Navin Kapur, MD, is the director of the Acute Circulatory Support Program and associate director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at Tufts Medical Center.

Gregg Stone, MD, is the director of academic affairs for the Mount Sinai Heart Health System and professor of medicine (cardiology) and of population health sciences and policy at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

LV Unloading Before Delayed PCI Reduces Infarct Size by 1%, With Gregg Stone, MD, and Navin Kapur, MD

Left ventricular unloading and a 30 minute delay prior to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) seems to reduce infarct size by 1% in patients with 

ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)

, according to data from the STEMI-Door to Unload (DTU) study.

American College of Cardiology (ACC) Scientific Sessions 2026

 by Gregg Stone, MD, FACC, director of academic affairs for the Mount Sinai Heart Health System and professor of medicine (cardiology) and of population health sciences and policy at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and Navin Kapur, MD, director of the Acute Circulatory Support Program and associate director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at Tufts Medical Center.

“What we found was that there was no significant difference in infarct size between the 2 groups, although the infarct size was about 1% smaller as measured as the percent of total left ventricular mass in the group that got unloaded with the Impella device compared to the control group,” Stone told 

 in an exclusive interview. “I would have expected about a 2 to 3% increase in infarct size, because there was a 47-minute delay in the group that got the Impella. So, the device is doing something to reduce infarct size, but it wasn’t quite significant within this trial.”

STEMI-DTU was an open-label, randomized controlled trial conducted across 55 hospitals worldwide. Patients aged 18 to 85 years were eligible for inclusion if they had no prior myocardial infarction and presented with acute anterior STEMI within 1 to 6 hours of symptom onset before hospital arrival. Patients who had been transferred from an outside hospital at which an invasive coronary procedure had been attempted were excluded, in addition to those with cardiogenic shock, unwitnessed cardiac arrest, drug-eluting stents, and other conditions.

The study’s primary endpoint was ischemic stroke normalized to left ventricular mass (IS/LVM) as evaluated by cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) at 3-5 days following index. The secondary powered effectiveness endpoint was the hierarchical composite of cardiovascular mortality, cardiogenic shock within ≥24 hours of enrollment, left ventricular assist device or heart transplant, heart failure, implantable cardioverter defibrillator, or cardiac resynchronization therapy, and IS/LVM as evaluated by CMR at 3 to 5 days post-procedure.

A total of 527 patients with anterior STEMI without cardiogenic shock were enrolled in the trial and randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to either the treatment – trans-valvular micro-axial flow pump (TV-mAFP) plus delayed PCI (n = 262) – or the control group (n = 265). Time to PCI was longer in the treatment group by a median of 40 minutes (96 [78, 122] vs. 56 [40, 72] minutes; 

 <.0001). Total ischemic time was longer in the treatment group as well, by a median of 47 minutes (212 [174, 272] vs. 165 [134, 220] minutes; 

IS/LVM was 30.8 +/- 16.2% in the treatment arm and 31 +/- 16.9% in control, with a mean difference of -1.1% (95% CI, -4.2% to 2%; 

 = .5). Major bleeding and vascular complications at a 30-day follow-up also occurred more frequently in the treatment arm when compared with a prespecified performance goal, as well as with the control group.

These results were ultimately not statistically significant, leading STEMI-DTU to report that TV-mAFP and delayed PCI did not reduce infarct size compared to PCI alone in this population. However, the roughly 1% reduction, Kapur and Stone believe, reflects a significant opportunity for therapy moving forward – and fertile ground for future studies.

“We’re excited because this opens up a new chapter of investigation,” Kapur told 

. “There’s much more work to do, but you can see a number of different study designs coming out – for the first time, we can say that putting in an LV support device, even if you had to delay up to 30 minutes, is not going to increase the infarct size. That’s where the investigative opportunities open up.”

Editors’ Note: Stone reports disclosures with Bioventrix, Abbott, Mount Sinai Hospital, Occlutech, Alleviant, Boehringer Ingelheim, and others. Kapur reports employment with Abiomed/J&J Medtech Heart Recovery.

Kapur N, Mangner N, Aghili N, et al. Primary Left Ventricular Unloading in Anterior ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) Without Cardiogenic Shock: Results from the STEMI-Door to Unload Randomized Clinical Trial. Abstract presented at the American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Sessions (ACC.26) in New Orleans, LA, March 28-30, 2026.

