Psoriasis

Researchers discovered a method to evaluate the cutaneous biomarkers of atopic dermatitis using minimally invasive tape strips, which may offer insight into tracking pediatric treatment responses in the future, in the top pediatric dermatology story at Healio.

Siliq demonstrated skin clearance and improved quality of life in adult patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis with no new safety signals emerging throughout 5 years of treatment in a phase 2, open-label extension study.

Soluble lectin-like oxidized LDL receptor-1, or sLOX-1, was elevated in psoriasis and associated with lipid-rich noncalcified coronary burden independent of hyperlipidemia status, according to results published in JAMA Dermatology.

In the dermatology setting, researchers found a substantial delay from symptom onset to a psoriatic arthritis diagnosis compared with rheumatology, according to LOOP, a multicenter study across 44 sites in the U.S.

ATLANTA — The use of either non-TNF inhibitor biologics or tofacitinib for chronic inflammatory diseases during pregnancy did not significantly increase risk for serious infections among infants, according to findings presented at the 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting.

The FDA has approved Abrilada, a biosimilar to Humira, making it the fifth biosimilar to the reference drug and 25th biosimilar overall to gain approval in the United States, according to an agency press release.

Researchers from The Ohio State University College of Medicine found links between oral health and fruit consumption to psoriasis severity in the top story from Healio Dermatology last week.

UCB announced positive results from BE READY, the second of three phase 3 studies to report on bimekizumab this year.

Oral health and hygiene and dietary practices may be associated with the development and severity of psoriasis, according to a study in Dermatology Online Journal.

ATLANTA — Age at onset of psoriasis determines whether psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis starts first in patients with psoriatic arthritis, according to data from the PsART-international web-based registry presented here.