Molecular Signatures in Inflammatory Skin Disease

Study Purpose

This pilot project intends to examine the utility of a systems medicine approach to identify regulatory networks and their perturbation in psoriasis and atopic dermatitis, and to obtain a comprehensive perspective on disease and disease control by integrating and modelling data across multiple cellular levels and time following specific blockade of single pathophysiological factors through use of licensed biologics during routine care as systems biology challenge. To this end, ultra-deep phenotyping and prospective molecular characterization in short time-intervals and different disease equilibrium states will be carried out in targeted small sets of patients. The different layers and types of clinical and molecular information will then be integrated (integrative personal omics profiling iPOP) for generating insights into disease pathways and for extraction of molecular signatures that correspond to clinical severity scores. It will provide a good starting point for planning future trials aimed at identifying biological patterns useful for guiding targeted treatment.

Recruitment Criteria

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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No
Study Type

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Observational
Eligible Ages N/A and Over
Gender All
More Inclusion & Exclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • - Ability to provide written informed consent and comply with the protocol.
  • - Diagnosis of chronic psoriasis or atopic dermatitis.
  • - PASI score ≥ 10 or EASI score ≥ 16.
  • - Investigator Global Assessment (IGA) ≥ 3.
  • - Subject receives systemic therapy within routine care (in-label use of biologics)

    Exclusion Criteria:

    - Subject is unable to provide written informed consent or comply with the protocol.
  • - Having used immunosuppressive/immunomodulating therapy or phototherapy within 4 weeks before the baseline visit.
  • - Treatment of selected skin areas to be examined with topical corticosteroid or topical calcineurin inhibitor within 1 week before the baseline visit.

Trial Details

Trial ID:

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NCT03358693
Phase

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Lead Sponsor

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Prof. Dr. Stephan Weidinger
Principal Investigator

The person who is responsible for the scientific and technical direction of the entire clinical study.

Stephan Weidinger, MD
Principal Investigator Affiliation Department of Dermatology, university Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel
Agency Class

Category of organization(s) involved as sponsor (and collaborator) supporting the trial.

Other
Overall Status Recruiting
Countries Germany
Conditions

The disease, disorder, syndrome, illness, or injury that is being studied.

Atopic Dermatitis, Psoriasis
Additional Details

This is an exploratory study with the aim to identify molecular profiles and signatures in skin and blood that correlate with inflammatory skin disease, disease activity and disease progression, and that are associated with possible disease subtypes/endotypes. Primary target variables are differentially expressed genes (alone or in combination), secondary target variables are genetic, immunological and microbiological signatures. Influencing variables of interest include age of manifestation, disease duration, disease activity/severity, disease progression, comorbidities and therapy/treatment. Obtained biomaterial will be used for molecular profiling including DNA/RNA sequencing, ELISA, mass spectrometry, flow cytometry to identify markers and/or signatures that can correlate with individual disease courses.

Arms & Interventions

Arms

: Psoriasis patients receiving ustekinumab

Ustekinumab

: Psoriasis patients receiving infliximab

Infliximab

: Psoriasis patients receiving secukinumab

Secukinumab

: Atopic dermatitis patients receiving dupilumab

Dupilumab

: Psoriasis patients receiving brodalumab

Brodalumab

: Psoriasis patients receiving Ixekizumab

Ixekizumab

: Atopic dermatitis patients receiving tralokinumab

Tralokinumab

: Atopic dermatitis patients receiving baricitinib

Baricitinib

: Atopic dermatitis patients receiving abrocitinib

Abrocitinib

: Atopic dermatitis patients receiving upadacitinib

Upadacitinib

Interventions

Drug: - Ustekinumab

Subject receives Ustekinumab open-label as per guidelines

Drug: - Infliximab

Subject receives Infliximab open-label as per guidelines

Drug: - Secukinumab

Subject receives Secukinumab open-label as per guidelines

Drug: - Dupilumab

Subject receives Dupilumab open-label as per guidelines

Drug: - Brodalumab

Subject receives Brodalumab open-label as per guidelines

Drug: - Ixekizumab

Subject receives Ixekizumab open-label as per guidelines

Drug: - Baricitinib

Subject receives Baricitinib open-label as per guidelines

Drug: - Abrocitinib

Subject receives Abrocitinib open-label as per guidelines

Drug: - Upadacitinib

Subject receives Upadacitinib open-label as per guidelines

Drug: - Tralokinumab

Subject receives Tralokinumab open-label as per guidelines

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International Sites

Kiel, Germany

Status

Recruiting

Address

Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Schleswig Holstein, Campus Kiel

Kiel, , 24105

Site Contact

Stephan Weidinger, MD

sweidinger@dermatology.uni-kiel.de

004943150021101

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