Integrated Safety Analysis of Ritlecitinib, an Oral JAK3/TEC Family Kinase Inhibitor, for the Treatment of Alopecia Areata from the ALLEGRO Clinical Trial Program.


Journal

American journal of clinical dermatology
ISSN: 1179-1888
Titre abrégé: Am J Clin Dermatol
Pays: New Zealand
ID NLM: 100895290

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
23 Jan 2024
Historique:
accepted: 16 01 2024
medline: 24 1 2024
pubmed: 24 1 2024
entrez: 23 1 2024
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

The ALLEGRO phase 2a and 2b/3 studies demonstrated that ritlecitinib, an oral JAK3/TEC family kinase inhibitor, is efficacious at doses of ≥ 30 mg in patients aged ≥ 12 years with alopecia areata (AA). The objective of this study was to evaluate the safety of ritlecitinib in an integrated analysis of four studies in AA. Two cohorts were analyzed: a placebo-controlled and an all-exposure cohort. Proportions and study size-adjusted incidence rates (IRs) of adverse events (AEs) of interest and laboratory abnormalities are reported. In the placebo-controlled cohort (n = 881; median exposure: 169 days), the proportion of ritlecitinib-treated patients with AEs was 70.2-75.4% across doses versus 69.5% in the placebo group; serious AEs occurred in 0-3.2% versus 1.9% for the placebo. A total of 19 patients permanently discontinued due to AEs (5 while receiving the placebo). In the all-exposure cohort (n = 1294), median ritlecitinib exposure was 624 days [2091.7 total patient-years (PY)]. AEs were reported in 1094 patients (84.5%) and serious AEs in 57 (4.4%); 78 (6.0%) permanently discontinued due to AEs. The most common AEs were headache (17.7%; 11.9/100 PY), severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) positive test (15.5%; 9.8/100 PY), and nasopharyngitis (12.4%; 8.2/100 PY). There were two deaths (breast cancer and acute respiratory failure/cardiorespiratory arrest). Proportions (IRs) were < 0.1% (0.05/100 PY) for opportunistic infections, 1.5% (0.9/100 PY) for herpes zoster, 0.5% (0.3/100 PY) for malignancies (excluding nonmelanoma skin cancer), and 0.2% (0.1/100 PY) for major adverse cardiovascular events. Ritlecitinib is well tolerated with an acceptable safety profile up to 24 months in patients aged ≥ 12 years with AA (video abstract and graphical plain language summary available). ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02974868 (date of registration: 11/29/2016), NCT04517864 (08/18/2020), NCT03732807 (11/07/2018), and NCT04006457 (07/05/2019).

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
The ALLEGRO phase 2a and 2b/3 studies demonstrated that ritlecitinib, an oral JAK3/TEC family kinase inhibitor, is efficacious at doses of ≥ 30 mg in patients aged ≥ 12 years with alopecia areata (AA).
OBJECTIVE OBJECTIVE
The objective of this study was to evaluate the safety of ritlecitinib in an integrated analysis of four studies in AA.
METHODS METHODS
Two cohorts were analyzed: a placebo-controlled and an all-exposure cohort. Proportions and study size-adjusted incidence rates (IRs) of adverse events (AEs) of interest and laboratory abnormalities are reported.
RESULTS RESULTS
In the placebo-controlled cohort (n = 881; median exposure: 169 days), the proportion of ritlecitinib-treated patients with AEs was 70.2-75.4% across doses versus 69.5% in the placebo group; serious AEs occurred in 0-3.2% versus 1.9% for the placebo. A total of 19 patients permanently discontinued due to AEs (5 while receiving the placebo). In the all-exposure cohort (n = 1294), median ritlecitinib exposure was 624 days [2091.7 total patient-years (PY)]. AEs were reported in 1094 patients (84.5%) and serious AEs in 57 (4.4%); 78 (6.0%) permanently discontinued due to AEs. The most common AEs were headache (17.7%; 11.9/100 PY), severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) positive test (15.5%; 9.8/100 PY), and nasopharyngitis (12.4%; 8.2/100 PY). There were two deaths (breast cancer and acute respiratory failure/cardiorespiratory arrest). Proportions (IRs) were < 0.1% (0.05/100 PY) for opportunistic infections, 1.5% (0.9/100 PY) for herpes zoster, 0.5% (0.3/100 PY) for malignancies (excluding nonmelanoma skin cancer), and 0.2% (0.1/100 PY) for major adverse cardiovascular events.
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
Ritlecitinib is well tolerated with an acceptable safety profile up to 24 months in patients aged ≥ 12 years with AA (video abstract and graphical plain language summary available).
TRIAL REGISTRIES BACKGROUND
ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02974868 (date of registration: 11/29/2016), NCT04517864 (08/18/2020), NCT03732807 (11/07/2018), and NCT04006457 (07/05/2019).

Identifiants

pubmed: 38263353
doi: 10.1007/s40257-024-00846-3
pii: 10.1007/s40257-024-00846-3
doi:

Banques de données

ClinicalTrials.gov
['NCT02974868', 'NCT04517864', 'NCT03732807', 'NCT04006457']

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

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Informations de copyright

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Auteurs

Brett King (B)

Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.

Jennifer Soung (J)

Southern California Dermatology, Santa Ana, CA, USA.

Christos Tziotzios (C)

St John's Institute of Dermatology, King's College London, London, UK.

Lidia Rudnicka (L)

Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.

Pascal Joly (P)

Rouen University Hospital, INSERM 1234, Normandie University, Rouen, France.

Melinda Gooderham (M)

Skin Centre for Dermatology, Canada Probity Medical Research, Waterloo, ON, Canada.

Rodney Sinclair (R)

Sinclair Dermatology, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

Natasha A Mesinkovska (NA)

Department of Dermatology and Dermatopathology, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA.

Carle Paul (C)

Department of Dermatology, Toulouse University and INSERM infinity U1291, Toulouse, France.

Yankun Gong (Y)

Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, USA.

Susan D Anway (SD)

Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, USA.

Helen Tran (H)

Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, USA.

Robert Wolk (R)

Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, USA.

Samuel H Zwillich (SH)

Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, USA.

Alexandre Lejeune (A)

Pfizer Inc, 23 Av. du Dr Lannelongue, 75014, Paris, France. alexandre.lejeune@pfizer.com.

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