New systemic treatments for psoriasis : etanercept, infliximab, adalimumab, efalizumab and alefacept

The chronic skin disease psoriasis frequently requires long-term systemic treatment with agents that suppresses the immune system with little specificity, which can lead to systemic side effects. Today, using recombinant techniques, it is possible to produce modified proteins, the so-called biologicals, that target specific molecules in the inflammatory process. For the biologicals etanercept, infliximab, adalimumab, efalizumab and alefacept, the clinical efficacy expressed in the rates of partial remission (75% reduction in skin lesions) in patients with plaque psoriasis range from 12 to 88%, compared with 22 to 87% for existing systemic therapies for psoriasis. The side effects of biologicals are usually mild to moderate, but can sometimes be severe. The biologicals should be prescribed with caution, given that they have been on the market for a relatively short period, and because all forms of immune suppression carry an increased risk of oncologic degeneration. The guideline of the Dutch Society of Dermatology and Venereology states that the use of a biological may be considered when a patient cannot tolerate or is unresponsive to conventional systemic therapy, or has an increased risk of adverse events. Biologicals increase the number of options for treatment-resistant plaque psoriasis, which allows therapy to be tailored to the individual patient.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2006

Erschienen:

2006

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:150

Enthalten in:

Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde - 150(2006), 19 vom: 13. Mai, Seite 1065-70

Sprache:

Niederländisch

Weiterer Titel:

Nieuwe systemische behandelingen bij psoriasis: etanercept, infliximab, adalimumab, efalizumab en alefacept

Beteiligte Personen:

Bos, W E M [VerfasserIn]
Thio, H B [VerfasserIn]
Neumann, H A M [VerfasserIn]
van der Fits, L [VerfasserIn]
Prens, E P [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Adalimumab
Alefacept
Antibodies, Monoclonal
Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
B72HH48FLU
Dermatologic Agents
ELK3V90G6C
Efalizumab
Etanercept
FYS6T7F842
Immunoglobulin G
Immunosuppressive Agents
Infliximab
Journal Article
OP401G7OJC
Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor
Recombinant Fusion Proteins
Review
XX2MN88N5D

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 22.06.2006

Date Revised 01.12.2018

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM163125163