Topical Ruxolitinib for the Treatment of Vitiligo

Open Label Phase 2 Proof-of-concept Pilot Trial of Topical Ruxolitinib in Repigmenting Adult Patients With Vitiligo

The purpose of this study is to determine if topical ruxolitinib 1.5% will provide repigmentation in vitiligo lesions.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Vitiligo
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Ruxolitinib 1.5% Phosphate Cream

Detailed Description

The hypothesis is that JAK inhibitors can also successfully treat vitiligo. Lesional skin of both alopecia areata and vitiligo primarily contain T cells in a TH1 response as opposed to a mixed cell infiltrate such as in psoriasis or lichen planus. Both alopecia areata and vitiligo are TH1 mediated diseases dependent on the production of IFN-gamma to drive the response. CD8+ T cells are both necessary and sufficient for melanocyte destruction in vitiligo (van den Boorn JG et al 2009) and CD8+NKG2D+ T cells are also necessary and sufficient for hair loss in alopecia areata (Gilhar A et al 2013).

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 11
• Phase: Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Massachusetts
    • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02111
      • Tufts Medical Center

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Clinical diagnosis of vitiligo.
• At Visit 1 (Baseline/Day 1), have had vitiligo covering at least 1% of total body surface area (BSA) on the scalp, trunk or limbs (excluding nails).
• Female subjects of childbearing potential must agree to use a highly effective method of contraception throughout the study and for at least four weeks after the last dose of assigned treatment. Male subjects must also use contraception, such as barrier method with spermicide.
• If receiving concomitant medications for any reason, must be on a stable regimen and willing to stay on a stable regimen.
• Must be willing to washout of other vitiligo treatments. All treatments for vitiligo are prohibited during the course of the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Other skin conditions at Baseline that would interfere with evaluation of vitiligo.
• Pregnant/breastfeeding females, or females of childbearing potential not using highly effective contraception. Women of childbearing potential must test negative for pregnancy and use contraception for at least four weeks after last dose of drug.
• Current or recent history of clinically significant medical/psychiatric condition or laboratory abnormality that may increase risk associated with the study participation or drug administration.
• Have a history of any lymphoproliferative disorder, lymphoma, leukemia, history of disseminated herpes zoster or disseminated herpes simplex, or a recurrent localized, dermatomal herpes zoster.
• Have a history of infection requiring parenteral or oral or topical antimicrobial therapy within 2 weeks prior to Baseline.
• Vaccinated with live/attenuated live vaccine within 6 weeks prior to Baseline.
• Previously participated in study of oral/topical ruxolitinib or tofacitinib (tofacitinib, CP-690,550, formerly tasocitinib) unless confirmed to have been randomized to and treated with placebo or placebo topical formulation (vehicle) only.
• Received a prohibited concomitant medication within 7 days or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) prior to Baseline.
• Have participated in other studies within 4 weeks or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) prior to Visit 1 (Baseline/Day 1). Subjects cannot participate in studies of other investigational or experimental therapies or procedures at any time during their participation in this study.
• Subjects who are investigational site staff members or relatives of those site staff members or subjects who are Sponsor employees directly involved in the conduct of the trial.
• In the opinion of the investigator or Sponsor, the subject is inappropriate for entry into this study, or unwilling/unable to comply with study procedures and lifestyle guidelines.
• Screening laboratory abnormalities
• CYP Inhibitor Exclusion: Subjects taking potent CYP3A4 inhibitors or fluconazole within 2 weeks or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer, before the baseline visit.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Ruxolitinib 1.5% phosphate cream; Ruxolitinib 1.5% phosphate cream twice daily to vitiligo patches.	Drug: Ruxolitinib 1.5% Phosphate Cream; twice daily topical application of Ruxolitinib 1.5% Phosphate Cream beginning at baseline and ending at week 20; Other Names: INCB018424 phosphate cream

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Percent Change in Vitiligo Area Severity Index (VASI) Score From Baseline to Week 20	The VASI for each body region (hands, upper extremities, trunk, lower extremities, feet) is determined by the product of the area involved in hand prints and the extent of depigmentation within each hand print unit measured patch (0-100). Area involved is measured by hand prints (1 hand print = 1%) with a possible range of 0-100. Degree of depigmentation is measured as: 1.00 (100%) = complete depigmentation, no pigment present, 0.90(90%)=specks of pigment present, 0.75(75%)=depigmented area exceeds the pigmented area, 0.50(50%)=pigmented and depigmented areas are equal, 0.25(25%)=pigmented area exceeds depigmented area, 0.10(10%)=only specks of depigmentation present, and 0.0(0%)=no depigmentation present.	Baseline to Week 20

