Treating moderate to severe psoriasis - Best use of biologics

Maeve Lynch, Brian Kirby, Richard B. Warren

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    Abstract

    This review focuses on the efficacy, safety and best use of biologic agents in moderate-to-severe psoriasis. Recommendations from two recent guidelines are summarised. The NICE Guidelines 2012 provide recommendations on best practice for prescribing biologics. The German S3 Guidelines are based on a systematic review of published studies and report the efficacy of biologics and guidelines for treatment. Data on the safety of biologics are available for up to 5 years in psoriasis and are on the whole reassuring. Registry data is evolving and will provide data on safety to help inform long-term monitoring of patients with psoriasis on biologics agents. New anti-interleukin-17 (IL17) and anti-IL17RA biologics are in Phase 3 clinical trials and may prove to be more effective than existing biologics. © 2014 Informa UK Ltd.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)269-279
    Number of pages10
    JournalExpert review of clinical immunology
    Volume10
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Feb 2014

    Keywords

    • biologics
    • efficacy
    • psoriasis
    • registries
    • safety

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