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Brandling-Bennett HA, Arkin LM, Chiu YE, Hebert AA, Callen JP, Castelo-Soccio L, Co DO, Cordoro KM, Curran ML, Dalrymple AM, Flohr C, Gordon KB, Hanna D, Irvine AD, Kim S, Kirkorian AY, Lara-Corrales I, Lindstrom J, Paller AS, Reyes M, Begolka WS, Tom WL, Van Voorhees AS, Vleugels RA, Lee LW, Davies O, Siegfried EC. Executive summary: Consensus treatment guidelines for the use of methotrexate for inflammatory skin disease in pediatric patients. J Am Acad Dermatol 2024:S0190-9622(24)00310-4. [PMID: 38342248 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2023.12.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2023] [Revised: 11/27/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 02/13/2024]
Affiliation(s)
- Heather A Brandling-Bennett
- Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington; Division of Dermatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Dermatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Department of Dermatology, UTHealth McGovern Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky
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- Dermatology Branch, National Institutes of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri; SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Department of Paediatric Dermatology, St John's Institute of Dermatology, Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Dermatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Department of Paediatric Dermatology, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Dermatology, George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia; Children's National Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Silver Spring, Maryland
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- Departments of Dermatology and Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, California; Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego, San Diego, California
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- Department of Dermatology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Dermatology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina
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- Department of Dermatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri; SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri
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Siegfried EC, Arkin LM, Chiu YE, Hebert AA, Callen JP, Castelo-Soccio L, Co DO, Cordoro KM, Curran ML, Dalrymple AM, Flohr C, Gordon KB, Hanna D, Irvine AD, Kim S, Kirkorian AY, Lara-Corrales I, Lindstrom J, Paller AS, Reyes M, Begolka WS, Tom WL, Van Voorhees AS, Vleugels RA, Lee LW, Davies OMT, Brandling-Bennett HA. Methotrexate for inflammatory skin disease in pediatric patients: Consensus treatment guidelines. Pediatr Dermatol 2023; 40:789-808. [PMID: 37316462 DOI: 10.1111/pde.15327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 03/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
Methotrexate (MTX) is a readily accessible drug, first used in 1948 and employed for a wide variety of indications since then. However, despite widespread off-label use, FDA labeling does not include approved indications for the use of MTX for many inflammatory skin diseases in pediatric patients, including morphea, psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, and alopecia areata, among others. Without published treatment guidelines, some clinicians may be hesitant to use MTX off-label, or uncomfortable prescribing MTX in this population. To address this unmet need, an expert consensus committee was convened to develop evidence- and consensus-based guidelines for use of MTX to treat pediatric inflammatory skin disease. Clinicians with experience and expertise in clinical research, drug development, and treating inflammatory skin disease in pediatric patients with MTX were recruited. Five committees were created based on major topic areas: (1) indications and contraindications, (2) dosing, (3) interactions with immunizations and medications, (4) adverse effects (potential for and management of), and (5) monitoring needs. Pertinent questions were generated and addressed by the relevant committee. The entire group participated in a modified Delphi process to establish agreement on recommendations for each question. The committee developed 46 evidence- and consensus-based recommendations, each with >70% agreement among members, across all five topics. These are presented in tables and text, along with a discussion of supporting literature, and level of evidence. These evidence- and consensus-based recommendations will support safe and effective use of MTX for the underserved population of pediatric patients who may benefit from this valuable, time-honored medication.
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- Elaine C Siegfried
- SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- UTHealth McGovern Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States
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- University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Children's Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Paediatric Dermatology, St John's Institute of Dermatology, Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA
- Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC, USA
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- Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- US Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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- University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, California, USA
- Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
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- Boston Children's Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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Reich K, Gordon KB, Strober B, Langley RG, Miller M, Yang YW, Shen YK, You Y, Zhu Y, Foley P, Blauvelt A. Super-Response to Guselkumab Treatment in Patients With Moderate-to-Severe Psoriasis: Age, Body Weight, Baseline Psoriasis Area and Severity Index, and Baseline Investigator's Global Assessment Scores Predict Complete Skin Clearance. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2022; 36:2393-2400. [PMID: 35920762 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.18474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2022] [Accepted: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Psoriasis is a chronic immune-mediated inflammatory skin disease that often leads to a diminished quality of life. Goals of treating patients with psoriasis have shifted with more focus on achieving near or complete clearance of the skin. Guselkumab, a fully human monoclonal antibody targeting interleukin-23, is effective in treating moderate-to-severe psoriasis. OBJECTIVE To describe the baseline characteristics of patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis achieving super-response (Psoriasis Area and Severity Index [PASI] 100 response at Weeks 20 and 28) after commencing guselkumab treatment. METHODS Pooled data from VOYAGE-1 and VOYAGE-2 studies identified super-response; baseline demographic, disease, and pharmacokinetic characteristics were compared with non-super-response. A stepwise logistic regression analysis identified which factors were potentially predictive of super-response status, with significance level of 0.1. RESULTS A subset of patients randomized to guselkumab comprised this post hoc analysis (n=664); 271 patients achieved super-response vs 393 with non-super-response. Patient age at study entry and baseline body weight (≤90 kg vs >90 kg), PASI, and Investigator's Global Assessment (IGA) score were significant predictors of super-response status, with odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) of 0.98 (0.967-0.993; p=0.003), 1.42 (1.026-1.977; p=0.034), 0.97 (0.955-0.993; p=0.007), and 0.66 (0.433-0.997; p=0.048), respectively. More patients with super-response achieved an early response: Week 2 PASI 75 (5.5% vs 1.8%) and Week 8 PASI 100 (22.5% vs 3.3%) vs non-super-response. Median serum guselkumab concentrations through Week 28 were slightly greater in patients with super-response vs non-super-response. CONCLUSION Guselkumab was more likely to achieve early clinical responses (complete skin clearance) in younger patients, less obese patients, and patients with less severe psoriasis.
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- K Reich
- Translational Research in Inflammatory Skin Diseases, Institute for Health Services Research in Dermatology and Nursing, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.,Central Connecticut Dermatology Research, Cromwell, CT, USA
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- Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA, USA
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- Immunology Global Medical Affairs, Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, LLC , Horsham, PA, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA, USA
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- The University of Melbourne, St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, VIC, Australia.,Probity Medical Research Inc., Skin Health Institute, Carlton, VIC, Australia
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- Oregon Medical Research Center, Portland, OR, USA
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Gordon KB, Lebwohl M, Papp KA, Bachelez H, Wu JJ, Langley RG, Blauvelt A, Kaplan B, Shah M, Zhao Y, Sinvhal R, Reich K. Long-term safety of risankizumab from 17 clinical trials in patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis. Br J Dermatol 2021; 186:466-475. [PMID: 34652810 PMCID: PMC9298814 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.20818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/14/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Background Risankizumab has demonstrated efficacy and safety in patients with moderate‐to‐severe plaque psoriasis in randomized clinical trials. Objectives To evaluate safety data from risankizumab psoriasis phase I–III clinical trials. Methods Short‐term safety (through week 16) was analysed using integrated data from five phase II and III clinical trials. Long‐term safety was evaluated using integrated data from 17 phase I–III completed and ongoing trials. Results Short‐term safety analyses included 1306 patients receiving risankizumab 150 mg and 300 patients receiving placebo [402·2 and 92·0 patient‐years (PY) of exposure, respectively]. Long‐term analyses included 3072 risankizumab‐treated patients (exposure: 7927 PY). The median (excluding four outliers) treatment duration was 2·9 years (range 2 days to 5·9 years). Exposure‐adjusted adverse event rates did not increase with long‐term treatment (318 vs. 171 events per 100 PY for short‐ and long‐term analyses). With long‐term risankizumab treatment, rates of serious adverse events were 7·8 per 100 PY, serious infections 1·2 per 100 PY, nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) 0·7 per 100 PY, malignant tumours excluding NMSC 0·5 per 100 PY, and adjudicated major adverse cardiovascular events 0·3 per 100 PY, with no important identified risks. Limitations include that the study inclusion and exclusion criteria varied and that three studies enrolled ≤ 50 patients. Conclusions Risankizumab demonstrated a favourable safety profile over short‐ and long‐term treatment in patients with moderate‐to‐severe psoriasis. Whatis already known about this topic? In clinical trials of patients with moderate‐to‐severe plaque psoriasis, risankizumab, a selective interleukin‐23 inhibitor, was well tolerated and efficacious.
Whatdoes this study add? In this comprehensive evaluation of risankizumab safety in patients with moderate‐to‐severe psoriasis, adverse event rates were comparable between risankizumab (n = 1306, 402 patient‐years) and placebo (n = 300, 92 patient‐years) in the short‐term (16‐week) analysis set, and were consistent with those in the long‐term analysis (n = 3072, 7927 patient‐years of risankizumab exposure). These findings are consistent with the known safety profile of risankizumab and support its long‐term use in moderate‐to‐severe psoriasis.
