Chrislene Olukoga, Antonella Tosti, Jonathan Ho, Brian W Morrison
{"title":"Clinical Practices and Educational Interests of Dermatologists in Caribbean Countries.","authors":"Chrislene Olukoga, Antonella Tosti, Jonathan Ho, Brian W Morrison","doi":"10.1093/bjd/ljaf030","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/bjd/ljaf030","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9238,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Dermatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143051550","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Underrepresentation of Climate Change and Sustainability Manuscripts in High Impact Dermatology Journals.","authors":"Eugene Tan, Misha Rosenbach","doi":"10.1093/bjd/ljaf037","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/bjd/ljaf037","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9238,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Dermatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143051578","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pathogenic pemphigus autoantibodies against desmosomal cadherins target the intracellular domain of desmocollin 3: implications for pemphigus pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment!","authors":"Jens Waschke","doi":"10.1093/bjd/ljaf034","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/bjd/ljaf034","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9238,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Dermatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143051558","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Richard B Warren, Mark Lebwohl, Diamant Thaçi, Melinda Gooderham, Andreas Pinter, Carle Paul, Paolo Gisondi, Balint Szilagyi, Katy White, Delphine Deherder, Fabienne Staelens, Jérémy Lambert, Bruce Strober
{"title":"Bimekizumab efficacy and safety through 3 years in patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis: Long-term results from the BE RADIANT phase 3b trial open-label extension period.","authors":"Richard B Warren, Mark Lebwohl, Diamant Thaçi, Melinda Gooderham, Andreas Pinter, Carle Paul, Paolo Gisondi, Balint Szilagyi, Katy White, Delphine Deherder, Fabienne Staelens, Jérémy Lambert, Bruce Strober","doi":"10.1093/bjd/ljaf032","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/bjd/ljaf032","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Overexpression of interleukin (IL)-17A and IL-17F significantly influences psoriasis pathology. Until recently, biologics targeting IL-17A alone, like secukinumab, were used to treat psoriasis. Bimekizumab is a monoclonal IgG1 antibody that targets both IL-17A and IL-17F. BE RADIANT was the first phase 3 study to investigate switching from selective inhibition of IL-17A to dual inhibition of IL-17A and IL-17F.Bimekizumab has previously shown superior achievement of complete skin clearance (PASI 100) versus secukinumab through 48 weeks. Switching from secukinumab to bimekizumab resulted in improved clinical responses. Over 2 years, no new safety signals were observed.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To report 3-year efficacy and safety of bimekizumab in patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis receiving continuous bimekizumab, or switching from secukinumab after 1 year.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The BE RADIANT phase 3b randomised controlled trial had a 48-week double-blinded period, in which patients received bimekizumab (320 mg every 4 weeks [Q4W]), or secukinumab (300 mg weekly to Week 4, then Q4W). At Week 16, bimekizumab-randomised patients underwent re-randomisation to receive Q4W or Q8W maintenance dosing. From Week 48 onwards (open-label extension), all received bimekizumab.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>336 bimekizumab- and 318 baseline secukinumab-randomised patients entered the open-label extension. Among these, more bimekizumab-randomised patients achieved PASI 100 (modified non-responder imputation) at Year 1 (74.9%) versus secukinumab-randomised patients (52.8%). PASI 100 response rates were maintained over 3 years in bimekizumab-treated patients (68.8%) and increased in secukinumab-randomised patients switching to bimekizumab (68.8%).Bimekizumab was well-tolerated to 3 years. In patients receiving ≥1 bimekizumab dose, the most common treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) over 3 years were nasopharyngitis, oral candidiasis, and upper respiratory tract infection (exposure adjusted incidence rates: 12.2, 10.0, and 5.5/100 patient-years, respectively). Rates of TEAEs of interest, including serious infections, inflammatory bowel disease, and suicidal ideation and behaviour, did not increase with longer exposure to bimekizumab from 1 to 3 years.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Over two-thirds of bimekizumab-randomised patients and those switching from secukinumab to bimekizumab achieved and maintained complete skin clearance over 3 years of treatment. Over 3 years, bimekizumab was well-tolerated, and TEAE rates did not increase with longer exposure.</p>","PeriodicalId":9238,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Dermatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143036539","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chien-Cheng Lai, Shih-Chieh Shao, Ethan T K Tsai, Ching-Chi Chi
