A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Ruxolitinib Cream in Participants With Cutaneous Lichen Planus
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05593432 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : October 25, 2022
Last Update Posted : December 5, 2022
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Cutaneous Lichen Planus | Drug: Ruxolitinib cream Drug: Vehicle cream | Phase 2 |
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Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 60 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Intervention Model Description: | Study will include a 16 week double-blind period followed by a 16 week open-label period. |
Masking: | Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Randomized, Double-Blind, Vehicle-Controlled Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Ruxolitinib Cream in Participants With Cutaneous Lichen Planus |
Actual Study Start Date : | November 23, 2022 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | October 10, 2023 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | February 19, 2024 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Ruxolitinib cream
Ruxolitinib 1.5% cream BID for 16 weeks, followed by ruxolitinib cream BID 16-week open-label extension.
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Drug: Ruxolitinib cream
Ruxolitinib cream is a topical formulation applied as a thin film to affected areas.
Other Name: INCB018424 cream Drug: Vehicle cream Vehicle cream is matching in appearance to ruxolitinib cream and is to be applied in the same manner as ruxolitinib cream. |
Placebo Comparator: Vehicle Cream
Vehicle cream BID for 16 weeks, followed by ruxolitinib 1.5% cream BID in a 16-week open-label extension.
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Drug: Vehicle cream
Vehicle cream is matching in appearance to ruxolitinib cream and is to be applied in the same manner as ruxolitinib cream. |
- Proportion of Participants with Investigator's Global Assessment Treatment Success (IGA-TS) [ Time Frame: Week 16 ]Defined as an IGA score of 0 or 1 with ≥ 2-grade improvement from baseline.
- Proportion of Participants achieving IGA-TS [ Time Frame: Up to Week 32 ]Defined as the percentage of participants achieving IGA-TS at each scheduled postbaseline visit.
- Proportion of Participants with ITCH4 response [ Time Frame: Up to Week 32 ]Defined as a ≥ 4-point improvement in the Itch Numeric Rating Scale (Itch NRS) score from baseline.
- Time to achieve ITCH4 [ Time Frame: Up to Week 32 ]Time to achieve >=4 point improvement in Itch NRS score
- Change from baseline in the Skin Pain Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) score [ Time Frame: Up to Week 32 ]Defined as skin pain severity on an 11-point scale ranging from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain imaginable) in the past 24 hours.
- Number of Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) [ Time Frame: Up to 36 weeks ]Adverse events reported for the first time or worsening of a pre-existing event after first dose of study drug/treatment.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Clinical diagnosis of LP with predominant cutaneous involvement.
- IGA score of 3 or 4 at screening and baseline.
- Baseline LP-related Itch NRS score ≥ 4.
- Willingness to avoid pregnancy or fathering children.
Exclusion Criteria:
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Concurrent conditions and history of other diseases:
- Variants of LP deemed by the investigators to be inappropriate for topical treatment, including but not limited to predominant mucosal (such as oral or vaginal) LP.
- Active ongoing inflammatory diseases of the skin other than LP that might confound the evaluation of LP lesions or compromise participant safety.
- Any other concomitant skin disorder (eg, generalized erythroderma such as Netherton's syndrome), pigmentation, or extensive scarring that in the opinion of the investigator may interfere with the evaluation of LP lesions or compromise participant safety.
- Immunocompromised (eg, lymphoma, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome).
- Chronic or acute infection requiring treatment with systemic antibiotics, antivirals, antiparasitics, antiprotozoals, or antifungals within 2 weeks before baseline.
- Active acute bacterial, fungal, or viral skin infection (eg, herpes simplex, herpes zoster, chickenpox, clinically infected AD, or impetigo) within 1 week before baseline.
- Laboratory values outside of the protocol-defined criteria.
- Pregnant or lactating participants, or those considering pregnancy during the period of their study participation.
- Other exclusive criteria may apply.

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT05593432
Contact: Incyte Corporation Call Center (US) | 1.855.463.3463 | medinfo@incyte.com | |
Contact: Incyte Corporation Call Center (ex-US) | +800 00027423 | eumedinfo@incyte.com |
United States, Alabama | |
Cahaba Dermatology | Recruiting |
Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35244 | |
United States, Louisiana | |
Delricht Clinical Research - Clinedge - Ppds Baton Rouge | Recruiting |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States, 70809 | |
United States, Ohio | |
Bexley Dermatology | Recruiting |
Bexley, Ohio, United States, 43209 | |
United States, Oregon | |
Oregon Medical Research Center | Not yet recruiting |
Portland, Oregon, United States, 97223 | |
United States, Texas | |
Arlington Center For Dermatology | Recruiting |
Arlington, Texas, United States, 76011-3800 | |
Canada, Manitoba | |
Wiseman Dermatology Research Inc | Not yet recruiting |
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3M 3Z4 | |
Canada, Ontario | |
Dr. S. K. Siddha Medicine Professional Corporation | Not yet recruiting |
Newmarket, Ontario, Canada, L3Y 5G8 |
Study Director: | Haq Nawaz, MD | Incyte Corporation |
Responsible Party: | Incyte Corporation |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT05593432 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
INCB 18424-216 |
First Posted: | October 25, 2022 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | December 5, 2022 |
Last Verified: | December 2022 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Yes |
Plan Description: | Incyte shares data with qualified external researchers after a research proposal is submitted. These requests are reviewed and approved by a review panel on the basis of scientific merit. All data provided is anonymized to respect the privacy of patients who have participated in the trial in line with applicable laws and regulations. The trial data availability is according to the criteria and process described on https://www.incyte.com/our-company/compliance-and-transparency |
Supporting Materials: |
Study Protocol Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP) |
Time Frame: | Data will be shared after the primary publication or 2 years after the study has ended for market authorized products and indications. |
Access Criteria: | Data from eligible studies will be shared with qualified researchers according to the criteria and process described in the Data Sharing section of the www.incyteclinicaltrials.com website. For approved requests, the researchers will be granted access to anonymized data under the terms of a data sharing agreement |
URL: | https://www.incyte.com/our-company/compliance-and-transparency |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
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