Kapur, N, Mangner, N, Aghili, N. et al. Left Ventricular Unloading in Anterior STEMI without Shock: The STEMI Door to Unload (DTU) Randomized Controlled Trial. 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2026.03.071

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Tolerability of Roflumilast Cream 0.05% in Infants with Eczema, With Lawrence Eichenfield, MD

Lawrence F. Eichenfield, MD, of Rady Children’s Hospital, spoke in another segment of his 

 interview on recent long-term safety and tolerability data drawn from the INTEGUMENT-OLE study, reflecting on what roflumilast cream .05% (Zoryve) could be for toddlers and preschoolers with 

These findings were poster data presented at the 

2026 American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) Annual Meeting

. Building on the efficacy findings established in the INTEGUMENT-PED pivotal trial and the phase 2 INTEGUMENT-INFANT data presented at this year's meeting, Eichenfield turned in the second part of his conversation with 

 to address these new data from INTEGUMENT-OLE.

Eichenfield was careful to distinguish between 2 related but separate concepts. Tolerability, as he framed it, is the day-to-day experience of using this topical agent, whether it burns, stings, or leads to application site reactions resulting in cessation.

Safety is the broader question of whether accumulated use over time produces immunosuppression or other systemic impacts. On both of these subjects, Eichenfield said, the INTEGUMENT-OLE open-label extension study provided reassuring answers. More than 97% of participants showed no evidence of local irritation at any assessment point across the 56-week study period.

“They also asked the caretakers about reports of stinging or burning at each visit, and it was less than 1.8% of participants at any time point who, over that 56 week time period, had problems with tolerability,” Eichenfield said.

On the safety side, treatment-emergent adverse events (AEs) taking place at rates of 4% or higher were consistent with what clinicians expect in any cohort of 2- to 5-year-olds followed over a full year. Specifically, there were upper respiratory infections at a rate of 8.7%, some nasopharyngitis, some fever, and a small number of gastrointestinal events.

None of AEs, Eichenfield added, were signals attributable to the drug. Serious adverse events were rare, and those viewed as treatment-related were minimal. When asked how roflumilast cream fits within the overall management landscape for this age cohort, Eichenfield acknowledged concerns over topical corticosteroids among caregivers may be higher than ever, whether or not this view is always warranted.

This creates a practical need for a non-steroidal option for families to use with confidence, Eichenfield added. He also pointed to the INTEGUMENT-INFANT data as the next frontier for this research into roflumilast, describing the evidence base as now extending to children under 2, a group where the unmet need is even more acute and where the availability of a safe, effective non-steroidal option would be especially impactful.

Disclosures: Eichenfield previously reported receiving personal fees from Pfizer Inc; grant funding from AbbVie, Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Bausch + Lomb, Castle Biosciences, Dermavant Sciences Inc, Galderma SA, Pfizer Inc, Regeneron, and Sanofi SA and consulting for ASLAN Pharmaceuticals, AbbVie, Almirall, SA, Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc, Dermavant Sciences Inc, Galderma SA, Incyte Corporation, LEO Pharma A/S, Eli Lilly and Company, Ortho Dermatologics, Pfizer Inc, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc, Sanofi SA, and UCB; and serving on the board of directors of Forté Pharma.

Arcutis Presents New Phase 2 Results in Infants with Atopic Dermatitis in Late-Breaking Session Today at the 2026 American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting. Arcutis. March 28, 2026. 

https://www.globenewswire.com/de/news-release/2026/03/28/3264182/0/en/Arcutis-Presents-New-Phase-2-Results-in-Infants-with-Atopic-Dermatitis-in-Late-Breaking-Session-Today-at-the-2026-American-Academy-of-Dermatology-Annual-Meeting.html

Eichenfield L. New Data Support Roflumilast Cream in Infants with Eczema Over 4 Weeks, With Lawrence Eichenfield, MD. HCPLive. March 29, 2026. Accessed March 28, 2026. 

https://www.hcplive.com/view/new-data-support-roflumilast-cream-infants-eczema-over-4-weeks-lawrence-eichenfield-md

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New Data Support Roflumilast Cream in Infants with Eczema at 3 Months of Age, With Lawrence Eichenfield, MD

New Data Support Roflumilast Cream in Infants with Eczema Over 4 Weeks, With Lawrence Eichenfield, MD

Roflumilast cream .05% (Zoryve) has demonstrated meaningful efficacy and a favorable safety profile among infants with mild to moderate atopic dermatitis as young as 3 months, according to new data.

