Pustulotic arthro-osteitis (PAO) is an osteoarticular complication of palmoplantar pustulosis (PPP). Although guselkumab, an anti-interleukin-23p19 antibody, has been shown to be effective for PPP, its efficacy for PAO is still not well understood. We conducted a retrospective observational study to evaluate the effectiveness of 28-week guselkumab treatment for five PAO patients in daily clinical practice. Four patients had sternoclavicular arthritis, and one had only sacroiliitis. Guselkumab improved pain visual assessment scale scores in all five patients by 54.2% (11.1-87.5%) on average at week 28 compared with baseline, and discontinuation or dose reduction of analgesics was possible in four of them. Three patients showed clinically significant improvement in Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index of 2 or more. On the other hand, beneficial change in Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score of 1.1 or more was observed in only one patient. Bone scintigraphy demonstrated decreased uptake in sternoclavicular joints after guselkumab treatment in all four patients with sternoclavicular arthritis. Improvement of Palmoplantar Pustulosis Area and Severity Index was also confirmed. Guselkumab can be a treatment option for intractable PAO.
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Br J Dermatol
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Department of Dermatology and Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
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Lancet
December 2024
Department of Medicine I, Agaplesion Markus Hospital, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany.
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The Center for Autoimmune, Musculoskeletal and Hematopoietic Diseases, The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, USA.
Objective: Evaluate the efficacy and safety of guselkumab, an interleukin (IL)-23 inhibitor, in a Phase 2, multicentre, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of patients with active lupus nephritis (LN).
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RMD Open
December 2024
Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Objectives: To prospectively evaluate the effect of guselkumab through 48 weeks across various clinical outcomes in subgroups of patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and inadequate response to tumour necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi-IR) from the phase 3b COSMOS trial. Subgroups were defined by baseline demographics, disease characteristics and prior/ongoing therapies.
Methods: Patients with active PsA (tender joint count (TJC) and swollen joint count (SJC) both ≥3) and TNFi-IR were randomised 2:1 to receive guselkumab 100 mg at week 0, week 4, then every 8 weeks through week 44 or to placebo with cross-over to guselkumab 100 mg at week 16 (early escape) or week 24 (planned).
JAMA Dermatol
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Innovative Dermatology, Plano, Texas.
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