Kavanaugh et al. conducted a post hoc analysis of a phase 2 trial examining deucravacitinib in patients with active psoriatic arthritis, focusing on the achievement of MDA components.

The analysis demonstrated that treatment with deucravacitinib led to a higher proportion of patients meeting each MDA component compared with placebo at 16 weeks.

July 2024

Deucravacitinib onset of action and maintenance of response in Phase 3 plaque psoriasis trials

J Dermatolog Treat 2024;35:2371045 doi: 10.1080/09546634.2024.2371045

The analysis of the POETYK PSO-1 and POETYK PSO-2 clinical trials showed that deucravacitinib 6mg QD displayed efficacy as early as 1 week, and clinical responses were maintained over 52 weeks in patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.