Clinical response correlates with 4-week postinjection ustekinumab concentrations in patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis.


Journal

The British journal of dermatology
ISSN: 1365-2133
Titre abrégé: Br J Dermatol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0004041

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
02 2020
Historique:
accepted: 15 04 2019
pubmed: 21 4 2019
medline: 11 5 2021
entrez: 21 4 2019
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Cost-effective use of biologicals is important. As drug concentrations have been linked to clinical outcomes, monitoring drug concentrations is a valuable tool to guide clinical decision-making. A concentration-response relationship for ustekinumab at trough is uncertain owing to the contradictory results reported. To investigate the relationship between 4-week postinjection ustekinumab concentrations and clinical response in patients with psoriasis. Forty-nine patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis treated with 45 mg or 90 mg ustekinumab every 12 weeks for ≥ 16 weeks were included. Ustekinumab serum concentrations and anti-ustekinumab antibodies were measured at week 4 after injection and disease severity was assessed by Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI). At week 4 after injection, a significantly negative correlation was observed between ustekinumab concentrations and absolute PASI score up to 5·9 μg mL A concentration-response relationship at week 4 after injection was observed for patients with psoriasis treated with ustekinumab. Monitoring 4-week postinjection ustekinumab concentrations could timely identify underexposed patients who might benefit from treatment optimization. What's already known about this topic? Monitoring drug concentrations is a valuable tool that can guide clinical decision-making when drug concentrations are linked to clinical outcomes. The presence of a concentration-response relationship for ustekinumab at trough is still debated owing to the contradictory results reported. What does this study add? A concentration-response relationship at week 4 after injection for ustekinumab-treated patients with psoriasis was demonstrated. Monitoring 4-week postinjection ustekinumab concentrations could timely identify underexposed patients who might benefit from treatment optimization. Based on the findings of this study, a treatment algorithm for patients with a suboptimal response is proposed.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND
Cost-effective use of biologicals is important. As drug concentrations have been linked to clinical outcomes, monitoring drug concentrations is a valuable tool to guide clinical decision-making. A concentration-response relationship for ustekinumab at trough is uncertain owing to the contradictory results reported.
OBJECTIVES
To investigate the relationship between 4-week postinjection ustekinumab concentrations and clinical response in patients with psoriasis.
METHODS
Forty-nine patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis treated with 45 mg or 90 mg ustekinumab every 12 weeks for ≥ 16 weeks were included. Ustekinumab serum concentrations and anti-ustekinumab antibodies were measured at week 4 after injection and disease severity was assessed by Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI).
RESULTS
At week 4 after injection, a significantly negative correlation was observed between ustekinumab concentrations and absolute PASI score up to 5·9 μg mL
CONCLUSIONS
A concentration-response relationship at week 4 after injection was observed for patients with psoriasis treated with ustekinumab. Monitoring 4-week postinjection ustekinumab concentrations could timely identify underexposed patients who might benefit from treatment optimization. What's already known about this topic? Monitoring drug concentrations is a valuable tool that can guide clinical decision-making when drug concentrations are linked to clinical outcomes. The presence of a concentration-response relationship for ustekinumab at trough is still debated owing to the contradictory results reported. What does this study add? A concentration-response relationship at week 4 after injection for ustekinumab-treated patients with psoriasis was demonstrated. Monitoring 4-week postinjection ustekinumab concentrations could timely identify underexposed patients who might benefit from treatment optimization. Based on the findings of this study, a treatment algorithm for patients with a suboptimal response is proposed.

Identifiants

pubmed: 31004510
doi: 10.1111/bjd.18016
pmc: PMC7028119
doi:

Substances chimiques

Biological Products 0
Ustekinumab FU77B4U5Z0

Types de publication

Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

390-397

Subventions

Organisme : TBM grant Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO)
ID : T003716N
Pays : International
Organisme : SB-FWO PhD fellow grant
ID : 1S12318N
Pays : International

Commentaires et corrections

Type : CommentIn

Informations de copyright

© 2019 The Authors. British Journal of Dermatology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of British Association of Dermatologists.

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Auteurs

N Van den Berghe (N)

Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.

E De Keyser (E)

Department of Dermatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.

R Soenen (R)

Department of Dermatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.

L Meuleman (L)

Private Practice Dermatology Lede, Belgium.

S Lanssens (S)

Private Practice Dermatology Maldegem, Belgium.

A Gils (A)

Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.

J Lambert (J)

Department of Dermatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.

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