{"title":"Efficacy and safety of biologics and small-molecule inhibitors in treating genital psoriasis: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.","authors":"Chien-Cheng Lai, Shih-Chieh Shao, Ethan T K Tsai, Ching-Chi Chi","doi":"10.1093/bjd/ljae370","DOIUrl":"10.1093/bjd/ljae370","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9238,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Dermatology","volume":" ","pages":"357-359"},"PeriodicalIF":11.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142341973","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
James Wall, Melanie Sutherland, Nick J Levell, Zoe C Venables, Khaylen Mistry
{"title":"Higher proportion of cellulitis in severe lymphoedema.","authors":"James Wall, Melanie Sutherland, Nick J Levell, Zoe C Venables, Khaylen Mistry","doi":"10.1093/bjd/ljae369","DOIUrl":"10.1093/bjd/ljae369","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9238,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Dermatology","volume":" ","pages":"353-355"},"PeriodicalIF":11.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142341974","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Amit Garg, Russel Burge, Andrea Cohee, Hayley Wallinger, Isabel Truman, Aaron Keal, Andrew Strunk, Sophie Barlow
{"title":"Validation of the real-world application of the Hidradenitis Suppurativa Quality of Life (HiSQOL) score to adults with hidradenitis suppurativa.","authors":"Amit Garg, Russel Burge, Andrea Cohee, Hayley Wallinger, Isabel Truman, Aaron Keal, Andrew Strunk, Sophie Barlow","doi":"10.1093/bjd/ljae367","DOIUrl":"10.1093/bjd/ljae367","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Among skin diseases, hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) has unique symptoms and physical features. Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) unrelated to specific skin diseases may not fully characterize the influence of HS on quality of life (QoL). An HS-specific PROM is needed to capture the impact of HS on patients' QoL in a real-world setting.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To validate the Hidradenitis Suppurativa Quality of Life Questionnaire (HiSQOL) as an HS-specific PROM by comparing it with the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) in clinical practice.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data were drawn from the Adelphi HS Disease Specific Programme™, a cross-sectional survey of physicians and patients conducted in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the USA between November 2020 and April 2021. Practising physicians each provided demographic and clinical data for 5-7 consecutively evaluated patients with HS aged at least 10 years receiving any treatment for HS, and an additional 3 patients undergoing biologic treatment; only patients aged at least 18 years were included in this study. Patients completed the DLQI and HiSQOL. Construct validity was assessed by Pearson's correlation between DLQI and HiSQOL scores. The HiSQOL item discrimination was assessed by comparing differences in item responses between the highest and lowest 25% of HiSQOL scores. Multivariable linear regressions assessed relationships between individual PROM item responses and the total score of the other PROM.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In total, 677 patients [mean (SD) age 34.3 (11.3) years; 57.3% female (n = 388/677)] completed both the HiSQOL and DLQI. There was strong correlation between HiSQOL and DLQI total scores (Pearson's correlation coefficient 0.87, 95% confidence interval 0.85-0.89; P < 0.001). The HiSQOL items that had the biggest impact on QoL were related to 'embarrassment', 'depression' and 'anxiety'; items that also had the lowest relationships with total DLQI score.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The HiSQOL is a valid tool for assessing QoL in patients with HS in a real-world setting. Furthermore, the HiSQOL better captures aspects of HS that have the highest impact on QoL, including depression and anxiety, which are not captured by the DLQI.</p>","PeriodicalId":9238,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Dermatology","volume":" ","pages":"261-268"},"PeriodicalIF":11.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142388218","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Melissa Piliang, Jennifer Soung, Brett King, Jerry Shapiro, Lidia Rudnicka, Paul Farrant, Nina Magnolo, Bianca Maria Piraccini, Xin Luo, Robert Wolk, Deborah Woodworth, Gregor Schaefer, Alexandre Lejeune