Linked Comment: S. Mirali et al. Br J Dermatol 2022; 186:394–395. Plain language summary available online
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- K B Gordon
- Department of Dermatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- K Papp Clinical Research and Probity Medical Research, Waterloo, ON, Canada
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- Hôpital Saint-Louis, AP-HP, Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Dermatology Research and Education Foundation, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Oregon Medical Research Center, Portland, OR, USA
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- AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL, USA
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- AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL, USA
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- AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL, USA
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- Center for Translational Research in Inflammatory Skin Diseases, Institute for Health Services Research in Dermatology and Nursing, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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Gordon KB, Smyk DI, Gulidov IA. Proton Therapy in Head and Neck Cancer Treatment: State of the Problem and Development Prospects (Review). Sovrem Tekhnologii Med 2021; 13:70-80. [PMID: 34603766 PMCID: PMC8482826 DOI: 10.17691/stm2021.13.4.08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Proton therapy (PT) due to dosimetric characteristics (Bragg peak formation, sharp dose slowdown) is currently one of the most high-tech techniques of radiation therapy exceeding the standards of photon methods. In recent decades, PT has traditionally been used, primarily, for head and neck cancers (HNC) including skull base tumors. Regardless of the fact that recently PT application area has significantly expanded, HNC still remain a leading indication for proton radiation since PT’s physic-dosimetric and radiobiological advantages enable to achieve the best treatment results in these tumors. The present review is devoted to PT usage in HNC treatment in the world and Russian medicine, the prospects for further technique development, the assessment of PT’s radiobiological features, a physical and dosimetric comparison of protons photons distribution. The paper shows PT’s capabilities in the treatment of skull base tumors, HNC (nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses, nasopharynx, oropharynx, and laryngopharynx, etc.), eye tumors, sialomas. The authors analyze the studies on repeated radiation and provide recent experimental data on favorable profile of proton radiation compared to the conventional radiation therapy. The review enables to conclude that currently PT is a dynamic radiation technique opening up new opportunities for improving therapy of oncology patients, especially those with HNC.
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- K B Gordon
- Senior Researcher, Proton Therapy Department; A. Tsyb Medical Radiological Research Centre - Branch of the National Medical Research Radiological Centre of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, 4 Koroleva St., Kaluga Region, Obninsk, 249036, Russia
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- Junior Researcher, Proton Therapy Department; A. Tsyb Medical Radiological Research Centre - Branch of the National Medical Research Radiological Centre of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, 4 Koroleva St., Kaluga Region, Obninsk, 249036, Russia
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- Professor, Head of the Proton Therapy Department; A. Tsyb Medical Radiological Research Centre - Branch of the National Medical Research Radiological Centre of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, 4 Koroleva St., Kaluga Region, Obninsk, 249036, Russia
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Reich K, Gordon KB, Strober BE, Armstrong AW, Miller M, Shen YK, You Y, Han C, Yang YW, Foley P, Griffiths CEM. Five-year maintenance of clinical response and health-related quality of life improvements in patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis treated with guselkumab: results from VOYAGE 1 and VOYAGE 2. Br J Dermatol 2021; 185:1146-1159. [PMID: 34105767 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.20568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Psoriasis is a chronic disease requiring long-term therapy. OBJECTIVES Physician- and patient-reported outcomes were evaluated through week 252 in VOYAGE 1 and VOYAGE 2. METHODS In total, 1829 patients were randomized at baseline to receive guselkumab 100 mg every 8 weeks, placebo or adalimumab. Patients receiving placebo crossed over to guselkumab at week 16. Patients receiving adalimumab crossed over to guselkumab at week 52 in VOYAGE 1, and randomized withdrawal and retreatment occurred at weeks 28-76 in VOYAGE 2; all patients then received open-label guselkumab through week 252. Efficacy and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) endpoints were analysed through week 252. Safety was monitored through week 264. RESULTS The proportions of patients in the guselkumab group who achieved clinical responses at week 252 in VOYAGE 1 and VOYAGE 2, respectively, were 84·1% and 82·0% [≥ 90% improvement in Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI)]; 82·4% and 85·0% [Investigator's Global Assessment (IGA) 0 or 1]; 52·7% and 53·0% (100% improvement in PASI) and 54·7% and 55·5% (IGA 0). HRQoL endpoints were achieved as follows: 72·7% and 71·1% of patients (Dermatology Life Quality Index 0 or 1: no effect on patient's life); 42·4% and 42·0% [Psoriasis Symptoms and Signs Diary (PSSD) symptom score = 0] and 33·0% and 31·0% (PSSD sign score = 0). As measured in VOYAGE 2 only, approximately 45% of patients achieved ≥ 5-point reduction in Short Form-36 physical and mental component scores, and 80% reported no anxiety or depression (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale scores < 8). Similar findings were reported for adalimumab crossovers. These effects were maintained from week 52 in VOYAGE 1 and week 100 in VOYAGE 2. No new safety signals were identified. CONCLUSIONS Guselkumab maintains high levels of clinical response and improvement in patient-reported outcomes through 5 years in patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis.
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- K Reich
- Translational Research in Inflammatory Skin Diseases, Institute for Health Services Research in Dermatology and Nursing, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.,Central Connecticut Dermatology Research, Cromwell, CT, USA
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- Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA, USA
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- Janssen Global Services, LLC, Horsham and Malvern, PA, USA
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- Janssen Global Services, LLC, Horsham and Malvern, PA, USA
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- The University of Melbourne, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne and Probity Medical Research, Skin Health Institute, Carlton, VIC, Australia
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- Dermatology Centre, Salford Royal Hospital, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Papp KA, Reich K, Gordon KB, Kimball AB, Ramachandran P, Blauvelt A, Lebwohl M, Song M, Ramachandran P, Randazzo B, Shen YK. 15277 Malignancy rates and comparisons to the general US population through 3 years of follow-up in guselkumab-treated patients with moderate to severe psoriasis from the VOYAGE 1 and 2 trials. J Am Acad Dermatol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.06.667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Gordon KB, Warren RB, Gottlieb AB, Blauvelt A, Thaçi D, Leonardi C, Poulin Y, Boehnlein M, Brock F, Ecoffet C, Reich K. Long-term efficacy of certolizumab pegol for the treatment of plaque psoriasis: 3-year results from two randomized phase III trials (CIMPASI-1 and CIMPASI-2). Br J Dermatol 2020; 184:652-662. [PMID: 32652544 PMCID: PMC8247431 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.19393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
Background Certolizumab pegol (CZP) is an Fc‐free, PEGylated anti‐tumour necrosis factor biologic. Objectives To report the 3‐year efficacy of CZP in plaque psoriasis, pooled from the CIMPASI‐1 (NCT02326298) and CIMPASI‐2 (NCT02326272) phase III trials. Methods Adults with moderate‐to‐severe psoriasis for ≥ 6 months were randomized 2 : 2 : 1 to CZP 200 mg, CZP 400 mg or placebo, every 2 weeks (Q2W) for up to 48 weeks. Patients entering the open‐label period (weeks 48–144) from double‐blinded CZP initially received CZP 200 mg Q2W. Patients not achieving ≥ 50% improvement in Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI 50) at week 16 entered an open‐label CZP 400 mg Q2W escape arm (weeks 16–144). Dose adjustments based on PASI response were permitted during open‐label treatment. Outcomes included PASI 75, PASI 90 and Physician’s Global Assessment (PGA) 0/1 responder rates, based on a logistic regression model (missing data imputed using Markov Chain Monte Carlo methodology). Results In total, 186 patients were randomized to CZP 200 mg Q2W and 175 to CZP 400 mg Q2W. At week 48, PASI 75/90 was achieved by 72·7%/51·3% of patients randomized to CZP 200 mg and 84·4%/62·7% randomized to CZP 400 mg. Patients entering the open‐label period at week 48, from blinded treatment, received CZP 200 mg Q2W. At week 144, PASI 75/90 was achieved by 70·6%/48·7% patients randomized to CZP 200 mg and 72·9%/42·7% randomized to CZP 400 mg. At week 16, 72 placebo‐randomized patients entered the CZP 400 mg Q2W escape arm; 75.7%/58.5% achieved PASI 75/90 at week 144. Conclusions Both CZP 200 mg and 400 mg Q2W demonstrated sustained, durable efficacy, with numerically higher responses for some outcomes with 400 mg Q2W.
What is already known about this topic?
Certolizumab pegol is an Fc‐free, PEGylated, anti‐tumour necrosis factor biologic approved for adults with moderate‐to‐severe plaque psoriasis. Efficacy data from the first 48 weeks of phase III trials have shown significant improvements in the signs and symptoms of psoriasis with certolizumab pegol dosed at either 400 mg or 200 mg every 2 weeks. Numerically greater improvements were observed for patients treated with the higher dose.
What does this study add?
Plaque psoriasis is a chronic, systemic disease that requires long‐term management and sustained efficacy of therapies. Three‐year efficacy data pooled from the CIMPASI‐1 and CIMPASI‐2 phase III trials demonstrate a sustained and durable response to certolizumab pegol dosed at either 400 mg or 200 mg every 2 weeks. Additional long‐term clinical benefits may be obtained from the higher dose.
Linked Comment: Johnson et al. Br J Dermatol 2021; 184:588–589.
