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Not yet recruitingNCT07926867NEMODEUpdated Nov 9, 2026

A Pilot Multicentric Open Study Assessing the Efficacy and Safety of NEMOlizumab in Patients ≥ 12yo With Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa

A Phase 2/3 interventional study of Neolizumab in Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa, sponsored by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice. Not yet recruiting at 4 sites in France. Open to participants aged 12 Years to 99 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-11-09.

Sponsored by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice · Phase 2/3, Interventional, and Treatment

Updated Nov 9, 2026Newly registeredGo to Updates ↓
Phase
Phase 2/3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
15
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
12 Years to 99 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB) is an inherited mucocutaneous fragility disorder caused by pathogenic variants in COL7A1, leading to blistering, scarring, and significant morbidity. Pruritus is a major complication that substantially impairs patients' quality of life, yet effective treatment options remain limited. Nemolizumab, an interleukin-31 receptor alpha antagonist, inhibits IL-31 signaling, a pathway potentially involved in DEB-associated pruritus. Elevated IL-31 levels have been reported in patients with recessive DEB (RDEB) and correlated with pruritus severity, supporting its potential role as a therapeutic target. We hypothesize that nemolizumab may represent an effective and safe treatment option for pruritus in patients with DEB.

Read the detailed description

Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a heterogeneous group of rare inherited disorders characterized by skin and mucosal fragility leading to the formation of blisters, erosions, and scars. It is traditionally subdivided into four main subtypes: simplex, junctional, dystrophic (EBD), and Kindler. The dystrophic form (DEB) is associated with dominant or recessive pathogenic variants in the COL7A1 gene, which encodes type VII collagen, an essential component of the anchoring fibrils that ensure dermo-epidermal adhesion.

Available epidemiological data estimate the prevalence of hereditary EB at approximately 11 cases per million people in the United States, with an incidence of about 2.72 new cases per 1 million live births. DEB accounts for approximately 25% of EB cases and can present in autosomal dominant or recessive forms.

EBD is associated with significant morbidity, particularly due to chronic complications such as pruritus and fibrosis, which significantly impair patients' quality of life and independence. To date, there is no curative treatment. Management relies on a multidisciplinary approach that is primarily symptomatic. Recently, B-VEC, a topical gene therapy designed to restore COL7A1 expression in skin lesions to promote healing, has received regulatory approval. However, its accessibility is limited

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Conditions studied

  • Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa

Keywords

  • Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa; Nemolizumab; Pruritus; Interleukin-31; COL7A1; Targeted therapy.
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In context

Epidermolysis Bullosa Dystrophica

78 studies on the registry are indexed under Epidermolysis Bullosa Dystrophica; 21 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 15 is above the median of 9 across 55 interventional studies indexed under Epidermolysis Bullosa Dystrophica.

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Lead sponsor

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice is the lead sponsor of 723 studies on the registry; 176 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
12 Years to 99 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Subject male or female
  2. Age ≥ 12 years old
  3. Subject has recessive (Severe, Intermediate, Inversa or Pruriginosa) or dominant (Intermediate or Pruriginosa) dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa, confirmed by skin immunomapping and/or molecular analysis (one or 2 COL7A1 mutation(s)), according to the last EB classification 4) Subject has at least a baseline pruritus score ≥ 4/10.

5) Subject agrees not to use any topical therapies other than the investigator approved (VYJUVEK gel is accepted if ongoing at the time of the study, excepted on the left leg) 6) A female participant is eligible to participate if she is not pregnant or breastfeeding, and at least 1 of the following conditions applies: 7) (a) Is not a Women of (WOCBP) OR 8) Is a WOCBP and using a method that is highly effective (with a failure rate of \<1% per year), preferably with low user dependency, during the study period until the end of her participation to the study. Effective method of birth control recommended by the Clinical Trials Facilitation and Coordination group are combined (oestrogen and progestogen containing) hormonal contraception associated with inhibition of ovulation (oral or intravaginal or transdermal); progestogen-only hormonal contraception associated with inhibition of ovulation (oral or injectable or implantable); intrauterine device; intrauterine hormone-releasing system; bilateral tubal occlusion 9) Subject is in good general health and free of any known disease state or physical condition which, in the investigator's opinion, might impair his evaluation or which exposes the subject to an unacceptable risk by study participation.

10) Subject is willing and able to follow all study instructions and to attend all study visits.

11) Subject is able to comprehend and willing to sign an and/or Assent Form.

12) Affiliation with a social security scheme.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Subjects who are treated with DUPILUMAB or JAK inhibitor. A wash out of 2 months is mandatory to be included.
  2. Subjects with uncontrolled asthma.
  3. Medical History and Concurrent Diseases:

    1. Any major surgery within 8 weeks prior to Day 1, or any planned surgery for the first 28 weeks of the study
    2. Has donated blood >500mLwithin 4 weeks prior to Day1, or plans to donate blood during the course of the study
    3. Drug or alcohol abuse, as determined by the investigator, within 6 months prior to Day 1
    4. Medical marijuana or prescription marijuana taken for medicinal reasons
    5. Any major illness/condition or evidence of an unstable clinical condition (eg, renal, hepatic, hematologic, gastrointestinal, endocrine, pulmonary, psychiatric, neurologic, immunologic, or local active infection/infectious illness) that, in the investigator's judgment or after consultation with the Medical Monitor or designee, will substantially increase the risk to the participant if he or she participates in the study
    6. Unstable cardiovascular disease, defined as a recent clinical cardiovascular event (eg, unstable angina, myocardial infarction, stroke, rapid atrial fibrillation) in the last 3 months prior to screening, or a cardiac hospitalization (eg revascularization procedure, pacemaker implantation) within 3 months prior to screening, or patients at risk of major adverse cardiovascular events, deep venous thrombosis or pulmonary embolism.
    7. Has uncontrolled arterial hypertension characterized by a systolic blood pressure (BP) >160 mm Hg or diastolic BP >100 mm Hg.

