Arcutis Announces Positive Long-Term Results of Roflumilast Cream 0.05% Show Durable and Improved Efficacy Over Time and Favorable Safety Profile in Treatment of Children Aged 2 to 5 with Mild to Moderate Atopic Dermatitis

• Long-term safety and tolerability profile consistent with pivotal data in atopic dermatitis (AD), with no new safety signals observed during 56 weeks of treatment
  
• Results from open-label extension study highlight that 71.9% of patients who rolled over from the roflumilast cream treatment arm in INTEGUMENT-PED achieved EASI-75 at Week 56
• Arcutis intends to submit a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the first quarter of 2025 for roflumilast cream 0.05%
  

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Aug. 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARQT), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing meaningful innovations in immuno-dermatology, today announced results from the INTEGUMENT-OLE long-term open-label study of once-daily roflumilast cream 0.05% demonstrating the durable efficacy and favorable safety profile of roflumilast cream 0.05% in the treatment of mild to moderate AD in children 2 to 5 years old. In the study, roflumilast cream was well-tolerated, with no new safety signals observed during treatment of up to 56 weeks in duration. Efficacy was not only maintained but improved over time, with 71.9% of participants who rolled over from the roflumilast cream 0.05% treatment arm in INTEGUMENT-PED achieving 75% improvement from baseline in Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI-75) after 56 weeks.

“When choosing a therapy for very young children, health care providers and caregivers are looking for treatments that provide both rapid relief and are well-tolerated and suitable for long-term use,” said Adelaide Hebert, MD, professor of dermatology and pediatrics at UTHealth Houston, and INTEGUMENT trial investigator. “These results build upon the findings from the Phase 3 trial of roflumilast cream 0.05% that demonstrated rapid efficacy within the first 4 weeks of treatment, and further showed long-term durable efficacy and tolerability of investigational roflumilast cream, with continued improvement over the course of the long-term study.”

In the study, 53.8% of participants who rolled over from the roflumilast cream treatment arm in INTEGUMENT-PED achieved a validated Investigator Global Assessment-Atopic Dermatitis (vIGA-AD) success, defined as vIGA-AD value of 0 or 1 plus a 2-grade improvement from baseline, at 56 weeks.

The long-term study results reinforce the safety and tolerability profile of roflumilast cream 0.05% already seen in the 4-week pivotal INTEGUMENT-PED clinical trial, with no new safety signals observed up to 56 weeks. Overall incidence of adverse events was low, with most being mild to moderate in nature. The most frequently reported adverse events (≥3%) included: upper respiratory tract infection, nasopharyngitis, pyrexia, influenza, COVID-19, and otitis media. Overall, only 3.0% of trial participants discontinued the study due to adverse events.