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ArticleDermatology and therapy2023

Effectiveness of Long-Term Treatment with Brodalumab on Anxiety or Depressive Symptoms in Japanese Patients with Psoriasis: The ProLOGUE Study.

Chika Ohata, Yasumasa Kanai, Kenta Murotani, Fumikazu Yamazaki, Hidetoshi Takahashi, Yayoi Tada, Tomotaka Mabuchi, Yoko Mizutani, Takanobu Nomura, Shinichi Imafuku

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Chika OhataDepartment of Dermatology, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahi-machi, Kurume-shi, Fukuoka, 830-0011, Japan. ohata.chika@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8341-7300
Yasumasa KanaiMedical Affairs, Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd., 1-9-2 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-0004, Japan.
Kenta MurotaniBiostatistics Center, Kurume University, 67 Asahi-machi, Kurume-shi, Fukuoka, 830-0011, Japan.
Fumikazu YamazakiDepartment of Dermatology, Kansai Medical University, 2-5-1 Shin-machi, Hirakata-shi, Osaka, 573-1010, Japan.
Hidetoshi TakahashiTakagi Dermatological Clinic, Nishi 3 Minami 4-16, Obihiro-shi, Hokkaido, 080-0013, Japan.
Yayoi TadaDepartment of Dermatology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 173-8605, Japan.
Tomotaka MabuchiDepartment of Dermatology, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara-shi, Kanagawa, 259-1193, Japan.
Yoko MizutaniDepartment of Dermatology, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu-shi, Gifu, 501-1193, Japan.
Takanobu NomuraMedical Affairs, Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd., 1-9-2 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-0004, Japan.
Shinichi ImafukuDepartment of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, 7-45-1 Nanakuma, Jonan-ku, Fukuoka, 814-0180, Japan.
Kurume University · JPKyowa Kirin (Japan) · JPFukuoka University · JPGifu University · JPKansai Medical University · JPTakayanagi Dental Clinic · JPTeikyo University · JPTokai University · JP

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Abstract

introductionEvidence on treatment effectiveness in patients with psoriasis having anxiety or depressive symptoms helps shared decision-making. This single-arm, open-label, prospective study-ProLOGUE-was conducted to assess the effectiveness of brodalumab on self-assessed anxiety and depressive symptoms in Japanese patients with psoriasis.

methodsPatients aged ≥ 18 years with plaque psoriasis without peripheral arthritis symptoms who had responded inadequately to current therapies were enrolled at 15 Japanese facilities and received brodalumab 210 mg subcutaneously.

resultsA total of 73 patients were enrolled (male, 82%; median age, 54 years). The proportion of patients without anxiety symptoms changed significantly from baseline (72.6%) to weeks 12 (88.9%, p = 0.008) and 48 (87.7%, p = 0.02); the proportion of patients without depressive symptoms did not change significantly. The Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 score (median [quartile(Q)1-Q3], 1.0 [0.0-5.0] at baseline; 0.0 [0.0-2.0] at week 12, p = 0.008; and 0.0 [0.0-1.0] at week 48, p = 0.007) and Patient Health Questionnaire-8 score (median [Q1-Q3], 2.0 [0.0-4.0] at baseline; 1.0 [0.0-4.0] at week 12, p = 0.03; and 0.0 [0.0-2.0] at week 48, p = 0.004) significantly decreased after treatment. The median Psoriasis Area and Severity Index scores after treatment were < 1, irrespective of the presence of baseline anxiety or depressive symptoms. At week 12, the health-related quality of life was more impaired in patients with versus without baseline depressive symptoms, which largely resolved at week 48.

conclusionsBrodalumab treatment resulted in the reduction of the levels of self-assessed anxiety and depressive symptoms in Japanese patients with psoriasis. Unlike anxiety symptoms, depressive symptoms did not resolve completely with brodalumab treatment. Patients with psoriasis having depressive symptoms may require long-term treatment.

trial registrationUMIN Clinical Trials Registry identifier: UMIN000027783, Japan Registry of Clinical Trials identifier: jRCTs031180037.

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Anxiety symptomsBrodalumabDepressive symptomsHealth-related quality of lifePsoriasis

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