSA is a valid alternative for assessment of AD disease severity and response over time, compared with EASI or SCORAD in patients with AD, irrespective of race.
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