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RecruitingNCT07152119Updated May 18, 2026

A Study to Learn About Litfulo Capsule in People With Severe Alopecia Areata in Routine Clinical Practice.

An observational study in Severe Alopecia Areata, sponsored by Pfizer. Recruiting at 1 site in South Korea. Open to participants aged 12 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-05-18.

Sponsored by Pfizer · Observational

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Aug 2025; still recruiting 1 year 1 month later.
Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
3,000
Ages
12 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this observation study is to learn about the safety and effects of the study medicine (called Litfulo) for the potential treatment of Severe Alopecia Areata.

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To evaluate the safety of Litfulo Capsule after marketing, with regard to the following clauses in routine clinical practice.

  • Adverse Events (AEs)/ Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs)
  • Unexpected Adverse Events (AEs)/ADRs that have not been reflected in the approved drug label
  • Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)/Serious Adverse Drug Reaction (SADRs)
  • Adverse Event of Special Interest(AESI)

    • Serious Infections, defined as any infection (viral, bacterial, and fungal) requiring parenteral antimicrobial therapy or hospitalization for treatment or meeting other criteria that require the infection to be classified as serious adverse event
    • Opportunistic infections and Herpes Zoster
    • Malignancy
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Conditions studied

  • Severe Alopecia Areata

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Keywords

  • Litfulo
  • Litfulo capsule
  • Ritlecitinib tosylate
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In context

Alopecia Areata

467 studies on the registry are indexed under Alopecia Areata; 92 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 3,000 is above the median of 215 across 59 observational studies indexed under Alopecia Areata.

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Lead sponsor

Pfizer is the lead sponsor of 3,244 studies on the registry; 139 are open to participants now.

Of its 582 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 381 (65%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
12 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Patients with severe alopecia areata

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients with severe alopecia areata who have been determined to start treatment with Litfulo Capsule according to the approved indications of the medicinal product Treatment of severe alopecia areata in adults and adolescents 12 years or older Evidence of a personally signed and dated informed consent document indicating that the patient or their parent(s)/legal guardian, if applicable, have been informed of all pertinent aspects of the study

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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
3,000 participants (estimated)
Patient registry
No

Groups and cohorts

  • Patients with severe alopecia areata.

    Determined to start treatment with Litfulo Capsule according to the approved indications of the medicinal product.

    Drug: Litfulo

Interventions

  • DrugLitfulo

    as provided in real world practice.

    Also known as: Ritlecitinib tosylate (ATC code: L04AF08)

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Frequency and proportion of AEs/ADRs

    Time frame: 24 weeks (Regular surveillance), 48 weeks (Long-term surveillance)

  2. Frequency and proportion of unexpected AEs/ADRs

    Time frame: 24 weeks (Regular surveillance), 48 weeks (Long-term surveillance)

  3. Frequency and proportion of SAEs/SADRs

    Time frame: 24 weeks (Regular surveillance), 48 weeks (Long-term surveillance)

  4. Frequency and proportion of AESI

    Time frame: 24 weeks (Regular surveillance), 48 weeks (Long-term surveillance)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Proportion of patients achieving Severity of Alopecia Tool (SALT) ≤20 score at Weeks 24 and 48

    Time frame: 24 weeks (Regular surveillance), 48 weeks (Long-term surveillance)

  2. Proportion of patients achieving SALT ≤10 score at Weeks 24 and 48

    Time frame: 24 weeks (Regular surveillance), 48 weeks (Long-term surveillance)

  3. Proportion of patients achieving 50% or above improvement in SALT score from baseline (SALT 50) at Weeks 24 and 48

    Time frame: 24 weeks (Regular surveillance), 48 weeks (Long-term surveillance)

  4. Proportion of patients achieving 75% or above improvement in SALT score from baseline (SALT 75) at Weeks 24 and 48

    Time frame: 24 weeks (Regular surveillance), 48 weeks (Long-term surveillance)

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Pfizer
    Seoul, South Korea
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No — Pfizer will provide access to individual de-identified participant data and related study documents (e.g. protocol, Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP), Clinical Study Report (CSR)) upon request from qualified researchers, and subject to certain criteria, conditions, and exceptions. Further details on Pfizer's data sharing criteria and process for requesting access can be found at: https://www.pfizer.com/science/clinical\_trials/trial\_data\_and\_results/data\_requests.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 18, 2026, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT07152119
Lead sponsor
Pfizer
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Sep 3, 2025
Start date
Aug 27, 2025
Primary completion
Mar 23, 2030 (estimated)
Completion
Mar 23, 2030 (estimated)
Last update
May 18, 2026

Study contacts

Pfizer CT.gov Call Center
Contact
ClinicalTrials.gov_Inquiries@pfizer.com
1-800-718-1021
Pfizer CT.gov Call Center
study director · Pfizer

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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