These phase 2 data were presented during a late-breaking podium session at the 

 in Denver, adding new information to the growing body of evidence behind roflumilast cream for infants aged 3 months to less than 24 months with mild to moderate disease. To discuss these data, 

 spoke at AAD with Lawrence Eichenfield, MD, chief of pediatric and adolescent dermatology at Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego and professor of dermatology and pediatrics at the UC San Diego School of Medicine.

“It had been studied, as you pointed out, in that four week time period, once a day over four weeks,” Eichenfield said. “It was nice that they could do it in a short period of time and show the difference from the vehicle and show efficacy.”

Eichenfield, the presenting author of the INTEGUMENT-INFANT data, opened his discussion by framing the study within the longstanding limitations of topical drugs in this vulnerable patient population. Continuous use of topical corticosteroids is not appropriate for young children, he noted, and even intermittent utilization requires careful management of quantity and frequency.

In this open-label trial, during which 101 infants were evaluated when using roflumilast cream .05% over 4 weeks, there were 96 participants who completed treatment. Eichenfield and colleagues found 34.4% attained validated Investigator Global Assessment (IGA) success and 49% attained a score of clear or almost clear by the fourth week. The team found scalp involvement, present at baseline in 40 of these infants, improved well, with 67.5% showing clearance success at the 4-week mark.

On the Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI), 58.3% of these participants achieved at least 75% improvement by Week 3, with 34% already attaining this level at Week 2. Eichenfield et al also highlighted the notable caregiver-reported itch outcomes, with more than 72% of infants showing meaningful itch improvement by the 4-week mark, and nearly half showing at least a 25% improvement in their itch level within just 10 minutes of application.

This was a result Eichenfield noted directly in his presentation remarks as evidence of rapid relief for both infants and their families. In terms of safety, roflumilast cream’s profile was described as reassuring and consistent with what was seen in the older INTEGUMENT-PED cohort. There were no serious adverse events observed, as only 1 individual discontinued due to an adverse event. Additionally, at least 97.9% of infants had no application site irritation throughout the analysis.

Arcutis has announced its plans to submit a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for roflumilast cream .05% in infants aged 3 months to less than 24 months in the second quarter of 2026.

Smith T. Positive Topline Data Released on Roflumilast Cream in Infants with Atopic Dermatitis. HCPLive. February 2, 2026. Accessed March 28, 2026. 

https://www.hcplive.com/view/positive-topline-data-released-roflumilast-cream-infants-atopic-dermatitis

This AAD interviews covers new, late-breaking findings on roflumilast cream 0.05% (Zoryve) in infants with mild‑to‑moderate atopic dermatitis.

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Risankizumab (Skyrizi; AbbVie) demonstrated significantly greater skin clearance than deucravacitinib (Sotyktu; Bristol Myers Squibb) at week 16 across a broad range of patient subgroups in adults with biologic-naïve moderate plaque psoriasis, according to a subgroup analysis of the phase 4 IMMpactful trial presented at the 

 held in Denver, Colorado, from March 27-31.¹

The results extend the primary efficacy findings of IMMpactful — first reported at the Fall Clinical Dermatology Conference in October 2025 — to subgroup populations defined by age, sex, race, smoking status, BMI, baseline disease severity, and presence of psoriatic arthritis.¹

IMMpactful (NCT06333860) is an Abbvie-funded, ongoing phase 4, multicenter, randomized, open-label, efficacy assessor-blinded study comparing risankizumab with deucravacitinib in adults with moderate plaque psoriasis. Eligible patients had a body surface area involvement of 10–15%, a PASI score ≥12, and a static Physician Global Assessment (sPGA) score of 3, and had not previously received biologic therapy. Patients were randomized 1:2 to subcutaneous risankizumab 150 mg at baseline and week 4 (n = 131) or oral deucravacitinib 6 mg once daily (n = 262) for the initial 16-week period. Co-primary endpoints were PASI 90 and sPGA 0/1 at week 16. The study is ongoing, with 52-week data anticipated at a future congress.¹

Baseline demographics were comparable between arms. Mean age was 47.3 versus 44.8 years, mean PASI was 15.7 versus 15.3, and mean affected BSA was 13.2% versus 13.0% in the risankizumab and deucravacitinib groups, respectively.¹

