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Emerging Biologic Therapies for the Treatment of Atopic Dermatitis.

José Miguel Alvarenga, Thomas Bieber, Tiago Torres

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Review in Drugs, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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34citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

34 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  7. Atopic Dermatitis: New Targets and Emerging Systemic Therapies.American journal of clinical dermatology · 2026
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  13. Atopic dermatitis.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2026
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  17. The Role of OX40 Pathway Inhibition as a New Therapeutic Strategy for Atopic Dermatitis.BioDrugs : clinical immunotherapeutics, biopharmaceuticals and gene therapy · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

José Miguel AlvarengaDepartment of Dermatology, Unidade Local de Saúde de Santo António, Porto, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2552-9333
Thomas BieberDepartment of Dermatology, University Hospital of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8800-3817
Tiago TorresDepartment of Dermatology, Unidade Local de Saúde de Santo António, Porto, Portugal. torres.tiago@outlook.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0404-0870

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a prevalent inflammatory skin disease having a significant impact on patients' quality of life. Conventional treatments, including topical therapies and systemic immunosuppressants, often have limited efficacy and long-term safety concerns. Emerging biologic therapies target specific immune pathways implicated in AD pathogenesis, offering new therapeutic options in a disease known for its complex immune pathomechanisms. This review focuses on novel biologics under investigation, particularly those targeting specific immune pathways such as interleukin-4 (IL-4), IL-13, IL-22, IL-31, thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP), and OX40-OX40L axis. Interleukin-4 and IL-13 inhibitors aim to reduce Th2-driven inflammation, while IL-22 inhibitors focus on restoring skin barrier function. Interleukin-31 inhibitors help alleviate pruritus, a major symptom in AD. OX40-OX40L pathway inhibitors can selectively suppress the activity of pathogenic T cells, without inducing significant immunosuppression. Bispecific antibodies targeting both IL-4 and IL-31 pathways are emerging as potential dual-action treatment for AD. Thymic stromal lymphopoietin inhibitors offer a novel strategy to control inflammation. While many of these therapies offer promising safety and efficacy profiles, long-term studies and real-world data are essential to confirm their lasting impact. This review highlights the potential of these emerging systemic therapies to continue transforming AD management and improve patient outcomes.

Indexed as

CytokinesDermatitis, AtopicAntibodies, BispecificBiological ProductsBiological TherapyHumansInterleukin-13Interleukin-4InterleukinsThymic Stromal LymphopoietinAntibodies, BispecificBiological ProductsCytokinesIL31 protein, humanInterleukin-13Interleukin-4InterleukinsThymic Stromal Lymphopoietin

Identifiers

PMID39365406
PMCPMC11602808

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