      Note: Determined by 2 consecutive elevated readings. If an initial BP reading exceeds this limit, the BP may be repeated once after the participant has rested sitting for ≥10 minutes. If the repeat value is less than the criterion limits, the second value may be accepted.

    8. Class III or IV congestive heart failure by Criteria
    9. Has cancer or history of cancer (solid organ or hematologic including myelodysplastic syndrome) or lymphoproliferative disease within the previous 5 years (other than resected cutaneous basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma, or carcinoma of cervix in situ that has been treated with no evidence of recurrence)
    10. Any significant/uncontrolled neuropsychiatric illness as clinically judged by the investigator during
  4. Females of who meet the following criteria for pregnancy testing:
  5. Subjects with a positive serum pregnancy test at the Screening Visit or a positive urine pregnancy test at Baseline prior to the first dose of study treatment (local practices may require serum pregnancy testing at Baseline).
  6. Subjects with a borderline serum pregnancy test at Screening must have absence of clinical suspicion of pregnancy or other pathological causes of borderline results and a serum pregnancy test ≥ 3 days later to document continued lack of a positive result (unless inclusion of subjects with a borderline pregnancy test may be prohibited by local requirements).
  7. Subjects with a urine pregnancy test at Baseline that is borderline or ambiguous must have a serum pregnancy test performed. In such cases, the participant must be excluded from participation if the serum pregnancy result is positive.
  8. Female subjects of childbearing potential who are not able and/or willing to practice at least 1 protocol-specified method of that is highly effective from Study Day 1 through at least 30 days after the last dose of study drug (local practices may require an additional method of contraception). Female subjects of non-childbearing potential do not need to use birth control.
  9. Female subjects who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or considering becoming pregnant or donating eggs during the study and for 30 days after the last dose of study drug.
  10. Subject has another member of her/his immediate family (i.e., living in the same household) enrolled in this study.
  11. Subject has used any systemic product that, in the opinion of the investigator, might put the subject at undue risk by study participation or interferes with the study assessments within 30 days prior to Visit 1.
  12. Vulnerable persons as mentioned in articles L1121-5, L1121-6, L1121-7, L1121-8 and L1122-1-2 of the public health code.
  13. Subject has a history of sensitivity to any of the ingredients of Nemolizumab.
  14. Withdrawal of the .
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Childbearing potential

Able to become pregnant: from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery (removal of the womb, or of both ovaries or both fallopian tubes).

Criteria for people of childbearing potential usually ask for a negative pregnancy test and for contraception during the study and for a time after it.

Contraception

Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.

Criteria usually say which methods count and how long to keep using them after the last dose, sometimes for male participants too. Some studies accept a partner’s vasectomy if it was confirmed successful and that person is the participant’s only sexual partner.

Informed consent

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You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.

NYHA class (heart failure)

The New York Heart Association’s four classes of how much heart failure limits physical activity.

I
No limits: ordinary activity causes no undue tiredness or breathlessness.
II
Slight limits: comfortable at rest, ordinary activity causes symptoms.
III
Marked limits: comfortable at rest, less than ordinary activity causes symptoms.
IV
Symptoms even at rest; any activity makes them worse.

Studies set their own limit — many outside heart failure leave out class III–IV, while heart failure studies may ask for a particular class. Check the class this study names.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 2 / Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
15 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Nemolizumab will be administered as a 60 mg loading dose (two 30 mg injections) at Day 0, followed b

    Neolizumab

    Drug: Neolizumab

Interventions

  • DrugNeolizumab

    Nemolizumab will be administered as a 60 mg loading dose (two 30 mg injections) at Day 0, followed by 30 mg subcutaneously every 4 weeks for 24 weeks,

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. To study the efficacy of Nemolizumab on pruritus in patients > 12yo with DEB after 4 weeks of treatment, in a multicentric, prospective, and open pilot study.

    The primary endpoint will be the proportion of patients achieving a clinically meaningful improvement in pruritus severity at Week 4 compared with baseline, defined as a reduction of at least 4 points on the Peak Pruritus Numerical Rating Scale (PP-NRS), which ranges from 0 (no itch) to 10 (worst itch imaginable).

    Time frame: 4 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. To describe the evolution of the following efficacy and health outcomes measures after 24 weeks of treatment

    pain (scale 0-10)

    Time frame: at 24 weeks

  2. To describe the evolution of the following efficacy and health outcomes measures after 24 weeks of treatment

    pain (scale 0-10)

    Time frame: at baseline

  3. To describe the evolution of the following efficacy and health outcomes measures after 24 weeks of treatment

    quality of life (scale 0-30)

    Time frame: at 24 weeks

  4. To describe the evolution of the following efficacy and health outcomes measures after 24 weeks of treatment

    quality of life (scale 0-30)

    Time frame: at baseline

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Study locations

4 sites
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

1 registry update since Sep 25, 2026
Registered
First appeared on the registry. No changes since
Nov 9, 2026
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  1. Nov 9, 2026
    First appeared on the registry

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT07926867
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Nov 9, 2026
Start date
Dec 31, 2026 (estimated)
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2027 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 31, 2027 (estimated)
Last update
Nov 9, 2026

Study contacts

Christine CHIAVERINI, Doctor
Contact
chiaverini.c@chu-nice.fr
0492034702
Thomas HUBICHE, Doctor
Contact
hubiche.t@chu-nice.fr

Oversight

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