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ReviewDermatology and therapy2024

A Narrative Review of the OX40-OX40L Pathway as a Potential Therapeutic Target in Atopic Dermatitis: Focus on Rocatinlimab and Amlitelimab.

Asaad Abdelhalim, Orhan Yilmaz, Mohamed Elshaikh Berair, Tiago Torres

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Review in Dermatology and therapy, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
  2. OX40/OX40L modulation: A target for regulating T cells in cutaneous inflammatory disorders.Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV · 2026
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  5. 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

4 authors.

Asaad AbdelhalimAllergy and Clinical Immunology Department, King Khalid Hospital, 39921, Hafar Al Batin, Saudi Arabia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7392-5256
Orhan YilmazCollege of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5E5, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7764-3229
Mohamed Elshaikh BerairZuckerberg College of Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA, 01854-5125, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-7350-3840
Tiago TorresInstituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, University of Porto, 4050-313, 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 common chronic inflammatory skin disease involving complex immune dysregulation, including the OX40-OX40L pathway. Rocatinlimab and amlitelimab, monoclonal antibodies targeting OX40 and OX40L, respectively, have shown promise in treating moderate-to-severe AD. Both therapies have demonstrated significant efficacy in reducing disease severity, with favorable safety profiles and no serious treatment-related adverse events. Both treatments outperformed placebo across key clinical endpoints, including skin clearance and symptom reduction, highlighting their potential as effective AD therapies. Although initial results are promising, further research is needed to evaluate the long-term effects, durability of response, and safety of these treatments. These findings support the therapeutic potential of targeting the OX40-OX40L pathway in AD, providing new options for patients with moderate-to-severe disease, with ongoing trials necessary to confirm their sustained benefits.

Indexed as

AmlitelimabAtopic dermatitisOX40OX40-OX40LRocatinlimab

Identifiers

PMID39565527
PMCPMC11604912

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