The Immunologic Effects of Dupilumab in the Treatment of Dermal Hypersensitivity Reaction

This research is studying a drug called dupilumab to learn about its safety and its effect as a treatment for participants with dermal hypersensitivity reaction. This study will help better understand why and how dermal hypersensitivity reaction occurs and how dupilumab might help treat this condition.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Dermal Hypersensitivity Reaction
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Dupilumab

Detailed Description

Dermal hypersensitivity reaction is a skin rash that can happen as a reaction to a known trigger or it can happen for unknown reasons. Not a lot is known about why the rash occurs and what happens to the immune system to cause this rash. Dupilumab, a biologic drug that is given as an injection under the skin, may treat dermal hypersensitivity reaction. This study tries to better understand dermal hypersensitivity reaction and how the immune system responds to dupilumab.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 10
• Phase: Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Nicole Nechiporchik; Phone Number: 734-936-7519; Email: nnechipo@umich.edu

Study Locations

• United States
  • Michigan
    • Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109
      • Recruiting
      • University of Michigan
      • Contact: Nicole Nechiporchik; Phone Number: 734-936-7519; Email: nnechipo@umich.edu
      • Principal Investigator: Mio Nakamura, MD, MS
      • Sub-Investigator: Johann Gudjonsson, MD, PhD
      • Sub-Investigator: Allison Billi, MD, PhD

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Established diagnosis of chronic idiopathic DHR as defined by presence of clinical and histopathologic features of DHR for at least 6 weeks without an underlying cause or associated trigger
• Moderate-to-severe DHR as defined by greater or equal 5% total body-surface-area (TBSA) involvement and IGA of greater or equal to 3.
• Female subjects of childbearing potential (i.e., fertile, following menarche and until becoming post-menopausal unless permanently sterile) must agree either to commit to true abstinence throughout the study and for 12 weeks after the last study drug injection, when this is in line with the preferred and usual lifestyle of the subject, or to use an adequate and approved method of contraception throughout the study and for 12 weeks after the last study drug injection.
• Subject willing and able to comply with all of the time commitments and procedural requirements of the clinical study protocol.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Subjects meeting 1 or more of the following criteria at screening or baseline:
• Had an exacerbation of asthma requiring hospitalization in the preceding 12 months.
• Reporting asthma that has not been well-controlled (ie, symptoms occurring on >2 days per week, nighttime awakenings 2 or more times per week, or some interference with normal activities) during the preceding 3 months.
• Subjects with a current medical history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and/or chronic bronchitis.
• Cutaneous infection within 1 week before the baseline visit, any infection requiring treatment with oral or parenteral antibiotics, antivirals, antiparasitics, or antifungals within 2 weeks before the baseline visit.
• Confirmed or suspected COVID-19 infection within 4 weeks before the screening or baseline visit.
• Previous treatment with dupilumab.
• Pregnant women (positive urine pregnancy test result at the screening visit or the baseline visit), breastfeeding women, or women planning a pregnancy during the clinical study.
• History of, current, or suspected lymphoproliferative disease or malignancy of any organ system within the last 5 years, except for basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma in situ (Bowen's disease), or carcinomas in situ of the cervix that have been treated and have no evidence of recurrence in the last 12 weeks before the baseline visit.
• History of hypersensitivity (including anaphylaxis) to an immunoglobulin product (plasma-derived or recombinant, i.e., monoclonal antibody) or to lidocaine.
• Known active or latent tuberculosis (TB) infection.
• Known or suspected immunosuppression or unusually frequent, recurrent, severe, or prolonged infections as per investigator judgment.
• History of or current confounding skin condition (i.e., active atopic dermatitis, chronic urticaria, psoriasis, cutaneous T-cell lymphoma [mycosis fungoides or Sezary syndrome], contact dermatitis, chronic actinic dermatitis, dermatitis herpetiformis).
• Planned or expected major surgical procedure during the clinical study.
• Currently participating or participated in any other study of a drug or device, within the past 8 weeks before the screening visit, or is in an exclusion period (if verifiable) from a previous study.
• History of alcohol or substance abuse within 6 months of the screening.
• History of poor wound healing or keloid formation.

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: Dupilumab; All patients will receive dupilumab.

Drug: Dupilumab; Patients will start by getting dupilumab 600 milligram (mg) subcutaneously at week 0, followed by 300 mg every 2 weeks starting at week 2. The last dose will be given at week 24. In addition, participants will have visits at the research site for examinations, provide health information, laboratory draws, skin biopsies (at certain time points). Participation in the study will last approximately 28 weeks.; Other Names: Dupixent

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Change in Th2 immune cell population in lesional Dermal hypersensitivity reaction (DHR) skin at week 16 compared to week 0.	Week 0, week 16

