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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2025

Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Tralokinumab and Dupilumab in Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis: A Narrative Review.

Yoon-Seob Kim

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Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Review
  3. Revisiting Atopy: The IgE-Dependent Amplification Loop as a Forgotten Driver of Atopic Dermatitis.Pathophysiology : the official journal of the International Society for Pathophysiology · 2026
    Review
  4. Aeroallergens in Atopic Dermatitis and Chronic Urticaria.Current allergy and asthma reports · 2026
    Review
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Yoon-Seob KimDepartment of Dermatology, Bucheon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Republic of Korea.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory skin disorder that significantly affects patients' quality of life. Dupilumab, a monoclonal antibody targeting interleukin (IL)-4 receptor alpha (IL-4Rα), has been the standard biologic therapy for moderate-to-severe AD. This review compares dupilumab with tralokinumab-a promising alternative that selectively neutralizes IL-13-by examining their distinct mechanisms, clinical efficacy, safety profiles, and practical considerations. While both biologics are highly effective, pivotal monotherapy trials indicate numerically higher efficacy rates for dupilumab. Regarding safety, while long-term data show comparable rates of serious adverse events, dupilumab is associated with a higher incidence of both conjunctivitis and injection-site reactions. Key practical differences include dupilumab's broader indications and approval for infants (≥6 months), versus tralokinumab's flexible maintenance dosing and notable efficacy in head and neck AD. By highlighting these key distinctions, this review aims to support personalized treatment selection in AD. However, no direct head-to-head clinical trials have yet compared dupilumab and tralokinumab, and the available evidence is based on indirect comparisons from separate pivotal studies.

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atopic dermatitisbiologic therapydupilumabefficacy and safetytralokinumab

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PMID40725651
PMCPMC12294869

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