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- K B Gordon
- Department of Dermatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Dermatology Centre, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Dermatology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Oregon Medical Research Center, Portland, OR, USA
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- Institute and Comprehensive Center for Inflammation Medicine, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Central Dermatology and Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA
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- Centre de Recherche Dermatologique du Québec Métropolitain, Québec, QC, Canada
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- Translational Research in Inflammatory Skin Diseases, Institute for Health Services Research in Dermatology and Nursing, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf and Skinflammation® Center, Hamburg, Germany
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Gordon KB, Reich K, Crowley JJ, Korman NJ, Murphy FT, Poulin Y, Spelman L, Yamauchi PS, Mendelsohn AM, Parno J, Rozzo SJ, Ellis CN. Disease activity and treatment efficacy using patient-level Psoriasis Area and Severity Index scores from tildrakizumab phase 3 clinical trials. J DERMATOL TREAT 2020; 33:219-228. [PMID: 32349565 DOI: 10.1080/09546634.2020.1747590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND It is unclear whether primary efficacy outcomes in plaque psoriasis clinical trials represent residual disease during treatment. OBJECTIVES To evaluate supplementing dichotomous efficacy with residual disease activity. METHODS This post hoc analysis used pooled, patient-level data after tildrakizumab 100 mg (N = 616) or placebo (N = 309) treatment from reSURFACE 1/2 (NCT01722331/NCT01729754) phase 3 clinical trials of patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. RESULTS Median baseline Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) was 17.9 for patients receiving tildrakizumab 100 mg. At Week 12, median PASI was 2.9, whereas dichotomous PASI 90 response rate was 36.9%, and absolute PASI <5.0, <3.0, and <1.0 were 64.0%, 50.8%, and 23.3%, respectively. At Week 28, median PASI was 1.7, whereas PASI 90 response rate was 51.9%, and absolute PASI <5.0, <3.0, and <1.0 were 75.3%, 62.8%, and 38.0%, respectively. Dermatology Life Quality Index and PASI scores were correlated through Week 28 (r = 0.51, p ≤ .0001). CONCLUSIONS Disease activity was more reliably estimated by PASI scores than percentage PASI improvement; this may partially explain efficacy disparities between clinical trials and practice. These results suggest supplementing dichotomous PASI improvement with PASI scores and consideration of patient treatment goals could facilitate clinical decisions.
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- K B Gordon
- Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Center for Translational Research in Inflammatory Skin Diseases, Institute for Health Services Research in Dermatology and Nursing, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf and Skinflammation®, Hamburg, Germany
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- Bakersfield Dermatology, Bakersfield, CA, USA
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- University Hospital Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Altoona Arthritis and Osteoporosis Center, Duncansville, PA, USA.,Villanova University, Villanova, PA, USA
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- Centre Hospitalier de l'Université Laval, Hôpital Hôtel-Dieu de Québec, Québec City, QC, Canada.,Centre de Recherche Dermatologique du Québec Métropolitain, Québec City, QC, Canada
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- Veracity Clinical Research, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.,Probity Medical Research, Waterloo, ON, Canada
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- David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc, Princeton, NJ, USA
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- Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc, Princeton, NJ, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Blauvelt A, Papp K, Gottlieb A, Jarell A, Reich K, Maari C, Gordon KB, Ferris LK, Langley RG, Tada Y, Lima RG, Elmaraghy H, Gallo G, Renda L, Park SY, Burge R, Bagel J. A head-to-head comparison of ixekizumab vs. guselkumab in patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis: 12-week efficacy, safety and speed of response from a randomized, double-blinded trial. Br J Dermatol 2020; 182:1348-1358. [PMID: 31887225 PMCID: PMC7317420 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.18851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Patients with psoriasis value rapid and complete skin clearance. No head-to-head studies have focused on early responses to interleukin (IL)-17 vs. IL-23 inhibitors. OBJECTIVES To compare early and complete skin clearance by the IL-17A inhibitor ixekizumab vs. the IL-23p19 inhibitor guselkumab. METHODS IXORA-R, a 24-week, randomized, double-blinded study, enrolled adults with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis [static Physician's Global Assessment of Disease (sPGA) score of ≥ 3, Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) ≥ 12, and ≥ 10% body surface area]. Patients were randomized (1 : 1) to receive the approved dose of subcutaneous ixekizumab or guselkumab. Primary end point was 100% improvement in PASI (PASI 100) at week 12. Major secondary end points included other levels of improved PASI and sPGA at different time points. Comparisons were made using the Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel test with a multiple testing strategy. Nonresponder imputation was used for missing data. After the completion of the study, the final secondary end point (PASI 100 at 24 weeks) and safety data through week 24 will be reported. RESULTS In total, 1027 patients were randomized. The primary end point PASI 100 at week 12 was met [215/520 ixekizumab (41%); 126/507 guselkumab (25%); P < 0·001]. All major secondary end points measured up to week 12 were met, including PASI 50 at week 1 and PASI 75 at week 2. Serious adverse event frequency was 3% for each group; no new safety signals were identified. CONCLUSIONS Ixekizumab was superior to guselkumab for rapidly improving signs and symptoms in patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis by week 12. Adverse events were similar to previous ixekizumab and guselkumab studies. Compared with the IL-23 inhibitor guselkumab, ixekizumab can offer complete skin clearance more rapidly to patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis. What's already known about this topic? Patients with plaque psoriasis desire both high levels of clearance and rapid onset of treatment effects. Ixekizumab, a high-affinity monoclonal antibody that selectively targets interleukin (IL)-17A, has demonstrated greater and faster skin clearance than etanercept and ustekinumab, with consistent long-term efficacy, safety and durability of response. Clinical trial data and systematic reviews have suggested that IL-17 inhibitors can improve a patient's psoriasis more rapidly than IL-23 inhibitors. What does this study add? The head-to-head study design directly compares the efficacy and speed of response of ixekizumab and the IL-23 inhibitor guselkumab in moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis. The primary end point was met, showing superiority of ixekizumab over guselkumab for achieving complete skin clearance at week 12. The safety profile of ixekizumab was consistent with previous studies. Ixekizumab can deliver patients complete skin clearance and improved quality of life more rapidly than guselkumab.
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- A Blauvelt
- Oregon Medical Research Center, Portland, OR, U.S.A
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- Probity Medical Research, Inc., Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Dermatology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, U.S.A
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- Northeast Dermatology Associates, Portsmouth, NH, U.S.A
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- Translational Research in Inflammatory Skin Diseases, Institute for Health Services Research in Dermatology and Nursing, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.,Skinflammation® Center, Hamburg, Germany
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- Innovaderm Research, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, U.S.A
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A
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- Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Department of Dermatology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, U.S.A
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- Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, U.S.A
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- Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, U.S.A
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- Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, U.S.A
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- Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, U.S.A
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- Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, U.S.A
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- Psoriasis Treatment Center of Central New Jersey, East Windsor, NJ, U.S.A
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Armstrong AW, Blauvelt A, Crowley JJ, Gordon KB, Krueger GG, Krueger JG, Sobell JM, Strober BE, Srivastava B, Menter A. Defining drug-free remission of skin disease in patients with plaque psoriasis. Br J Dermatol 2019; 182:1484-1487. [PMID: 31705649 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.18694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- A W Armstrong
- University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A
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- Oregon Medical Research Center, Portland, OR, U.S.A
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- Bakersfield Dermatology and Skin Cancer Medical Group, Bakersfield, CA, U.S.A
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- Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, U.S.A
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- University of Utah Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A
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- Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, U.S.A
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- Yale University, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.,Central Connecticut Dermatology Research, Cromwell, CT, U.S.A
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- Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, Horsham, PA, U.S.A
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- Baylor Scott & White at Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A
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Lebwohl MG, Gordon KB, Gallo G, Zhang L, Paul C. Ixekizumab sustains high level of efficacy and favourable safety profile over 4 years in patients with moderate psoriasis: results from UNCOVER-3 study. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2019; 34:301-309. [PMID: 31479549 PMCID: PMC7028252 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.15921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2019] [Accepted: 08/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Background Psoriasis, a chronic disease usually requires long‐term disease management. Objective This study evaluates the efficacy and safety of recommended ixekizumab (IXE) dose over 4 years (204 weeks) from UNCOVER‐3 study. Methods UNCOVER‐3 was a randomised, double‐blind, multicenter, phase 3 study wherein patients with moderate‐to‐severe plaque psoriasis received placebo, IXE 80 mg every 2 weeks (Q2W), IXE 80 mg every 4 weeks (Q4W) (both IXE groups had 160 mg starting dose) or etanercept 50 mg twice weekly. At week 12, all patients switched to IXE Q4W dose for the long‐term extension (264 weeks). After week 60 and at investigator's discretion, patients could receive dose adjustment to IXE Q2W. The efficacy endpoints at week 204 were percentage of patients achieving PASI 75/90/100, sPGA score of 1 or 0, and those achieving PSSI = 0, NAPSI = 0 and PPASI 100. Efficacy data were summarised through 204 weeks using as‐observed, multiple imputation (MI) and modified non‐responder imputation (mNRI) methods. Results The proportion of patients achieving PASI 75/90/100 at week 204 using mNRI method were 82.8%, 66.4% and 48.3%, respectively. Using as‐observed and MI methods, 98.2% and 94.8% patients achieved PASI 75, 87.8% and 73.3% achieved PASI 90, and 67.1% and 52.7% achieved PASI 100 response, respectively, at week 204. The response rates for sPGA (0, 1) were 88.7%, 76.2% and 68.5% and for sPGA (0) were 68.9%, 54.6% and 49.7% using as‐observed, MI and mNRI methods, respectively. Similar trends were observed with NAPSI = 0, PSSI = 0, PPASI 100 and itch NRS = 0. There were no new safety concerns through year 4. Conclusions This study demonstrated sustained high‐efficacy response through 4 years of continuous treatment with ixekizumab in patients with moderate‐to‐severe plaque psoriasis. The safety profile remained consistent with prior findings, with no new or unexpected safety concerns.
