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Gaps in Treatment Guidelines for Atopic Dermatitis


 

Treatment options for atopic dermatitis have evolved significantly in the past several years, but the current guidelines have yet to catch up.

Drs Steven Feldman and Lindsay Strowd, from Wake Forest School of Medicine, discuss gaps in the American Academy of Dermatology treatment guidelines for atopic dermatitis.

The current guidelines have not been updated to include medications approved for atopic dermatitis, including crisaborole, a steroid-sparing ointment used to treat mild to moderate disease in patients 3 months of age and older.

Another drug that has been approved since the 2014 guidelines is the biologic dupilumab, which is a monoclonal antibody that acts on the IL-4 receptor. The agent inhibits the binding of IL-4 receptors to the principal cytokines responsible for mediating the disease. Dupilumab is administered by injection and is approved for patients 6 years and older with moderate to severe disease.

The doctors also discuss therapies for atopic dermatitis currently in development, including topical and oral JAK inhibitors. They agree that the long-term benefit of topical JAK inhibitors may be limited, but that oral JAK inhibitors have the potential to be more effective than dupilumab and more acceptable to patients who do not like injections.

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Steven R. Feldman, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Dermatology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Steven R. Feldman, MD, PhD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Serve(d) as a consultant for: AbbVie; Alvotech; Advance Medical; Almirall; Arena; Bristol-Myers Squibb; Caremark; Amgen; Celgene; Galderma Laboratories; Gerson Lehrman Group; Guidepoint Global; Helsinn; Janssen; Kikaku; Leo Pharma; Eli Lilly and Company; Merck; Mylan; Novartis; Ortho Dermatology; Pfizer; Regeneron; Sanofi; Sienna; Sun Pharma; Suncare Research; Xenoport
Serve(d) as a speaker for: AbbVie; Amgen; Celgene; Janssen; Leo Pharma; Eli Lilly and Company; Novartis; Ortho Dermatology; Pfizer; Regeneron; Sanofi; Sun Pharma
Receive(d) grant support from: AbbVie; Amgen; Celgene; Galderma Laboratories; Janssen; Eli Lilly and Company; Novartis; Pfizer; Regeneron; Sanofi
Receive(d) royalties from: Informa; UpToDate; Xlibris
Holds stock in: Causa Technologies; Medical Quality Enhancement Corporation
Serves as founder and chief technology officer for: Causa Technologies

Lindsay C. Strowd, MD, Associate Professor, Vice Chair, Department of Dermatology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Lindsay C. Strowd, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

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