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Rosacea

Late-stage therapeutic developmentEmerging researchSteady momentum
4
Publications
16
Clinical trials
12
Associated genes
3
Related proteins
2024
Latest publication
Current focus
Interstitial collagenase biologyMatrilysin biologyTherapeutic developmentInflammation & immunity
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Recent clinical, regulatory, research and industry developments relating to this disease.

ORBS: Ocular Rosacea Biome Study

Clinical trial2026-08-20Status changed to Completed · ClinicalTrials.gov

What's happening now

An analyst briefing on current research, clinical, regulatory and industry activity surrounding this disease.

Major developments
Upcoming trial readoutImportant
Results expected Q3 20272026-06-08

Therapeutic landscape

Therapies with a regulatory footing for this condition, alongside the wider set of agents co-studied with it in the literature.

Approved & established therapies

Approval — Mirvaso is indicated for the symptomatic treatment of facial erythema of rosacea in adult… (2014)

Clinical trials

14 sponsors · 1 new · 0 completed in the last 12 months (net +0)

The current development programme across all trial phases.

Clinical programme
16
All trials
4
Active
10
Late-stage
6
Completed
Late-stage studies
Recently completed

Regulatory timeline

Drug regulatory events matched to this condition by indication — EMA.

First approvals
2014emaApprovalBrimonidine tartrate· Mirvaso is indicated for the symptomatic treatment of facial erythema of rosacea in adult patients. source ↗

European Medicines Agency (CC BY 4.0). Events are matched to this condition by drug indication text — approvals/updates for drugs indicated for it, not disease-specific acts.

Research activity

4 papers

Key research shaping understanding of this disease, combining the latest publications with the most influential evidence.

Publications over time
20212024
Major themes7
  • Rosacea3
  • Acne Vulgaris1
  • Botulinum Toxins, Type A1
  • Cosmetic Techniques1
  • Dermatitis1
  • Neuroinflammatory Diseases1
  • Osteopontin1
Leading journals3
  • Frontiers in immunology2
  • American journal of clinical dermatology1
  • Journal of cosmetic dermatology1
Leading researchers8
  • Arents BWM1
  • Calvisi L1
  • Chang ALS1
  • Chen X1
  • Diaspro A1
  • Fedorowicz Z1
  • Hu H1
  • Jung CJ1
Affiliations (unnormalised)6
  • Amsterdam University Center1
  • Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences1
  • Greater Bay Biomedical Innocenter1
  • Leiden University Medical Center1
  • Maxillofacial Surgeon at the Rigeneralab Centre for Regenerative Medicine1
  • Pegaso University1

Associated genes

12 matches

Genes associated with this disease in the canonical knowledge graph (Open Targets evidence). Number shows the association score.

Disease biology

3 matches

Proteins whose encoding gene is associated with this disease, reached through the canonical gene→disease graph. Number shows the gene's association score.

Reference

Authoritative identity, definition & identifiers.

Defined in MeSH

A cutaneous disorder primarily of convexities of the central part of the FACE, such as FOREHEAD; CHEEK; NOSE; and CHIN. It is characterized by FLUSHING; ERYTHEMA; EDEMA; RHINOPHYMA; papules; and ocular symptoms. It may occur at any age but typically after age 30. There are various subtypes of rosacea: erythematotelangiectatic, papulopustular, phymatous, and ocular (National Rosacea Society's Expert Committee on the Classification and Staging of Rosacea, J Am Acad Dermatol 2002; 46:584-7).

Identifiers
References & data sources
  • Disease identity & definition — NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), public domain
  • Clinical trials — ClinicalTrials.gov (U.S. National Library of Medicine)
  • Research activity — Europe PMC (EMBL-EBI) + OpenAlex-derived paper links
  • Related entities are derived from literature co-mention (studied together) — associative, not causal.