New shot could tame tough eczema

NCT ID NCT06863961

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests a new drug called Afimkibart (RO7790121) in 160 adults with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis (eczema). Participants receive either the drug or a placebo as a shot under the skin. The main goal is to see if the drug improves eczema symptoms by at least 75% after 16 weeks, with safety monitored throughout.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

Afimkibart (also called RO7790121), a drug given as a shot under the skin

What this could lead to

If it works, this could point toward a new treatment option for people with moderate to severe eczema that is not well controlled by current therapies.

What could go wrong

This is an early Phase 2 trial with only 160 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The drug may not work better than placebo, and side effects are still being studied.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

atopic eczema

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Arlington Research Center

    Arlington, Texas, 76011, United States

  • Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico Gaspare Rodolico - San Marco (Presidio G. Rodolico)

    Catania, Sicily, 95123, Italy

  • Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria delle Marche

    Ancona, The Marches, 60126, Italy

  • Best Skin Research LLC

    Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, 17011, United States

  • CARe Clinic

    Red Deer, Alberta, T4P-1K4, Canada

  • Care Access Research - Arlington

    Arlington, Virginia, 22206, United States

  • Care Access Research - Hoboken

    Hoboken, New Jersey, 07030, United States

  • Central Sooner Research

    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73170, United States

  • Centre de Recherche Saint-Louis

    Québec, G1W 4R4, Canada

  • Centricity Research

    London, Ontario, N6A 2C2, Canada

  • Centricity Research Dublin

    Columbus, Ohio, 43213, United States

  • Centro de Estudos em Terapias Inovadoras ? CETI

    Curitiba, Paraná, 80030-110, Brazil

  • Centro de Pesquisa São Lucas

    Campinas, São Paulo, 13034-685, Brazil

  • Centro de Pesquisas da Clínica IBIS

    Salvador, Estado de Bahia, 41820-020, Brazil

  • Centrum Medyczne Pratia Gdynia

    Gdynia, 81-338, Poland

  • Centrum Medyczne Pratia Katowice I

    Katowice, 40-081, Poland

  • Centrum Nowoczesnych Terapii "Dobry Lekarz"

    Krakow, 31-011, Poland

  • Clinica Universidad de Navarra-Madrid

    Madrid, 28027, Spain

  • Clinica Universitaria de Navarra

    Pamplona, Navarre, 31008, Spain

  • Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago.

    Santiago de Compostela, LA Coruna, 15706, Spain

  • DOCS Clinical Research - Springfield

    Springfield, Ohio, 45505, United States

  • DRK Krankenhaus Chemnitz-Rabenstein

    Chemnitz, Saxony, 09117, Germany

  • Dawes Fretzin Clinical Res LLC

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46250, United States

  • DermEdge

    Mississauga, Ontario, L4Y4C5, Canada

  • DermEffects

    London, Ontario, N6H 5L5, Canada

  • Dermatologikum Hamburg GmbH

    Hamburg, 20354, Germany

  • Dermatology Affiliates Research Institute, LLC

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30305, United States

  • Dermatology Research Associate

    Los Angeles, California, 90045, United States

  • Dermatology Research Institute Inc.

    Calgary, Alberta, T2J 7E1, Canada

  • First OC Dermatology

    Fountain Valley, California, 92708, United States

  • Fondazione IRCCS CA? Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico

    Milan, Lombardy, 20144, Italy

  • Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS

    Roma, Emilia-Romagna, 00168, Italy

  • Forest Hill Dermatology Group

    Kew Gardens, New York, 11415, United States

  • HMCG - Hospital e Maternidade Dr. Christovo da Gama

    Santo Andr, São Paulo, 09030-010, Brazil

  • Hamilton Research, LLC

    Alpharetta, Georgia, 30022, United States

  • Harzklinikum Dorothea Christiane Erxleben GmbH

    Quedlinburg, Saxony-Anhalt, 06484, Germany

  • Hautmedizin Saar

    Merzig, Saarland, 66663, Germany

  • Hopital Charles Nicolle

    Rouen, Nord, 76031, France

  • Hopital Saint Louis

    Cedex 10, Paris, 75010, France

  • Hospital Universitario La Paz

    Madrid, 28046, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia

    Córdoba, 14004, Spain

  • Hospital de Clnicas de Porto Alegre

    Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90035-903, Brazil

  • Instituto Brasil de Pesquisa Clínica-IBPCLIN S/A

    Rio de Janeiro, 20241-180, Brazil

  • Klinika Ambroziak Dermatologia

    Warsaw, 02-953, Poland

  • Klinisches Studienzentrum

    Bad Bentheim, Lower Saxony, 48455, Germany

  • LASER CLINIC S.C. Dr Tomasz Kochanowski Dr Andrzej Krolicki

    Szczecin, 70-332, Poland

  • Lynderm Research Inc

    Markham, Ontario, L3P 1X3, Canada

  • MICS Centrum Medyczne Warszawa

    Warsaw, 00-872, Poland

  • Modern Research Associates

    Dallas, Texas, 75231, United States

  • Olympian Clinical Research

    Tampa, Florida, 33615, United States

  • Oregon Health & Science University

    Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States

  • Rainey & Finklea Dermatology d/b/a RFSA Dermatology, PLLC

    San Antonio, Texas, 78213, United States

  • Regents of the University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States

  • Reveal Research Institute

    Dallas, Texas, 75235, United States

  • Revival Research Institute, LLC

    Troy, Michigan, 48084, United States

  • Royalderm

    Warsaw, 02-962, Poland

  • Ryan Clinical Research Inc

    Newmarket, Ontario, L3Y 5G8, Canada

  • Santa Casa de Misericordia de Porto Alegre

    Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90050-170, Brazil

  • Southern Indiana Clinical Trials

    New Albany, Indiana, 47150, United States

  • Specjalistyczny Gabinet Dermatologiczny dr n. med. Pawel Brzewski

    Krakow, 30-002, Poland

  • Suncoast Research Associates LLC - ERN - PPDS

    Doral, Florida, 33172, United States

  • The Center for Dermatology Clinical Research

    Fremont, California, 94538, United States

  • UNESP - Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Estadual Paulista - Campus Botucatu

    Botucatu, São Paulo, 18618-686, Brazil

  • Universitaetsklinikum Freiburg

    Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Wurttemberg, 79104, Germany

  • University of California Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, California, 90024, United States

  • Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny im.Fryderyka Chopina w Rzeszowie

    Rzeszów, 35-055, Poland

  • WIP Warsaw IBD Point Profesor Kierkus

    Warsaw, 04-501, Poland

  • Weill Cornell Medicine

    New York, New York, 10075, United States