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Trial reportAllergy2026

Effect of Abrocitinib on the Skin Microbiome in Patients With Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis.

Madeline Kim, Ester Del Duca, Joel Correa Da Rosa, Juliana Pulsinelli, Yeriel Estrada, Dan Xu, Gary Chan, Allshine Chen, Erman Güler, Karen Page and 1 more

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Trial report in Allergy, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03915496 (A PHASE 2A, RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED, PARALLEL GROUP, MULTI-CENTER STUDY TO INVESTIGATE THE MECHANISM OF ACTION OF ABROCITINIB MONOTHERAPY IN ADULT PARTICIPANTS WITH MODERATE-TO-SEVERE ATOPIC DERMATITIS), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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NCT03915496 phase2completednot on this map

A phase 2a, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel group, multi-center study to investigate the mechanism of action of abrocitinib monotherapy in adult participants with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis

TypeinterventionalSponsorPfizerRan2020 to 2021Enrolled46ConditionsAtopic DermatitisArmsPF-04965842 200 mg, PF-04965842 100 mg, Placebo
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Madeline KimIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8108-3631
Ester Del DucaIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7948-8536
Joel Correa Da RosaIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4221-1976
Juliana PulsinelliIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1014-3940
Yeriel EstradaIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5172-6747
Dan XuPfizer Inc., San Diego, California, USA.
Gary ChanPfizer Inc., Groton, Connecticut, USA.
Allshine ChenPfizer Inc., Groton, Connecticut, USA.
Erman GülerPfizer Inc., Istanbul, Turkey.
Karen PagePfizer Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Emma Guttman-YasskyIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9363-324X

Funding

Pfizer
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAtopic dermatitis (AD) is characterized by microbial dysbiosis, notably an overabundance of Staphylococcus species. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of abrocitinib, a Janus kinase 1-selective inhibitor, on the skin microbiome and clinical outcomes in patients with moderate-to-severe AD.

methodsPatients enrolled in JADE MOA (NCT03915496) were randomly assigned to receive once-daily abrocitinib (100 or 200 mg) or placebo for 12 weeks. Skin swabs collected at baseline and Weeks 2, 4, and 12 underwent 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing to determine microbial composition. Disease severity was assessed at the same time points using established clinical metrics. Associations between microbial abundance and clinical metrics, as well as inflammatory and skin barrier markers, were investigated.

resultsData from 43 patients were included. Alpha diversity increased significantly at Week 12 of treatment with abrocitinib 200 mg. Beta diversity analysis revealed clustering of the abrocitinib groups away from placebo as early as Week 2; divergence continued through Week 12. Staphylococcus and S. aureus relative abundance decreased in a dose-dependent manner from Week 2 through Week 12 of abrocitinib treatment. Changes in skin microbial composition corresponded with improvements in clinical metrics of disease severity as well as immune markers of AD.

conclusionsAbrocitinib treatment is associated with beneficial changes in the skin microbiome, notably a reduction in S. aureus and increased microbial diversity. These findings provide insight into the mechanism of action of abrocitinib and the interplay of immunomodulation and the skin microbiome in AD.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03915496.

Indexed as

Dermatitis, AtopicMicrobiotaPyrimidinesSkinSkin MicrobiomeAdultBiomarkersFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSeverity of Illness IndexSulfonamidesTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultabrocitinibBiomarkersPyrimidinesSulfonamidesabrocitinibatopic dermatitisinflammationJAKJAK 1microbiomeStaphylococcus aureus

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PMID42543003
PMCPMC13646857

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