Thursday, AbbVie Inc (NASDAQ:ABBV) released topline results from LEVEL UP, an open-label, efficacy assessor-blinded head-to-head Phase 3b/4 study of upadacitinib (Rinvoq, 15 mg once daily starting dose and dose-adjusted based on clinical response) versus dupilumab (Dupixent, per its labeled dose) for atopic dermatitis.
AbbVie said the study is the first head-to-head trial in atopic dermatitis assessing upadacitinib at a starting dose of 15 mg daily versus dupilumab at its labeled dose.
The study enrolled adults and adolescents with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis ...