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ArticleActa dermato-venereologica2026

Real-world Effectiveness and Safety of Lebrikizumab in Atopic Dermatitis: A TREATgermany Analysis.

Barbara Kind, Christina Pham, Luise Heinrich, Tatjana Honstein, Annice Heratizadeh, Inken Harder, Dora Stölzl, Petra Staubach-Renz, Thomas Schaefer, Susanne Abraham and 23 more

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Article 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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5 · Who and what money

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33 authors.

Barbara KindCenter for Evidence-Based Healthcare, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus and Carl Gustav Carus Faculty of Medicine, Technische Universitaet Dresden, Dresden, Germany. barbara.kind@ukdd.de.ORCID 0009-0002-5254-6411
Christina PhamDepartment of Dermatology and Allergy, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.ORCID 0009-0000-3144-5959
Luise HeinrichCenter for Evidence-Based Healthcare, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus and Carl Gustav Carus Faculty of Medicine, Technische Universitaet Dresden, Dresden, Germany.ORCID 0009-0002-2878-2019
Tatjana HonsteinDepartment of Dermatology and Allergy, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.ORCID 0009-0001-2897-964X
Annice HeratizadehDepartment of Dermatology and Allergy, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9231-9865
Inken HarderDepartment of Dermatology and Allergy, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3079-0440
Dora StölzlDepartment of Dermatology and Allergy, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7321-7305
Petra Staubach-RenzClinic for Dermatology, University Hospital, Mainz, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2276-0284
Thomas SchaeferPractice Dr. med. Thomas Schaefer and Dr. med. Doreen Belz, Derma Koeln, Cologne, Germany.
Susanne AbrahamCenter for Evidence-Based Healthcare, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus and Carl Gustav Carus Faculty of Medicine, Technische Universitaet Dresden, Dresden, Germany; Department of Dermatology, University Allergy Center, Carl Gustav Carus Faculty of Medicine, Technische Universitaet Dresden, Dresden, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7457-6481
Matthias AugustinInstitute for Health Services Research in Dermatology Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4026-8728
Jutta Ramaker-BrunkePractice 'Die Hautärzte' Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany.
Andreas PinterDepartment of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Clinical Research, University Hospital, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1330-1502
Kathrin MeinhardtPractice Kathrin Meinhardt, Beckum, Germany.
Sven QuistDermatology Clinic, Helix Medical Ecellence Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9548-7813
Sabine AndersPractice Dr. med. Sabine Anders, Munich, Germany.
Beate SchwarzPractice Dr. med. Beate Schwarz, Langenau, Germany.
Michael Schulz-KiesowPractice Dr. med. Michael Schulz-Kiesow and Dr. med. Inken Reimers, Lübeck, German.
Sabine SteinkeHohenzollernring Dermatology Practice, Münster, Germany.
Nicole AdlerHautärzte am Fastnachtsbrunnen, FÄ Nicole Adler, Mainz, Germany.
Christiane HandrickPractice Dr. med. Christiane Handrick, Berlin, Germany.
Knut SchaekelDepartment of Dermatology, University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6344-7799
Michael SticherlingDepartment of Dermatology, University, German Center for Immunotherapy, Erlangen, Germany.
Anne BongPractice Dr. med. Anne Bong, Emmerich, Germany.
Felix D JacobsPractice DERMAKULM, Kulmbach, Germany.
Bernd GroßmannPractice Dr. med. Bernd Großmann, Koblenz, Germany.
Maren StahlStahl, M., Practice Dr. med. Maren Stahl, Osterode, Germany.
Carl-Philipp BuerkleSkin and laser medicine Kinzigtal, Practice Dr. med. Bürkle, Haslach, Germany.
Hannah L Gorriahn-MaiterthPractice Dermasana, Karlsruhe, Germany.
Tilo BiedermannDepartment of Dermatology and Allergy, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5352-5105
Jochen SchmittCenter for Evidence-Based Healthcare, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus and Carl Gustav Carus Faculty of Medicine, Technische Universitaet Dresden, Dresden, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-0264-0960
Stephan WeidingerDepartment of Dermatology and Allergy, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3944-252X
Thomas WerfelDepartment of Dermatology and Allergy, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6830-7672

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is driven by type 2 inflammation, with interleukin-13 (IL-13) as one of the central operators. Lebrikizumab is a monoclonal antibody that inhibits IL-13 signalling. Adult patients with moderate-to-severe AD who received lebrikizumab in the TREATgermany registry until 12/2024 were selected, and patient characteristics as well as effectiveness and safety outcomes after 1, 3 and 6 months were evaluated. A total of 108 patients were initiated on lebrikizumab, with 80 having follow-up data available for this analysis ("registry cohort"). Forty-one patients were switched to lebrikizumab without a "washout period" from another advanced systemic therapy ("switchers"). The mean Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI) decreased from 14.8 at baseline to 5.6 and 3.0 at month 3 and month 6 and was comparable between switchers and nonswitchers. Clinically meaningful improvements were also seen across all patient reported outcomes (PROs) equally in both groups, e.g. a decrease of the mean peak pruritus numeric rating scale (PP-NRS) from 6.6 to 3.8 and 3.4 and the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) from 11.9 to 4.9 and 4.8. Overall, adverse events (AEs) were reported for 26.6% of patients within the first 3. The most frequently reported AE was conjunctivitis or other ocular complications, reported in 13 patients (20.3%). 32 patients (40%) had an initial EASI≥16 and were comparable to patients in lebrikizumab phase 3 studies. In this "trial-like" cohort, EASI-75 and EASI-90 response rates were 60% and 26.7% at month 3 and 70% and 50% at month 6. Lebrikizumab shows effectiveness in routine care well comparable to observations made in randomized controlled trials.

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Antibodies, MonoclonalDermatitis, AtopicDermatologic AgentsAdultAgedAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedDrug SubstitutionFemaleHumansInterleukin-13MaleMiddle AgedPatient Reported Outcome MeasuresRegistriesSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedDermatologic AgentsInterleukin-13lebrikizumab

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PMID42593155
PMCPMC13470792

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