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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jul 8.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Acad Dermatol. 2017 Jan 28;76(4):736–744. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2016.12.005

Table II.

Dermatologic conditions for which JAK inhibitors have been utilized in patients.

Disease Inflammatory
mediators
STAT utilized JAK utilized Evidence
for oral
therapy
Evidence
for topical
therapy

Alopecia areata IL-15 STAT3/ 5 JAK1/3 OCT-T30 CR-R35
OCT-R31
IFN-γ STAT1 JAK1, TYK2 CS-T32,33
CR-T29,34,8689
CR-R28,48,90,91
CR-B85

Atopic dermatitis IL-4 STAT6 JAK1, JAK3 CS-T25 RCT-T26
IL-5 STAT3/5/6 JAK2
IL-13 STAT6 JAK1/2/3, TYK2

Chronic actinic dermatitis unknown unknown CR-T92

Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis STAT1 mutation STAT1 unclear CR-R91,93

Cutaneous T cell lymphoma JAK1/3, STAT3/5b mutation STAT3/5b JAK1/3 O5

Dermatomyositis IFN-α/β STAT1/2/4 JAK1, TYK2 CR-T94,95
CR-R96
IL-6 STAT1/3 JAK1/2, TYK2
IL-15 STAT3/5 JAK1/3

Erythema multiforme IFN-γ STAT1 JAK1, TYK2 CR-T97
IL-2 STAT3/5 JAK1/3

Graft-versus-host disease (cutaneous) IL-2 STAT3/5 JAK1/3 CS-R98
IL-6 STAT1/3 JAK1/2, TYK2
IL-21 STAT1/3/5 JAK1/3
IL-22 (TNF-α, IL-17) STAT1/3/5 JAK1/2, TYK2

Hypereosinophilic syndrome IL-5 STAT3/5/6 JAK2 CS-T**
JAK2 mutation (among others) JAK2

Lupus erythematosus IFN-α/β STAT1/2/4 JAK1, TYK2 CR-T99,100
CR-R101
IFN-γ STAT1 JAK1, TYK2
IL-6 STAT1/3 JAK1/2, TYK2

Mastocytosis / mast cell disease STAT5 CR-R102
IL-4 STAT6 JAK1, JAK3
IL-5 STAT3/5/6 JAK2
IL-13 STAT6 JAK1/2/3, TYK2

STING vasculopathy IFN-α/β (STING mutation) STAT1/2/4 JAK1, TYK2 CR-T100
CR-R103

Palmoplantar pustulosis IL-17 Unclear Unclear CR-T104

Polyarteritis nodosa IL-2 STAT3/5 JAK1/3 CR-T105
IFN-γ (IL-8) STAT1 JAK1, TYK2

Psoriasis IL-12 STAT4 JAK2, TYK2 RCT-T38,39 RCT-T41,42
RCT-B16
IL-23 (TNF-α, IL-17) STAT3/4 JAK2, TYK2 * others CS-R40

Vitiligo IFN-γ STAT1 JAK1, TYK2 CR-T47 CS-R**
CR-R48

CR: case reports (<5 patients/study), CS: case series (≥5 patients/study), OCT: open-label clinical trial, RCT: randomized controlled trial. Other: in vitro data on human tumor cells.

*

Multiple earlier studies not included.