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01-08-2019 | Atopic Dermatitis | Leading Article

New and Emerging Therapies for Pediatric Atopic Dermatitis

Authors: Henry L. Nguyen, Katelyn R. Anderson, Megha M. Tollefson

Published in: Pediatric Drugs | Issue 4/2019

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Abstract

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic, inflammatory skin disease characterized by pruritus, inflammatory erythematous skin lesions, and skin-barrier defect. Current mainstay treatments of emollients, steroids, calcineurin inhibitors, and immunosuppressants have limited efficacy and potentially serious side effects. Recent advances and understanding of the pathogenesis of AD have resulted in new therapies that target specific pathways with increased efficacy and the potential for less systemic side effects. New FDA-approved therapies for AD are crisaborole and dupilumab. The JAK-STAT inhibitors (baricitinib, upadacitinib, PF-04965842, ASN002, tofacitinib, ruxolitinib, and delgocitinib) have the most promising results of the emerging therapies. Other drugs with potential include the aryl hydrocarbon receptor modulating agent tapinarof, the IL-4/IL-13 antagonists lebrikizumab and tralokinumab, and the IL-31Rα antagonist nemolizumab. In this review, new and emerging AD therapies will be discussed along with their mechanisms of action and their potential based on clinical study data.
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Metadata
Title
New and Emerging Therapies for Pediatric Atopic Dermatitis
Authors
Henry L. Nguyen
Katelyn R. Anderson
Megha M. Tollefson
Publication date
01-08-2019
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Pediatric Drugs / Issue 4/2019
Print ISSN: 1174-5878
Electronic ISSN: 1179-2019
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40272-019-00342-w

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