NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—Psoriasis patients treated with tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF) inhibitors may have a lower risk of major cardiovascular (CV) events than those treated with methotrexate (MTX), according to a new study. “The findings do not surprise me. TNF inhibitors control inflammation better than methotrexate,” lead author Dr. Jashin J. Wu of Kaiser Permanente… [Read More]
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Sarilumab Approval Stalled; Piclidenoson Promising for Psoriasis

Due to manufacturing deficiencies found during a routine inspection by the FDA, approval of sarilumab for treating RA has slowed until facility issues are resolved…... [Read More]
Psoriasis May Carry Atherosclerosis Risk Similar to that with Diabetes
(Reuters Health)—People with psoriasis may be at increased risk of coronary artery calcium buildup, comparable to that of people with diabetes, according to a new study. Comparing people in their 50s with psoriasis, diabetes or neither disease, researchers found that moderate to severe calcium buildup was about five times as common in people with diabetes… [Read More]
Ixekizumab Improves Work Productivity in Patients with Plaque Psoriasis

In three clinical trials, ixekizumab proved more effective than placebo or etanercept at increasing the work attendance and productivity of patients with plaque psoriasis…... [Read More]
U.S. FDA Panel Backs Valeant Psoriasis Drug with Risk Program
(Reuters)—Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.’s experimental drug to treat psoriasis should be approved as long as certain measures are put in place to mitigate the risk of suicide, an advisory committee to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration concluded on Tuesday. The FDA is not obliged to follow the advice of its advisory committees but typically… [Read More]
Tildrakizumab Promising for Plaque Psoriasis; FDA Approves Adalimumab to Treat Panuveitis

n clinical trials, tildrakizumab was more effective than etanercept and placebo at treating moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. Adalimumab has received approval for treating non-infectious intermediate, posterior and panuveitis—its 10th FDA indication…... [Read More]
Valeant Psoriasis Drug’s Suicide Risk Hard to Assess, Say FDA Staff
(Reuters)—Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.’s experimental drug to treat psoriasis carries a potential risk of suicide that is challenging to assess due to limited data, a preliminary review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday. The review comes two days ahead of a meeting of outside experts who will advise the FDA on… [Read More]
Patients with PsA, Cutaneous Psoriasis May Undergo Hip Replacement

A recent study of patients with psoriatic arthritis and cutaneous psoriasis found that these patients do not have a higher risk of worse outcomes after total hip arthroplasty compared with patients with osteoarthritis…... [Read More]
Family History Biggest Predictor of Heart Attacks in People with Psoriasis
(Reuters Health)—People with psoriasis, a chronic inflammatory disease, are more likely to have heart attacks and strokes when they have a family history of cardiovascular problems, a Danish study suggests. Psoriasis wasn’t associated with higher risk of heart attacks or strokes when people with the skin condition didn’t have a family history of cardiovascular disease,… [Read More]
Rheumatology Drug Updates: Etanercept for Pediatric Plaque Psoriasis

Etanercept Submitted for Chronic, Severe Plaque Psoriasis in Children The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the supplemental Biologics License Application for etanercept (Enbrel) for treating pediatric patients with chronic, severe plaque psoriasis.1 The application was submitted in early January 2016 and is based on results of a one-year Phase 3 study with… [Read More]
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