New shot could tame tough eczema
NCT ID NCT06863961
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 11, 2026 · Updated 3 times
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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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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162 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * AD diagnosis confirmed by a dermatologist according to the Hanifin/Rajka criteria at least 1 year prior to screening * Moderate to severe AD * At least once daily use of an additive-free, bland emollient for at least 7 days prior to the baseline visit and during the study Exclusion Criteria: * Evidence of other skin conditions that would interfere with the assessment of AD, including, but not limited to, for example cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, allergic contact dermatitis * IV, IM, IL, and oral corticosteroids (inhaled, ophthalmic drops, and nasal corticosteroids are allowed) within 4 weeks of the baseline visit and during the study * Topical treatment for AD including, but not limited to topical corticosteroids, topical calcineurin Inhibitors, topical PDE-4 inhibitors, , prescription moisturizers or moisturizers containing additives such as ceramide, hyaluronic acid, urea or filaggrin within 7 days prior to the baseline visit and during the study * Any active infection or other active skin diseases that required treatment with parenteral anti-infectives within 4 weeks or oral anti-infective treatment within 2 weeks prior to baseline * Acquired or congenital immunodeficiency * Systemic therapies that are also used in the treatment of AD, including, but not limited to methotrexate, cyclosporine, azathioprine, mycophenolate mofetil within 4 weeks of the baseline visit and during the study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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AMR Fort Myers
Fort Myers, Florida, 33912, United States
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Arlington Research Center
Arlington, Texas, 76011, United States
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Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico Gaspare Rodolico - San Marco (Presidio G. Rodolico)
Catania, Sicily, 95123, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria delle Marche
Ancona, The Marches, 60126, Italy
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Best Skin Research LLC
Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, 17011, United States
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Care Access Research - Hoboken
Hoboken, New Jersey, 07030, United States
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Central Sooner Research
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73170, United States
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Centre de Recherche Saint-Louis
Québec, G1W 4R4, Canada
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Centricity Research
London, Ontario, N6A 2C2, Canada
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Centricity Research Columbus Dermatology
Columbus, Ohio, 43213, United States
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Centro de Estudos em Terapias Inovadoras ? CETI
Curitiba, Paraná, 80030-110, Brazil
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Centro de Pesquisa São Lucas
Campinas, São Paulo, 13034-685, Brazil
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Centrum Medyczne Pratia Gdynia
Gdynia, 81-338, Poland
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Centrum Medyczne Pratia Katowice I
Katowice, 40-081, Poland
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Centrum Nowoczesnych Terapii "Dobry Lekarz"
Krakow, 31-011, Poland
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Clinica Ibis
Salvador, Estado de Bahia, 41820-020, Brazil
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Clinica Universidad de Navarra-Madrid
Madrid, 28027, Spain
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Clinica Universitaria de Navarra
Pamplona, Navarre, 31008, Spain
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Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago.
Santiago de Compostela, LA Coruna, 15706, Spain
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DRK Krankenhaus Chemnitz-Rabenstein
Chemnitz, Saxony, 09117, Germany
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Dawes Fretzin Clinical Res LLC
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46250, United States
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DermEdge
Mississauga, Ontario, L4Y 4C5, Canada
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DermEffects
London, Ontario, N6H 5L5, Canada
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Dermatologikum Hamburg GmbH
Hamburg, 20354, Germany
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Dermatology Affiliates Research Institute, LLC
Atlanta, Georgia, 30305, United States
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Dermatology Research Associate
Los Angeles, California, 90045, United States
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Dermatology Research Institute Inc.
Calgary, Alberta, T2J 7E1, Canada
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Fondazione IRCCS CA? Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Milan, Lombardy, 20144, Italy
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Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Roma, Emilia-Romagna, 00168, Italy
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Forest Hill Dermatology Group
Kew Gardens, New York, 11415, United States
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Fundacao Faculdade Regional de Medicina de Sao Jose Do Rio Preto Hospital de Base - PPDS
Sao Jose Rio Preto, São Paulo, 15090-000, Brazil
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HMCG - Hospital e Maternidade Dr. Christovo da Gama
Santo Andr, São Paulo, 09030-010, Brazil
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Hamilton Research, LLC
Alpharetta, Georgia, 30022, United States
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Harzklinikum Dorothea Christiane Erxleben GmbH
Quedlinburg, Saxony-Anhalt, 06484, Germany
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Hautmedizin Saar
Merzig, Saarland, 66663, Germany
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Hopital Charles Nicolle
Rouen, Nord, 76031, France
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Hopital Saint Louis
Cedex 10, Paris, 75010, France
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Hospital Universitario La Paz
Madrid, 28046, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia
Córdoba, 14004, Spain
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Hospital de Clnicas de Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90035-903, Brazil
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Instituto Brasil de Pesquisa Clínica-IBPCLIN S/A
Rio de Janeiro, 20241-180, Brazil
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Klinika Ambroziak Dermatologia
Warsaw, 02-953, Poland
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Klinisches Studienzentrum
Bad Bentheim, Lower Saxony, 48455, Germany
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Lynderm Research Inc
Markham, Ontario, L3P 1X3, Canada
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MICS Centrum Medyczne Warszawa
Warsaw, 00-872, Poland
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Modern Research Associates
Dallas, Texas, 75231, United States
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Olympian Clinical Research
Tampa, Florida, 33615, United States
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Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States
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Regents of the University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States
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Reveal Research Institute
Dallas, Texas, 75235, United States
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Revival Research Institute, LLC
Troy, Michigan, 48084, United States
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Ryan Clinical Research Inc
Newmarket, Ontario, L3Y 5G8, Canada
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Santa Casa de Misericordia de Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90050-170, Brazil
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Southern Indiana Clinical Trials
New Albany, Indiana, 47150, United States
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The Center for Dermatology Clinical Research
Fremont, California, 94538, United States
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UCLA Division of Dermatology
Los Angeles, California, 90024, United States
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UNESP - Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Estadual Paulista - Campus Botucatu
Botucatu, São Paulo, 18618-686, Brazil
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Universitaetsklinikum Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Wurttemberg, 79104, Germany
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Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny im.Fryderyka Chopina w Rzeszowie
Rzeszów, 35-055, Poland
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Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, New York, 10075, United States
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