Crisaborole is a novel oxaborole approved by FDA on December 14, 2016 as Eucrisa, a topical treatment of for mild to moderate atopic dermatitis.
This non-steroidal agent is efficacious in improving disease severity, reducing the risk of infection and reducing the signs and symptoms in patients 2 years old and older. It reduces the local inflammation in the skin and prevents further exacerbation of the disease with a good safety profile. Its structure contains a boron atom, which facilitates skin penetration and binding to the bimetal center of the phosphodiesterase 4 enzyme. It is currently under development as topical treatment of psoriasis.
Intended for the topical treatment of mild to moderate atopic dermatitis in patients 2 years of age and older.
Centro Universitário Nilton Lins, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States
University of Rochester Dermatology, Rochester, New York, United States
Dermatology at the Whitaker Clinic, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States
Wake Forest University Heath Sciences, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
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