Purpose

This is an interventional, randomized, parallel group, treatment, Phase IIb, double blind, 4-arm study to assess the effect of pegylated-recombinant-human interleukin-2 (rezpegaldesleukin) in adult participants with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis. The estimated duration is 15-35 days for screening and then up to approximately day 378 (last dose on day 280 + 98 days safety follow-up) for all patients. Patients with a response at Week 16 (end of induction therapy) will be re-randomized for the maintenance therapy period.

Condition

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Between 18 Years and 70 Years
Eligible Genders
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Adults (18 to 70 years of age) with AD as defined by the American Academy of Dermatology Consensus Criteria for 1 year or longer prior to screening. - AD disease severity at screening and randomization: - EASI of 16 or higher - IGA of 3 or 4 - BSA of 10% or more - Documented history, within 6 months prior to the screening visit, of either inadequate response or inadvisability of topical treatments. - Able to complete patient questionnaires. - Able and willing to comply with requested study visits and procedures. - Able and willing to provide written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Prior use of systemic immune modulating therapies for AD (i.e., JAK inhibitors or biologics) - Other skin conditions that would interfere with assessment of AD - Treatment with a live (attenuated) immunization within 12 weeks prior to screening. - Men and women (of reproductive potential) unwilling to use birth control and women who are pregnant or breastfeeding. - Any malignancies or history of malignancies within 5 years prior to randomization (except for basal cell or squamous epithelial carcinomas of the skin that have been resected with no evidence of metastatic disease for 3 years or cervical carcinoma in situ, with no evidence of recurrence within the 5 years prior to randomization). - Known history of, or suspected, significant current immunosuppression, including history of invasive opportunistic infections despite infection resolution or otherwise recurrent infections of abnormal frequency or prolonged duration. - Positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B or hepatitis C at screening. - Severe concomitant illness that would in the Investigator's opinion inhibit the patient's participation in the study, including for example, but not limited to, hypertension, renal disease, neurological conditions, heart failure and pulmonary disease. - Concurrent participation in any other investigational clinical study.

Study Design

Phase
Phase 2
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel Assignment
Intervention Model Description
Patients will be randomized initially to 1 of 4 groups (A dose regimen, B dose regimen, C dose regimen, or D dose regimen [placebo]) for the blinded induction period. At Week 16, the start of the blinded maintenance period, patients who responded well to treatment will be re-randomized within their previously assigned groups to either maintenance regimen 1 or maintenance regimen 2. At Week 16, patients without an adequate response during the blinded induction period may be assigned to receive open label escape therapy through the maintenance period of the study (up to Week 40); however, patients receiving escape therapy with inadequate improvement in disease severity will be discontinued from the study therapy at week 32. Any patients enrolled into the blinded maintenance period with acute exacerbation of atopic dermatitis may be eligible to receive open label escape therapy instead.
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
Arm A
Rezpegaldesleukin Dose Regimen A every 2 weeks during the induction period
  • Drug: Rezpegaldesleukin
    Pharmaceutical form: Injection solution Route of administration: subcutaneous
    Other names:
    • NKTR-358
    • REZPEG
    • LY3471851 (formerly)
Experimental
Arm A1
Rezpegaldesleukin Dose Regimen A every 4 weeks during the maintenance period
  • Drug: Rezpegaldesleukin
    Pharmaceutical form: Injection solution Route of administration: subcutaneous
    Other names:
    • NKTR-358
    • REZPEG
    • LY3471851 (formerly)
Experimental
Arm A2
Rezpegaldesleukin Dose Regimen A every 12 weeks during the maintenance period
  • Drug: Rezpegaldesleukin
    Pharmaceutical form: Injection solution Route of administration: subcutaneous
    Other names:
    • NKTR-358
    • REZPEG
    • LY3471851 (formerly)
  • Drug: Placebo
    Pharmaceutical form: Injection solution Route of administration: subcutaneous
Experimental
Arm B
Rezpegaldesleukin Dose Regimen B every 4 weeks during the induction period
  • Drug: Rezpegaldesleukin
    Pharmaceutical form: Injection solution Route of administration: subcutaneous
    Other names:
    • NKTR-358
    • REZPEG
    • LY3471851 (formerly)
  • Drug: Placebo
    Pharmaceutical form: Injection solution Route of administration: subcutaneous
Experimental
Arm B1
Rezpegaldesleukin Dose Regimen B every 4 weeks during the maintenance period
  • Drug: Rezpegaldesleukin
    Pharmaceutical form: Injection solution Route of administration: subcutaneous
    Other names:
    • NKTR-358
    • REZPEG
    • LY3471851 (formerly)
Experimental
Arm B2
Rezpegaldesleukin Dose Regimen B every 12 weeks during the maintenance period
  • Drug: Rezpegaldesleukin
    Pharmaceutical form: Injection solution Route of administration: subcutaneous
    Other names:
    • NKTR-358
    • REZPEG
    • LY3471851 (formerly)
  • Drug: Placebo
    Pharmaceutical form: Injection solution Route of administration: subcutaneous
Experimental
Arm C
Rezpegaldesleukin Dose Regimen C every 2 weeks during the induction period
  • Drug: Rezpegaldesleukin
    Pharmaceutical form: Injection solution Route of administration: subcutaneous
    Other names:
    • NKTR-358
    • REZPEG
    • LY3471851 (formerly)
Experimental
Arm C1
Rezpegaldesleukin Dose Regimen C every 4 weeks during the maintenance period
  • Drug: Rezpegaldesleukin
    Pharmaceutical form: Injection solution Route of administration: subcutaneous
    Other names:
    • NKTR-358
    • REZPEG
    • LY3471851 (formerly)
Experimental
Arm C2
Rezpegaldesleukin Dose Regimen C every 12 weeks during the maintenance period
  • Drug: Rezpegaldesleukin
    Pharmaceutical form: Injection solution Route of administration: subcutaneous
    Other names:
    • NKTR-358
    • REZPEG
    • LY3471851 (formerly)
  • Drug: Placebo
    Pharmaceutical form: Injection solution Route of administration: subcutaneous
Placebo Comparator
Arm D
Placebo every 2 weeks during the induction period
  • Drug: Placebo
    Pharmaceutical form: Injection solution Route of administration: subcutaneous
Placebo Comparator
Arm D1
Placebo every 4 weeks during the maintenance period
  • Drug: Placebo
    Pharmaceutical form: Injection solution Route of administration: subcutaneous
Experimental
Escape Therapy (open-label)
Rezpegaldesleukin Dose Regimen A every 2 weeks during the maintenance period
  • Drug: Rezpegaldesleukin
    Pharmaceutical form: Injection solution Route of administration: subcutaneous
    Other names:
    • NKTR-358
    • REZPEG
    • LY3471851 (formerly)

Recruiting Locations

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Bellaire, Texas 77401-3535

More Details

Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
Nektar Therapeutics

Study Contact

Nektar Recruitment
855-482-8676
StudyInquiry@nektar.com

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