A Study to Determine Serum and Skin Biopsy Biomarkers in Patients Receiving Topical Corticosteroid (TCS) and Following TCS Withdrawal

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the differential expression of AD biomarkers in serum, plasma, and skin biopsies from both lesional and non-lesional skin in moderate to severe AD patients in the presence of TCS and after withdrawal from TCS.

Timeline

Start

2014-12

Primary completion

2017-04-06

Completion

2017-04-06

Publications

• Results Bieber T. Atopic dermatitis. N Engl J Med. 2008 Apr 3;358(14):1483-94. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra074081. No abstract available.
• Results Williams DL, Ozment-Skelton T, Li C. Modulation of the phosphoinositide 3-kinase signaling pathway alters host response to sepsis, inflammation, and ischemia/reperfusion injury. Shock. 2006 May;25(5):432-9. doi: 10.1097/01.shk.0000209542.76305.55.
• Results Simpson EL. Atopic dermatitis: a review of topical treatment options. Curr Med Res Opin. 2010 Mar;26(3):633-40. doi: 10.1185/03007990903512156.
• Results Ring J, Alomar A, Bieber T, Deleuran M, Fink-Wagner A, Gelmetti C, Gieler U, Lipozencic J, Luger T, Oranje AP, Schafer T, Schwennesen T, Seidenari S, Simon D, Stander S, Stingl G, Szalai S, Szepietowski JC, Taieb A, Werfel T, Wollenberg A, Darsow U; European Dermatology Forum (EDF); European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV); European Federation of Allergy (EFA); European Task Force on Atopic Dermatitis (ETFAD); European Society of Pediatric Dermatology (ESPD); Global Allergy and Asthma European Network (GA2LEN). Guidelines for treatment of atopic eczema (atopic dermatitis) part I. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2012 Aug;26(8):1045-60. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2012.04635.x.
• Results Schneider L, Tilles S, Lio P, Boguniewicz M, Beck L, LeBovidge J, Novak N, Bernstein D, Blessing-Moore J, Khan D, Lang D, Nicklas R, Oppenheimer J, Portnoy J, Randolph C, Schuller D, Spector S, Tilles S, Wallace D. Atopic dermatitis: a practice parameter update 2012. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2013 Feb;131(2):295-9.e1-27. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2012.12.672.
• Results Gittler JK, Shemer A, Suarez-Farinas M, Fuentes-Duculan J, Gulewicz KJ, Wang CQ, Mitsui H, Cardinale I, de Guzman Strong C, Krueger JG, Guttman-Yassky E. Progressive activation of T(H)2/T(H)22 cytokines and selective epidermal proteins characterizes acute and chronic atopic dermatitis. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2012 Dec;130(6):1344-54. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2012.07.012. Epub 2012 Aug 27.
• Results Choy DF, Hsu DK, Seshasayee D, Fung MA, Modrusan Z, Martin F, Liu FT, Arron JR. Comparative transcriptomic analyses of atopic dermatitis and psoriasis reveal shared neutrophilic inflammation. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2012 Dec;130(6):1335-43.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2012.06.044. Epub 2012 Aug 22.

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