Secukinumab Provides Clearer Skin and Better Control on Patient-Reported Psoriasis Symptoms of Itching, Pain, and Scaling than Placebo and Etanercept
Strober B, Sigurgeirsson B, Popp G, Sinclair R, Krell J, Stonkus S, Septe M, Elewski B, Gottlieb A, Zhao Y, Herrera V, Mordin M, Odom D, Papavassilis C, Nyirady J, Lebwohl M. Secukinumab Provides Clearer Skin and Better Control on Patient-Reported Psoriasis Symptoms of Itching, Pain, and Scaling than Placebo and Etanercept. Journal Of Psoriasis And Psoriatic Arthritis 2016, 1: 167-174. DOI: 10.1177/247553031600100406.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsoriasis-related itchingSevere plaque psoriasisPhase 3 studyComplete symptom reliefWeeks of treatmentProportion of respondersGreater symptom improvementSymptom respondersPlaque psoriasisPsoriasis symptomsSymptom reliefComplete reliefSustained efficacySymptom improvementPsoriasis treatmentResults SubjectsSecukinumabEtanerceptItchingPainClear skinPlaceboMonoclonal antibodiesTreatment effectsPatients