Efficacy and Safety of Upadacitinib vs Dupilumab in Adults and Adolescents with Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis: Week 16 results of an Open-label, Randomized, Efficacy Assessor-Blinded Head-to-Head Phase 3b/4 Study (Level Up)
Silverberg J, Bunick C, Hong H, Mendes-Bastos P, Gold L, Costanzo A, Ibrahim N, Sancho C, Wu X, Han Y, Levy G, Altman K, Calimlim B, Eyerich K. Efficacy and Safety of Upadacitinib vs Dupilumab in Adults and Adolescents with Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis: Week 16 results of an Open-label, Randomized, Efficacy Assessor-Blinded Head-to-Head Phase 3b/4 Study (Level Up). British Journal Of Dermatology 2024, ljae404. PMID: 39438067, DOI: 10.1093/bjd/ljae404.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAtopic dermatitisSecondary endpointsDose escalationOpen-labelClinical responseSafety profile of upadacitinibSafety signalsResponse to systemic therapyPruritus Numerical Rating ScaleSafety of upadacitinibEczematous skin lesionsWeeks of treatmentNumerical rating scaleSeverity Index reductionsChronic skin diseasePost hoc analysisPhase 3b/4Systemic therapyItch responseSystemic treatmentPrimary endpointEczema AreaDupilumabSafety profileSuperior efficacy