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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Risankizumab - a humanized monoclonal antibody that targets the p19 subunit of IL-23 - has been recently approved to treat moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis. Real-world data based on a representative pool of patients are currently lacking. OBJECTIVE: To assess the mid- and long-term safety and efficacy profile of risankizumab in patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis in the routine clinical practice. METHODS: This was a retrospective and multicenter study of consecutive psoriatic patients on risankizumab from April 2020 through November 2022. The primary endpoint was the number of patients who achieved a 100% improvement in their Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) (PASI100) on week 52. RESULTS: A total of 510 patients, 198 (38.8%) women and 312 (61.2%) men were included in the study. The mean age was 51.7±14.4 years. A total of 227 (44.5%) study participants were obese (body mass index [BMI] >30kg/m2). The mean baseline PASI score was 11.4±7.2, and the rate of patients who achieved PASI100 on week 52, 67.0%. Throughout the study follow-up, 21%, 50.0%, 59.0%, and 66% of the patients achieved PASI100 on weeks 4, 16, 24, and 40, respectively. The number of patients who achieved a PASI ≤2 was greater in the group with a BMI ≤30kg/m2 on weeks 4 (P=.04), 16 (P=.001), and 52 (P=.002). A statistically significantly greater number of patients achieved PASI100 in the treatment-naïve group on weeks 16 and 52 (P=.001 each, respectively). On week 16 a significantly lower number of participants achieved PASI100 in the group with psoriatic arthropathy (P=.04). Among the overall study sample, 22 (4.3%) patients reported some type of adverse event and 20 (3.9%) discontinued treatment. CONCLUSIONS: Risankizumab proved to be a safe and effective therapy for patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis in the routine clinical practice.
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INTRODUCTION: PRP is a rare entity of unknown etiopathogenesis. Lack of management guidelines makes it a challenge for clinicians. OBJECTIVE: To add our experience to increase evidence about PRP. METHODS: We performed a retrospective, descriptive and multicentric study of 65 patients with PRP, being the largest European case series of patients with PRP. RESULTS: PRP was more frequent in male patients with an average age of 51 years, but erythrodermic forms presented in older patients (average age 61 years). Six (75%) paediatric patients and ten (60%) non-erythrodermic adults controlled their disease with topical corticosteroids. On the contrary, 26 (68%) erythrodermic patients required biologic therapy as last and effective therapy line requiring an average of 6.5 months to achieve complete response. CONCLUSION: Our study showed a statistical difference in terms of outcome and response to treatment between children or patients with limited disease and patients who develop erythroderma.
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INTRODUCTION: PRP is a rare entity of unknown etiopathogenesis. Lack of management guidelines makes it a challenge for clinicians. OBJECTIVE: To add our experience to increase evidence about PRP. METHODS: We performed a retrospective, descriptive and multicentric study of 65 patients with PRP, being the largest European case series of patients with PRP. RESULTS: PRP was more frequent in male patients with an average age of 51 years, but erythrodermic forms presented in older patients (average age 61 years). Six (75%) paediatric patients and ten (60%) non-erythrodermic adults controlled their disease with topical corticosteroids. On the contrary, 26 (68%) erythrodermic patients required biologic therapy as last and effective therapy line requiring an average of 6.5 months to achieve complete response. CONCLUSION: Our study showed a statistical difference in terms of outcome and response to treatment between children or patients with limited disease and patients who develop erythroderma.
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INTRODUCTION: In 2017, the Spanish Academy of Dermatology and Venereology Psoriasis Working Group (PWG) designed the Minimal Disease Activity (MDA) criteria to determine the level of disease activity. We hereby present the results of an observational, cross-sectional, multicenter study of the nationwide application of these criteria. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We conducted a non-randomized sampling, stratified to achieve autonomic and provincial representation of consecutive patients with psoriasis (Ps) vulgaris without active arthritis. A total of 830 patients were included: 493 men (59.5%), with a mean age of 51.4 years (SD, 14.2), from all autonomous regions of Spain (except for Ceuta and Melilla) and 44 (88%) out of the 50 provinces. A questionnaire was obtained with demographic data, DLQI, subjective assessment-on a scale from 0 to 10-of itching, erythema, desquamation, visibility, and the patients' PASI and BSA. RESULTS: More than 50% failed to meet the MDA criteria (491; 59.2%), with significant differences being reported by region, sex, and age. Additionally, significant differences were reported based on the therapy used (P<.001). The use of biological therapies was associated with higher MDA compliance compared to other therapies (59.4% vs 23.3%). No differences were reported among various biological therapies. CONCLUSIONS: The overall rate of MDA compliance is low, with differences being based on geographic location, sex, age, and drug used, yet none of these factors separately justify them.