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- M G Lebwohl
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Toulouse University and Larrey Hospital, Toulouse, France
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Gordon KB, Armstrong AW, Han C, Foley P, Song M, Wasfi Y, You Y, Shen YK, Reich K. Anxiety and depression in patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis and comparison of change from baseline after treatment with guselkumab vs. adalimumab: results from the Phase 3 VOYAGE 2 study. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2018; 32:1940-1949. [PMID: 29706008 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.15012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2017] [Accepted: 03/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Anxiety and depression are clinically significant comorbidities associated with psoriasis. Improvements in psoriasis are known to decrease anxiety and depression. Guselkumab, an anti-interleukin-23 monoclonal antibody, has demonstrated efficacy and safety for the treatment of moderate-to-severe psoriasis. OBJECTIVE Assess improvements in anxiety and depression with guselkumab vs. placebo and adalimumab using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). METHODS In VOYAGE 2, a Phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo- and adalimumab-controlled study, patients received placebo (through week 16 followed by crossover to guselkumab), guselkumab, or adalimumab through week 24. HADS consists of two subscales measuring anxiety (HADS-A) and depression (HADS-D), with scores ranging from 0 to 21 and higher scores indicating more severe symptoms. Scores ≥8 indicate instrument-defined anxiety or depression. Severity of psoriasis was assessed using the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI). RESULTS Among 989 patients randomized (with baseline HADS measurements), mean HADS-A and HADS-D scores were 6.8 ± 4.2 and 5.3 ± 4.2, respectively; 38.6% of patients reported HADS-A ≥8 and 27.7% HADS-D ≥8 at baseline. At week 16, a significantly greater proportion of guselkumab patients with baseline HADS-A or HADS-D ≥8 reported HADS-A <8 (51.4% vs. 25.9%; P < 0.001) or HADS-D <8 (59.2% vs. 27.0%; P < 0.001) vs. placebo patients. At week 24, a greater proportion of guselkumab patients with baseline HADS-A or HADS-D ≥8 reported HADS-A <8 (58.4% vs. 42.9%; P = 0.028) or HADS-D <8 (59.8% vs. 46.4%; P = 0.079) vs. adalimumab patients. PASI improvements correlated with improvement in anxiety (r = 0.27; P < 0.0001) and depression (r = 0.25; P < 0.0001) scores in patients with baseline HADS-A or HADS-D ≥8. Greater improvements in HADS were also observed at week 16 in guselkumab-treated patients vs. placebo using a more stringent cut-off of HADS ≥11. CONCLUSION Guselkumab treatment was associated with greater improvements in symptoms of anxiety and depression scores in patients with psoriasis compared with placebo and adalimumab.
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- K B Gordon
- Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA, USA
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- The University of Melbourne, St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Skin & Cancer Foundation Inc., Carlton, VIC, Australia
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA, USA
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- Dermatologikum Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Papp KA, Gordon KB, Langley RG, Lebwohl MG, Gottlieb AB, Rastogi S, Pillai R, Israel RJ. Impact of previous biologic use on the efficacy and safety of brodalumab and ustekinumab in patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis: integrated analysis of the randomized controlled trials AMAGINE-2 and AMAGINE-3. Br J Dermatol 2018; 179:320-328. [PMID: 29488226 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.16464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/08/2018] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Biologics are being used increasingly to treat moderate-to-severe psoriasis. Efficacy may differ in patients with previous exposure to biologics. OBJECTIVES To investigate the impact of previous biologic exposure on the efficacy and safety of brodalumab and ustekinumab in patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis. METHODS Two placebo- and ustekinumab-controlled phase III clinical trials. There was an initial 12-week induction phase where patients were treated with brodalumab [210 mg or 140 mg every 2 weeks (Q2W)], ustekinumab or placebo. Efficacy end points included ≥ 75% improvement in Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI 75) and static Physician's Global Assessment (score of 0 or 1) vs. placebo, PASI 100 vs. ustekinumab, Dermatology Life Quality Index and Psoriasis Symptom Inventory. Adverse events were monitored throughout. RESULTS In total, 493 patients [334 (27%) brodalumab 210 mg Q2W and 159 (26%) ustekinumab] had received prior biologics; 150 (12%) and 62 (10%), respectively, reported previously failed treatment with a biologic. Brodalumab efficacy in patients with or without previous exposure to biologics was statistically equivalent: 40·9% and 39·5% of biologic-naive and -experienced patients achieved PASI 100 at week 12, compared with 21·1% and 17·0% with ustekinumab (both P < 0·001). In patients where prior biologics had been successful or failed, 41·7% and 32·0% achieved PASI 100, compared with 21·1% and 11·3% with ustekinumab. Tolerability was similar, and did not appear to be influenced by previous treatment with biologics. CONCLUSIONS The efficacy of brodalumab 210 mg Q2W was similar regardless of prior biological therapy (P = 0·31, 0·32 and 0·64 for PASI 75, 90 and 100, respectively). Almost twice as many patients achieved PASI 100 or complete clearance with brodalumab at week 12 compared with ustekinumab; the differences were most noticeable where previous biologics had failed. Both treatments were well tolerated.
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- K A Papp
- Probity Medical Research, Waterloo, ON, Canada
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- Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, U.S.A
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, U.S.A
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- Department of Dermatology, New York Medical College, Metropolitan Hospital, New York, NY, U.S.A
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- Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC, Bridgewater, NJ, U.S.A
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- Dow Pharmaceutical Sciences (a division of Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America, LLC), Petaluma, CA, U.S.A
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- Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC, Bridgewater, NJ, U.S.A
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Blauvelt A, Papp KA, Sofen H, Augustin M, Yosipovitch G, Katoh N, Mrowietz U, Ohtsuki M, Poulin Y, Shrom D, Burge R, See K, Mallbris L, Gordon KB. Continuous dosing versus interrupted therapy with ixekizumab: an integrated analysis of two phase 3 trials in psoriasis. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2017; 31:1004-1013. [PMID: 28190255 PMCID: PMC5485049 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.14163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2016] [Accepted: 01/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Background Continuous treatment is recommended for patients with moderate‐to‐severe psoriasis; however, treatment may need to be interrupted in routine clinical practice. Objective To assess outcomes in patients continuously treated with ixekizumab versus those who interrupted therapy and were subsequently retreated with ixekizumab (IXE). Methods This analysis used data pooled from two phase 3 trials, UNCOVER‐1 and UNCOVER‐2. Patients were randomized to placebo (PBO), IXE every 4 (Q4W) or IXE every 2 weeks (Q2W) for 12 weeks. Patients with a static Physician's Global Assessment (sPGA) 0, 1 at Week 12 were rerandomized to IXEQ4W, IXE every 12 weeks (not presented) or PBO. We examined outcomes in patients who were continuously treated (IXEQ2W/IXEQ4W; IXEQ4W/IXEQ4W) or withdrawn (IXEQ2W/PBO; IXEQ4W/PBO), and in patients who were withdrawn and retreated with IXEQ4W for 24 weeks after disease relapse (sPGA ≥3). Results A total of 1226 treated patients achieved an sPGA 0, 1 at Week 12 and entered the maintenance phase; of these patients, 402 and 416 were rerandomized to PBO and IXEQ4W, respectively. Among patients interrupting treatment, 157 (82.2%) of IXEQ4W/PBO and 176 (83.4%) of IXEQ2W/PBO had an sPGA ≥3 by Week 60; median time to relapse was approximately 20 weeks irrespective of induction dose. At Week 60, continuously treated patients maintained high levels of PASI and sPGA responses (90.0% PASI 75 IXEQ2W/IXEQ4W; 81.9% sPGA 0, 1 IXEQ2W/IXEQ4W, non‐responder imputation). After 24 weeks of retreatment with IXEQ4W (IXEQ2W/PBO/IXEQ4W and IXEQ4W/PBO/IXEQ4W), 87.0% (107 of 123) and 95.1% (97 of 102) (observed), respectively, of patients recaptured PASI 75 and 70.7% (104 of 147) and 82.3% (107 of 130) (observed) recaptured an sPGA 0, 1. Overall, adverse events in continuously treated and retreated patients were comparable. Conclusion High levels of response were sustained with continuous ixekizumab treatment through 60 weeks. Most patients who were withdrawn experienced disease relapse, and most of those patients recaptured response after 24 weeks of retreatment.
