Treatments against psoriasis would not be effective for nearly 1 in 5 patients suffering from moderate to severe forms of the disease, according to the results of a study published in the medical journal The Journal of Dermatologic Treatment.
20% of patients affected by psoriasis are not treated
Researchers from the University of Umea (Sweden) and the Swedish Institute of Health Economics conducted a study with 2646 patients from the PsoReg study, the quality registry related to the systematic treatment of psoriasis in Sweden and treated for at least 3 months.
The scientists took into account the degree of severity of their disease, which was measured by the evaluation of the attending physician and by the patient, in view of the effects of this pathology on their daily life.
The results of the study showed that despite advances in treatment for psoriasisone patient out of 5 does not find a therapeutic solution adapted to his disease.
The patients most affected by this sub-optimal therapeutic response are the youngest, with a BMI higher and often smokers.
“This result is worrying,” explains Marcus Schmitt-Egenolf, author of this study. “Patients suffering from moderate to severe forms and on conventional systemic treatment should switch to biological treatment. As for those who already benefit from it, they should consider new therapeutic strategies. It is also necessary to provide support to these patients to help them improve certain aspects of their way of life”.
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