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ArticleDermatology and therapy2026

A Durability Index for Atopic Dermatitis: Indirect Comparison of Lebrikizumab, Dupilumab, and Tralokinumab in Maintaining Efficacy Under Variable Treatment Adherence.

Jonathan I Silverberg, Alan D Irvine, Peter Foley, James Del Rosso, Luis Puig, Linda Stein Gold, Masahiro Kamata, Andreas Wollenberg, H Chih-Ho Hong, Chia-Yu Chu and 7 more

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Jonathan I SilverbergDepartment of Dermatology, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Suite 2B-425, 2150 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC, 20037, USA. jonathanisilverberg@gmail.com.
Alan D IrvineDepartment of Clinical Medicine, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.
Peter FoleyThe University of Melbourne, Parkville, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
James Del RossoJDR Dermatology Research Las Vegas, Las Vagas, NV, USA.
Luis PuigDepartment of Dermatology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain.
Linda Stein GoldHenry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA.
Masahiro KamataDepartment of Dermatology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Andreas WollenbergDepartment of Dermatology and Allergy, University Hospital Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany.
H Chih-Ho HongDepartment of Dermatology and Skin Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Chia-Yu ChuDepartment of Dermatology, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
Yousef BinamerKing Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Martin DossenbachEli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Marta CasillasEli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Gaia GalloEli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Buelent AkmazAlmirall S.A., Barcelona, Spain.
Kim RandMaths In Health B.V., Klimmen, The Netherlands.
Raj ChovatiyaScience Chicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine, North Chicago, IL, USA.

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Abstract

introductionReal-world management of moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD) may involve treatment interruptions. This indirect comparison evaluated the efficacy of lebrikizumab, dupilumab, and tralokinumab monotherapy in achieving week-52 response at variable adherence levels.

methodsThis indirect comparative analysis used data from the induction (week 0-16) and maintenance (week 16-52) phases of the ADvocate, SOLO, and ECZTRA monotherapy trials. A novel Durability Index (DI) was used to estimate week 52 response from week 0 at variable maintenance adherence levels. To estimate the impact of adherence, reported maintenance responses in the continuous treatment (100% adherence) and withdrawal (0% adherence) arms were weighted by the assumed proportion of patients remaining on treatment, with intermediate adherence levels estimated by linear interpolation. Responses included an Investigator's Global Assessment (IGA) score of 0/1 or ≥ 75% improvement in Eczema Area Severity Index (EASI 75). Odds ratios (ORs) and risk differences (RD) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated.

resultsLebrikizumab had significantly greater efficacy than dupilumab of achieving week 52 IGA 0/1 for adherence rates between 0% (OR 3.4, 95% CI 1.3-11.3) and 78% (OR 1.5, 1.0-2.5) and EASI 75 for adherence rates between 0% (OR 2.6, 1.4-5.0) and 63% (OR 1.4, 1.0-2.0). At higher adherence rates, lebrikizumab had comparable efficacy to dupilumab. Lebrikizumab had significantly better efficacy than tralokinumab of achieving week 52 responses for all adherence rates for IGA 0/1 (0%: OR 2.5, 1.1-5.9; 100%: OR 2.6, 1.6-4.2) and EASI 75 (0%: OR 5.3, 2.8-10.4; 100%: OR 3.2, 2.2-4.8). Dupilumab had significantly better efficacy than tralokinumab of achieving IGA 0/1 at adherences rates above 69% and EASI 75 across all adherence rates. RDs were consistent with differences observed for ORs.

conclusionsIn this indirect comparative analysis, lebrikizumab was associated with comparable or superior efficacy relative to dupilumab and superior efficacy relative to tralokinumab across all adherence rates in moderate-to-severe AD. As the DI is a novel metric, these findings should be interpreted cautiously, and independent validation of the DI is needed to ensure its clinical utility.

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Atopic dermatitisDupilumabDurability IndexEczema Area and Severity IndexInvestigator Global AssessmentLebrikizumabMaintenance efficacyTralokinumabTreatment adherence

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PMID42307887
PMCPMC13493686

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