The AJMC® Psoriasis compendium is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and expert insights for the chronic skin disease, which tends to go through cycles where it flares and goes into remission.
April 18th 2024
Half of patients exposed to placebo in clinical trials experienced adverse events (AEs), which may be partially explainable by nocebo effects, according to a recent review and meta-analysis.
Therapeutic Advances in Plaque Psoriasis to Address Unmet Needs in Treatment and Improve Patient Outcomes
1.5 Credits / Dermatology
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Managed Care Considerations for Management of Molluscum Contagiosum: Examining Emerging Treatments
1.0 Credit / Dermatology
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AJMC® Powered by Patients and Managed Care Insights – More Than a Cosmetic Disease: Vitiligo Treatment Approaches and Raising Awareness of the Disease Burden
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Severe Psoriasis Linked to Higher Risk of Death From Liver, Esophageal, Pancreatic Cancers
October 16th 2019Patients with severe psoriasis have an increased risk of dying from liver, esophageal, and pancreatic cancers, and people with psoriasis have an overall increased risk of a variety of other cancers, according to a meta-analysis and review published Wednesday in JAMA Dermatology.
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Poster Recap: Comorbidities, Infections, and Treatments of Patients With Psoriasis
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No Association Between Biologics to Treat Psoriasis and Psychiatric Illness
September 26th 2019Patients with psoriasis who were treated with biologics were less likely to develop psychiatric illnesses compared with patients not treated with biologics; however, the researchers did note treatment selection may have influenced the findings.
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Early Levels of Ustekinumab May Predict Longer-term Response in Patients With Psoriasis
September 21st 2019Measurement of drug levels early in treatment with ustekinumab for patients with psoriasis may be able to successfully predict patient response and, therefore, direct a treatment strategy.
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Researchers Examine Metabolic Syndrome Links to Inflammatory Skin Disorder Lichen Planus
September 20th 2019Psoriasis is known to be linked with metabolic syndrome, which is triggered by chronic inflammation and fosters obesity and dyslipidemia. A recent study looked at another chronic inflammatory skin disease, lichen planus, to better understand any associations with metabolic syndrome.
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Could Understanding HLA-C Lead to Precision Therapy in Psoriatic Arthritis?
September 9th 2019Human leukocyte antigen c (HLA‐C), a protein encoded by the HLA-C gene, plays an important role in protecting against both cancer and viruses. At the same time, it has been implicated in autoimmune diseases, including rheumatic diseases, though the mechanism by which it contributes to the pathogenesis of these diseases is not yet clear.
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