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Vol. 31. Issue 2.
Pages 166-170 (April - June 2024)
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Vol. 31. Issue 2.
Pages 166-170 (April - June 2024)
Original Investigation
Is it possible to optimize biologic therapy in patients with psoriasis?
¿Es posible optimizar la terapia biológica en pacientes con psoriasis?
Ángela María Londoño-Garcíaa,b,
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alonga77@gmail.com

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, María Fernanda Suárez-Giraldoc, Lina María Colmenares-Roldána,b, Juliana Madrigal-Cadavidd, Jorge Estradad, Paulo Giraldod, Daniel Jaramillo-Arroyaveb,e
a Dermatology Department, School of Medicine, CES University, Medellin, Colombia
b CLIPSO-Helpharma Program, Medellin, Colombia
c Medicine Department, School of Medicine, CES University, Medellin, Colombia
d School of Medicine, Pharmacoepidemiology and Health Risk Management Research Group, HelPharma, Medellin, Colombia
e School of Medicine, Rheumatology Department, CES University, Medellin, Colombia
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Abstract
Introduction/Objective

The purpose of this study was to evaluate patients in clinical remission of psoriasis for at least for one year, who maintained therapeutic goals after initiating optimization of biologic therapy.

Materials and methods

A descriptive, observational study was conducted on patients with a diagnosis of moderate–severe psoriasis in treatment with biologic therapy who were started on optimization of biologic therapy.

Results

A total of 29 patients started therapeutic optimization, of these, 27 patients were in the target range with absolute PASI less than 3. Only one patient failed therapeutic optimization with final PASI 3.6 and there was a case of a patient who lost continuity of management due to an accident and had a final PASI 3.8. Most of the patients were male, with an average age of 53 years, married, employed, residing in urban areas, with psoriasis of more than ten years of evolution, without associated morbidities, and without previous biologic treatment, the most frequently used being etanercept and adalimumab.

Conclusion

Optimizing biologic therapy in patients with moderate–severe psoriasis may be viable. We seek to share this experience to propose a protocol to reduce the possibility of adverse events due to the prolonged use of this type of therapy, preserving clinical response and reducing costs to the health system.

Keywords:
Psoriasis
Biologic drugs
Optimization
Dose titration
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Introducción/Objetivo

El propósito de este estudio fue evaluar a los pacientes que, luego de al menos un año en remisión clínica de la enfermedad psoriásica, persistían en metas terapéuticas después de iniciar la optimización de la terapia biológica.

Materiales y métodos

Se llevó a cabo un estudio descriptivo, observacional en pacientes con diagnóstico de psoriasis moderada-severa en tratamiento con terapia biológica a quienes se les inició optimización de la terapia biológica.

Resultados

En total, 29 pacientes comenzaron optimización terapéutica. De estos, 27 se encontraban en rango de metas con el Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) absoluto menor a 3. Solo un paciente fracasó en la optimización con PASI final 3,6, y se menciona el caso de uno que por un accidente perdió continuidad en el manejo, por lo cual se encontró con PASI final 3,8. La mayoría de los pacientes eran de sexo masculino, con edad promedio de 53 años, casados, empleados, residentes en zonas urbanas, con psoriasis de más de 10 años de evolución, sin morbilidades asociadas y con un único biológico para su tratamiento, siendo los más frecuentemente utilizados etanercept y adalimumab.

Conclusión

Optimizar la terapia biológica en pacientes con psoriasis moderada-severa puede ser viable. Buscamos compartir esta experiencia con miras a más adelante proponer un protocolo que permita disminuir la posibilidad de presentación de eventos adversos por el uso prolongado de este tipo de terapias, conservando la respuesta clínica y adicionalmente disminuyendo costos al sistema de salud.

Palabras clave:
Psoriasis
Biológicos
Optimización
Reducción de dosis

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