Safety and Efficacy of Itacitinib in Adults With Systemic Sclerosis

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether itacitinib is safe and effective in the treatment of systemic sclerosis in adults.

Timeline

Start

2023-02-02

Primary completion

2026-02

Completion

2026-02

Publications

• Background Almeida C, Almeida I, Vasconcelos C. Quality of life in systemic sclerosis. Autoimmun Rev. 2015 Dec;14(12):1087-96. doi: 10.1016/j.autrev.2015.07.012. Epub 2015 Jul 23.
• Background Mouthon L. SSc in 2011: From mechanisms to medicines. Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2012 Jan 10;8(2):72-4. doi: 10.1038/nrrheum.2011.203.
• Background Distler JH, Feghali-Bostwick C, Soare A, Asano Y, Distler O, Abraham DJ. Review: Frontiers of Antifibrotic Therapy in Systemic Sclerosis. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2017 Feb;69(2):257-267. doi: 10.1002/art.39865. No abstract available.
• Background Wang Y, Fan PS, Kahaleh B. Association between enhanced type I collagen expression and epigenetic repression of the FLI1 gene in scleroderma fibroblasts. Arthritis Rheum. 2006 Jul;54(7):2271-9. doi: 10.1002/art.21948.
• Background Landi C, Bargagli E, Bianchi L, Gagliardi A, Carleo A, Bennett D, Perari MG, Armini A, Prasse A, Rottoli P, Bini L. Towards a functional proteomics approach to the comprehension of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, sarcoidosis, systemic sclerosis and pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis. J Proteomics. 2013 May 27;83:60-75. doi: 10.1016/j.jprot.2013.03.006. Epub 2013 Mar 23.
• Background Kubo M, Ihn H, Yamane K, Tamaki K. Up-regulated expression of transforming growth factor beta receptors in dermal fibroblasts in skin sections from patients with localized scleroderma. Arthritis Rheum. 2001 Mar;44(3):731-4. doi: 10.1002/1529-0131(200103)44:33.0.CO;2-U. No abstract available.
• Background Zhang Y, Liang R, Chen CW, Mallano T, Dees C, Distler A, Reich A, Bergmann C, Ramming A, Gelse K, Mielenz D, Distler O, Schett G, Distler JHW. JAK1-dependent transphosphorylation of JAK2 limits the antifibrotic effects of selective JAK2 inhibitors on long-term treatment. Ann Rheum Dis. 2017 Aug;76(8):1467-1475. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-210911. Epub 2017 May 6.
• Background Migita K, Izumi Y, Torigoshi T, Satomura K, Izumi M, Nishino Y, Jiuchi Y, Nakamura M, Kozuru H, Nonaka F, Eguchi K, Kawakami A, Motokawa S. Inhibition of Janus kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription (JAK/STAT) signalling pathway in rheumatoid synovial fibroblasts using small molecule compounds. Clin Exp Immunol. 2013 Dec;174(3):356-63. doi: 10.1111/cei.12190.
• Background Xu Y, Wang W, Tian Y, Liu J, Yang R. Polymorphisms in STAT4 and IRF5 increase the risk of systemic sclerosis: a meta-analysis. Int J Dermatol. 2016 Apr;55(4):408-16. doi: 10.1111/ijd.12839. Epub 2015 Dec 29.
• Background Avouac J, Furnrohr BG, Tomcik M, Palumbo K, Zerr P, Horn A, Dees C, Akhmetshina A, Beyer C, Distler O, Schett G, Allanore Y, Distler JH. Inactivation of the transcription factor STAT-4 prevents inflammation-driven fibrosis in animal models of systemic sclerosis. Arthritis Rheum. 2011 Mar;63(3):800-9. doi: 10.1002/art.30171.
• Background Kremer JM, Bloom BJ, Breedveld FC, Coombs JH, Fletcher MP, Gruben D, Krishnaswami S, Burgos-Vargas R, Wilkinson B, Zerbini CA, Zwillich SH. The safety and efficacy of a JAK inhibitor in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis: Results of a double-blind, placebo-controlled phase IIa trial of three dosage levels of CP-690,550 versus placebo. Arthritis Rheum. 2009 Jul;60(7):1895-905. doi: 10.1002/art.24567.
• Background Fridman JS, Scherle PA, Collins R, Burn T, Neilan CL, Hertel D, Contel N, Haley P, Thomas B, Shi J, Collier P, Rodgers JD, Shepard S, Metcalf B, Hollis G, Newton RC, Yeleswaram S, Friedman SM, Vaddi K. Preclinical evaluation of local JAK1 and JAK2 inhibition in cutaneous inflammation. J Invest Dermatol. 2011 Sep;131(9):1838-44. doi: 10.1038/jid.2011.140. Epub 2011 Jun 16.
• Background Deverapalli SC, Rosmarin D. The use of JAK inhibitors in the treatment of progressive systemic sclerosis. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2018 Aug;32(8):e328. doi: 10.1111/jdv.14876. Epub 2018 Mar 6. No abstract available.
• Background Gordon JK, Martyanov V, Franks JM, Bernstein EJ, Szymonifka J, Magro C, Wildman HF, Wood TA, Whitfield ML, Spiera RF. Belimumab for the Treatment of Early Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis: Results of a Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Pilot Trial. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2018 Feb;70(2):308-316. doi: 10.1002/art.40358. Epub 2017 Dec 29.

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