Study Description:
This is an open-label, dose-titration, pilot trial to assess the safety of the Janus-associated kinase (JAK) inhibitor baricitinib in individuals with Job s syndrome with lupus-like features and/or atopic dermatitis (AD). Eligible participants will complete screening 3 months prior to the start of the trial and keep track of their infections and eczema to monitor Job s disease activity and ensure disease stability prior to initiation of baricitinib treatment. Those with stable disease will proceed to open-label treatment with baricitinib for 180 days.
Primary Objective: To determine the safety and tolerability of JAK inhibitor treatment (baricitinib) in patients with Job s syndrome with lupus-like disease and/or AD.
Secondary Objectives:
1. To assess changes in Candida and/or bacterial infections.
2. To evaluate the effect of baricitinib on lupus-like symptoms.
3. To evaluate the effect of baricitinib on AD.
4. To investigate the effect of baricitinib on quality of life (QOL).
Exploratory Objectives:
To investigate the effect of baricitinib on improving histologic and immunologic abnormalities in blood and affected organs and tissues.
Primary Endpoints:
1\. Incidence of serious adverse events (SAEs), adverse events (AEs) requiring study drug discontinuation.
Secondary Endpoints:
1. Incidence of Candida and/or bacterial infections.
2. Mean change in Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus Disease Area and Severity Index (CLASI) score from day -90 to day 0 and then from day 0 to days 90 and 180.
3. Mean change in Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI) score from day -90 to day 0 and then from day 0 to days 90 and 180.
4. Mean change in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index (SLEDAI) score from day -90 to day 0 and then from day 0 to days 90 and 180.
5. Mean change in the Physician Global Assessment (PGA) score from day -90 to day 0 and then from day 0 to days 90 and 180.
6. Mean change in the 36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36) score (adults) from day -90 to day 0 and then from day 0 to days 90 and 180.
7. Mean change in the Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) score from day -90 to day 0 and then from day 0 to days 90 and 180.
8. Mean change in the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) score (adults) from day -90 to day 0 and then from day 0 to days 90 and 180.
9. Mean change in the Children s Dermatology Life Quality Index (CDLQI) score (pediatrics) from day -90 to day 0 and then from day 0 to days 90 and 180.
10. Mean change in the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) score (pediatrics) from day -90 to day 0 and then from day 0 to days 90 and 180.
Exploratory Endpoints:
1. Changes in serum cytokines and chemokines between day -90 to day 0 and then day 0 to days 90 and 180.
2. Changes in neutrophil extracellular trap (NET) complexes between days -90 to day 0 and then from day 0 to days 90, and 180.
3. Changes in Transcriptional alterations and pathway analysis using scRNAseq on peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and neutrophils between days -90 to day 0 and then from day 0 to days 90, and 180.
4. Changes in skin biopsy - histopathology and anatomic pathology from day 0 to day 180.
5. Changes in immunophenotyping between days -90 to day 0 and then from day 0 to days 90, and 180.
6. Changes in phospho-signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) flow cytometry between days -90 to day 0 and then from day 0 to days 90, and 180.
7. Changes in arterial stiffness- assessment of vascular functions (assessed via cardio-ankle vascular index \[CAVI\]) between day -90 and day 0, and then between day 0 and days 90 and 180.
8. Changes in autoantibody levels from day -90 to day 0 and then from day 0 to days 90 and 180.
9. Changes in skin microbiome over the 180-day treatment period.
10. Changes in serum metabolomics from day -90 to day 0 and then from day 0 to days 90 and 180.
11. Changes in serum proteomics from day -90 to day 0 and then from day 0 to days 90 and 180.