Table 2.

Targeted and disease-modifying therapies reported in PADs

TherapyMechanismPAD mechanism targetedTypical clinical indicationUtilized in PADsSelect references
Dupilumab Anti-IL-4Rα mAb blocking IL-4/IL-13 signaling Type 2 cytokine amplification Atopic dermatitis; asthma; chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps; eosinophilic esophagitis STAT3 DN; STAT6 GOF; DOCK8 deficiency (HIES); CARD11 (CADINS); IPEX; ZNF341 deficiency; Omenn syndrome; Netherton syndrome (13, 58, 59, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114) 
JAKinibs (e.g., baricitinib, tofacitinib, ruxolitinib, upadacitinib) JAK-STAT pathway inhibition Cytokine signaling amplification or loss of counter-regulation Inflammatory diseases (agent-specific); atopic dermatitis for upadacitinib (systemic) and ruxolitinib cream (topical) STAT6 GOF; JAK1 GOF; selected PADs with JAK-STAT dysregulation (9, 13, 50, 51, 53, 57, 115) 
Omalizumab Anti-IgE mAb Effector cell (IgE-FcεRI) pathway Allergic asthma; chronic spontaneous urticaria; chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps; IgE-mediated food allergy (reduction of reactions with accidental exposure) Selected IgE- or urticaria-predominant PAD phenotypes (116, 117, 118, 119) 
Mepolizumab, benralizumab, reslizumab Anti-IL-5 (mepolizumab, reslizumab) or anti-IL-5Rα (benralizumab) mAbs; eosinophil depletion Eosinophil-dominant type 2 inflammation Severe eosinophilic asthma (all); eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (mepolizumab) PADs with prominent eosinophilia or eosinophilic asthma (limited to several case reports) (59, 120) 
HSCT Replacement of defective hematopoietic and blood-derived immune compartments Global immune dysregulation/tolerance failure Curative therapy for selected IEIs WAS; DOCK8 deficiency; STAT3 DN (selected); CARMIL2 deficiency; Omenn syndrome; IL2RA/IL2RB deficiency (7, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126) 

Summary of immunomodulatory biologics, small-molecule inhibitors, and HSCT that have been used to treat PADs, organized by therapeutic mechanism, the pathogenic pathway targeted, and reported clinical indications. Reported PAD use is derived predominantly from case reports and small case series rather than randomized controlled trials. Therapeutic efficacy appears greatest when the drug’s mechanism of action aligns closely with the underlying molecular and immunological pathogenesis of the specific PAD.

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