Investigator Nina Magnolo, MD, Professor of Dermatology and Neurodermatology at the University Hospital Münster, and colleagues found that in the overall population, risankizumab achieved significantly higher rates of PASI 90 (57.3% vs 22.9%), sPGA 0/1 (80.2% vs 39.7%), and PASI 100 (27.5% vs 6.5%) compared with deucravacitinib at week 16, all at 

The subgroup analysis at AAD 2026 examined whether this advantage was consistent across clinically relevant patient characteristics. Across nearly all subgroups examined, risankizumab maintained a statistically significant advantage on both PASI 90 and sPGA 0/1.¹

For PASI 90, differences favoring risankizumab reached statistical significance (

 ≤.05) in patients under 40 years (77.8% vs 18.2%), those aged 40 to <65 years (54.5% vs 21.8%), White patients (58.1% vs 22.8%), non-White patients (50.0% vs 24.3%), male patients (60.0% vs 23.8%), female patients (53.8% vs 23.3%), current smokers (59.5% vs 22.1%), previous or never smokers (56.2% vs 23.2%), all three BMI categories, patients with baseline PASI above the median of 14.4 (52.8% vs 21.6%), patients with baseline PASI at or below the median (69.0% vs 23.3%), and patients without psoriatic arthritis (55.7% vs 23.3%).¹

The one subgroup where statistical significance was not reached was patients aged ≥65 years — though the proportion numerically favored risankizumab (77.8% vs 31.8%); the authors attributed this to the small sample size in that age stratum.¹ Similarly, in the small psoriatic arthritis subgroup (n = 9 risankizumab, n = 22 deucravacitinib), the PASI 90 difference was numerically but not statistically significant (47.1% vs 18.2%).¹

The sPGA 0/1 results followed a parallel pattern, with risankizumab achieving statistically significant superiority (

 ≤.01) across all subgroups except patients aged ≥65 years.¹

Safety through week 16, previously reported at the Fall Clinical Dermatology Conference, was consistent with the established profiles of both agents.¹

IMMpactful is among the first prospective head-to-head randomized trials directly comparing an IL-23 inhibitor with a TYK2 inhibitor in psoriasis, addressing a gap that has previously required indirect methods. A 2024 matching-adjusted indirect comparison (MAIC) published in 

 analyzed data from the UltIMMa-1 and UltIMMa-2 risankizumab trials and the POETYK PSO-1 and PSO-2 deucravacitinib trials, finding significantly higher rates of PASI 75, PASI 90, PASI 100, and DLQI 0/1 with risankizumab at both 16 and 52 weeks.² The IMMpactful direct comparison now provides prospective data in a moderate psoriasis population that MAICs cannot fully capture.

The mechanistic distinction between the 2 agents is relevant to interpreting the magnitude of the difference. Risankizumab selectively blocks the p19 subunit of IL-23, interrupting upstream cytokine signaling that drives Th17-mediated skin inflammation. Deucravacitinib allosterically inhibits TYK2, a kinase involved in signaling downstream of IL-12, IL-23, and type I interferon receptors — a broader mechanism that does not achieve the same degree of IL-23 pathway selectivity. Whether the differential PASI 90 and PASI 100 rates at week 16 are sustained or narrow over longer follow-up will be a key question when 52-week IMMpactful data are presented later this year.¹

Magnolo N, Soung J, Sivamani RK, et al. Risankizumab vs deucravacitinib in adults with moderate plaque psoriasis: week 16 subgroup results from the IMMpactful study. Poster presented at: 2026 American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting; March 27–31, 2026; Denver, CO. Poster DV-017716.

Armstrong AW, Soliman AM, Gisondi P, et al. Matching-adjusted indirect comparison of risankizumab versus deucravacitinib in patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. 

 2024;14(11):3071–3081. doi:10.1007/s13555-024-01293-y

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Vlado Perkovic is Dean and Scientia Professor of Medicine at UNSW Sydney. He is also a Professorial Fellow at The George Institute and a Staff Specialist in Nephrology at the Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney.

Kidney Compass: New 2-Year APPLAUSE-IgAN Data for Iptacopan at WCN 2026

The treatment landscape for IgA nephropathy (IgAN) continues to evolve at a rapid pace, and new data presented at the World Congress of Nephrology (WCN) in Yokohama, Japan, suggest a potential shift in how clinicians approach disease modification in high-risk patients. In this episode of 

, hosts Shikha Wadhwani, MD, MS, and Brendon Neuen, MBBS, PhD, spoke with Vlado Perkovic, MBBS, PhD, about newly presented 2-year eGFR slope data from the phase 3 APPLAUSE-IgAN trial evaluating iptacopan.

