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Observational studyThe Journal of dermatology2024

Effectiveness of calcipotriol/betamethasone dipropionate aerosol foam in patients with small versus large plaque psoriasis in routine practice in South Korea.

Seong Jin Jo, Chul-Jong Park, Chul Hwan Bang, Ki-Heon Jeong, Bong Seok Shin, Dong Hyun Kim, Hae Jun Song, Ju-Hee Lee, YoungEun Kim, Sun Choi and 1 more

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Observational study in The Journal of dermatology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Seong Jin JoDepartment of Dermatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2501-7672
Chul-Jong ParkDepartment of Dermatology, Bucheon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Bucheon, South Korea.
Chul Hwan BangDepartment of Dermatology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6246-0331
Ki-Heon JeongDepartment of Dermatology, KyungHee University Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea.
Bong Seok ShinDepartment of Dermatology, Chosun University Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea.
Dong Hyun KimDepartment of Dermatology, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University School of Medicine, Seongnam, South Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3394-2400
Hae Jun SongDepartment of Dermatology, Chungnam National University Sejong Hospital, Sejong, South Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3171-3869
Ju-Hee LeeDepartment of Dermatology, Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea.
YoungEun KimLEO Pharma Limited, Seoul, South Korea.
Sun ChoiLEO Pharma Limited, Seoul, South Korea.
Sang Woong YounDepartment of Dermatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, South Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5602-3530

Funding

LEO Pharma
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Small plaque psoriasis is the typical form of chronic plaque psoriasis affecting adults in South Korea. The effectiveness of calcipotriol/betamethasone dipropionate (Cal/BD) aerosol foam for large and small psoriasis plaques has not previously been examined. We performed a post hoc analysis of a recent, 4-week observational study of Cal/BD aerosol foam use in routine clinical practice in South Korea. Investigator Global Assessment response ([IGA] 0/1 at week 4), Patient Global Assessment response ([PaGA] 0/1 at week 4), change in Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI), changes in psoriasis symptom scores, change in the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI), and the proportion of patients achieving DLQI ≤5 were analyzed for patients with small (≤5 cm; n = 131) or large (>5 cm; n = 35) baseline plaque size. IGA response rates were similar for patients with small and large plaques (59.5% and 51.4% respectively). Similarly, there was no significant difference between the small and large groups in mean change in PASI (-2.20 vs -3.34), the proportions of patients with DLQI ≤5 (62.3% vs 54.3%) or PaGA 0/1 (29.2% vs 40.0%). Mean improvements in DLQI (-4.04 vs -6.20) and in psoriasis symptoms including itching (-1.50 vs -2.83), sleep loss (-0.67 vs -1.89), dryness (-1.57 vs -2.97), scaling (-1.21 vs -3.57), and redness (-1.17 vs -3.11) were greater in patients with large plaques than those with small plaques. Itching and DLQI differences were not statistically significant after adjustment for baseline characteristics. Stratification by body surface area affected eliminated statistically significant differences between the groups for most outcomes. In conclusion, this analysis suggests that Cal/BD aerosol foam is an effective, well-accepted treatment for adult patients with the small plaques typical of chronic plaque psoriasis in South Korea, as well as for those with large plaques.

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AerosolsBetamethasoneCalcitriolDermatologic AgentsPsoriasisQuality of LifeSeverity of Illness IndexAdultAgedDrug CombinationsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRepublic of KoreaTreatment OutcomeAerosolsBetamethasonebetamethasone-17,21-dipropionatecalcipotrieneCalcitriolDermatologic AgentsDrug Combinationsbetamethasone dipropionatecalcipotriolfixed dose combinationKorean psoriasisplaque size

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PMCPMC11483922

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