May 10th 2024
A poster from the 2024 American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting delved into the relationship between MDD and various dermatologic conditions.
Advances In: Integrating New Treatment Options into Management Plans for Patients with Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis
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Medical Crossfire®: Maximizing Patient Outcomes in Shingles – Are You Leveraging Guideline Based Care?
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"REEL" Time Patient Counseling™: Integrating Biosimilars into the Clinical Conversation
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PER Skin Summit: Optimizing Diagnosis and Individualizing Management of Hidradenitis Suppurativa
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Community Practice Connections™: 19th Annual International Symposium on Melanoma and Other Cutaneous Malignancies®
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Expert Illustrations & Commentaries™: A Deeper Look at the Pathogenesis of Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS)
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Cancer Summaries and Commentaries™: Clinical Updates in Melanoma from Philadelphia
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Expert Illustrations & Commentaries™: Picturing the Potential Role of OX40 and OX40L Inhibitors in Atopic Dermatitis
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Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS): Deepening Foundations of Knowledge in Disease Pathogenesis, Disease Severity Assessment, and Treatment Decision-Making
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Therapeutic, management considerations with biologics
July 24th 2020Studies offer further insight into risks associated with biologic therapy. One study suggests it’s not necessary to stop biologic therapy preoperatively to limit post-operative infections. Another systematic review does not rule out melanoma risk.
FDA approves plaque psoriasis topical
July 23rd 2020The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Wynzora Cream (calcipotriene 0.005% and betamethasone dipropionate 0.064%, MC2 Therapeutics) for adult with plaque psoriasis. Wynzora is equipped with the MC2 Therapeutics’ patented PAD Technology and is currently under review in the EU.
FDA approves guselkumab for psoriatic arthritis
July 16th 2020Guselkumab becomes the first IL-23 inhibitor approved for treatment of psoriatic arthritis by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) following positive phase 3 results from two trials investigating the safety and efficacy of the drug.
Patient enrollment completed for Dermavant phase 3 psoriasis clinical trials
April 22nd 2020Dermavant announces the enrollment completion for their two phase 3 clinical trials investigating the topical therapeutic aryl hydrocarbon receptor (TAMA) tapinarof as a treatment for adult plaque psoriasis, with results from the study still expected in the second half of 2020 despite the current pandemic.
Meta-analysis points to most effective biologics for psoriasis
April 15th 2020Brodalumab, guselkumab, ixekizumab and risankizumab stood out among 15 biologic and oral medications as having the highest short- and long-term response rates for the treatment of moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis, according to a recent meta-analysis.
Psoriasis guidelines emphasize patient education, comorbidities
April 15th 2020Current joint psoriasis guidelines from the American Academy of Dermatology and the National Psoriasis Foundation emphasize the need to help patients understand the relationship between psoriasis and comorbid conditions and the importance of seeking appropriate interventions as needed.
Ixekizumab approved for pediatric plaque psoriasis
April 10th 2020Eli Lilly announces the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of ixekizumab (Taltz) for treatment of moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis in pediatric patients 6 and under 18 who are also eligible for phototherapy and systemic therapy.
Anti-TNF therapy efficacy differs by gender
March 16th 2020A study showing differences in baseline characteristics between responders to anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) therapy and insufficient responders may be helpful to dermatologists as they consider treatment for patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis, according to the investigators.
Guidance on transitioning psoriasis patients between biologics
March 11th 2020Switching patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis from one biologic to another is a multifactorial decision and may depend on safety, efficacy or dosing intervals. Ron Vender, M.D., offers insight into how to switch appropriately.
Phase 3 results show risankizumab outperforms secukinumab
January 17th 2020Risankizumab (SKYRIZI, AbbVie), outperformed secukinumab (Cosentyx, Novartis) in a head-to-head phase 3 study comparing the two treatments in adult patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis, according to data released by the company Jan. 14.
Psoriasis cream safe, effective suggests EU phase 3 results
December 23rd 2019Results from an EU phase 3 clinical trial of a combination of betamethasone dipropionate and calcipotriene cream showed improved patient convenience, quality of life and efficacy compared to a betamethasone dipropionate and calcipotriene gel for patients with plaque psoriasis.