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SynthesisActa dermato-venereologica2026

A Real-world Meta-analysis Study of Disease Severity in European Patients Who Received Baricitinib for Atopic Dermatitis: Data from BioDay, SCRATCH and TREATgermany.

Celeste Boesjes, Marjolein de Bruin-Weller, Nicolaas P A Zuithoff, Said El Bouhaddani, Inge Haeck, Marijke Kamsteeg, Marie-Louise Schuttelaar, Luca Le Treust, Nick Denholm, Ahmet Akkoc and 7 more

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Synthesis in Acta dermato-venereologica, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Celeste BoesjesDepartment of Dermatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands. c.m.boesjes-2@umcutrecht.nl.
Marjolein de Bruin-WellerDepartment of Dermatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Nicolaas P A ZuithoffJulius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Said El BouhaddaniJulius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands; Population Health Research, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Inge HaeckDepartment of Dermatology, Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis, Delft, Netherlands.
Marijke KamsteegDepartment of Dermatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands.
Marie-Louise SchuttelaarDepartment of Dermatology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
Luca Le TreustReal-World Evidence, OPEN Health, London, United Kingdom.
Nick DenholmReal-World Evidence, OPEN Health, London, United Kingdom.ORCID 0009-0006-7813-5919
Ahmet AkkocZitelab, Frederiksberg, Denmark.
Simon F ThomsenDepartment of Dermatology, Bispebjerg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Ida VittrupDepartment of Dermatology, Bispebjerg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Thomas BirknerCenter for Evidence-Based Healthcare, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus and Carl Gustav Carus Faculty of Medicine, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Luise HeinrichCenter for Evidence-Based Healthcare, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus and Carl Gustav Carus Faculty of Medicine, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Jochen SchmittCenter for Evidence-Based Healthcare, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus and Carl Gustav Carus Faculty of Medicine, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Stephan WeidingerCenter for Inflammatory Skin Diseases, Department of Dermatology and Allergy, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
Thomas WerfelDepartment of Dermatology and Allergy, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.

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Abstract

Clinical trials have demonstrated the effectiveness of baricitinib, an oral selective Janus kinase 1/2 inhibitor, for patients with moderate-severe atopic dermatitis, but data from real-world practice are limited. This non-interventional cohort study evaluated clinician- and patient-reported disease severity over 16 weeks using 3 national atopic dermatitis registries: BioDay (Netherlands), SCRATCH (Denmark) and TREATgermany (Germany). Absolute scores for Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI) and itch Numerical Rating Scale (Itch-NRS) were assessed at baseline and follow-up (Week 13/16) for each registry and for the overall pooled cohort. Descriptive analyses, generalized linear mixed modelling and meta-analysis approaches were applied to complete-case and multiply-imputed datasets. In total, 264 patients (89 BioDay, 117 SCRATCH, 58 TREATgermany) were included. Results showed improvements in EASI, with 58%, 68% and 62% achieving EASI≤7 at Week 13/16 in BioDay, SCRATCH and TREATgermany, respectively. In the pooled cohort, the proportion was 62% (95% CI: 50-73%). The pooled mean EASI change was -7.8 [14.4,-1.1]. Effectiveness was generally observed in both biologic-naïve and -experienced patients. Notable heterogeneity was observed, particularly for Itch-NRS, with the proportion achieving NRS≤4 ranging from 20% (BioDay) to 71% (TREATgermany). These real-world findings support the effectiveness of baricitinib while also highlighting variability in patient outcomes.

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AzetidinesDermatitis, AtopicJanus Kinase InhibitorsPruritusPyrazolesSulfonamidesAdolescentAdultChildEuropeFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPurinesRegistriesAzetidinesbaricitinibJanus Kinase InhibitorsPurinesPyrazolesSulfonamides

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PMCPMC13216443

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