E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
Atopic Dermatitis / Eczema |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases [C17] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 20.0 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10003639 |
E.1.2 | Term | Atopic dermatitis |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 100000004858 |
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E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
To demonstrate the efficacy of dupilumab administered concomitantly with topical corticosteroids (TCS) in patients ≥6 years to <12 years of age with severe atopic dermatitis (AD). |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
To assess the safety of dupilumab administered concomitantly with TCS in patients ≥6 years to <12 years of age with severe AD. |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | Yes |
E.2.3.1 | Full title, date and version of each sub-study and their related objectives |
1. Pharmacogenomic sub-study. |
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E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
1. Male or female ≥6 to <12 years of age at time of screening visit
2. Diagnosis of AD according to the American Academy of Dermatology consensus criteria (Eichenfield 2003) at screening visit
3. Chronic AD diagnosed at least 1 year prior to the screening visit
4. IGA = 4 at screening and baseline visits
5. EASI ≥21 at the screening and baseline visits
6. BSA ≥15% at screening and baseline visits
7. Documented recent history (within 6 months before the baseline visit) of inadequate response to topical AD medication(s)
8. At least 11 (of a total of 14) applications of a stable dose of topical emollient (moisturizer) twice daily during the 7 consecutive days immediately before the baseline visit
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
1. Participation in a prior dupilumab clinical study
2. Treatment with a systemic investigational drug before the baseline visit
3. Treatment with a topical investigational drug within 2 weeks prior to the baseline visit
4. Treatment with crisabarole within 2 weeks prior to the baseline visit
5. History of important side effects of medium potency topical corticosteroids (eg, intolerance to treatment, hypersensitivity reactions, significant skin atrophy, systemic effects), as assessed by the investigator or patient’s treating physician
6. Treatment with a TCI within 2 weeks prior to the baseline visit
7. Having used any of the following treatments within 4 weeks before the baseline visit, or any condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, is likely to require such treatment(s) during the first 4 weeks of study treatment:
a. Immunosuppressive/immunomodulating drugs (eg, systemic corticosteroids, cyclosporine, mycophenolate-mofetil, interferon gamma, Janus kinase inhibitors, azathioprine, methotrexate, etc.)
b. Phototherapy for AD
8. Treatment with biologics, as follows:
a. Any cell-depleting agents including but not limited to rituximab: within 6 months before the baseline visit, or until lymphocyte and CD 19+ lymphocyte count returns to normal, whichever is longer
b. Other biologics: within 5 half-lives (if known) or 16 weeks before the baseline visit, whichever is longer
9. Treatment with a live (attenuated) vaccine within 4 weeks before the baseline visit
10. Body weight <15 kg at baseline
11. Initiation of treatment of AD with prescription moisturizers or moisturizers containing additives such as ceramide, hyaluronic acid, urea, or filaggrin degradation products during the screening period (patients may continue using stable doses of such moisturizers if initiated before the screening visit)
12. Regular use (more than 2 visits per week) of a tanning booth/parlor within 8 weeks of the baseline visit
13. Active chronic or acute infection requiring treatment with systemic antibiotics, antivirals, antiprotozoals, or antifungals within 2 weeks before the baseline visit
14. Established diagnosis of a primary immunodeficiency disorder
15. History of past or current tuberculosis or other mycobacterial infection
16. Known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection or HIV seropositivity at the screening visit
17. Established diagnosis of hepatitis B viral infection at the time of screening or is positive for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) or hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb) at the time of screening
18. Established diagnosis of hepatitis C viral infection at the time of screening or is positive for hepatitis C antibody at the screening visit
19. On current treatment for hepatic disease including but not limited to acute or chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, or hepatic failure, or has evidence of liver disease as indicated by persistent (confirmed by repeated tests ≥2 weeks apart) elevated transaminases (alanine aminotransferase [ALT] and/or aspartate aminotransferase [AST]) more than 3 times the upper limit of normal (ULN) during the screening period
20. Presence of any 1 or more of the following abnormalities in laboratory test results at screening:
• Platelets ≤100 × 103/μL
• Neutrophils <1.5 × 103/μL
• Creatine phosphokinase (CPK) >5 × ULN
• Serum creatinine >1.5 × ULN
21. Presence of skin comorbidities that may interfere with study assessments. This includes, but is not limited to, conditions like scabies, seborrheic dermatitis, cutaneous T cell lymphoma, psoriasis, etc.
