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KAUAI, HAWAII – The Food and Drug administration recently approved a new class of drug for psoriasis. Secukinumab, indicated for the treatment of mild to severe psoriasis, targets IL-17, a cytokine highly implicated in the disease.

“I’m very excited to try this drug in my patients,” Dr. Kristina Callis Duffin said at the Hawaii Dermatology Seminar sponsored by Global Academy for Medical Education/Skin Disease Education Foundation.

In this report, Dr. Duffin of the University of Utah explains the drug’s mechanism of action, describes how it differs from other biologic agents used to treat psoriasis, and shares promising data showing improved scores on the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI).

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KAUAI, HAWAII – The Food and Drug administration recently approved a new class of drug for psoriasis. Secukinumab, indicated for the treatment of mild to severe psoriasis, targets IL-17, a cytokine highly implicated in the disease.

“I’m very excited to try this drug in my patients,” Dr. Kristina Callis Duffin said at the Hawaii Dermatology Seminar sponsored by Global Academy for Medical Education/Skin Disease Education Foundation.

In this report, Dr. Duffin of the University of Utah explains the drug’s mechanism of action, describes how it differs from other biologic agents used to treat psoriasis, and shares promising data showing improved scores on the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI).

SDEF and this news organization are owned by the same parent company.

The video associated with this article is no longer available on this site. Please view all of our videos on the MDedge YouTube channel

wmcknight@frontlinemedcom.com

On Twitter @whitneymcknight

KAUAI, HAWAII – The Food and Drug administration recently approved a new class of drug for psoriasis. Secukinumab, indicated for the treatment of mild to severe psoriasis, targets IL-17, a cytokine highly implicated in the disease.

“I’m very excited to try this drug in my patients,” Dr. Kristina Callis Duffin said at the Hawaii Dermatology Seminar sponsored by Global Academy for Medical Education/Skin Disease Education Foundation.

In this report, Dr. Duffin of the University of Utah explains the drug’s mechanism of action, describes how it differs from other biologic agents used to treat psoriasis, and shares promising data showing improved scores on the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI).

SDEF and this news organization are owned by the same parent company.

The video associated with this article is no longer available on this site. Please view all of our videos on the MDedge YouTube channel

wmcknight@frontlinemedcom.com

On Twitter @whitneymcknight

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