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Trial reportNature medicine2026

Povorcitinib for hidradenitis suppurativa: the randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled STOP-HS1 and STOP-HS2 phase 3 trials.

Martina L Porter, Antonio Martorell, Christopher J Sayed, Falk G Bechara, Hadar Lev-Tov, Jennifer L Hsiao, John W Frew, Ziad Reguiaï, Melinda J Gooderham, Noah Goldfarb and 13 more

2 registry-linked trialsAbstract readRandomized Controlled TrialClinical Trial, Phase III
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Trial report in Nature medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05620823 phase3completednot on this map

A Phase 3, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Efficacy and Safety Study of Povorcitinib (INCB054707) in Participants With Moderate to Severe Hidradenitis Suppurativa

TypeinterventionalSponsorIncyte CorporationRan2022 to 2025Enrolled608ConditionsHidradenitis Suppurativa (HS)ArmsPovorcitinib, Placebo
NCT05620836 phase3completednot on this map

A Phase 3, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Efficacy and Safety Study of Povorcitinib (INCB054707) in Participants With Moderate to Severe Hidradenitis Suppurativa

TypeinterventionalSponsorIncyte CorporationRan2023 to 2025Enrolled619ConditionsHidradenitis Suppurativa (HS)ArmsPovorcitinib, Placebo
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

23 authors.

Martina L PorterDepartment of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Antonio MartorellInflammatory Diseases Unit, Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Surgery, Hospital de Manises, Valencia, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1378-1590
Christopher J SayedDepartment of Dermatology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Falk G BecharaICH - International Center for Hidradenitis Suppurativa/Acne Inversa, Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
Hadar Lev-TovDr. Philip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA.
Jennifer L HsiaoDepartment of Dermatology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
John W FrewLaboratory of Translational Cutaneous Medicine, Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia.
Ziad ReguiaïDepartment of Dermatology, Polyclinique Courlancy-Bezannes, Reims-Bezannes, France.
Melinda J GooderhamProbity Medical Research, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Noah GoldfarbDepartments of Dermatology and Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Hessel H van der ZeeDepartment of Dermatology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Veronique Del MarmolDepartment of Dermatology, Hôpital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
Angelo V MarzanoDermatology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2258-8357
Benjamin D EhstOregon Medical Research Center, Portland, OR, USA.
Lindsay S AckermanUSA Medical Dermatology Specialists, US Dermatology Partners, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
Koremasa HayamaDivision of Cutaneous Science, Department of Dermatology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Itabashi City, Tokyo, Japan.
Chenwei TianIncyte Corporation, Wilmington, DE, USA.
Jennifer KelleyIncyte Corporation, Wilmington, DE, USA.
Huiling ZhenIncyte Corporation, Wilmington, DE, USA.
Joslyn S KirbyIncyte Corporation, Wilmington, DE, USA.
Kurt BrownIncyte Corporation, Wilmington, DE, USA.
Leandro L SantosIncyte Corporation, Wilmington, DE, USA.
Christos C ZouboulisDepartment of Dermatology, Venereology, and Immunology, Universitaetsklinikum Ruppin-Brandenburg, Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane and Faculty of Health Sciences Brandenburg, Neuruppin, Germany. christos.zouboulis@mhb-fontane.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1646-2608

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although therapeutic options for hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) continue to expand, unmet needs remain substantial. We evaluated the efficacy and safety of povorcitinib (an oral, highly selective Janus kinase 1 (JAK1) inhibitor) in patients with moderate to severe HS in two randomized trials. STOP-HS1 and STOP-HS2 were identically designed, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 trials. Adults with moderate to severe HS were randomized 2:2:1:1 to once-daily treatment through week 54: povorcitinib 45 mg; povorcitinib 75 mg; placebo with crossover at week 12 to povorcitinib 45 mg; or placebo with crossover at week 12 to povorcitinib 75 mg. The primary endpoint was HiSCR50 (≥50% decrease in total abscess and inflammatory nodule count, with no increase from baseline in abscess or draining tunnel count) at week 12. STOP-HS1/STOP-HS2 enrolled 608/619 patients, respectively. In both studies, both povorcitinib doses met the primary endpoint; in STOP-HS1, 82/204 (40%) patients in the povorcitinib 45-mg group and 82/202 (41%) in the 75-mg group versus 60/202 (30%) in the placebo group achieved HiSCR50 (OR (95% CI) 45 mg: 1.6 (1.1-2.5), P = 0.0240; 75 mg: 1.6 (1.1-2.4), P = 0.0214); corresponding values for STOP-HS2 were 88/208 (42%) and 88/208 (42%) versus 58/203 (29%; OR (95% CI) 45 mg: 1.8 (1.2-2.8), P = 0.0035; 75 mg: 1.9 (1.2-2.8); P = 0.0033). Through week 12, across STOP-HS1/STOP-HS2, serious treatment-emergent adverse events (AEs) occurred in 1-2% of patients across povorcitinib doses and in 2-3% with placebo; through week 54, serious AEs occurred in 5%/6% of patients receiving 45-mg/75-mg povorcitinib, respectively. The most frequent AEs among patients treated with 45-mg/75-mg povorcitinib were acne (17%/20%), nasopharyngitis (10%/12%) and upper respiratory tract infection (11%/10%). One death of undetermined etiology was reported and deemed unrelated to treatment. No new or unexpected safety findings were identified. Oral povorcitinib demonstrated significant improvements in HiSCR50 versus placebo and a favorable safety profile in patients with moderate to severe HS. ClinicalTrials.gov registration: NCT05620823 and NCT05620836 .

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Hidradenitis SuppurativaProtein Kinase InhibitorsAdultDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHumansJanus Kinase 1MaleMiddle AgedPyrazolesPyrimidinesTreatment OutcomeJanus Kinase 1PF-06700841Protein Kinase InhibitorsPyrazolesPyrimidines

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PMID42493571
PMCPMC13473019

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