Psoriatic Arthritis
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Ixekizumab linked to decrease in psoriasis-related sexual difficulties
Key clinical point: Psoriasis patients have a high rate of sexual problems they attribute to their skin disease, and which decrease with effective...
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Consider phototherapy for certain psoriasis patients
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Oral tofacitinib scores against psoriasis in phase III trial
Key clinical point: Multiple measures of quality of life and disease burden improved similarly in psoriasis patients regardless of whether they...
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Secukinumab tames psoriatic arthritis in FUTURE 2 trial
Key clinical point: Secukinumab could prove to be a major new therapy for psoriatic arthritis. Major finding: After 24 weeks, a response of at...
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Few psoriatic arthritis patients achieve minimal disease activity on methotrexate
Key clinical point: It may be time to rethink methotrexate’s role as first-line therapy for psoriatic arthritis. Major finding: Only 17.4% of...
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TNF-alpha blockers effective in sustaining reduced PsA activity
Key clinical point: A majority of PsA patients seen in a clinical setting can achieve minimal disease activity on TNF-alpha inhibitors. Major...
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Psoriasis is independently associated with advanced liver fibrosis
Key clinical point: Noninvasive screening for advanced hepatic fibrosis may be in order for older patients with mild psoriasis never treated...
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Psoriasis: Brodalumab maintains efficacy through 144 weeks
Key clinical point: The investigational interleukin-17 receptor A inhibitor brodalumab maintained strong clinical efficacy throughout 144 weeks of...
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Certolizumab achieves sustained skin improvement in psoriatic arthritis
Key clinical point: Certolizumab pegol maintains sustained improvement in the dermatologic manifestations of psoriatic arthritis through 96 weeks...
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Chronic inflammatory disease patients at greater risk of major CV events
Key clinical point: Patients with RA, PsA, and psoriasis have similarly elevated risk for major adverse cardiovascular events when compared with...
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Apremilast succeeds against nail, scalp, palmoplantar psoriasis
Key clinical point: Apremilast significantly improved psoriasis in a subset of patient with nail, scalp, and palmoplantar involvement. Major...