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. 2021 Nov 30;12(1):137–148. doi: 10.1007/s13555-021-00640-7

Table 2.

Two-by-two contingency tables for clinical response at week 16 by early response in skin inflammation or itch at week 4 or week 8

Week 16 endpoint Early-response assessment week Sensitivity Specificity Positive predictive value Negative predictive value
EASI75 Week 4 0.795 0.615 0.554 0.833
Week 8 0.974 0.708 0.667 0.979
vIGA-AD (0,1) Week 4 0.818 0.592 0.482 0.875
Week 8 0.970 0.648 0.561 0.979
Itch NRS ≥ 4-point improvement Week 4 0.917 0.575 0.393 0.958
Week 8 1.000 0.588 0.421 1.000

Early response in skin inflammation or itch was defined as ≥ 50% improvement in BSA or ≥ 3-point improvement in Itch NRS, respectively

BSA body surface area, EASI Eczema Area and Severity Index, NRS Numeric Rating Scale, vIGA-AD (0,1) validated Investigator Global Assessment for Atopic Dermatitis score of 0 or 1