2024
Integrated Safety Analysis of Ritlecitinib, an Oral JAK3/TEC Family Kinase Inhibitor, for the Treatment of Alopecia Areata from the ALLEGRO Clinical Trial Program
King B, Soung J, Tziotzios C, Rudnicka L, Joly P, Gooderham M, Sinclair R, Mesinkovska N, Paul C, Gong Y, Anway S, Tran H, Wolk R, Zwillich S, Lejeune A. Integrated Safety Analysis of Ritlecitinib, an Oral JAK3/TEC Family Kinase Inhibitor, for the Treatment of Alopecia Areata from the ALLEGRO Clinical Trial Program. American Journal Of Clinical Dermatology 2024, 25: 299-314. PMID: 38263353, PMCID: PMC10867086, DOI: 10.1007/s40257-024-00846-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse eventsAlopecia areataIncidence rateKinase inhibitorsTreatment of alopecia areataPlacebo-controlled cohortAdverse cardiovascular eventsClinical trial programIntegrated safety analysisOpportunistic infectionsPlacebo groupPlacebo-controlledLaboratory abnormalitiesHerpes zosterSafety profileSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Cardiovascular eventsRespiratory syndrome coronavirus 2RitlecitinibObjectiveThe objectivePhase 2aTrial programPatientsMethodsTwo cohorts
2022
Integrated safety analysis of baricitinib in adults with severe alopecia areata from two randomized clinical trials
King B, Mostaghimi A, Shimomura Y, Zlotogorski A, Choi G, Blume-Peytavi U, Passeron T, Holzwarth K, Dutronc Y, McCollam J, Yang F, Stanley S, Wu W, Sinclair R. Integrated safety analysis of baricitinib in adults with severe alopecia areata from two randomized clinical trials. British Journal Of Dermatology 2022, 188: 218-227. PMID: 36763878, DOI: 10.1093/bjd/ljac059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment-emergent adverse eventsSevere alopecia areataPlacebo-controlled periodAlopecia areataIncidence rateIntegrated safety analysisCreatine phosphokinaseBaricitinib 2Adverse eventsIII trialsClinical trialsSafety dataPhase II/III trialsMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsUpper respiratory tract infectionLong-term extension periodAbnormal laboratory changesDose of baricitinibElevated creatine phosphokinaseAdverse cardiovascular eventsPhase III trialsProportion of patientsRespiratory tract infectionsBlood creatine phosphokinaseOverall safety profile