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Childhood-onset psoriasis generally follows an indolent course but patients with moderate or severe disease may require systemic treatment. The aim of this study was to determine the relative proportion of children and young people aged up to 21 years with moderate to severe psoriasis in the BIOBADADERM registry and to analyze the characteristics of these patients, treatments used, and adverse events. Of the 3946 patients in the registry, 24 were aged 21 years or younger. They had mean age of 16.1 years on starting treatment. When the registry was started, they had a Psoriasis Area and Severity Index of 9.4 and 67% were being treated with a conventional systemic drug. Treatment was discontinued in 14 patients (58%) due to adverse events or a loss or lack of effectiveness. In conclusion, the BIOBADADERM registry shows that young people account for a small proportion of psoriasis patients receiving systemic treatment, and they are more likely to be treated using conventional systemic drugs.
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Produtos Biológicos , Psoríase , Adolescente , Produtos Biológicos/uso terapêutico , Criança , Humanos , Psoríase/induzido quimicamente , Psoríase/tratamento farmacológico , Psoríase/epidemiologia , Sistema de RegistrosRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Little has been published on the real-world effectiveness and safety of apremilast in psoriasis. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effectiveness, safety and drug survival of apremilast at 52 weeks in patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis or palmoplantar psoriasis in routine clinical practice. METHODS: Retrospective, multicentre study of adult patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis or palmoplantar psoriasis treated with apremilast from March 2016 to March 2018. RESULTS: We studied 292 patients with plaque psoriasis and 85 patients with palmoplantar psoriasis. The mean (SD) Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) score was 10.7 (7.0) at baseline and 3.0 (4.2) at 52 weeks. After 12 months of treatment, 73.6% of patients had a PASI score of 3 or less. In terms of relative improvement by week 52, 49.7% of patients achieved PASI-75 (≥75% reduction in PASI score) and 26.5% achieved PASI-90. The mean physician global assessment score for palmoplantar psoriasis fell from 4.2 (5.2) at baseline to 1.3 (1.3) at week 52. Overall drug survival after 1 year of treatment with apremilast was 54.9 %. The main reasons for treatment discontinuation were loss of efficacy (23.9%) and adverse events (15.9%). Almost half of the patients in our series (47%) experienced at least one adverse event. The most common events were gastrointestinal problems. CONCLUSIONS: Apremilast may be a suitable alternative for the treatment of moderate to severe psoriasis and palmoplantar psoriasis. Although the drug has a good safety profile, adverse gastrointestinal effects are common.
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Psoríase , Talidomida , Adulto , Humanos , Psoríase/tratamento farmacológico , Estudos Retrospectivos , Índice de Gravidade de Doença , Talidomida/efeitos adversos , Talidomida/análogos & derivados , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: We now have considerable experience in the use of biologic agents to treat psoriasis, but doubts about management arise in certain clinical settings. Surgery is one of them. Although treatment guidelines advise that biologics be suspended before major surgery, data about actual clinical practices and associated complications are lacking. We aimed to analyze current practice in the clinical management of these cases. METHODS: Retrospective study of cases in the Biobadaderm database. We analyzed the management of biologic therapy in patients with psoriasis who underwent surgical procedures. RESULTS: Forty-eight of the 2113 patients registered in Biobadaderm underwent surgery. The largest percentage of procedures (31%) involved skin lesions. Biologic treatment was interrupted in 42% of the cases. No postsurgical complications were significantly related to treatment interruption. Likewise we detected no associations between treatment interruption and other variables, such as sex, age, or duration or severity of psoriasis. CONCLUSION: Continuity of biologic treatment and the risk of postsurgical complications were not associated in this study, although conclusions are limited by the small sample size.
