International Journal of Dermatology and Venerology (Jun 2020)

Chinese Experts Consensus on Biologic Therapy for Psoriasis#

  • Chinese Society of Dermatology, China Dermatologist Association, Dermatology and Venereology Specialized Committee of Chinese Association of Integrative Medicine,
  • Ai-Jun Chen,
  • Xing-Hua Gao,
  • Heng Gu,
  • Jun Gu,
  • Fei Hao,
  • Xian Jiang,
  • Hong-Zhong Jin,
  • Xiao-Jing Kang,
  • Cheng-Xin Li,
  • Yu-Zhen Li,
  • Xiao-Ming Liu,
  • Yu-Ling Shi,
  • Qing Sun,
  • Gang Wang,
  • Bin Yang,
  • Jun-Ling Zhang,
  • Xi-Bao Zhang,
  • Xue-Jun Zhang,
  • Yi Zhao,
  • Min Zheng

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1097/JD9.0000000000000079
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3, no. 2
pp. 76 – 85

Abstract

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Abstract. Biologic drugs have been increasingly used in the treatment of psoriasis and are especially favorable for severe, recalcitrant, and special-type cases. Therefore, appropriate, effective, and safe use of biologic drugs has drawn attention from dermatologists. For this purpose, Chinese experts majoring in psoriasis analyzed domestic and international research data, summarized current clinical experiences, investigated features of Chinese patients with psoriasis, and finally formulated the present consensus, which provides detailed guidances to clinicians in terms of the principles and methods of the application of biologics, the efficacy and safety profile, patient screening and monitoring, main adverse events and corresponding solutions, and precautions for special patient populations.