Predicting the Time to Relapse Following Withdrawal from Different Biologics in Patients with Psoriasis who Responded to Therapy: A 12-Year Multicenter Cohort Study.
Yu-Huei HuangSung Jen HungChaw-Ning LeeNan-Lin WuRosaline Chung-Yee HuiTsen-Fang TsaiChang-Ming HuangHsien-Yi ChiuPublished in: American journal of clinical dermatology (2024)
These results have the potential to help physicians and patients make individualized treatment decisions; information on the risk of relapse of psoriasis at specific timepoints following the withdrawal of biologics is particularly valuable for patients considering discontinuation of biologics or as-needed biologic therapy. However, the benefit and risk of repeated withdrawals of biologics should be carefully weighed, as the treatment efficacy and duration of remission decline as the number of withdrawals increases.