Guselkumab for the treatment of psoriasis: a 60-week real-life multicenter retrospective experience

Background Real-world data for guselkumab, the first interleukin-23 inhibitor approved to treat moderate-to-severe psoriasis, are scarce. This study represents the first 60-week, real-life, multicenter, retrospective experience to investigate the effectiveness, safety, tolerability, and drug retention of guselkumab in psoriatic patients. Research design and methods Clinical information was collected at baseline and at weeks 12, 24, 36, 48, and 60. Results The mean baseline Psoriasis Activity Severity Index (PASI) reduced from 14.2 to 3.1 at week 12 and decreased to around 0 at weeks 36, 48, and 60. PASI 75, PASI 90, and PASI 100 were 100%, 96.8%, and 83.9% at week 60, respectively. Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that neither body mass index >30, smoking, >= 3 comorbidities, difficult-to-treat areas, nor a failure to >= 2 prior biologic treatments significantly influenced PASI reduction (p > 0.05). Conclusions Our findings confirm guselkumab as an appropriate therapeutic option in routine clinical practice, especially when dealing with complex patients with comorbidities or previous failure to biologic treatments.