Topical Gel for Epidermolysis Bullosa Shows Ongoing Benefit

[Agnik]

The wound-healing benefits seen with a topical agent containing the bark derivative oleogel-S10 (Filsuvez) for patients with epidermolysis bullosa (EB) continue to accrue with continued use, suggests data from an open-label extension of EASE, the phase 3 safety and efficacy study of the treatment. Over 200 patients from the trial, including 105 who began treatment with a control gel, continued taking oleogel-S10 after 90 days. The current interim analysis at 12 months indicates there was a 55% reduction in the proportion of the body affected in comparison with baseline.

[Arghyadeep]

@agnik The research was presented at the British Association of Dermatologists (BAD) 2022 Annual Meeting on July 6. In April of this year, European Medicines Agency recommended approval of oleogel-S10 for the treatment of partial-thickness skin wounds associated with dystrophic and junctional EB for patients aged 6 months and older. However, just a month earlier, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) declined to approve the topical agent for use in EB, even after it extended its review by 3 months to include additional analyses of data previously submitted by the company.