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Antirreumáticos/administração & dosagem , Fatores Biológicos/administração & dosagem , Imunossupressores/administração & dosagem , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/prevenção & controle , Cuidados Pré-Operatórios , Psoríase/tratamento farmacológico , Adulto , Idoso , Anestesia/métodos , Antibioticoprofilaxia , Antirreumáticos/efeitos adversos , Fatores Biológicos/efeitos adversos , Contraindicações de Medicamentos , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Eletivos , Feminino , Humanos , Imunossupressores/efeitos adversos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/induzido quimicamente , Psoríase/complicações , Sistema de Registros , Estudos Retrospectivos , Espanha/epidemiologia , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Operatórios , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: A 5% risk of reactivation of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection has been reported in patients with diseases other than psoriasis treated with tumor necrosis factor inhibitors. The aim of this study was to investigate the risk of HBV reactivation in patients with a past history of HBV infection who were receiving biologic therapy for psoriasis. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This was a multicenter study of 20 patients with psoriasis who were treated with at least 1 biologic agent. All the patients had serologic evidence of past HBV infection (positive total hepatitis B core antibody and negative hepatitis B surface antibody). We analyzed the clinical, serological, and liver function variables recorded before, during, and at the end of follow-up. The viral load at the end of follow-up was also analyzed for all patients. RESULTS: None of the patients fulfilled the criteria for HBV reactivation at the end of a median follow-up period of 40 months. Combining our data with data from other studies of psoriasis patients with a past history of HBV infection who were treated with a biologic, we calculated a maximum estimated risk of HBV reactivation for a mean follow-up period of 30 months of 2.7 reactivations per 100 patients. CONCLUSIONS: Biologic therapy did not cause HBV reactivation in our series of patients. Nonetheless, because of the potentially serious complications associated with HBV reactivation, it is important to measure viral load in patients with a history of HBV infection prior to initiation of biologic therapy to rule out occult carriage. These patients should also be monitored regularly in conjunction with a hepatologist.
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Antirreumáticos/efeitos adversos , Fármacos Dermatológicos/efeitos adversos , Vírus da Hepatite B/fisiologia , Hepatite B Crônica/complicações , Psoríase/tratamento farmacológico , Ustekinumab/efeitos adversos , Ativação Viral/efeitos dos fármacos , Anticorpos Monoclonais/efeitos adversos , Anticorpos Monoclonais/uso terapêutico , Antirreumáticos/uso terapêutico , Portador Sadio , DNA Viral/sangue , Bases de Dados Factuais , Fármacos Dermatológicos/uso terapêutico , Feminino , Seguimentos , Anticorpos Anti-Hepatite B/sangue , Antígenos da Hepatite B/sangue , Hepatite B Crônica/sangue , Hepatite B Crônica/virologia , Humanos , Masculino , Psoríase/complicações , Estudos Retrospectivos , Fator de Necrose Tumoral alfa/antagonistas & inibidores , Ustekinumab/uso terapêutico , Carga ViralAssuntos
Artrite Psoriásica/psicologia , Fertilidade , Psoríase/psicologia , Autoimagem , Disfunções Sexuais Fisiológicas/psicologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Fatores Etários , Artrite Psoriásica/diagnóstico , Artrite Psoriásica/epidemiologia , Artrite Psoriásica/terapia , Feminino , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Gravidez , Taxa de Gravidez , Prevalência , Psoríase/diagnóstico , Psoríase/epidemiologia , Psoríase/terapia , Sistema de Registros/estatística & dados numéricos , Índice de Gravidade de Doença , Espanha/epidemiologia , Estereotipagem , Fatores de Tempo , Adulto JovemAssuntos
Artrite/induzido quimicamente , Produtos Biológicos/efeitos adversos , Fármacos Dermatológicos/efeitos adversos , Psoríase/tratamento farmacológico , Adulto , Idoso , Artrite Psoriásica/induzido quimicamente , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Sistema de RegistrosRESUMO