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Percent Change in Body Surface Area (BSA) of Repigmentation	Area involved is measured by hand prints (1 hand print = 1%) with a possible range of 0-100.	Baseline and Week 20
Number of Subjects Who Achieve a Physician Global Vitiligo Assessment (PGVA) of Clear or Almost Clear		Baseline and Week 20
Percent Change in Vitiligo European Task Force (VETF) Assessment - Body Surface Area	Vitiligo European Task Force assessment consisted of three components: Extent of disease reflecting the body surface area (0-100%), disease staging (0-20), and disease progression (-5 +5). Staging is based on cutaneous and hair pigmentation assessing the largest patch in each body area (head/neck, trunk, arms, legs, and hands/feet); Stage 0=normal pigmentation, Stage 1=incomplete pigmentation, Stage 2=complete depigmentation, Stage 3= partial hair whitening (<30%), Stage 4= complete hair whitening. Disease progression is based on assessing the largest patch in each body area; Score 0= similar limits, Score 1= progressive vitiligo (ongoing subclinical depigmentation), Score -1= regressive vitiligo (ongoing subclinical repigmentation). Where a higher number indicates more severe disease spread and a negative number indicates improving disease. These three subsets are evaluated and reported independently and not mutually related to each other.	Baseline and Week 20
Mean Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) Scores	DLQI is calculated by summing the score of each question resulting in a maximum of 30 and a minimum of 0. The higher the score, the more quality of life is impaired. The percent change was calculated from the mean DLQI at baseline and week 20	Baseline and Week 20
Percent Change in Vitiligo European Task Force (VETF) Assessment - Disease Staging	Vitiligo European Task Force assessment consisted of three components: Extent of disease reflecting the body surface area (0-100%), disease staging (0-20), and disease progression (-5 +5). Staging is based on cutaneous and hair pigmentation assessing the largest patch in each body area (head/neck, trunk, arms, legs, and hands/feet); Stage 0=normal pigmentation, Stage 1=incomplete pigmentation, Stage 2=complete depigmentation, Stage 3= partial hair whitening (<30%), Stage 4= complete hair whitening. Disease progression is based on assessing the largest patch in each body area; Score 0= similar limits, Score 1= progressive vitiligo (ongoing subclinical depigmentation), Score -1= regressive vitiligo (ongoing subclinical repigmentation). Where a higher number indicates more severe disease spread and a negative number indicates improving disease. These three subsets are evaluated and reported independently and not mutually related to each other.	Baseline and Week 20
Percent Change in Vitiligo European Task Force (VETF) Assessment - Disease Progression	Vitiligo European Task Force assessment consisted of three components: Extent of disease reflecting the body surface area (0-100%), disease staging (0-20), and disease progression (-5 +5). Staging is based on cutaneous and hair pigmentation assessing the largest patch in each body area (head/neck, trunk, arms, legs, and hands/feet); Stage 0=normal pigmentation, Stage 1=incomplete pigmentation, Stage 2=complete depigmentation, Stage 3= partial hair whitening (<30%), Stage 4= complete hair whitening. Disease progression is based on assessing the largest patch in each body area; Score 0= similar limits, Score 1= progressive vitiligo (ongoing subclinical depigmentation), Score -1= regressive vitiligo (ongoing subclinical repigmentation). Where a higher number indicates more severe disease spread and a negative number indicates improving disease. These three subsets are evaluated and reported independently and not mutually related to each other.	Baseline and Week 20

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Tufts Medical Center
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: David Rosmarin, MD, Tufts Medical Center

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 1, 2016
• Primary Completion (Actual): January 1, 2017
• Study Completion (Actual): February 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 20, 2016
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 20, 2016
• First Posted (Estimate): June 22, 2016

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): August 31, 2020
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 21, 2020
• Last Verified: August 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Skin Diseases; Pigmentation Disorders; Hypopigmentation; Vitiligo
• Other Study ID Numbers: I-18424-15-06

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: No