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Trial reportAdvances in therapy2026

Post Hoc Subgroup and Body Region Analyses of VASI Outcomes Among Patients with Vitiligo in a Phase 2 Povorcitinib Trial.

Thierry Passeron, Amit G Pandya, Khaled Ezzedine, Nanja van Geel, Lois Erskine, Leandro L Santos, Zhenyi Xue, Andrew Blauvelt

Registry-linked trialAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase IIRandomized Controlled TrialMulticenter Study
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Trial report in Advances in therapy, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04818346 (A Phase 2, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Dose Ranging Study of the Efficacy and Safety of INCB054707 Followed by an Extension Period in Participants With Vitiligo), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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NCT04818346 phase2completednot on this map

A Phase 2, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Dose Ranging Study of the Efficacy and Safety of INCB054707 Followed by an Extension Period in Participants With Vitiligo

TypeinterventionalSponsorIncyte CorporationRan2021 to 2023Enrolled171ConditionsNonSegmental VitiligoArmsINCB054707, Placebo
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Thierry PasseronCentre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, Université Côte d'Azur, Hôpital Archet 2, 150 Route de St-Antoine de Ginestière, 06200, Nice, France. thierry.passeron@unice.fr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0797-6570
Amit G PandyaPalo Alto Foundation Medical Group, 401 Old San Francisco Road, Sunnyvale, CA, 94086, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3916-2651
Khaled EzzedineService de Dermatologie, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), F-94010, Créteil, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5468-4589
Nanja van GeelGhent University Hospital, Corneel Heymanslaan 10, B-9000, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3249-8195
Lois ErskineIncyte Corporation, 1815 Augustine Cut-Off, Wilmington, DE, 19803, USA.
Leandro L SantosIncyte Corporation, 1815 Augustine Cut-Off, Wilmington, DE, 19803, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9986-6047
Zhenyi XueIncyte Corporation, 1815 Augustine Cut-Off, Wilmington, DE, 19803, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0006-8196-2181
Andrew BlauveltBlauvelt Consulting, LLC, 553 Saltworks Court, Annapolis, MD, 21401, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2633-985X

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionA phase 2 trial (NCT04818346) of the oral Janus kinase 1 inhibitor povorcitinib demonstrated substantial total body and facial repigmentation over 52 weeks in adults with extensive nonsegmental vitiligo (NSV). Here, post hoc analyses evaluated povorcitinib efficacy in patients based on demographic and clinical characteristic subgroups, as well as affected body regions.

methodsData were pooled for 103 patients in the extension-evaluable population who received povorcitinib (15, 45, or 75 mg once daily) throughout the 52-week study. Efficacy among subgroups was evaluated using achievement of ≥ 50% reduction from baseline in total Vitiligo Area Scoring Index (T-VASI50) and ≥ 50%/≥ 75% reduction from baseline in facial VASI (F-VASI50/F-VASI75). Efficacy in the affected body regions was evaluated using VASI50 responses. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, and missing values were imputed as nonresponders.

resultsAt Week 52, 34.0% (35/103) of patients achieved T-VASI50, 61.2% (63/103) achieved F-VASI50, and 45.6% (47/103) achieved F-VASI75. Repigmentation occurred across subgroups regardless of patient age, sex, race, Fitzpatrick skin type, affected body surface area, other autoimmune comorbidities, disease duration, or prior NSV treatment. In addition, VASI50 response rates increased consistently and, in most cases, without plateauing for each body region, ranging from 25.8% for the feet to 57.3% for the head and neck (excluding the face). Decreased rates of disease activity were also evident across body regions.

conclusionIn this exploratory post hoc analysis of adults with extensive NSV, oral povorcitinib produced clinically meaningful repigmentation (as measured by achievement of T-VASI50 and F-VASI75) across patient characteristic subgroups and body regions through 1 year of treatment. Response rates varied by body region, reinforcing the lengthy repigmentation process, especially in nonfacial areas, and highlighting the need to manage patient expectations and encourage adherence to long-term therapy.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov identifier, NCT04818346.

Indexed as

Janus Kinase 1Protein Kinase InhibitorsVitiligoAdministration, OralAdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSeverity of Illness IndexSkin PigmentationTreatment OutcomeJanus Kinase 1Protein Kinase InhibitorsF-VASIINCB054707JAK1 inhibitorJAK inhibitorOral administrationPovorcitinibRepigmentationT-VASIVitiligo

Identifiers

PMID42440041
PMCPMC13619760

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