Risankizumab for the Treatment of the Patients with Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis During a 24-Week Period: Real-Life Experience

Abstract

Introduction: Several authors have reported their experiences in real-world clinical practice, confirming the therapeutic efficacy of risankizumab in plaque psoriasis. We aimed to reflect our experience with risankizumab treatment in patients with psoriasis. Materials and Methods: Patients who presented to the dermatology outpatient clinics of two tertiary care centers between November 2021 and August 2022, diagnosed with psoriasis and treated with risankizumab, constituted the target population. Data including gender, age, weight, type of psoriasis, affected body sites, disease duration, previous treatments, duration of risankizumab treatment, psoriasis area and severity index scores, comorbidities, the reasons for drug discontinuation, adverse effects, and the patients’ naïve or non-naïve status were obtained from electronic patient folders. Results: Overall, 120 cases were included. While 73 (60.8%) cases were male, 47 (39.2%) were female. Eighty-six (68.3%) of all cases were biologic non-naive. A total of 49 patients (40.8%) had comorbidities. No significant correlations existed between biologicnaïve or non-naïve status, comorbidity status, and the PASI 75-90-100 responses. Conclusion: Risankizumab is an effective treatment option for both biologic naive or non-naive patients with or without comorbidities. However, long-term studies, including more extensive patient series, are needed to validate its efficacy and safety in real-life clinical settings.