Mapping the road to biologics in psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis: A nationwide drug utilization study

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Background: Limited research has been conducted on whether advances in novel biologics and biosimilars have improved the treatment journey preceding biologics. Objectives: To map the overall treatment journey preceding the initiation of first biologic therapy in patients with psoriasis (PsO) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA), as well as the changes over time. Methods: Using Danish nationwide registries, we included all patients treated with a first-time biologic (2010–2018) for either PsO or PsA and reported the medical treatment journey. We used Sankey diagrams to illustrate the flow of treatment series. Results: The study included 2082 patients with PsO (62.5% male) and 1831 patients with PsA (42.3% male). Before biologics, 49.5% treated for PsO and 36.8% treated for PsA received ≥2 type therapies and 59.3% with PsO and 25.5% with PsA received ≥3 treatment series. Median time from first systemic therapy to a biologic was 3.9 years (Q1–Q3, 1.3–4.1) for PsO and 2.1 years (Q1–Q3, 0.6–5.8) for PsA. The majority of patients with PsO (1174 [56.4%]) received multiple treatment series with the same drug, while almost a third of patients with PsA (572 [31.2%]) did the same. Twelve percent of patients with PsO and 6.4% of patients with PsA repeated treatment with a drug they had already stopped for an alternative treatment. Conclusions: Although most patients are adequately managed, our findings suggest the possibility of a yet too long and complicated treatment journey before starting biologics.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftJEADV Clinical Practice
Vol/bind2
Udgave nummer4
Sider (fra-til)857-863
Antal sider7
ISSN2768-6566
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2023

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Funding Information:
None. Study concepts and design: Alexander Egeberg, Nana A. L. Rosenø, and David Thein. Acquisition, analysis, and interpretation of data: All authors. Drafting of the manuscript: Alexander Egeberg, Nana A. L. Rosenø, and David Thein. Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: All authors. Statistical analysis: Alexander Egeberg, Nana A. L. Rosenø, David Thein, and Mia–Louise Nielsen. Obtained funding: None. Administrative, technical, or material support: All authors. Study supervision: All authors. Nana A. L. Rosenø, David Thein, and Mia–Louise Nielsen had full access to all of data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis.

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© 2023 The Authors. JEADV Clinical Practice published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology.

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