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Actas dermo-sifiliogr. (Ed. impr.) ; 101(supl.1): 18-25, mayo 2010. tab, ilus, graf
Article in Spanish | IBECS | ID: ibc-87717

ABSTRACT

Para el tratamiento de la psoriasis en placas moderada-grave en España, hasta hace muy poco, únicamente estaba aprobado el uso de etanercept de forma intermitente o en ciclos de tratamiento no superiores a 24 semanas. A partir de septiembre de 2009 se aprobó su administración ininterrumpida para aquellos pacientes con psoriasis moderada-grave que, a criterio médico, así lo requieran. Esta decisión está avalada por los resultados de varios estudios que evaluaban la eficacia y seguridad de etanercept a corto y largo plazo, en terapia continua o intermitente. El estudio CRYSTEL evalúa la eficacia y seguridad de etanercept en tratamiento continuo o intermitente durante 54 semanas. Los resultados demostraron que tanto los pacientes que recibieron tratamiento continuo como los que recibieron tratamiento intermitente experimentaron mejorías significativas en su enfermedad y se mostraron muy satisfechos con el resultado, sin observarse hallazgos inesperados de seguridad en ambos grupos (AU)


Systemic treatment for psoriasis has radically changed since the emergence of new biological therapies. One of these biological agents is etanercept. Until recently, the use of etanercept for treatment of moderate-to-severe psoriasis in Spain was only approved in an intermittent way or in cycles of treatment (not exceeding 24 weeks). However, from September 2009, its administration has been also approved in a continuous way for patients who require it. This decision is based on the results of several studies that evaluate the efficacy and safety of etanercept administrated in short and long term and in a continuous or intermittent therapy. One of these studies is Crystel study, what evaluates the efficacy and safety of continuous and paused etanercept regimens in psoriasis patients for 54-week-period. Crystel study results showed that both continuous and paused etanercept therapies improved PGA and PASI scores and patient satisfaction rates, no unexpected adverse effects were observed. Therefore, doctors may use one treatment or another according to patients needs (AU)


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Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Psoriasis/complications , Psoriasis/diagnosis , Psoriasis/therapy , Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/classification , Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/therapeutic use , Biological Therapy/instrumentation , Biological Therapy/methods , Biological Therapy , Efficacy/methods , Efficacy/statistics & numerical data , Safety/statistics & numerical data
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