Long-term efficacy, safety, and drug survival of secukinumab in patients with psoriasis in Turkey: a retrospective analysis of real-world experience

INTRODUCTION: Secukinumab (SEC) has been shown to be highly effective and safe in the treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis (PsO), but data on SEC’s long-term drug survival are limited.

AIM: To analyse the survival rate of SEC and its predictive factors of survival, together with the drug safety and efficacy.

MATERIAL AND METHODS: Data of 268 patients who received SEC between May 2018 and April 2022 with moderate to severe psoriasis and/or psoriatic arthritis were analysed retrospectively.

Psoriasis Area Severity Index (PASI) was used to define effectiveness.

Drug survival was examined using the Kaplan-Meier analysis and Cox regression analysis was used to analyse predictive factors.

RESULTS: PASI 75/90/100 responses achieved at week 16 (89.5%, 78%, and 16.2%, respectively) were well maintained at week 52 (96.3%, 90.7%, and 15.4%, respectively).

The drug survival probability rates for SEC were 94.4% at 12 months, 88.4% at 24 months, 78.6% after 3 years, 52.7% after 4 years.

Concomitant treatments, dose escalation and family history of psoriasis were associated with a higher risk for SEC withdrawal.

CONCLUSIONS: Close monitoring may improve SEC survival in psoriasis patients who require dose escalation and concomitant drugs.