New eczema drug shows promise in Mid-Stage trial
NCT ID NCT05923099
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a new medicine called LEO 138559 (Temtokibart) in 262 adults with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (eczema). Participants received one of four doses or a placebo as injections under the skin for 16 weeks. The goal was to see how well the drug reduces eczema severity and if it is safe. Results will help determine the best dose for future studies.
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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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262 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2023
- Finished
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Apr 2025
- 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 to 75 years
- 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: * Signed and dated informed consent has been obtained prior to any protocol related procedures. * 18-75 years old (both included) at screening (Visit 1). * Willingness to comply with the clinical trial protocol. * At screening, diagnosis of atopic dermatitis (AD) as defined by the Hanifin and Rajka (1980) criteria for AD. * History of AD for ≥1 year. * Subjects who have a recent history (within 12 months before screening) with documented inadequate response to treatment with topical corticosteroid(s) (TCS) (±topical calcineurin inhibitor(s) (TCI) as appropriate) or for whom these topical AD treatments are medically inadvisable (e.g. due to important side effects or safety risks). * Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI) score ≥12 at screening and ≥16 at baseline. * Validated Investigator Global Assessment Scale for Atopic Dermatitis (vIGA-AD) score ≥3 at screening and baseline. * Body Surface Area (BSA) of AD involvement ≥10% at screening and baseline. * Atopic Dermatitis Symptom Diary (ADSD) Worst Itch score (weekly average) ≥4 at baseline. * A woman of childbearing potential must use a highly effective form of birth control throughout the trial and for at least 18 weeks after last administration of IMP. Exclusion Criteria: * Major surgery within 8 weeks prior to screening, or planned inpatient surgery or hospitalization during the trial period. * Active dermatologic condition that could confound the diagnosis of AD or interfere with assessment of the treatment (e.g. scabies, contact dermatitis, rosacea, urticaria, or psoriasis). * History of cancer, with the following exceptions: * Subjects who have had basal cell carcinoma, localized squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or in situ carcinoma of the cervix are eligible provided that the subject is in remission and curative therapy was completed at least 12 months prior to screening. * Subjects who have had other malignancies are eligible provided that the subject is in remission and curative therapy was completed at least 5 years prior to screening * History of or current immunodeficiency syndrome. * History of anaphylaxis following any biologic therapy. * History of clinically significant infection within 4 weeks prior to baseline which, in the opinion of the investigator, may compromise the safety of the subject in the trial, interfere with evaluation of the IMP, or reduce the subject's ability to participate in the trial. * Skin infection within 7 days prior to baseline * Positive HBsAg or positive anti-HCV AND positive HCV RNA at screening. * History of HIV infection or positive HIV serology at screening. * Evidence of active or latent tuberculosis according to local standard of care for patients requiring initiation of a biologic treatment. * ALT or AST level ≥2.0 times the ULN at screening. * History of attempted suicide or is at significant risk of suicide (either in the opinion of the investigator or defined as a "yes" to suicidal ideation questions no. 4 or 5 or answering "yes" to suicidal behavior on the C-SSRS Screening version). * Known or suspected hypersensitivity to any component(s) of the IMP. * Any disorder at screening and/or baseline, which is not stable in the opinion of the investigator, and could: * Affect the safety of the subject throughout the trial. * Influence the results of the trial. * Impede the subject's ability to complete the trial. * Any significant abnormal finding at screening and/or baseline which may, in the opinion of the investigator: * Put the subject at risk because of their participation in the trial. * Influence the results of the trial. * Influence the subject's ability to complete the trial. * Current or recent chronic alcohol or drug abuse, or any other condition associated with poor compliance as judged by the investigator. * Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding. * Previous treatment with LEO 138559. * Previous exposure to fezakinumab (anti-IL-22 Ab). * Systemic treatment with immunosuppressive drugs, immunomodulating drugs, retinoids, corticosteroids (steroid eyedrops and inhaled or intranasal steroids are allowed), or JAK inhibitors within 28 days or 5 half-lives prior to baseline, whichever is longer. * Use of tanning beds or phototherapy, within 4 weeks prior to baseline. * Receipt of blood products within 28 days prior to screening. * Treatment with: * Any marketed or investigational biologic agents within 3 months or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer, prior to baseline. * Any cell-depleting agents including but not limited to rituximab: within 6 months prior to baseline, or until lymphocyte count returns to normal, whichever is longer. * Treatment with TCS, TCI, topical PDE-4 inhibitors, topical JAK inhibitors, or other medicated topical treatments within 7 days prior to baseline. * Receipt of live attenuated vaccines 30 days prior to baseline. * Treatment with any non-marketed drug substance (that is, an agent which has not yet been made available for clinical use following registration) within the last 4 weeks or 5 half lives prior to randomization, whichever is longer. * Current participation in any other interventional clinical trial. * Previously randomized in this clinical trial. * Employees of the trial site, or any other individuals directly involved with the planning or conduct of the trial, or immediate family members of such individuals. * Subjects who are legally institutionalized.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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LEO Investigational Site
Fountain Valley, California, 92708, United States
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LEO Investigational Site
Los Angeles, California, 90045, United States
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LEO Investigational Site
San Francisco, California, 94115, United States
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LEO Investigational Site
Hialeah, Florida, 33012, United States
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LEO Investigational Site
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48103, United States
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LEO Investigational Site
New York, New York, 10029, United States
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LEO Investigational Site
Raleigh, North Carolina, 27609, United States