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- A Blauvelt
- Oregon Medical Research Center, Portland, OR, USA
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- Probity Medical Research and K. Papp Clinical Research, Waterloo, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine (Dermatology), David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Institute for Health Services Research in Dermatology and Nursing, University Medical Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto, Japan
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- Psoriasis-Center, Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Université Laval, Hôpital Hôtel-Dieu de Québec, Quebec, QC, Canada.,Centre de Recherche Dermatologique du Québec Métropolitain, Quebec, QC, Canada
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- Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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Gordon KB, Kimball AB, Chau D, Viswanathan HN, Li J, Revicki DA, Kricorian G, Ortmeier BG. Impact of brodalumab treatment on psoriasis symptoms and health-related quality of life: use of a novel patient-reported outcome measure, the Psoriasis Symptom Inventory. Br J Dermatol 2014; 170:705-15. [PMID: 24079852 PMCID: PMC4153951 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.12636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/06/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Background Psoriasis symptoms have a significant negative impact on health-related quality of life, impairing physical functioning and well-being. Objective To evaluate the impact of brodalumab, a human anti-interleukin-17R monoclonal antibody, on psoriasis symptom severity as measured by a novel patient-reported outcome measure, the Psoriasis Symptom Inventory, and dermatology-specific health-related quality of life as measured by the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI). Methods This was a secondary analysis of a phase II, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical study of patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis (n = 198) treated with brodalumab or placebo. This analysis assessed Psoriasis Symptom Inventory scores and DLQI scores over time. Analyses were conducted on all patients who were randomized and received one or more injections of the study drug according to intention to treat using last observation carried forward to impute missing data. Results At week 12, subjects in the brodalumab groups had significant improvements in mean Psoriasis Symptom Inventory total scores [8·5 (70 mg), 15·8 (140 mg), 16·2 (210 mg) and 12·7 (280 mg)] compared with placebo (4·8). Mean improvements in DLQI were clinically meaningful (≥ 5·7) in the brodalumab groups (6·2, 9·1, 9·6 and 7·1, respectively) and significantly greater than placebo (3·1). Improvements in Psoriasis Symptom Inventory were observed as early as week 2 and in DLQI by week 4. All eight Psoriasis Symptom Inventory item scores improved significantly among the brodalumab groups by week 12. Conclusions Results were from a single randomized clinical trial and may not generalize to broader patient populations. However, treatment with brodalumab provided significant improvement in psoriasis symptoms in patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis.
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- K B Gordon
- Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, 676 N. St Clair St, Suite 1600, Chicago, IL, 60611, U.S.A
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Kimball AB, Papp KA, Wasfi Y, Chan D, Bissonnette R, Sofen H, Yeilding N, Li S, Szapary P, Gordon KB. Long-term efficacy of ustekinumab in patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis treated for up to 5 years in the PHOENIX 1 study. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2012; 27:1535-45. [PMID: 23279003 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.12046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Ongoing evaluation of biological agents in patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis is needed to support their long-term use. OBJECTIVE To evaluate long-term efficacy and safety of ustekinumab through 5 years in the PHOENIX 1 study. METHODS Patients were randomized to placebo or ustekinumab (45 mg or 90 mg) at Weeks 0, 4 and every-12-weeks thereafter; placebo patients crossed-over to ustekinumab at Week 12. Clinical response through Week 244 was evaluated using the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) in the Overall Population (i.e. patients receiving ≥ 1 dose of ustekinumab), Initial Responders (i.e. PASI 75 responders [Weeks 28/40] re-randomized at Week 40 to continue every-12-week maintenance) and Partial Responders (i.e. <PASI 75 responders adjusted to every-8-week maintenance at Weeks 28 or 40). Safety endpoints were evaluated through Week 264 for the Overall Population. RESULTS Overall, 68.7% (517/753) of ustekinumab-treated patients completed treatment through Week 244. Initial clinical responses were generally maintained through Week 244 (PASI 75: 63.4% and 72.0%; PASI 90: 39.7% and 49.0%; PASI 100: 21.6% and 26.4%) for patients receiving 45 mg and 90 mg, respectively. Similarly, PASI 75 responses were generally maintained among Initial Responders [79.1% (45 mg) and 80.8% (90 mg)] and Partial Responders [57.6% (45 mg) and 55.1% (90 mg)]. With 3104 patient-years of follow-up, rates of overall adverse events (AEs), serious AEs, serious infections, malignancies and major adverse cardiovascular events were generally consistent over time and comparable between doses. CONCLUSIONS Through 5 years of continuous treatment, ustekinumab demonstrated stable clinical response and a safety profile consistent with previous reports.
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- A B Kimball
- Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USAProbity Medical Research, Waterloo, ON, CanadaJanssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA, USAInnovaderm Research, Inc., Montreal, QC, CanadaDermatology Research Associates, Los Angeles, CA, USANorthwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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Langley RG, Papp K, Gottlieb AB, Krueger GG, Gordon KB, Williams D, Valdes J, Setze C, Strober B. Safety results from a pooled analysis of randomized, controlled phase II and III clinical trials and interim data from an open-label extension trial of the interleukin-12/23 monoclonal antibody, briakinumab, in moderate to severe psoriasis. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2012; 27:1252-61. [PMID: 23157612 DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2012.04705.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND Anti-interleukin-12/23 treatment (anti-IL-12/23) has recently demonstrated significant efficacy for moderate to severe psoriasis, yet potential safety signals warrant further investigation. OBJECTIVES Expand safety findings for the anti-IL-12/23, briakinumab, beyond individual phase II and III clinical trials. METHODS Safety data pooled from five phase II and III clinical trials (parent studies) and an open-label extension study (OLE), through 22 October 2010; patients with ≥ 1 dose of briakinumab in a parent study or the OLE are included. All parent study briakinumab treatment groups were combined with the OLE population, which received 100-mg briakinumab every 4 weeks. Adverse events (AEs) were collected from the first dose of briakinumab, whether in a parent study or the OLE, through 45 days post-last dose. RESULTS Two thousand five hundred and twenty patients (4704 patient-years drug exposure) received ≥ 1 dose of briakinumab during the interim period: 5.6% withdrew due to AEs. Serious infections occurred in 1.3% and malignancies in 2.6% (including 1.0% basal cell carcinoma, 0.8% squamous cell carcinoma). Twenty-seven major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) occurred, seven in one parent study and 20 in the OLE (incidence = 0.57 events/100 PY). Four cardiovascular risk factors were retrospectively found to be significant predictors for MACE during briakinumab exposure: history of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, body mass index (≥ 30) and baseline blood pressure (systolic ≥ 140 or diastolic ≥ 90). CONCLUSIONS Pooled briakinumab safety results from five parent studies and an OLE suggest increased rates of infections, malignancies and MACE, and that patients receiving anti-IL-12/23 treatment for moderate to severe psoriasis should be monitored for these potential safety signals.
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- R G Langley
- Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada Probity Medical Research, Waterloo, ON, Canada Tufts Medical Centre, Boston, MA, USA University of Utah Health Sciences Centre, Salt Lake City, UT, USA Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL, USA University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA
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Kimball AB, Gordon KB, Fakharzadeh S, Yeilding N, Szapary PO, Schenkel B, Guzzo C, Li S, Papp KA. Long-term efficacy of ustekinumab in patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis: results from the PHOENIX 1 trial through up to 3 years. Br J Dermatol 2012; 166:861-72. [PMID: 22356258 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2012.10901.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND An unmet need remains for safe and effective long-term treatments of psoriasis. OBJECTIVES To evaluate ustekinumab efficacy and safety for up to 3 years in the PHOENIX 1 trial. METHODS Patients (n = 766) with moderate-to-severe psoriasis were randomized to ustekinumab 45 mg or 90 mg at weeks 0 and 4, and then every 12 weeks, or placebo at weeks 0 and 4, with crossover to ustekinumab at week 12. Ustekinumab responders [≥ 75% improvement from baseline in the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI 75) at weeks 28 and 40] were re-randomized at week 40 to continue or withdraw from treatment until psoriasis recurrence. Partial responders (week 28: PASI 50-74; week 40: < PASI 75) switched to dosing every 8 weeks. Clinical efficacy was assessed by PASI, the Physician's Global Assessment (PGA), and the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) measures. RESULTS Overall, 79·8% of the ustekinumab-treated patients remained in the study for 3 years. PASI 75 response rates (45 mg: 61·2%; 90 mg: 72·4%) at week 76 were maintained through year 3 (45 mg: 62·7%; 90 mg: 72·2%); PGA response was similarly durable. At year 3, 80·9% (45 mg) and 82·7% (90 mg) of week 40 responders continuing treatment every 12 weeks achieved a PASI 75 response, while 42·6% (45 mg) and 58·0% (90 mg) achieved a PASI 90 response. Among partial responders adjusted to dosing every 8 weeks, 50·9% (45 mg) and 52·0% (90 mg) had a PASI 75 response at year 3. DLQI responses paralleled the PASI responses. Through year 3, no dose response was observed in rates of adverse events (AEs), overall infections, serious AEs, or AEs leading to discontinuation; nor was there evidence of cumulative organ toxicity. CONCLUSIONS; Continuous, stable, maintenance dosing with ustekinumab was generally well tolerated and sustained durable efficacy for up to 3 years of treatment.