{"title":"Efficacy and safety of the oral Janus kinase 3/tyrosine kinase expressed in hepatocellular carcinoma family kinase inhibitor ritlecitinib over 24 months: integrated analysis of the ALLEGRO phase IIb/III and long-term phase III clinical studies in alopecia areata.","authors":"Melissa Piliang, Jennifer Soung, Brett King, Jerry Shapiro, Lidia Rudnicka, Paul Farrant, Nina Magnolo, Bianca Maria Piraccini, Xin Luo, Robert Wolk, Deborah Woodworth, Gregor Schaefer, Alexandre Lejeune","doi":"10.1093/bjd/ljae365","DOIUrl":"10.1093/bjd/ljae365","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The ALLEGRO phase IIa and IIb/III (NCT02974868 and NCT03732807) studies have demonstrated that ritlecitinib is effective and well tolerated in adults and adolescents with alopecia areata (AA) up to 48 weeks.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To assess the efficacy of ritlecitinib through month 24 and safety through data cutoff in the ALLEGRO phase IIb/III study and the ongoing long-term open-label phase III ALLEGRO-LT study (NCT04006457).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Patients aged ≥ 12 years with AA and ≥ 50% scalp hair loss from ALLEGRO IIb/III who rolled over to ALLEGRO-LT after up to 48 weeks were included. Proportions of patients with responses based on clinician-reported Severity of Alopecia Tool (SALT) scores of ≤ 20 and ≤ 10, eyebrow assessment (EBA) and eyelash assessment (ELA), patient global impression of change (PGI-C) and patient satisfaction with hair growth were reported through month 24 for patients who received ritlecitinib 50 mg daily with or without a 200-mg 4-week daily loading dose. Observed and imputed data [last observation carried forward (LOCF)] were reported up to 9 December 2022. Safety was assessed throughout.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>At month 12, a SALT score ≤ 20 was achieved by 45.1% and 45.9% (observed) and 40.3% and 41.8% (LOCF) of the 191 and 194 patients who received ritlecitinib 50 mg and ritlecitinib 200 mg/50 mg, respectively. At month 24, these proportions increased to 60.8% and 63.1% (observed) and 46.1% and 50.8% (LOCF), respectively. Patients with abnormal EBA or ELA scores at baseline achieved responses at month 24 [EBA observed: 57.6% (50 mg), 61.0% (200/50 mg); EBA LOCF: 46.8% (50 mg), 50.9% (200/50 mg); ELA observed: 51.2% (50 mg), 62.7% (200/50 mg); ELA LOCF: 43.2% (50 mg), 51.7% (200/50 mg)]. PGI-C response was achieved by patients at month 24 [observed: 70.0% (50 mg), 76.4% (200/50 mg); LOCF: 56.6% (50 mg), 65.5% (200/50 mg)]. Safety profiles for both treatment groups were consistent with the known safety profile of ritlecitinib.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Ritlecitinib has clinically meaningful and sustained efficacy beyond 1 year with a favourable safety and tolerability profile, supporting its long-term use in patients aged ≥ 12 years with AA.</p><p><strong>Graphical abstract: </strong></p>","PeriodicalId":9238,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Dermatology","volume":" ","pages":"215-227"},"PeriodicalIF":11.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142458446","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Follicular T-helper cells in bullous pemphigoid: how polarization affects the pathophysiology of B-cell-mediated autoimmune diseases.","authors":"Farzan Solimani, Christian Möbs","doi":"10.1093/bjd/ljae407","DOIUrl":"10.1093/bjd/ljae407","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9238,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Dermatology","volume":" ","pages":"184"},"PeriodicalIF":11.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142458447","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chang Hyun Son, Sun Mun Jeong, Jang Hwan Jung, Do Ik Kwon, Seol Hwa Seong, Kee Suck Suh, Min Soo Jang
{"title":"Cyphellophora ludoviensis: a new causative species of tinea nigra.","authors":"Chang Hyun Son, Sun Mun Jeong, Jang Hwan Jung, Do Ik Kwon, Seol Hwa Seong, Kee Suck Suh, Min Soo Jang","doi":"10.1093/bjd/ljae390","DOIUrl":"10.1093/bjd/ljae390","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9238,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Dermatology","volume":" ","pages":"361-362"},"PeriodicalIF":11.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142458445","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}