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: It is necessary to expand the knowledge in the use of apremilast in clinical practice. The APPRECIATE study (NCT02740218) aims to describe the characteristics of patients with psoriasis treated with apremilast, to evaluate their perspectives and those of dermatologists, as well as the outcomes obtained in clinical practice in Spain. METHODS: Observational, retrospective, cross-sectional, multicenter study of patients with chronic plaque psoriasis who could be contacted 6 (±1) months after apremilast initiation. The data were obtained from medical records and questionnaires from patients and physicians. RESULTS: A total of 80 patients were evaluated; at apremilast onset, they showed mean (standard deviation, SD) Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) = 8.3 (5.3), mean (SD) Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) = 8.9 (6.6). At six months, 58.8% (n=47) of patients continued apremilast treatment (discontinuations due to lack of efficacy [16.3%], safety/tolerability [20.0%]). In patients continuing treatment, PASI75 was achieved by 36.7% of patients; mean (95% CI) DLQI score was 2.2 (0.7-3.6) and mean (SD) Patient Benefit Index score was 2.8 (0.8). Compliance with physicians' expectations was correlated with benefits reported by patients (r=0.636). Adverse events were reported by 56.3% of patients (the most common were diarrhoea and nausea). CONCLUSIONS: Patients receiving apremilast for 6 months in Spanish clinical practice, reported substantial improvements in their quality of life (mean DLQI reduced by more than 6 points) and disease severity (PASI75 achieved by over one-third of patients), despite less skin involvement than patients who enrolled in clinical trials.
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Etanercept has been approved for the treatment of moderate-severe plaque psoriasis. This is the most frequent form of psoriasis (80%). In other forms of psoriasis, the use of etanercept, as that of other biological therapies, has been published in an isolated way with satisfactory results. We present a patient with palmoplantar pustulous psoriasis palmoplantar refractory to multiple treatments (topical corticosteroids, phototherapy, methotrexate) who responded favorably to the use of 50 mg biweekly doses of etanercept. The patient has maintained total remission of the lesions 6 months after having terminated treatment. We review the cases published on palmoplantar psoriasis treated with etanercept and also the use of this drug in other forms of pustular psoriasis and of erythrodermal psoriasis.
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Dermatite Esfoliativa/tratamento farmacológico , Psoríase/tratamento farmacológico , Fator de Necrose Tumoral alfa/antagonistas & inibidores , Adulto , Etanercepte , Feminino , Humanos , Imunoglobulina G , Receptores do Fator de Necrose TumoralRESUMO
The common use of etanercept in the treatment of psoriasis entails that the dermatologist may encounter situations in which the need for temporary interruption of treatment may arise. In this article, an attempt has been made to establish guidelines on the interruption of etanercept within some circumstances, such as surgeries or vaccinations, the suspension time and when to reintroduce the drug.
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Imunoglobulina G/administração & dosagem , Psoríase/tratamento farmacológico , Receptores do Fator de Necrose Tumoral/administração & dosagem , Fator de Necrose Tumoral alfa/antagonistas & inibidores , Idoso , Etanercepte , Humanos , Masculino , Guias de Prática Clínica como Assunto , Fatores de TempoRESUMO
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Current psoriasis guidelines do not usually include recommendations about first line classical or biologic treatment. The objectives of this study were: to describe shifts in the prescription of the first biological treatment, and to compare treatment withdrawal and rates of adverse events over ten years. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Biobadaderm registry was analyzed to describe: first biological prescription in bio-naïve patients, adverse events rate and reasons for drug withdrawal comparing three periods of time (2008-2010, 2011-2014, 2015-2018). RESULTS: Anti-TNF drugs were the most prescribed biological drug from 2008 to 2010. Ustekinumab has become the most prescribed first biologic since 2014. The main reasons for drug discontinuation were adverse events, lack of efficacy and remission. In each period any treatment was less likely to be discontinued due to any of these three reasons comparing to the previous period. CONCLUSIONS: The present study identifies trends in prescription of the first biological antipsoriatic drug in clinical practice from 2008 to 2018. It suggests that we have become more comfortable with the safety profile and more exigent with the efficacy of the drugs.