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LEO Investigational Site
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45219, United States
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LEO Investigational Site
Mayfield Heights, Ohio, 44124, United States
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LEO Investigational Site
North Charleston, South Carolina, 29420, United States
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LEO Investigational Site
Edmonton, Albana, T5J 3S9, Canada
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LEO Investigational Site
Calgary, Alberta, T2J 7E1, Canada
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LEO Investigational Site
Calgary, Alberta, T2W 4X9, Canada
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LEO Investigational Site
Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 1C3, Canada
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LEO Investigational Site
Surrey, British Columbia, V3R 6A7, Canada
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LEO Investigational Site
Mississauga, Ontario, L4Y 4C5, Canada
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LEO Investigational Site
Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1G 1X9, Canada
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LEO Investigational Site
Verdun, Quebec, H4G 3E7, Canada
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LEO Investigational Site
Náchod, 547 01, Czechia
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LEO Investigational Site
Prague, 100 34, Czechia
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LEO Investigational Site
Prague, 150 00, Czechia
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LEO Investigational Site
Martigues, Bouches-du-Rhône, 13500, France
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LEO Investigational Site
Dijon, 21000, France
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LEO Investigational Site
Nice, 06000, France
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LEO Investigational Site
Paris, 75010, France
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LEO Investigational Site
Rouen, 76031, France
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LEO Investigational Site
Augsburg, 86179, Germany
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LEO Investigational Site
Bad Bentheim, 48455, Germany
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LEO Investigational Site
Berlin, 10117, Germany
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LEO Investigational Site
Dresden, 01307, Germany
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LEO Investigational Site
Frankfurt am Main, 60590, Germany
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LEO Investigational Site
Freiburg im Breisgau, 79104, Germany
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LEO Investigational Site
Gera, 07548, Germany
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LEO Investigational Site
Kiel, 24105, Germany
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LEO Investigational Site
Leipzig, 04103, Germany
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LEO Investigational Site
Mahlow, 15831, Germany
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LEO Investigational Site
Münster, 48149, Germany
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LEO Investigational Site
Debrecen, 4032, Hungary
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LEO Investigational Site
Pécs, 7632, Hungary
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LEO Investigational Site
Szeged, 6720, Hungary
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LEO Investigational Site
Fukuoka, Fukuoka, 815-8588, Japan
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LEO Investigational Site
Kobe, Hyōgo, 657-0846, Japan
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LEO Investigational Site
Yokohama, Kanagawa, 220-6208, Japan
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LEO Investigational Site
Yokohama, Kanagawa, 231-0801, Japan
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LEO Investigational Site
Takatsuki-shi, Osaka, 569-0824, Japan
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LEO Investigational Site
Koto-ku, Tokyo, 136-0074, Japan
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LEO Investigational Site
Takaoka-shi, Toyama, 933-0871, Japan
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LEO Investigational Site
Tokyo, 167-0051, Japan
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LEO Investigational Site
Wroclaw, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, 50-450, Poland
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LEO Investigational Site
Krakow, 30-033, Poland
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LEO Investigational Site
Krakow, 31-011, Poland
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LEO Investigational Site
Malbork, 82-200, Poland
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LEO Investigational Site
Mikołów, 43-190, Poland
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LEO Investigational Site
Wroclaw, 50-224, Poland
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LEO Investigational Site
Cluj-Napoca, 400152, Romania
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LEO Investigational Site
Iași, 700291, Romania
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LEO Investigational Site
Timișoara, 300757, Romania
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LEO Investigational Site
Badalona, Barcelona, 08915, Spain
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LEO Investigational Site
Alcobendas, 5-28100, Spain
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LEO Investigational Site
Alicante, 03010, Spain
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LEO Investigational Site
Barcelona, 08907, Spain
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LEO Investigational Site
Córdoba, 14004, Spain
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LEO Investigational Site
Madrid, 28046, Spain
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LEO Investigational Site
Zaragoza, 50009, Spain
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LEO Investigational Site
Edinburgh, EH16 4SA, United Kingdom
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LEO Investigational Site
Harrow, HA1 3UJ, United Kingdom
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LEO Investigational Site
London, E1 1FR, United Kingdom
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LEO Investigational Site
Manchester, M23 9QZ, United Kingdom
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LEO Investigational Site
Southampton, SO16 6YD, United Kingdom
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LEO Investigational Site
Walsall, WS2 9PS, United Kingdom
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LEO Investigatonal Site
Ostrava-Poruba, 708 52, Czechia
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LEO investigational Site
New Albany, Indiana, 47150, United States
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LEO investigational site
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46250, United States
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