Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Impact of ustekinumab on health-related quality of life and sexual difficulties associated with psoriasis: results from two phase III clinical trials

Abstract

Background  Ustekinumab, a human anti-interleukin-12/23 monoclonal antibody, has been shown to effectively treat moderate-to-severe psoriasis which significantly affects health-related quality of life (HRQoL), including patients’ sexual lives.


Objectives  The aim of this study was to determine if sexual difficulties associated with psoriasis are related to disease severity and whether sexual difficulties improve with skin disease during ustekinumab treatment.


Methods  In phase III PHOENIX 1 and 2 trials, psoriasis patients were randomized to ustekinumab (n = 1334) at weeks 0 and 4 and q12 weeks thereafter or placebo (n = 662) at weeks 0 and 4 with crossover to ...

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