Dupilumab Significantly Modulates Pain and Discomfort in Patients With Atopic Dermatitis: A Post Hoc Analysis of 5 Randomized Clinical Trials

Jonathan I. Silverberg, Eric L. Simpson, Emma Guttman-Yassky, Michael J. Cork, Marjolein De Bruin-Weller, Gil Yosipovitch, Laurent Eckert, Zhen Chen, Marius Ardeleanu, Brad Shumel, Thomas Hultsch, Ana B. Rossi, Jennifer D. Hamilton, Jamie M. Orengo, Marcella Ruddy, Neil M.H. Graham, Gianluca Pirozzi, Abhijit Gadkari

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Abstract

Background Pain is a frequent symptom of atopic dermatitis (AD). Objectives The aims of the study were to evaluate the effects of dupilumab on pain/discomfort in AD and to determine whether pain correlates with other outcomes. Methods This was a post hoc analysis of 5 randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trials in which adults with chronic AD received placebo or dupilumab 300 mg every 2 weeks or once weekly with and without topical corticosteroids. Proportions of patients with no pain/discomfort on this dimension of the 5-dimension EuroQoL (EQ-5D) at week 16 (all trials) and week 52 (CHRONOS) were compared between placebo and dupilumab. Correlations were evaluated between pain/discomfort and signs and symptoms of AD. Results Among 2632 evaluated patients, 72.9% to 83.1% reported at least moderate pain/discomfort at baseline. Higher proportions treated with dupilumab reported no pain/discomfort at week 16 relative to placebo; risk differences ranged from 22.3% (95% confidence interval = 11.5%-33.1%) to 42.2% (95% confidence interval = 26.6%-57.8%, all P ≤ 0.0001), with similar effects observed at week 52. Correlations at baseline of pain/discomfort with signs and symptoms of AD were low to moderate. Conclusions Pain/discomfort, present in a substantial proportion of patients with moderate-to-severe AD, was significantly reduced by dupilumab treatment. Given the low-to-moderate correlations with other AD symptoms at baseline, pain likely represents a distinct AD symptom. Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov identifiers NCT01859988, NCT02277743, NCT02277769, NCT02260986, and NCT02755649.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)S81-S91
JournalDermatitis
Volume32
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1 2021

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Immunology and Allergy
  • Dermatology

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