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ReviewAmerican journal of clinical dermatology2025

Biomarkers in Atopic Dermatitis: A Review of the Role of IL-13 and the Impact of Tralokinumab Treatment.

Joe Gorelick, Andrea Nguyen, Shannon K R Schneider, Britta C Martel, Daniel E Madsen, April W Armstrong

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Review in American journal of clinical dermatology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 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

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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

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

  1. Biomarkers for therapeutic response and adverse outcomes in atopic dermatitis: A systematic review.Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV · 2026
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  6. Basophils in atopic dermatitis: Immunologic roles and clinical implications.Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Joe GorelickCalifornia Skin Institute, San Jose-Los Gatos, CA, USA. jgorelick1@me.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-6275-7429
Andrea NguyenFirst OC Dermatology, Irvine, CA, USA.
Shannon K R SchneiderLEO Pharma Inc, Madison, NJ, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-2350-2475
Britta C MartelLEO Pharma A/S, Ballerup, Denmark.
Daniel E MadsenLEO Pharma A/S, Ballerup, Denmark.
April W ArmstrongDavid Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0064-8707

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic, inflammatory skin disease that can significantly affect quality of life. Presence, severity, and therapeutic response of AD are traditionally reported through clinical assessments including the Eczema Area and Severity Index or Investigator's Global Assessment. These clinical rating scales are visual assessments used in clinical trials to denotate AD severity. Alternatively, biomarkers open the potential to further enhance diagnosis of AD, assess disease status and severity, and potentially enable tailored treatment options for patients. Biomarkers can be classified according to their clinical use, clinical presentation, and underlying/endogenous molecular mechanisms. Specifically, interleukin (IL)-13, which has been shown to be a key biomarker in AD pathogenesis, can be used for prediction of AD development and to monitor clinical severity/response to treatment. Treatment with tralokinumab, a human monoclonal antibody that binds directly to-and subsequently blocks signaling of-IL-13, has been shown to reduce inflammation, re-balance the skin microbiome, and improve the skin barrier in patients with AD. In this review, key AD-related biomarkers, the role of IL-13 in driving AD pathogenesis, and the impact of IL-13 inhibition by tralokinumab on other AD-related biomarkers are discussed.

Indexed as

Antibodies, MonoclonalDermatitis, AtopicInterleukin-13BiomarkersHumansQuality of LifeSeverity of Illness IndexSkinTreatment OutcomeAntibodies, MonoclonalBiomarkersIL13 protein, humanInterleukin-13tralokinumab

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PMID39820896
PMCPMC11850464

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