February 12th 2025
Pemphigus is a rare autoimmune disease that causes painful blisters on the skin and mucous membranes, including the mouth, nose, throat, eyes and genitals.
Opzelura Provides Benefit in Atopic Dermatitis in Real-World Studies | AAD 2024
March 8th 2024Physicians switch to Opzelura (ruxolitinib) when other therapies fail to help patients with atopic dermatitis, according to a new analysis presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology.
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Reasons for attending the AAD meeting | AAD 2024
March 7th 2024John Barbieri, assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, is looking forward to the upcoming 2024 American Academy of Dermatology meeting, which runs from March 8-12 in San Diego. Barbieri is particularly showing interest in late-breaking abstracts and trial data and hoping to see cutting-edge information from pivotal clinical trials.
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FDA Approves First-in-Class Cell Treatment for Patients With Advanced Melanoma
February 19th 2024Amtagvi was approved to treat patients with advanced melanoma. It is a one-time cell therapy that will be administered at authorized treatment centers and have a wholesale acquisition cost of $515,000.
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New AAD Acne Guidelines Warn About High Cost, Access to New Treatments
February 6th 2024New acne guidelines from the American Academy of Dermatology recommend Winlevi (clascoterone), a topical treatment, and Seysara (sarecycline), a narrow-spectrum tetracycline, but qualify the recommendation as conditional because of concerns that the high cost may affect equitable access to treatment,
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Study Examines the Correlation Between COVID-19 Vaccination and Vitiligo Onset
January 24th 2024A recent study presents a unique case of sudden-onset vitiligo following the COVID-19 vaccination, along with a systematic review of existing literature to shed light on the potential link between vaccination and vitiligo development.
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Vtama Is Getting Ready to Elbow Its Way Into the Crowded Field of Atopic Dermatitis Medications
January 19th 2024The FDA approved Dermavant Science's Vtama (tapinarof cream) last year as a treatment for plaque psoriasis. Sales have been disappointing, according to press reports. Will Vtama, which has a different mechanism of action than the current batch of topical medications for atopic dermatitis, fare better in the atopic dermatitis market?
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The similarity of symptoms means children already diagnosed with atopic dermatitis may not receive patch testing for allergic contact dermatitis, resulting in underdiagnosis of the comorbidity, say the authors of a study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
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Reduced Mortality Associated With Vitiligo
October 2nd 2023In a population-based cohort study, researchers explored the mortality of vitiligo as there is limited information about risks of mortality among these patients. The researchers investigated all-cause and cause-specific mortality of patients with vitiligo compared with controls without vitiligo using a nationwide database.
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