Perkovic explained that the trial built on previously published findings in the 

 showing a 38% reduction in proteinuria at 9 months, but emphasized that the key question remained whether this would translate into long-term kidney protection. As he noted during the discussion, the study enrolled a particularly high-risk population, with median proteinuria around 1.7 g/g and rapid progression in the placebo arm—where eGFR declined by more than 6 mL/min/1.73 m² per year. Both hosts highlighted how this rate of decline reinforced the urgency for new therapies.

According to Perkovic, treatment with iptacopan slowed that decline to just over 3 mL/min/1.73 m² annually, representing an approximately 50% reduction compared with placebo and a treatment effect that exceeded initial expectations. Wadhwani and Neuen both pointed to this magnitude of benefit as especially compelling, particularly given that the trial was powered for a much smaller difference. Perkovic further noted that the key secondary composite endpoint, 30% eGFR decline or kidney failure, was reduced by 43%, which the hosts emphasized as evidence that the slope findings are likely to translate into meaningful clinical outcomes.

Safety was another focal point of the conversation. Perkovic noted that adverse events, serious adverse events, and discontinuations were comparable between groups, with no deaths reported. While he acknowledged a numerical increase in infections with iptacopan, he emphasized that all cases were manageable and resolved with treatment, and there was no concerning signal for severe or encapsulated infections.

The discussion then shifted to how iptacopan might fit into an increasingly complex treatment paradigm. Wadhwani raised the question of where complement inhibition would sit alongside existing therapies and evolving guideline recommendations, prompting Perkovic to stress that foundational treatments such as renin-angiotensin system inhibitors and SGLT2 inhibitors remain essential. However, he noted that patients receiving SGLT2 inhibitors in the trial still derived clear additional benefit, supporting the idea of combination therapy.

Neuen also highlighted the importance of understanding eGFR slope dynamics, asking whether acute versus chronic effects might influence interpretation of treatment benefit. In response, Perkovic explained that, unlike some other therapies, iptacopan did not appear to have an acute hemodynamic effect on eGFR, resulting in a more linear and interpretable slope over time, a point both hosts noted could simplify comparisons across agents.

Looking ahead, all three speakers emphasized the likelihood that combination approaches will be necessary, particularly for patients with high baseline proteinuria. As Perkovic pointed out during the exchange, achieving guideline-recommended targets may require multiple therapies with complementary mechanisms. Wadhwani further stressed the importance of earlier diagnosis and intervention, while Perkovic suggested that evolving data may prompt clinicians to reconsider biopsy thresholds and treatment timing.

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Hiddo Heerspink, MD, PhD, highlights ASSIST trial data showing atrasentan reduced proteinuria by 25% on top of SGLT2 inhibitors in IgA nephropathy.

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Swapnil Hiremath, MD, MPH, is a Staff Nephrologist at the Ottawa Hospital, a Professor in the Faculty of Medicine, cross appointed to the School of Epidemiology and Public Heath at the University of Ottawa, and also an Associate Scientist in the Clinical Epidemiology Programme at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute.

Hypertension drives millions of preventable deaths, yet control lags globally. The HEARTS framework offers practical, scalable solutions to close this gap.

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CAR-T therapy shows potential for deep, durable remission in lupus nephritis, but questions remain on safety, durability, and patient selection.

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Patrick Campbell is the editorial director of HCPLive. Patrick has spent years spearheading coverage surrounding cardiometabolic health and rheumatic disease for MJH Life Sciences. Before joining MJH Life Sciences in 2019, he spent time as a beat reporter and/or multimedia specialist with the Pocono Record, Star News Group, and NJ Advance Media. He is the executive producer for multiple HCPLive podcasts, including Diabetes Dialogue, Don't Miss a Beat, Kidney Compass, Medical Ethics Unpacked, The Medical Sisterhood, and Skin of Color Savvy. 


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These 52-week, phase 3 data on icotrokinra, presented at AAD, highlight the drug's efficacy and safety among adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.

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The findings extend the radiographic dataset for risankizumab in PsA to 244 weeks — the longest such follow-up reported from the KEEPsAKE program.

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This late-breaking, phase 2 data highlights nemolizumab's clinically meaningful benefits for children with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis.

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