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Changes in Total Body surface area (TBSA) in patients with DHR treated with dupilumab at week 2 from week 0.	The TBSA involvement of DHR will be assessed by the investigator or trained designee for each part of the body (the possible highest score for each region is head and neck [9%], anterior trunk [18%], back [18%], upper limbs [18%], lower limbs [36%], and genitals [1%]) and will be reported as a percentage of all major body sections combined.	Week 0, week 2
Changes in Total Body surface area in patients with DHR treated with dupilumab at week 8 from week 0.	The TBSA involvement of DHR will be assessed by the investigator or trained designee for each part of the body (the possible highest score for each region is head and neck [9%], anterior trunk [18%], back [18%], upper limbs [18%], lower limbs [36%], and genitals [1%]) and will be reported as a percentage of all major body sections combined.	Week 0, week 8
Changes in Total Body surface area in patients with DHR treated with dupilumab at week 16 from week 0.	The TBSA involvement of DHR will be assessed by the investigator or trained designee for each part of the body (the possible highest score for each region is head and neck [9%], anterior trunk [18%], back [18%], upper limbs [18%], lower limbs [36%], and genitals [1%]) and will be reported as a percentage of all major body sections combined.	Week 0, week 16
Changes in Total Body surface area in patients with DHR treated with dupilumab at week 24 from week 0.	The TBSA involvement of DHR will be assessed by the investigator or trained designee for each part of the body (the possible highest score for each region is head and neck [9%], anterior trunk [18%], back [18%], upper limbs [18%], lower limbs [36%], and genitals [1%]) and will be reported as a percentage of all major body sections combined.	Week 0, week 24
Changes in Investigator Global Assessment (IGA) in patients with DHR treated with dupilumab at week 2 from week 0.	The IGA is a 5-point scale ranging from 0 (clear) to 4 (severe) used by the investigator or trained designee to evaluate the global severity of Dermal Hypersensitivity Reaction and the clinical response to a treatment. Treatment success is defined as 0 (clear) or 1 (almost clear) and a 2-point improvement from baseline.	Week 0, 2 weeks
Changes in Investigator Global Assessment in patients with DHR treated with dupilumab at week 8 from week 0.	The IGA is a 5-point scale ranging from 0 (clear) to 4 (severe) used by the investigator or trained designee to evaluate the global severity of Dermal Hypersensitivity Reaction and the clinical response to a treatment. Treatment success is defined as 0 (clear) or 1 (almost clear) and a 2-point improvement from baseline.	Week 0, 8 weeks
Changes in Investigator Global Assessment in patients with DHR treated with dupilumab at week 16 from week 0.	The IGA is a 5-point scale ranging from 0 (clear) to 4 (severe) used by the investigator or trained designee to evaluate the global severity of Dermal Hypersensitivity Reaction and the clinical response to a treatment. Treatment success is defined as 0 (clear) or 1 (almost clear) and a 2-point improvement from baseline.	Week 0, 16 weeks
Changes in Investigator Global Assessment in patients with DHR treated with dupilumab at week 24 from week 0.	The IGA is a 5-point scale ranging from 0 (clear) to 4 (severe) used by the investigator or trained designee to evaluate the global severity of Dermal Hypersensitivity Reaction and the clinical response to a treatment. Treatment success is defined as 0 (clear) or 1 (almost clear) and a 2-point improvement from baseline.	Week 0, 24weeks
Changes in Pruritus Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) for average itch intensity at week 2 from week 0.	This scale is used to report the intensity of pruritus during the last 24 hours. The Average Pruritus NRS (AP NRS) provides a measure of overall pruritus intensity over a given period and has clinical relevance to both subjects and physicians because peak pruritus may show higher intensity but short duration. Participants will select from a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being 'no itch' and 10 being the 'worst itch imaginable'.	Week 0, 2 weeks
Changes in Pruritus Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) for average itch intensity at week 8 from week 0.	This scale is used to report the intensity of pruritus during the last 24 hours. The Average Pruritus NRS (AP NRS) provides a measure of overall pruritus intensity over a given period and has clinical relevance to both subjects and physicians because peak pruritus may show higher intensity but short duration. Participants will select from a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being 'no itch' and 10 being the 'worst itch imaginable'.	Week 0, 8 weeks
Changes in Pruritus Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) for average itch intensity at week 16 from week 0.	This scale is used to report the intensity of pruritus during the last 24 hours. The Average Pruritus NRS (AP NRS) provides a measure of overall pruritus intensity over a given period and has clinical relevance to both subjects and physicians because peak pruritus may show higher intensity but short duration. Participants will select from a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being 'no itch' and 10 being the 'worst itch imaginable'.	Week 0, 16 weeks
Changes in Pruritus Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) for average itch intensity at week 24 from week 0.	This scale is used to report the intensity of pruritus during the last 24 hours. The Average Pruritus NRS (AP NRS) provides a measure of overall pruritus intensity over a given period and has clinical relevance to both subjects and physicians because peak pruritus may show higher intensity but short duration. Participants will select from a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being 'no itch' and 10 being the 'worst itch imaginable'.	Week 0, 24 weeks
Changes in Pruritus Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) for maximum itch intensity 2 from week 0.	This scale is used to report the intensity of pruritus during the last 24 hours. The maximum itch intensity will be noted by the participants by indicating on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being 'no itch' and 10 being the 'worst itch imaginable'.	Week 0, 2 weeks
Changes in Pruritus Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) for maximum itch intensity 8 from week 0.	This scale is used to report the intensity of pruritus during the last 24 hours. The maximum itch intensity will be noted by the participants by indicating on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being 'no itch' and 10 being the 'worst itch imaginable'.	Week 0, 8 weeks
Changes in Pruritus Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) for maximum itch intensity 16 from week 0.	This scale is used to report the intensity of pruritus during the last 24 hours. The maximum itch intensity will be noted by the participants by indicating on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being 'no itch' and 10 being the 'worst itch imaginable'.	Week 0, 16 weeks
Changes in Pruritus Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) for maximum itch intensity 24 from week 0.	This scale is used to report the intensity of pruritus during the last 24 hours. The maximum itch intensity will be noted by the participants by indicating on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being 'no itch' and 10 being the 'worst itch imaginable'.	Week 0, 24 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of Michigan
• Collaborators: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Mio Nakamura, MD, MS, University of Michigan

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): October 2, 2023
• Primary Completion (Estimated): October 1, 2025
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 1, 2025

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: August 21, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 21, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): August 25, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): October 5, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 3, 2023
• Last Verified: October 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Dupilumab; Skin biopsies; Skin rash
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Immune System Diseases; Hypersensitivity
• Other Study ID Numbers: HUM00227361

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

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

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: Yes
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No