22. History of malignancy before the baseline visit
23. Diagnosed active endoparasitic infections; suspected or high risk of endoparasitic infection, unless clinical and (if necessary) laboratory assessment have ruled out active infection before randomization
24. Severe concomitant illness(es) that, in the investigator’s judgment, would adversely affect the patient’s participation in the study. |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
1. Proportion of patients with EASI-75 (≥75% improvement from baseline) at week 16
2. Proportion of patients with IGA 0 or 1 (on a 5-point scale) at week 16
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
Ad 1: at week 16
Ad 2: at week 16
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
Key secondary endpoints
1. Percent change in EASI score from baseline to week 16
2. Percent change from baseline to week 16 in weekly average of daily worst itch score
Other secondary endpoints:
1. Change from baseline to week 16 in weekly average of daily worst itch score
2. Proportion of patients with EASI-50 at week 16
3. Proportion of patients with EASI-90 at week 16
4. Change from baseline to week 16 in percent Body Surface Area (BSA) affected by AD
5. Percent change from baseline to week 16 in SCORing AD (SCORAD)
6. Proportion of patients with improvement (reduction) of weekly average of daily worst itch score ≥4 from baseline at week 16
7. Proportion of patients with improvement (reduction) of weekly average of daily worst itch score ≥3 from baseline at week 16
8. Time to onset of effect on pruritus during the 16-week treatment period (≥4 point reduction of weekly average of daily worst itch score from baseline)
9. Time to onset of effect on pruritus during the 16-week treatment period (≥3 point reduction of weekly average of daily worst itch score from baseline)
10. Change from baseline to week 16 in Children’s Dermatology Life Quality Index (CDLQI)
11. Change from baseline to week 16 in Patient Oriented Eczema Measure (POEM)
12. Change from baseline to week 16 in Dermatitis Family Index (DFI)
13. Change from baseline to week 16 in Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) pediatric anxiety short form scale score
14. Change from baseline to week 16 in PROMIS pediatric depressive symptoms short form scale score
15. Topical treatment for AD – proportion of TCS medication-free days from baseline to week 16
16. Mean weekly dose of TCS in grams for low and medium potency TCS from baseline to week 16
17. Mean weekly dose of TCS in grams for high potency TCS from baseline to week 16
18. Incidence of skin-infection treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) (excluding herpetic infections) through week 16
19. Incidence of serious TEAEs through week 16
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
The key secondary endpoints:
Ad 1: from baseline to week 16
Ad 2: baseline to week 16
Other secondary endpoints:
Ad 1: from baseline to week 16
Ad 2: at week 16
Ad 3: at week 16
Ad 4: from baseline to week 16
Ad 5: from baseline to week 16
Ad 6: from baseline to week 16
Ad 7: from baseline to week 16
Ad 8: from baseline to week 16
Ad 9: from baseline to week 16
Ad 10: from baseline to week 16
Ad 11: from baseline to week 16
Ad 12: from baseline to week 16
Ad 13: from baseline to week 16
Ad 14: from baseline to week 16
Ad 15: from baseline to week 16
Ad 16: from baseline to week 16
Ad 17: from baseline to week 16
Ad 18: through week 16
Ad 19: through week 16 |
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | Yes |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | Yes |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | Yes |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | Yes |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | Yes |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | No |
E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | No |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | Yes |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | Yes |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes |
E.8.1.2 | Open | No |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | Yes |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | Yes |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | Yes |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | Yes |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 4 |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
| No |
E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | Yes |
E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 2 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | Yes |
E.8.5.1 | Number of sites anticipated in the EEA | 32 |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | Yes |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | No |
E.8.6.3 | If E.8.6.1 or E.8.6.2 are Yes, specify the regions in which trial sites are planned |
Canada |
Czech Republic |
Germany |
Poland |
United Kingdom |
United States |
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E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | Yes |
E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 0 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 11 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 24 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 1 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 3 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 0 |