Tirbanibulin Ointment 1% as a Novel Treatment for Actinic Keratosis: Phase 1 and 2 Results

November 2020 | Volume 19 | Issue 11 | Original Article | 1093 | Copyright © November 2020


Published online November 4, 2020

Steven Kempers MD,a Janet DuBois MD,b Seth Forman MD,c Amy Poon BS MA,d Eva Cutler BS BA,d
Hui Wang PhD,d David L. Cutler MD FRCP(C),d Jane Fang MD,d Rudolf Kwan MBBS MRCPd

aMinnesota Clinical Study Center, New Brighton, MN
bDermResearch, Austin, TX
cForCare Medical Center, Tampa, FL
dAthenex, Inc., Buffalo, NY




inadvertently given 10 times the assigned dose but did not report any other AEs or excessive LSRs (Table 3). Concurrent plasma concentrations were undetectable or <0.5 ng/mL. Results of laboratory evaluations, physical examinations, vital signs, and electrocardiograms were within expectations for an elderly population and were unrelated to treatment. From the Recurrence Follow-up Period, there were no treatment-related AEs or skin cancer in the treatment area.

Local Skin Reactions
LSR signs in the Phase 1 study were mostly mild-to-moderate erythema and flaking/scaling, generally appearing on day 4 and peaking ~days 5 or 8 (Cohorts 1/2) and ~days 8 or 10 (Cohorts 3/4), before spontaneously resolving/stabilizing within ~2 weeks. No participants experienced vesiculation/pustulation. No LSR required treatment.

In the Phase 2 study, even though LSRs were frequently observed with tirbanibulin ointment 1%, these were generally minimal/mild (Grade 1/2) erythema and flaking/scaling, were transient, and required no intervention. Less frequently reported were moderate (Grade 3) erythema and flaking/scaling, and minimal/mild (Grade 1/2) crusting. Only one participant (5-day cohort) had transient, severe erythema and flaking/scaling that