Molecular Signatures in Inflammatory Skin Disease
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Anti-TNF, Anti-IL12/23, Anti-IL17, Dupilumab.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Atopic Dermatitis, Psoriasis. Basic parameters: No limits · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Germany
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Systematic Profiling of Anti-cytokine Signatures in the Treatment of Chronic Inflammatory Skin Disorders
Overview
This pilot project intends to examine the utility of a systems medicine approach to identify regulatory networks and their perturbation in psoriasis and atopic dermatitis, and to obtain a comprehensive perspective on disease and disease control by integrating and modelling data across multiple cellular levels and time following specific blockade of single pathophysiological factors through use of licensed biologics during routine care as systems biology challenge. To this end, ultra-deep phenotyping and prospective molecular characterization in short time-intervals and different disease equilibrium states will be carried out in targeted small sets of patients. The different layers and types of clinical and molecular information will then be integrated (integrative personal omics profiling iPOP) for generating insights into disease pathways and for extraction of molecular signatures that correspond to clinical severity scores. It will provide a good starting point for planning future trials aimed at identifying biological patterns useful for guiding targeted treatment.
Detailed description
This is an exploratory study with the aim to identify molecular profiles and signatures in skin and blood that correlate with inflammatory skin disease, disease activity and disease progression, and that are associated with possible disease subtypes/endotypes. Primary target variables are differentially expressed genes (alone or in combination), secondary target variables are genetic, immunological and microbiological signatures. Influencing variables of interest include age of manifestation, disease duration, disease activity/severity, disease progression, comorbidities and therapy/treatment. Obtained biomaterial will be used for molecular profiling including DNA/RNA sequencing, ELISA, mass spectrometry, flow cytometry to identify markers and/or signatures that can correlate with individual disease courses.
Interventions
- Drug Anti-TNF
Subject receives anti-TNF antibodies open-label as per guidelines - Drug Anti-IL12/23
Subject receives anti-IL12/23 antibodies open-label as per guidelines - Drug Anti-IL17
Subject receives anti-IL17 antibodies open-label as per guidelines - Drug Dupilumab
Subject receives Dupilumab open-label as per guidelines - Drug Anti-IL23
Subject receives anti-IL23 antibodies open-label as per guidelines - Drug Baricitinib
Subject receives Baricitinib open-label as per guidelines - Drug Abrocitinib
Subject receives Abrocitinib open-label as per guidelines - Drug Upadacitinib
Subject receives Upadacitinib open-label as per guidelines - Drug Tralokinumab
Subject receives Tralokinumab open-label as per guidelines - Drug Lebrikizumab
Subject receives Lebrikizumab open-label as per guidelines
Primary outcome measures
- Changes of molecular profiles over time [Time frame: Baseline and week 2, week 4, week 12, week 52]
- Changes of molecular profiles associated with disease severity/remission [Time frame: Baseline and week 2, week 4, week 12, week 52]
- Changes of molecular profiles associated with treatment [Time frame: Baseline and week 2, week 4, week 12, week 52]
- Changes of molecular profiles associated with treatment response [Time frame: Baseline and week 2, week 4, week 12, week 52]
Secondary outcome measures (4)
- Change in Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI) score [Time frame: Baseline and week 1, week 2, week 12, week 52]
- Change in Score of Atopic Dermatitis (SCORAD) [Time frame: Baseline and week 1, week 2, week 12, week 52]
- Change in Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) [Time frame: Baseline and week 1, week 2, week 12, week 52]
- Change in Hidradenitis Suppurativa Severity Score (IHS4) [Time frame: Baseline and week 1, week 2, week 12, week 52]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Ability to provide written informed consent and comply with the protocol
- Dermatologist-diagnosed chronic inflammatory skin disease
- Subject receives systemic therapy within routine care (in-label use of biologics)
Exclusion criteria
- Subject is unable to provide written informed consent or comply with the protocol.
- Having used immunosuppressive/immunomodulating therapy or phototherapy within 4 weeks before the baseline visit.
- Treatment of selected skin areas to be examined with topical corticosteroid or topical calcineurin inhibitor within 1 week before the baseline visit.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Observational model
- Case-only
Study locations
Germany · 1 center
- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Schleswig Holstein, Campus Kiel — Kiel
Identifiers
NCT: NCT03358693 · A100/12 · A100/12_A