NCT04084665

Biomarkers in Participants With Hidradenitis Suppurativa Receiving Guselkumab.

A Pilot Study to Examine Safety, Activity and Biomarkers in Participants With Hidradenitis Suppurativa Receiving a Previously Tested Subcutaneous Dose of Anti-IL-23 Monoclonal Antibody Guselkumab.

• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: EARLY_Phase 1
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 0 (actual)
• Sponsor: Rockefeller University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 99 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) is a severe, chronic debilitating disease with a variable and incomplete response to current treatments. Existing immunological studies have found dysregulation in the TH17:Treg axis with an increase in inflammatory mediators including TNFalpha, IL-17 IL-23 (amongst others) in lesional skin. Multiple cell typesincluding CD4+ cells, dendritic cells and macrophages infiltrate active lesions of HS and produce this major contribution from the Th17 axis. One of the main barriers to the development of novel and effective treatments for HS is the lack of biomarker(s) of disease activity, as well as our incomplete understanding of the pathogenesis of this disease. Given the pronounced contribution of Th17 pathway (including interleukin-23) in the inflammation in HS, further investigation into the role of this axis in the pathogenicity of HS is essential. Guselkumab is a fully human interluekin-23 antagonist, FDA approved for the treatment of moderate to severe psoriasis in participants 18 years and over. Guselkumab is a novel potential therapy.

Detailed description

Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) is a severe, chronic debilitating disease with a variable and incomplete response to current treatments. Existing immunological studies have found dysregulation in the TH17:Treg axis with an increase in inflammatory mediators including TNFalpha, IL-17 IL-23 (amongst others) in lesional skin. Multiple cell typesincluding CD4+ cells, dendritic cells and macrophages infiltrate active lesions of HS and produce this major contribution from the Th17 axis. One of the main barriers to the development of novel and effective treatments for HS is the lack of biomarker(s) of disease activity, as well as our incomplete understanding of the pathogenesis of this disease. Markers such as C- Reactive Protein, IL-6, soluble IL-2 receptor, S100A8/9, lipocalin-2 and the neutrophil/lymphocyte rati7 have been proposed as potential biomarkers but lack high specificity and correlation with disease severity. Given the pronounced contribution of Th17 pathway (including interleukin-23) in the inflammation in HS, further investigation into the role of this axis in the pathogenicity of HS is essential. Guselkumab is a fully human interluekin-23 antagonist, FDA approved for the treatment of moderate to severe psoriasis in participants 18 years and over. Guselkumab is a novel potential therapy.

Conditions

• Hidradenitis Suppurativa

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Guselkumab	Guselkumab

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-06-01
• Primary completion: 2020-07-30
• Completion: 2020-07-30
• First posted: 2019-09-10
• Last updated: 2020-06-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Regulatory

• FDA-regulated drug study