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- A B Kimball
- Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
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Gordon KB, Bonish BK, Patel T, Leonardi CL, Nickoloff BJ. The tumour necrosis factor-alpha inhibitor adalimumab rapidly reverses the decrease in epidermal Langerhans cell density in psoriatic plaques. Br J Dermatol 2005; 153:945-53. [PMID: 16225604 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06816.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND The pathophysiology of psoriasis is poorly understood, and the mechanism of action of biological agents interfering with tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha that improve psoriatic plaques is completely unknown. OBJECTIVES To begin to unravel the mechanism of action, cellular changes occurring in plaques following administration of adalimumab, a humanized monoclonal antibody against TNF-alpha, were investigated. METHODS Thirteen different patients underwent sequential biopsies as part of a clinical trial. Each biopsy was immunostained and evaluated to calculate the relative density of epidermal Langerhans cells (LCs) before and after treatment (days 2, 7, 28, 84). To explore the basis for reduced epidermal LC densities in plaques, a SCID-Hu animal model was utilized. Acute psoriatic lesions were created within 2 weeks by injection of superantigen-activated CD4+ T cells into engrafted symptomless skin. RESULTS Compared with symptomless skin, untreated plaques had a significantly reduced density of epidermal LCs. There was a rapid increase in density of epidermal LCs in plaques following treatment with adalimumab beginning as early as day 7. The paucity of epidermal LCs in plaques was contrasted to the prominent density of LCs in other skin disorders with chronic inflammation and alterations in keratinization, including lichen planus and inflamed seborrhoeic keratosis. Rapid creation of plaques using the SCID-Hu model was accompanied by loss of epidermal LCs, indicating that diminished LC density occurs at an early stage of lesion formation. CONCLUSIONS These data shed light on a new immunopathological perspective highlighting a rapid loss of epidermal LCs in acute psoriatic lesions, with sustained decreased density of LCs in chronic plaques. Furthermore, an unexpected insight into the mechanism of action was uncovered for adalimumab, in which rapid restoration of epidermal LC density was observed.
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- K B Gordon
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Dermatology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL 60153, USA
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Feldman SR, Gordon KB, Bala M, Evans R, Li S, Dooley LT, Guzzo C, Patel K, Menter A, Gottlieb AB. Infliximab treatment results in significant improvement in the quality of life of patients with severe psoriasis: a double-blind placebo-controlled trial. Br J Dermatol 2005; 152:954-60. [PMID: 15888152 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06510.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Psoriasis is a chronic disease that significantly diminishes the health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Infliximab is a chimeric, tumour necrosis factor alpha monoclonal antibody that has been shown to improve the signs and symptoms of plaque psoriasis. OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of infliximab induction therapy on the HRQOL of patients with severe plaque psoriasis. METHODS In this double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, 249 patients were randomly assigned to receive intravenous infusions of 3 or 5 mg kg(-1) of infliximab or placebo and were treated at weeks 0, 2 and 6. Patients completed the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) at baseline and week 10. RESULTS Infliximab induction therapy resulted in a substantial improvement in HRQOL. At week 10, patients in the infliximab 3- and 5-mg kg(-1) groups showed a median percentage improvement in DLQI scores of 84.0% and 91.0%, respectively, compared with 0% in the placebo group (P < 0.001). The median decrease from baseline in DLQI score at week 10 was 8.0 and 10.0 for the 3 and 5 mg kg(-1) infliximab groups, respectively, compared with 0 in the placebo group (P < 0.001). Thirty-three per cent and 40% of patients in the 3 and 5 mg kg(-1) infliximab groups, respectively, had a DLQI score of 0 at week 10, compared with 2% in the placebo group (P < 0.001). There was a strong correlation between the percentage change from baseline at week 10 in Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) scores and the percentage change in DLQI scores during the same period (Spearman's correlation, 0.61, P < 0.001). When the infliximab and placebo treatment groups were combined, patients with at least 75% improvement in PASI scores between baseline and week 10 had a greater mean improvement in DLQI scores (81%) than those with 50-75% improvement in PASI during the same period (60%). CONCLUSIONS Infliximab induction therapy resulted in significant improvement in HRQOL in patients with severe psoriasis.
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- S R Feldman
- Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, USA
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With the wide acceptance of cyclosporine in the treatment of skin disease, there has been an effort to find new immunomodulating agents with superior safety profiles for use in dermatology. Among the most promising of the classes are the new macrolide immunomodulators, including tacrolimus and pimecrolimus. Of these, only tocrolimus has had widespread use for nondermatologic indications, primarily solid organ transplantation. Both of these agents have been studied for inflammatory diseases of the skin. In this article, we review the systemic and topical toxicities of these macrolide immunomodulators.
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- N Robinson
- Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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Gordon KB, Rugo HS, Duncan JL, Irvine AR, Howes EL, O'Brien JM, Carter SR. Ocular manifestations of leukemia: leukemic infiltration versus infectious process. Ophthalmology 2001; 108:2293-300. [PMID: 11733273 DOI: 10.1016/s0161-6420(01)00817-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether specific guidelines can be developed to distinguish whether retinal infiltration in leukemia patients represents infection or neoplasia. DESIGN Retrospective noncomparative interventional case series. PARTICIPANTS Six patients recently seen at University of California San Francisco with retinal infiltrates in a setting of leukemia, for which adequate written and photographic information of disease course was available. INTERVENTION Observation consisted of retrospective review of clinic charts, hospital medical records, and fundus photographs. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Determination of whether retinal infiltrates represented neoplasia or infection was made by review of medical records. RESULTS In this series, neoplastic retinal infiltrates were found in patients who had newly diagnosed leukemia and those who were in blast crisis. In contrast, the two patients who were in complete remission, but had undergone bone marrow transplantation, had retinal infiltrates attributable to infection. CONCLUSIONS Every patient with retinal infiltrates in the setting of newly or previously diagnosed leukemia requires a systemic and central nervous system workup before the initiation of ophthalmologic treatment. The systemic status of the patient is highly informative in determining whether infection or neoplasia is responsible for the infiltration.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Child
- Combined Modality Therapy
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Female
- Humans
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/pathology
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/therapy
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/pathology
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/therapy
- Leukemic Infiltration/pathology
- Leukemic Infiltration/therapy
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/pathology
- Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/therapy
- Retina/pathology
- Retinal Diseases/diagnosis
- Retrospective Studies
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- K B Gordon
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of California San Francisco, 10 Koret Way, San Francisco, CA 94143-0730, USA
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- M A Horn
- Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University, 303 E. Superior Street, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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BACKGROUND Hailey-Hailey disease is an inherited acantholytic disorder affecting the intertriginous areas of the body which is exacerbated by sweat, moisture, and friction. The disease is frequently resistant to conventional nonsurgical treatment. OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether chemodenervation of sweat glands would improve the course of the disease in a patient with Hailey-Hailey. METHODS We used low-dose treatment of the left axilla with botulinum toxin type A, the right axilla being used as a control, followed by treatment of both axillae with the optimal dose routinely used for the treatment of axillary hyperhidrosis. RESULTS After one treatment with a low dose of botulinum toxin type A, we observed partial improvement of the treated axilla. With subsequent treatment of both axillae with the recommended dose for axillary hyperhidrosis, we observed a sustained complete remission of the disease in the treated axillae. CONCLUSION Botulinum toxin type A may be an effective and safe nonsurgical alternative for the treatment of benign familial pemphigus in intertriginous areas such as the axillae.
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- J C Lapiere
- Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
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Wang C, Quevedo ME, Lannutti BJ, Gordon KB, Guo D, Sun W, Paller AS. In vivo gene therapy with interleukin-12 inhibits primary vascular tumor growth and induces apoptosis in a mouse model. J Invest Dermatol 1999; 112:775-81. [PMID: 10233771 DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00587.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Interleukin-12 is proposed to have anti-neoplastic activity on the basis of both its anti-angiogenic and immunologic effects. Gene gun therapy with interleukin-12 cDNA into the peritumoral area of immunocompetent 129/J mice with life-threatening primary vascular tumors reduced tumor volume 7.5-fold and almost tripled the duration of mouse survival, in contrast with luciferase-bombarded control mice. Epidermal expression of mouse interleukin-12 elevated tumoral and serum levels of interferon-gamma and tumor necrosis factor-alpha, increased the tumoral populations of T lymphocyte and natural killer cells, and induced tumor apoptosis. Gene transfer of interleukin-12 had little effect on tumor volumes and survival of tumor-bearing athymic nude mice, emphasizing the requirement for T cell directed cellular immunity. Peritumoral gene gun introduction of interleukin-12 may be a novel, cost-effective approach to limit the growth and associated mortality of life-threatening tumors.
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- C Wang
- Department of Pediatrics and Dermatology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Many disorders of the gastrointestinal tract have cutaneous manifestations. Thus, a careful examination of the skin may uncover clues to underlying diseases of the liver, gastrointestinal tract, and pancreas. This article explores the alimentary-cutaneous relationship.
