Dermatology

A study found many patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria need add-on or higher-dose therapies, revealing gaps in treatment. Findings will be presented at AAAAI 2025.

The FDA decision to approve the supplemental biologics license application for dupilumab (Dupixent) follows recent pivotal clinical trial data assessing 106 patients.

This analysis highlights the efficacy and safety of abrocitinib among patients with atopic dermatitis in China, as well as the medication’s impact on patients’ blood biomarkers.

At week 12, a higher proportion of participants on rilzabrutinib 1200mg a day (60.9%) achieved AAS7 scores of 0 than placebo-treated participants (30.8%).

These findings from the POETYK-PSO long-term extension trial point to a lack of new safety concerns in the first 5 years of using deucravacitinib for psoriasis.

In this episode, James Q. Del Rosso, DO, joins The Medical Sisterhood for a conversation about empowerment and the benefits of female role models.

Infants who develop atopic dermatitis show early cheek skin barrier dysfunction with delayed FLG processing, low ceramides, and high IL-18. The study will be presented at AAAAI 2025.

At 6 months, baseline monthly rates of 0.45 for mild, 1.54 for moderate, and 0.14 for severe attacks were reduced to 0.10, 0.08, and 0.00, respectively.

These data expand upon existing literature on pediatric HS and racial differences among patients based on management, presentation, and severity.

Bernstein discussed recent and upcoming research and management of angioedema in patients with urticaria.

These data highlight deucravacitinib’s impact among patients with psoriasis who are biologic- and apremilast-naive and those with prior histories with these treatments.

Children with severe atopic dermatitis saw > 5 percentile height gains after 16 weeks of dupilumab, per a study to be presented at AAAAI 2025.

Around half of participants had insufficient vitamin D levels.

In this retrospective analysis, orally administered tofacitinib was shown to be efficacious among younger patients with alopecia areata due to regrowth results.

This approval by the FDA of Evolus’s 2 new hyaluronic acid gels provides an additional set of options for dermatologists in the aesthetic products market.

These data highlight a variety of comorbidities linked to dermatologic diseases in children with obesity, including common comorbidities such as asthma.

A study found the Skin Barrier Meter accurately measures skin barrier function in children with atopic dermatitis, offering a fast, non-invasive assessment within 5 seconds.

Fifteen of 16 patients with chronic ulcers in a small study had positive patch test to common wound care products.

This interview highlights the significance of Bruckner’s recent phase 3 data on birch triterpenes as a potential treatment for dystrophic and junctional EB, as well as patients’ unmet needs.

Bruckner discusses her team’s long-term data on the safety and efficacy of birch bark extract, also known as Oleogel-S10, for those with epidermolysis bullosa.

A study found distinct DNA methylation patterns at birth linked to early-onset atopic dermatitis by age 2. Findings will be presented at AAAAI 2025.

These findings were from a 52-week analysis of a Phase-2 trial in participants with chronic spontaneous urticaria.

In these new findings, investigators highlight phase 1 research into ritlecitinib for patients aged 6 to 12 years with alopecia areata.

New 2-year data from the BE HEARD program shed further light on the role bimekizumab in treatment algorithms for HS.

Avapritinib 25mg daily significantly improved quality of life (QoL), disease control, and basal serum tryptase (BST) levels.