Psoriasis

Without information about the possible severity of their condition, patients with psoriasis may not adhere to treatment, which could lead to worse outcomes.

BE READY is designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of bimekizumab, humanized monoclonal IgG1 antibody that targets and neutralizes interleukin- (IL-)17A and IL-17F, a pair of cytokines that propel the inflammatory process through their effects on other messengers in the body that trigger chronic inflammatory response.

Genetics plays a strong role in the the trajectory of the how psoriatic arthritis manifests in joint arthritis compared with skin disease.

A recent study in the International Journal of Women’s Dermatology described the complex interplay of sex hormones in the pathways of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in pre- and postmenopausal women and how clinicians should be aware of the multiple factors of MetS.

The age of psoriasis onset determines whether arthritis or psoriasis starts first in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA).

Authors led by Justin Carrico of RTI Health Solutions compared 9 different biologics and the oral drug apremilast in treatment of psoriasis; their anaylsis, “from a US health plan’s perspective,” involved both base cost and cost-effectiveness models that included adverse events.

Crowley and colleagues presented the 4-year results from reSURFACE 1 at the 28th European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology Congress, held October 9-13, 2019 in Madrid, Spain.