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ArticleDermatology and therapy2025

Real-World Effectiveness and Safety of Dupilumab, Tralokinumab, and Upadacitinib in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis: A 52-Week International, Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study.

Tiago Torres, Jensen Yeung, Vimal H Prajapati, Simone Ribero, Anna Balato, Angelo Valerio Marzano, Maria João Cruz, Maria João Paiva Lopes, Elizabeth Lazaridou, Jose-Manuel Carrascosa and 21 more

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Article in Dermatology and therapy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Update on biologic and small molecules treatments in pediatric allergic diseases.Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology · 2026
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  2. Dupilumab versus tralokinumab in atopic dermatitis: A propensity score adjusted comparison from BioDay.Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

31 authors.

Tiago TorresDepartment of Dermatology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António Porto, Rua de Dom Manuel II 57, 4050-342, Porto, Portugal. torres.tiago@outlook.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0404-0870
Jensen YeungDivision of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Vimal H PrajapatiDivision of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Simone RiberoDepartment of Medical Sciences, Dermatology Clinic, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Anna BalatoUnit of Dermatology, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy.
Angelo Valerio MarzanoDermatology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
Maria João CruzDepartment of Dermatology, Unidade Local de Saúde de São João, Porto, Portugal.
Maria João Paiva LopesDermatology Department, Hospital de S. José, Unidade Local de Saúde São José, Lisbon, Portugal.
Elizabeth LazaridouSecond Department of Dermatology-Venereology, Aristotle University School of Medicine, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Jose-Manuel CarrascosaServicio de Dermatología, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias I Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain.
José Miguel AlvarengaDepartment of Dermatology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António Porto, Rua de Dom Manuel II 57, 4050-342, Porto, Portugal.
Pedro FarinhaDermatology Department, Hospital de S. José, Unidade Local de Saúde São José, Lisbon, Portugal.
Bruno DuarteDermatology Department, Hospital de S. José, Unidade Local de Saúde São José, Lisbon, Portugal.
Monica Munera-CamposServicio de Dermatología, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias I Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain.
Siddhartha SoodTemerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Brian D RankinDivision of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Michela OrtoncelliDepartment of Medical Sciences, Dermatology Clinic, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Stefano CaccavaleUnit of Dermatology, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy.
Silvia Mariel FerrucciDermatology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
Gilberto Pires RosaDepartment of Dermatology, Unidade Local de Saúde de São João, Porto, Portugal.
Athina Ioanna DaponteSecond Department of Dermatology-Venereology, Aristotle University School of Medicine, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Gianmarco SilviDepartment of Health Sciences Dermatology, Section University of Florence, Firenze, Italy.
Ketty PerisDermatologia, Dipartimento Universitario di Medicina e Chirurgia Traslazionale, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
Niccolò GoriDermatologia, Dipartimento Universitario di Medicina e Chirurgia Traslazionale, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
Francesca PrignanoDepartment of Health Sciences Dermatology, Section University of Florence, Firenze, Italy.
Antonio KoliosDepartment of Dermatology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Pedro HerranzDepartment of Dermatology Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain.
Stamatios GregoriouDepartment of Dermatology-Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 'A. Sygros' Hospital for Skin and Venereal Diseases, Athens, Greece.
Natalia RompotiDepartment of Dermatology-Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 'A. Sygros' Hospital for Skin and Venereal Diseases, Athens, Greece.
Spyridon GkalpakiotisDepartment of Dermatovenereology, University Hospital Kralovske Vinohrady and Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
Andrea ChiricozziDermatologia, Dipartimento Universitario di Medicina e Chirurgia Traslazionale, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionEvaluating the real-world effectiveness, safety, and tolerability of targeted biologic and non-biologic therapies in patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) treated in routine clinical practice remains crucial. In this international, multicenter, retrospective, comparative study we aimed to evaluate the 52-week effectiveness, safety, and tolerability of dupilumab, tralokinumab, and upadacitinib in patients with AD aged ≥ 12 years.

methodsEffectiveness was assessed at weeks 16, 24, and 52 using Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI) and itch Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) scores. Safety was measured via adverse events (AEs).

resultsA total of 1286 treatment courses were included: 62.5% received dupilumab, 24.3% received upadacitinib, and 13.1% received tralokinumab. Upadacitinib demonstrated higher effectiveness than dupilumab and tralokinumab across all time points and most evaluated outcomes both on the overall population and the biologic-/JAKi-naïve population, including stringent treatment targets such as EASI 90 response and combined EASI 90 + itch NRS 0/1 response. While upadacitinib demonstrated superior effectiveness, it was associated with a higher incidence of AEs, both leading to and not leading to treatment discontinuation, including thromboembolic events, lipid abnormalities, and hematologic abnormalities. In contrast, conjunctivitis was the most frequently observed AE among patients receiving biologics.

conclusionThis study provides a comprehensive real-world comparison of dupilumab, tralokinumab, and upadacitinib in AD, highlighting upadacitinib's superior effectiveness in achieving stringent treatment targets, both in the short and long term, but also a higher incidence of AEs. However, the considerable heterogeneity of the study population, an inherent limitation of real-world studies, must be acknowledged when interpreting these findings.

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Atopic dermatitisDupilumabEffectivenessSafetyTralokinumabUpadacitinib

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PMID40459711
PMCPMC12256366

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