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- S K Ward
- Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Tan L, Gordon KB, Mueller JP, Matis LA, Miller SD. Presentation of proteolipid protein epitopes and B7-1-dependent activation of encephalitogenic T cells by IFN-gamma-activated SJL/J astrocytes. J Immunol 1998; 160:4271-9. [PMID: 9574529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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There is controversy regarding the possible role of glial cells as APCs in the pathogenesis of central nervous system (CNS) demyelinating diseases such as multiple sclerosis and its animal model, experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE). Microglia have been clearly shown to present Ag in the CNS, and due to the proximity of activated astroglial cells to infiltrating T cells and macrophages in demyelinating lesions, it is also possible that astrocytes positively or negatively regulate disease initiation and/or progression. We examined the capacity of IFN-gamma-treated astrocytes from EAE-susceptible SJL/J mice to process and present myelin epitopes. IFN-gamma activation up-regulated ICAM-1, VCAM-1, MHC class II, invariant chain, H2-M, CD40, and B7-1 as determined by FACS and/or RT-PCR analyses. B7-2 expression was only marginally enhanced on SJL/J astrocytes. Consistent with the expression of these accessory molecules, IFN-gamma-treated SJL/J astrocytes induced the B7-1-dependent activation of Th1 lines and lymph node T cells specific for the immunodominant encephalitogenic proteolipid protein (PLP) epitope (PLP139-151) as assessed by proliferation and activation for the adoptive transfer of EAE. Interestingly, IFN-gamma-activated astrocytes efficiently processed and presented PLP139-151, but not the subdominant PLP178-191, PLP56-70, or PLP104-117 epitopes, from intact PLP and a recombinant variant fusion protein of PLP (MP4). The data are consistent with the hypothesis that astrocytes in the proinflammatory CNS environment have the capability of activating CNS-infiltrating encephalitogenic T cells specific for immunodominant epitopes on various myelin proteins that may be involved in either the initial or the relapsing stages of EAE.
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- L Tan
- Department of Microbiology-Immunology and the Interdepartmental Immunobiology Center, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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Chan LS, Vanderlugt CJ, Hashimoto T, Nishikawa T, Zone JJ, Black MM, Wojnarowska F, Stevens SR, Chen M, Fairley JA, Woodley DT, Miller SD, Gordon KB. Epitope spreading: lessons from autoimmune skin diseases. J Invest Dermatol 1998; 110:103-9. [PMID: 9457902 DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.1998.00107.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 240] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Autoimmune diseases are initiated when patients develop aberrant T and/or B cell responses against self proteins. These responses presumably are directed to single immunogenic epitopes on these proteins. Recent data in animal models of autoimmune diseases suggest that the targets of immune responses in autoimmunity do not remain fixed, but can be extended to include other epitopes on the same protein or other proteins in the same tissue, a phenomenon termed "epitope spreading." The "epitope spreading" phenomenon also applies to situations in which tissue damage from a primary inflammatory process causes the release and exposure of a previously "sequestered" antigen, leading to a secondary autoimmune response against the newly released antigen. In experimental autoimmune animal diseases, "epitope spreading" seems to have significant physiologic importance in determining the course and duration of disease. In this paper, we review the current concepts in animal models of autoimmune diseases in order to define the "epitope spreading" phenomenon, and we then propose how this phenomenon might play a significant role in the development and the course of autoimmune skin diseases. Hopefully, an understanding of "epitope spreading" will help the dermatology community to better understand the pathogenesis of autoimmune skin diseases and to rationally fashion disease-specific immune therapy in the future.
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- L S Chan
- VA Chicago Health Care System, Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University Medical School, Illinois 60611-3010, USA
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Gordon KB, Roenigk HH, Gendleman M. Treatment of multiple lesions of Bowen disease with isotretinoin and interferon alfa. Efficacy of combination chemotherapy. Arch Dermatol 1997; 133:691-3. [PMID: 9197821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- K B Gordon
- Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Ill, USA
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Gordon KB, Chan LS, Woodley DT. Treatment of refractory epidermolysis bullosa acquisita with extracorporeal photochemotherapy. Br J Dermatol 1997; 136:415-20. [PMID: 9115929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Treatment of epidermolysis bullosa acquisita (EBA) with conventional therapy frequently does not result in improvement. Extracorporeal photochemotherapy (ECP) is a novel immunomodulating technique which might be of benefit in the treatment of autoimmune disease. We prospectively studied three patients with refractory EBA who were treated with ECP. All three patients had improvement in objective measurement of their disease severity while two of the three had significant subjective improvement in their skin fragility and the clinical activity of their disease. Both the objective and subjective manifestations of the disease continued to improve 6 months after completion of the protocol. ECP may be therapeutic option in the treatment of patients with EBA who are refractory to conventional therapy.
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- K B Gordon
- Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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Nikcevich KM, Gordon KB, Tan L, Hurst SD, Kroepfl JF, Gardinier M, Barrett TA, Miller SD. IFN-gamma-activated primary murine astrocytes express B7 costimulatory molecules and prime naive antigen-specific T cells. The Journal of Immunology 1997. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.158.2.614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Astrocytes may serve as effectual APCs for T cell-mediated immune responses to myelin components during multiple sclerosis and experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE). Although astrocytes have been reported not to constitutively express MHC class II molecules, expression is up-regulated during active EAE and by in vitro incubation with IFN-gamma. Previous studies have reported that cytokine-activated astrocytes are able to activate Ag-specific previously activated T cells, but not naive alloreactive T cells. In the current study, we show that a subset of primary murine astrocytes constitutively expresses B7-2 molecules, as determined by FACS and PCR analyses, and up-regulates surface expression and mRNA levels of both B7-2 and B7-1 upon IFN-gamma stimulation. In contrast to earlier reports, we found that both untreated and IFN-gamma-treated astrocytes were able to stimulate proliferation of previously activated OVA-specific Th1 cells. In contrast, only IFN-gamma-treated astrocytes activated naive, transgenic OVA-specific T cells. Astrocyte-induced activation of both OVA-specific naive T cells and activated Th1 cells was dependent primarily on B7-2-mediated costimulation, as proliferation was inhibited by CTLA4-Ig and by anti-B7-2 mAbs. These results suggest that astrocytes in an inflammatory environment have the capacity to express the required MHC class II and B7 costimulatory molecules necessary for efficient activation of naive T cells. Since we have shown that T cells specific for endogenous myelin epitopes released during acute EAE play the major pathologic effector role in subsequent disease relapses (epitope spreading), astrocytes could play a role in the local activation and expansion of these responses.
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- K M Nikcevich
- Department of Microbiology-Immunology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Department of Microbiology-Immunology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Department of Microbiology-Immunology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Department of Microbiology-Immunology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Department of Microbiology-Immunology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Department of Microbiology-Immunology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Department of Microbiology-Immunology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Department of Microbiology-Immunology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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Nikcevich KM, Gordon KB, Tan L, Hurst SD, Kroepfl JF, Gardinier M, Barrett TA, Miller SD. IFN-gamma-activated primary murine astrocytes express B7 costimulatory molecules and prime naive antigen-specific T cells. J Immunol 1997; 158:614-21. [PMID: 8992975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Astrocytes may serve as effectual APCs for T cell-mediated immune responses to myelin components during multiple sclerosis and experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE). Although astrocytes have been reported not to constitutively express MHC class II molecules, expression is up-regulated during active EAE and by in vitro incubation with IFN-gamma. Previous studies have reported that cytokine-activated astrocytes are able to activate Ag-specific previously activated T cells, but not naive alloreactive T cells. In the current study, we show that a subset of primary murine astrocytes constitutively expresses B7-2 molecules, as determined by FACS and PCR analyses, and up-regulates surface expression and mRNA levels of both B7-2 and B7-1 upon IFN-gamma stimulation. In contrast to earlier reports, we found that both untreated and IFN-gamma-treated astrocytes were able to stimulate proliferation of previously activated OVA-specific Th1 cells. In contrast, only IFN-gamma-treated astrocytes activated naive, transgenic OVA-specific T cells. Astrocyte-induced activation of both OVA-specific naive T cells and activated Th1 cells was dependent primarily on B7-2-mediated costimulation, as proliferation was inhibited by CTLA4-Ig and by anti-B7-2 mAbs. These results suggest that astrocytes in an inflammatory environment have the capacity to express the required MHC class II and B7 costimulatory molecules necessary for efficient activation of naive T cells. Since we have shown that T cells specific for endogenous myelin epitopes released during acute EAE play the major pathologic effector role in subsequent disease relapses (epitope spreading), astrocytes could play a role in the local activation and expansion of these responses.
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- K M Nikcevich
- Department of Microbiology-Immunology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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Specific cutaneous manifestations are found to be associated with gastrointestinal disease. A careful examination of the skin, therefore, may uncover clues to underlying diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, pancreas, and liver. This article explores the alimentary cutaneous relationship.
