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ArticleDermatology and therapy2026

Real-World Effectiveness and Safety of 12 Months of Tralokinumab in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis.

April W Armstrong, Ahmed Ameen, Silvia Ferrucci, José-Juan Pereyra-Rodríguez, Michael J Cork, Cory Rubin, Abel Jarell, Alessandra Narcisi, Pierre-Andre Becherel, Jennifer Beecker and 4 more

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April W ArmstrongDivision of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Ahmed AmeenNMC Specialty Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Silvia FerrucciDermatology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
José-Juan Pereyra-RodríguezDepartment of Dermatology, Virgen del Rocio University Hospital, Seville, Spain.
Michael J CorkSheffield Children's NIHR Commercial Research Delivery Centre, Sheffield, UK.
Cory RubinMichigan Dermatology Institute, Waterford, MI, USA.
Abel JarellallCUTIS Research, Inc., Portsmouth, NH, USA.
Alessandra NarcisiDermatology Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.
Pierre-Andre BecherelDermatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, Antony Hospital, Antony, France.
Jennifer BeeckerDivision of Dermatology, The Ottawa Hospital, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Teodora FestiniLEO Pharma A/S, Ballerup, Denmark.
Ida VittrupLEO Pharma A/S, Ballerup, Denmark.
Frank VintherLEO Pharma A/S, Ballerup, Denmark.
Diamant ThaçiInstitute and Comprehensive Center for Inflammation Medicine, University of Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Germany. diamant.thaci@uksh.de.

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introductionAtopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic, inflammatory skin condition in which interleukin (IL)-13 is a key driver. Tralokinumab, an IL-13-targeting monoclonal antibody, has demonstrated efficacy and a favorable safety profile in patients with moderate-to-severe AD in phase 3 trials. However, data on long-term effectiveness and safety in routine clinical practice remain limited. This study aimed to assess changes in clinical signs and symptoms of AD and evaluate safety in patients treated with tralokinumab in a real-world setting.

methodsTRACE is an international, non-interventional, prospective study of adults with AD prescribed tralokinumab and followed for up to 12 months of treatment. The primary outcome was investigator-assessed AD severity (Investigator's Global Assessment [IGA], Eczema Activity and Severity Index [EASI], and/or SCORing AD [SCORAD]). Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) were collected if part of routine practice. Safety was also assessed.

resultsA total of 824 patients (mean age 44.1 years; 24.9% with prior biologic therapy) were included. At baseline, 414 (50.3%) patients had moderate AD (IGA 3), 281 (34.1%) had severe AD (IGA 4), mean EASI was 20.1, and mean SCORAD was 47.1. Early improvements in AD clinical signs and symptoms were sustained over 12 months of treatment with tralokinumab, with the percentage of composite responders (IGA 0/1, EASI-75, or SCORAD < 10) increasing from 5.3% at baseline to 79.1% at month 12. Rapid and sustained improvements in PROs were also reported throughout the study. AEs were reported by 232 (28.1%) patients, with the majority being non-serious and mild or moderate in severity. Conjunctivitis was reported in 4.4% of patients.

conclusionsTRACE is the largest real-world study of tralokinumab to date. Treatment with tralokinumab over 12 months substantially improved signs and symptoms of AD as well as PROs across all outcome measures, providing evidence supporting the rapid and long-term effectiveness of tralokinumab. No new safety signals were identified.

trial registrationEU PAS register-EUPAS44659.

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