Nelson A. Perace D, Fleischer A, Balkrishnan R, Feldman S. New treatments for psoriasis: Which biologic is best? J Dermatol Treatment. 2006; 17: 96-107.Nelson, A.A., Pearce, D.J., Fleischer, A.B., Balkrishnan, R., Feldman, S.R.: New treatments for psoriasis: which biologic ...
The latest treatment for psoriasis, Siliq, is approved to treat patients with moderate to severe cases.
agents that target specific cytokines and enzyme receptors involved in the disease process. Here, we highlight exciting data from recent studies demonstrating the effectiveness of these newer-generation therapies in treating and maintaining skin clearance in patients with moderate to severe psoriasis. ...
ABSTRACT: Psoriasis disrupts a patient's work, play, and relationships and impacts how patients view themselves. These effects are measured through the concept of quality of life. The most central feature of the concept of HRQL (health-related quality of life) is that it represents the pati...
There is therefore a search for new therapies, particularly safe and effective oral treatments and those that are more efficacious in severe asthma. New therapies in development include mediator antagonists and inhibitors of cytokines, although these therapies might be too specific to be very effective...
However, a better understanding of the cellular and molecular mechanisms that are involved in the underlying inflammatory and destructive processes has revealed several new targets for which drugs are now in development, and the prospects for finding new treatments are good. This is a preview of ...
advances in psoriasis therapy Over the last 6 years at least five new treatments for psoriasis have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States. In addition, drugs approved by the FDA for other indications are being introduced for the... Mark Lebwohl\t 被引...
Psoriasis, a chronic skin condition that causes itchy, red, scaly patches, afflicts more than 8 million Americans and 125 million people worldwide. Small molecule-based drugs like steroids can penetrate the skin to treat the condition, but they can cause skin irritation and thinning and their e...
A new scalp formulation of calcipotriol plus betamethasone dipropionate compared with each of its active ingredients in the same vehicle for the treatment ... Background There is a need for new treatments for scalp psoriasis, as many topical treatments are cosmetically unacceptable and difficult to ...
"The breakthrough here is that we have continued to refine our treatments to those that are likely to be most effective against psoriasis but less likely to affect other important pathways at the same time," Kimball said. "The study also suggests that the 12-week end point may be too earl...