Baseline patients’ characteristics as predictors for therapeutic survival and response in patients with psoriasis on biological treatments

Abstract

Background/Objectives: Biological agents provide a relatively safe and promising long-term therapeutic option for patients with moderate to severe psoriasis in whom conventional treatment has failed. However, these agents are not effective in all patients. We aimed to examine the association of baseline patients’ characteristics with the short-term efficacy and the long-term survival of biological therapies in patients with moderate to severe psoriasis. Methods: We performed a retrospective observational study of all patients who received biological treatment for psoriasis at the Royal Melbourne Hospital (N = 146). We extracted data on the patients’ characteristics and medical history. The o..