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Produtos Biológicos , Psoríase , Prescrições de Medicamentos , Humanos , Psoríase/tratamento farmacológico , Sistema de Registros , Inibidores do Fator de Necrose TumoralRESUMO
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Biologic drugs are usually prescribed as second-line treatment for psoriasis, that is, after the patient has first been treated with a conventional psoriasis drug. There are, however, cases where, depending on the characteristics of the patient or the judgement of the physician, biologics may be chosen as first-line therapy. No studies to date have analyzed the demographics or clinical characteristics of patients in this setting or the safety profile of the agents used. The main aim of this study was to characterize these aspects of first-line biologic therapy and compare them to those observed for patients receiving biologics as second-line therapy. MATERIAL AND METHOD: We conducted an observational study of 181 patients treated in various centers with a systemic biologic drug as first-line treatment for moderate to severe psoriasis between January 2008 and November 2016. All the patients were registered in the Spanish Registry of Adverse Events Associated with Biologic Drugs in Dermatology. RESULTS: The characteristics of the first- and second-line groups were very similar, although the patients receiving a biologic as first-line treatment for their psoriasis were older. No differences were observed for disease severity (assessed using the PASI) or time to diagnosis. Hypertension, diabetes, and liver disease were all more common in the first-line group. There were no differences between the groups in terms of reasons for drug withdrawal or occurrence of adverse effects. CONCLUSIONS: No major differences were found between patients with psoriasis receiving biologic drugs as first- or second-line therapy, a finding that provides further evidence of the safety of biologic therapy in patients with psoriasis.
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Produtos Biológicos/uso terapêutico , Imunossupressores/uso terapêutico , Psoríase/tratamento farmacológico , Sistema de Registros , Adulto , Distribuição por Idade , Idoso , Anticorpos Monoclonais/efeitos adversos , Anticorpos Monoclonais/uso terapêutico , Produtos Biológicos/efeitos adversos , Comorbidade , Substituição de Medicamentos , Uso de Medicamentos , Feminino , Humanos , Imunossupressores/efeitos adversos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Psoríase/epidemiologia , Espanha/epidemiologia , Fator de Necrose Tumoral alfa/antagonistas & inibidoresRESUMO
We report two patients who developed intense livedo reticularis clearly related to the administration of interferon alpha 2b as an adjuvant therapy for melanoma. Histological studies showed scattered perivascular infiltrates without vasculitis. Laboratory tests excluded any underlying condition. Resolution of the symptoms was observed in both patients when interferon alpha was withdrawn. These cases highlight the occurrence of livedo reticularis as an uncommon side-effect of interferon alpha treatment.
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Antineoplásicos/efeitos adversos , Interferon-alfa/efeitos adversos , Melanoma/tratamento farmacológico , Dermatopatias Vasculares/induzido quimicamente , Neoplasias Cutâneas/tratamento farmacológico , Idoso , Antineoplásicos/uso terapêutico , Feminino , Humanos , Interferon alfa-2 , Interferon-alfa/uso terapêutico , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Proteínas RecombinantesRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) has been shown to be effective for systemic treatment of psoriasis. MMF is the prodrug of mycophenolic acid (MPA), the pharmacologically active compound. The measurement of plasma MPA levels could be useful for optimizing therapeutic management using MMF. OBJECTIVES: To investigate whether plasma trough levels of MPA correlate with the efficacy and safety of oral MMF in the treatment of patients with psoriasis. METHODS: Six patients (four women and two men, mean age 58 years) with severe chronic plaque-type psoriasis were treated with oral MMF 1 g twice daily. The Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI), routine laboratory examinations and plasma MPA trough levels, measured by an enzyme-multiplied immunoassay (EMIT), were determined at 2 weeks and 1, 3, 5 and 7 months. RESULTS: All the patients experienced a marked improvement within the first 15 days and continued to do so for 5-7 months. Two patients achieved complete remission. MMF was well tolerated. MPA levels showed a wide intra- and interindividual variability. There was no significant correlation between MPA trough levels and the reduction of the PASI or the presence of adverse effects, but a good correlation with therapeutic compliance. CONCLUSIONS: The monitoring of MPA trough levels with EMIT appears to be a poor predictor of efficacy or toxicity. In contrast, it is a useful tool to evaluate the degree of therapeutic compliance.