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ArticleClinical drug investigation2023

Real-Life Experience of Tralokinumab for the Treatment of Adult Patients with Severe Atopic Dermatitis: A Multicentric Prospective Study.

Axel De Greef, Pierre-Dominique Ghislain, Audrey Bulinckx, Alison Coster, Céline de Halleux, Thomas Damsin, Marie-Claude Jacobs, Erwin Suys, Samer Zoghaib, Marie Baeck

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Article in Clinical drug investigation, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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16citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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  13. Single-centre experience with tralokinumab in dupilumab-experienced and naïve patients with atopic dermatitis.Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Axel De GreefDepartment of Dermatology, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), Avenue Hippocrate 10, 1200, Brussels, Belgium. axel.degreef@saintluc.uclouvain.be.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0713-8283
Pierre-Dominique GhislainDepartment of Dermatology, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), Avenue Hippocrate 10, 1200, Brussels, Belgium.
Audrey BulinckxDepartment of Dermatology, Grand Hôpital de Charleroi, Charleroi, Belgium.
Alison CosterDepartment of Dermatology, CHU UCL Namur Sainte-Elisabeth, Namur, Belgium.
Céline de HalleuxDepartment of Dermatology, Clinique Saint-Jean, Brussels, Belgium.
Thomas DamsinDepartment of Dermatology, University Hospital Centre, CHU du Sart-Tilman, Liège, Belgium.
Marie-Claude JacobsPrivate Dermatology Practice, Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Brussels, Belgium.
Erwin SuysPrivate Dermatology Practice, Kortrijk, Belgium.
Samer ZoghaibDepartment of Dermatology, CHU Ambroise Paré, Mons, Belgium.
Marie BaeckDepartment of Dermatology, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), Avenue Hippocrate 10, 1200, Brussels, Belgium.
Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc · BECentre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège · BECHU Ambroise Paré · BECHU Dinant Godinne UCL Namur · BEClinique Saint Jean · BEGrand Charleroi Hospital · BE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTralokinumab, the first fully human monoclonal antibody that binds specifically to interleukin-13, was safe and effective for treating atopic dermatitis (AD) in clinical trials, but real-life experience is still limited.

objectivesThe objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of tralokinumab in severe AD in a real-life multicenter prospective cohort.

methodsAdult patients with severe AD were enrolled between January 2022 and July 2022 and received tralokinumab subcutaneously for 16 weeks. Objective and subjective scores were collected at baseline, weeks 6 and 16. Adverse events were reported throughout the study.

resultsTwenty-one patients were included. An improvement of at least 75% on the Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI 75) was achieved in 66.7% of patients at week 16. The median objective and subjective scores at week 16 were significantly (p < 0.001) lower than those at baseline. Combination with cyclosporine was sometimes necessary at the beginning of treatment, and addition of upadacitinib was required for some patients with very severe disease during the treatment. The most frequent adverse events were flares of eczema (23.8%) and reactions at injection site (19.0%). No cases of conjunctivitis were reported. Four patients (19.0%) discontinued treatment.

conclusionsTralokinumab is an effective first-line biotherapy for severe AD. However, therapeutic response may be progressive. Safety data were reassuring. Atopic dermatitis flares or reactions at the injection site may lead to discontinuation of treatment. A history of conjunctivitis on dupilumab is not a contraindication to the initiation of tralokinumab.

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ConjunctivitisDermatitis, AtopicEczemaAdultAntibodies, MonoclonalDouble-Blind MethodHumansInjections, SubcutaneousProspective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexTreatment OutcomeAntibodies, Monoclonaltralokinumab

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PMID37012527
PMCPMC10097792
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