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- S K Katz
- Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Gordon KB, Garden JM, Robinson JK. Bowen's disease of the distal digit. Outcome of treatment with carbon dioxide laser vaporization. Dermatol Surg 1996; 22:723-8. [PMID: 8780766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Bowen's disease (squamous cell carcinoma in situ) is an intraepithelial neoplasm that can transform into invasive squamous cell carcinoma. The preferred method of eradication for Bowen's disease is surgical excision. However, when Bowen's disease occurs on the digit, surgical removal can lead to scar contracture and loss of use of the finger. OBJECTIVE To assess the utility of carbon dioxide (CO2) laser vaporization in eradicating Bowen's disease of the finger while maintaining the full range of motion and use of the digit. METHODS Five patients were treated with CO2 laser vaporization for Bowen's disease of the digit. Patients were followed postoperatively for recurrence, clinical appearance, especially for scar formation, and function of the involved joints over a 6-month to 3-year period. RESULTS Four of five patients had no recurrence. Healing resulted in only modest alterations in the cosmetic appearance in comparison with the surrounding untreated skin. Posttreatment biopsy showed slight thinning of the epidermis and mild fibroplagia limited to the papillary dermis. Patients reported only mild post-procedure discomfort and no patients had any loss of function of the digit. CONCLUSIONS CO2 laser vaporization may be a safe and effective means by which to eradicate Bowen's disease of the finger without the risk of scar contracture and loss of function of the digit.
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- K B Gordon
- Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA
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Gordon KB, Guitart J, Kuzel T, Salard D, Bakouche O, Domer P, Roenigk H, Rosen S. Pseudo-mycosis fungoides in a patient taking clonazepam and fluoxetine. J Am Acad Dermatol 1996; 34:304-6. [PMID: 8642101 DOI: 10.1016/s0190-9622(96)80143-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- K B Gordon
- Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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O'Brien JM, Char DH, Tucker N, Gordon KB, Norman D. Efficacy of unanesthetized spiral computed tomography scanning in initial evaluation of childhood leukocoria. Ophthalmology 1995; 102:1345-50. [PMID: 9097772 DOI: 10.1016/s0161-6420(95)30865-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To evaluate the use of spiral/helical computed tomography (CT) in the preoperative evaluation of pediatric leukocoria. METHODS A total of 34 patient charts and imaging studies were reviewed from a consecutive series of children referred with the diagnosis of presumed retinoblastoma. Of these patients, 31 had a confirmed diagnosis of retinoblastoma. Three patients had simulating lesions, including one patient with persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous and two with Coats disease. RESULTS In all patients, a diagnosis of intraocular retinoblastoma could be established or excluded at the same clinical level by spiral CT as by conventional CT. Spiral CT of the eye, orbit, and midline structures was performed without a requirement for patient anesthesia. This technique resulted in a reduced volume of contrast material required for evaluation of the central nervous system and a small decrease in total radiation exposure. There was an attendant reduction in the amount of monitoring equipment required and the necessity for attending anesthesia staff. CONCLUSIONS The primary advantage of spiral CT is reduced anesthesia risk in small children. In addition, this technique provides necessary clinical information with a reduction in image acquisition time, monitoring equipment, and monitoring staff.
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- J M O'Brien
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0730, USA
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BACKGROUND Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a common complication of patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus and can cause significant morbidity. Long term therapy with standard chemotherapeutic regimens has been limited by relatively short durations of response and potential toxicity. Once therapy is discontinued, the disease typically progresses. Liposome-encapsulated doxorubicin (DOX-SL) currently is being evaluated for treating patients with AIDS-related KS. Early reports suggest a high response rate and good patient tolerance permitting continued therapy for extended periods. METHODS Patients with AIDS-related KS are treated with a DOX-SL regimen every 2-3 weeks and are followed carefully for evidence of adverse treatment effects. RESULTS Two cases of hand-foot syndrome (HFS) in patients receiving DOX-SL for AIDS-related KS are reported. Tissue studies demonstrated changes consistent with a toxic effect of the drug on keratinocytes. Hand-foot syndrome was reversible once treatment stopped; however, treatment cessation resulted in primary disease recurrence. CONCLUSIONS Hand-foot syndrome can be debilitating and may be a limiting factor in the prolonged use of DOX-SL for AIDS-related KS for some patients. It is critical for clinicians using this drug to identify this side effect to limit HFS-associated morbidity.
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- K B Gordon
- Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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BACKGROUND Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a common complication of patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus and can cause significant morbidity. Long term therapy with standard chemotherapeutic regimens has been limited by relatively short durations of response and potential toxicity. Once therapy is discontinued, the disease typically progresses. Liposome-encapsulated doxorubicin (DOX-SL) currently is being evaluated for treating patients with AIDS-related KS. Early reports suggest a high response rate and good patient tolerance permitting continued therapy for extended periods. METHODS Patients with AIDS-related KS are treated with a DOX-SL regimen every 2-3 weeks and are followed carefully for evidence of adverse treatment effects. RESULTS Two cases of hand-foot syndrome (HFS) in patients receiving DOX-SL for AIDS-related KS are reported. Tissue studies demonstrated changes consistent with a toxic effect of the drug on keratinocytes. Hand-foot syndrome was reversible once treatment stopped; however, treatment cessation resulted in primary disease recurrence. CONCLUSIONS Hand-foot syndrome can be debilitating and may be a limiting factor in the prolonged use of DOX-SL for AIDS-related KS for some patients. It is critical for clinicians using this drug to identify this side effect to limit HFS-associated morbidity.
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- K B Gordon
- Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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A clinically useful classification system is suggested that can be used in prospective trials to evaluate the effects of radiation on the visual system. We review radiation-induced pathophysiological and clinical changes of the various ocular structures as well as dose-response data and management of ocular complications. The rationale for the classification scheme chosen is also discussed.
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- K B Gordon
- Department of Ophthalmology, SUNY Health Science Center Syracuse, USA
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Gordon KB, Robinson J. Carbon dioxide laser vaporization for Bowen's disease of the finger. Arch Dermatol 1994; 130:1250-2. [PMID: 7944505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Gordon KB, Thompson CT, Char DH, O'Brien JM, Kroll S, Ghazvini S, Gray JW. Comparative genomic hybridization in the detection of DNA copy number abnormalities in uveal melanoma. Cancer Res 1994; 54:4764-8. [PMID: 8062277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Genomic instability appears to play an important role in the development, growth, invasiveness, and eventual metastasis of the neoplastic cell. We have used a powerful new technique, comparative genomic hybridization, to evaluate genetic alterations in 10 fresh frozen uveal melanomas. Comparative genomic hybridization utilizes dual fluorescence in situ hybridization to characterize chromosome deletions and duplications, allowing for simultaneous evaluation of the entire human genome. Several consistent chromosomal abnormalities were detected. This study confirmed previous findings obtained using standard cytogenetic techniques but demonstrated an increased incidence in abnormalities of chromosomes 3 and 8; there was loss of chromosome 3 and duplication of 8q. In addition, we identified, although less frequently, other recurrent abnormal regions including alterations on chromosomes 6p, 7q, 9p, and 13q.
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- K B Gordon
- Ocular Oncology Unit, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0730
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No effective treatment has been established for nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy. Although most cases occur spontaneously, acute hypotension plays a clear role in a subset of patients. We examined three patients with severe visual loss from ischemic optic neuropathy induced by hypotension. The first patient developed anterior ischemic optic neuropathy after excessively rapid correction of malignant hypertension. In the second patient, anterior ischemic optic neuropathy occurred after an episode of orthostatic hypotension from systemic hypovolemia. The third patient developed anterior ischemic optic neuropathy after becoming hypotensive during a routine hemodialysis session. Measures were undertaken immediately to reverse the hypotension in all three patients. This intervention resulted in partial recovery of vision in each patient.
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- S E Connolly
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0730
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BACKGROUND Ocular lymphoma is an uncommon cause of chronic vitreitis or uveitis, often refractory to steroid treatment, and frequently representing another site of multifocal primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL). METHODS The authors reviewed the medical and ophthalmologic records of 24 patients with ocular lymphoma; 23 had associated PCNSL: RESULTS In half, the eyes were the initial site of disease; in the others central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma developed before, or concurrent with, ocular lymphoma. Most patients had bilateral ocular symptoms; slit-lamp examination revealed asymptomatic disease in four. Vitrectomy was not always diagnostic, particularly in patients who had received steroids. Ocular ultrasound, performed on seven patients, provided an objective measure of disease and treatment response. Patients received a variety of therapeutic combinations of steroids, radiation, and chemotherapy, including high-dose cytosine arabinoside. Despite therapy, eventual ocular or CNS relapse or both was common. Thirteen patients have died, 12 with known recurrent CNS disease. CONCLUSIONS Ocular lymphoma frequently is associated with PCNSL: The diagnosis should be considered in patients with steroid-resistant chronic vitreitis or uveitis. Patients with PCNSL should be carefully evaluated for ocular involvement, regardless of symptoms. Treatment can contribute to prolonged remission, but eventual ocular or CNS relapse is the rule.
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- K Peterson
- Department of Neurology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York
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Abidin MR, Thacker JG, Lombardi SA, Bond RF, Dunlap JA, Gordon KB, McGregor W, Edlich RF. Needle holder damage to surgical needles. Am Surg 1989; 55:681-4. [PMID: 2817623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Clamping surgical needles between the jaws of needle holders with teeth markedly weaken the needles, making them prone to breakage. In contrast, clamping surgical needles between either smooth needle holder jaws or jaws embedded with tungsten carbide particles did not alter the ductility of surgical needles.
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- M R Abidin
- Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville 22908
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