Overview
This study is a single-blind, intraindividual study to evaluate the efficacy of ruxolitinib 1.5 % cream in adult subjects with discoid lupus erythematosus.
Description
This study is being conducted to evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of ruxolitinib 1.5 % cream in adult subjects with discoid lupus erythematosus.
Approximately 20 subjects with discoid lupus erythematosus will apply ruxolitinib 1.5% cream, twice daily on active lesions identified at Day 1 and any new lesions that appear, for 24 weeks.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male or female subject 18 years of age or older at the time of consent.
- Confirmed DLE diagnosis.
- Subject has moderate to severe DLE, as defined by an overall CLA IGA score of 3 (moderate) or 4 (severe) at screening and Day 1.
- Female subject of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test at screening and negative urine pregnancy test at Day 1.
- Subject is willing to participate and is capable of giving informed consent. Note: Consent must be obtained prior to any study-related procedures.
- Subjects must be willing to comply with all study procedures and must be available for the duration of the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Female subject who is breastfeeding, pregnant, or who is planning to become pregnant during the study.
- Subject has a history of skin disease or presence of skin condition that would interfere with the study assessments.
- Subject has unstable or fluctuating use of nicotine-containing products within 4 weeks prior to screening.
- Subject is known to have immune deficiency or is immunocompromised.
- Subject is ≥ 50 years old AND has a history of heart attack, other clinically significant heart problems, stroke, or blood clots.
- Subject is known to have hepatitis B or hepatitis C viral infection.
- Subject has used any topical medicated treatment that could affect DLE within 2 weeks prior to Day 1, including, but not limited to, topical corticosteroids, retinoids, calcineurin inhibitors, antimicrobials, and medical devices.
- Subject has received any marketed or investigational biological agent within 12 weeks or 5 half lives (whichever is longer) prior to Day 1, including but not limited to ustekinumab and rituximab.
- Subject is currently receiving a nonbiological investigational product or device or has received one within 4 weeks prior to Day 1.
- Subject has a known or suspected allergy to ruxolitinib.
- Subject has used ruxolitinib cream (OpzeluraTM).
- Subject has a known history of clinically significant drug or alcohol abuse in the last year prior to Day 1.