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ArticleDermatology and therapy2026

Real-world effectiveness and safety of tralokinumab in moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis with malignancy, chronic infections, and multimorbidity.

Francisco Javier Melgosa Ramos, Pedro Mercader, Sergio Santos Alarcón, Nalia Dominguez Liron, Andrea Bernabeu, Mercedes Rodriguez Serna, Pablo Fernandez-Crehuet, Juan Francisco Silvestre

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Francisco Javier Melgosa RamosDepartment of Dermatology, Hospital Lluís Alcanyís, Carretera Xàtiva-Silla, km 2, 46800, Xátiva, Valencia, Spain. javimelgo2017@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2121-6727
Pedro MercaderDepartment of Dermatology, Hospital Morales Messeguer, Murcia, Spain.
Sergio Santos AlarcónDepartment of Dermatology, Hospital Virgen de los Lirios, Alcoi, Alicante, Spain.
Nalia Dominguez LironDepartment of Dermatology, Hospital General Universitario, Alicante, Spain.
Andrea BernabeuDepartment of Dermatology, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Valencia, Spain.
Mercedes Rodriguez SernaDepartment of Dermatology, Hopsital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Valencia, Spain.
Pablo Fernandez-CrehuetDepartment of Dermatology, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, Spain.
Juan Francisco SilvestreDepartment of Dermatology, Hospital General Universitario, Alicante, Spain.

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introductionPatients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD) and significant comorbidities are frequently excluded from randomized clinical trials, limiting the applicability of evidence to these clinically complex patients. We evaluated the effectiveness and safety of tralokinumab in this setting.

methodsMulticenter retrospective study including adults with moderate-to-severe AD treated with tralokinumab (300 mg every 2 weeks) in Spanish tertiary hospitals (June 2022-December 2025). Special populations included patients with malignancies, advanced cardiovascular or renal disease, chronic infections, or neurologic disorders. Outcomes included Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI), pruritus NRS, safety events, and treatment optimization. Analyses were descriptive.

resultsTwenty-one patients (aged 27-90 years) with high multimorbidity burden were included. Comorbidities comprised malignancies (n = 9), advanced heart disease (n = 7), neurologic disorders (n = 4), chronic kidney disease (n = 2), latent tuberculosis (n = 2), and HIV (n = 2). Mean EASI decreased from 19.3 to 3.45 (~ 82% reduction) and pruritus Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) from 7 to 2 (~ 71% reduction) after a mean follow-up of 24.6 months. Approximately 70% achieved EASI ≤ 3 and 50% EASI 0-1. Median follow-up was 24.6 months. Dose interval extension was feasible in 33.3% of patients. No tumor progression, infection reactivation, major cardiovascular events, or severe adverse events were observed.

conclusionsTralokinumab showed sustained effectiveness and a favorable safety profile in clinically complex patients with AD. These real-world findings support IL-13 blockade as a valuable therapeutic option for multimorbid populations that are underrepresented in clinical trials.

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Atopic dermatitisHIVMalignancySpecial populationsTralokinumabTuberculosis

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