In a recent study, patients with psoriatic arthritis taking tofacitinib had a decrease in disease activity compared with placebo…
Tofacitinib Shows Ongoing Action Against Plaque Psoriasis
NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—The oral Janus kinase inhibitor tofacitinib (Xeljanz, Pfizer) shows long-term efficacy against chronic plaque psoriasis, according to findings from two randomized studies and an extension trial. The outcome, Dr. Svitlana Tatulych told Reuters Health by email, “demonstrated that oral tofacitinib, at both the 10 mg and 5 mg twice-daily doses, provided sustained…
New Research Points to Possible Future Treatment Option for Alopecia Areata
Topical application of protein tyrosine kinase inhibitors shown to reverse mouse model of the disease