Effect of Ixekizumab on Patient Reported Outcomes and Quality of Life in Patients With Moderate-to-Severe Plaque Psoriasis: 5-Year Results from the UNCOVER-1 and -2 Studies

April 2021 | Volume 20 | Issue 4 | Original Article | 394 | Copyright © April 2021


Published online March 22, 2021

Melinda J. Gooderham MD,a Boni Elewski MD,b Matthias Augustin MD,c Lars Iversen MD,d Hideshi Torii MD,e Russel Burge PhD,f,g Kyoungah See PhD,h Gaia Gallo MD,i William J. Eastman MD,j Missy McKean-Matthews MS,k Peter Foley MDl

aDepartment of Medicine, Queens University and SKiN Centre for Dermatology, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
bDepartment of Dermatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
cInstitute for Health Services Research in Dermatology and Nursing (IVDP), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
dDepartment of Dermatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
eDivision of Dermatology, Tokyo Yamate Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
fGlobal Patient Outcomes and Real World Evidence, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN
gDivision of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
hDepartment of Statistical Science, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN
iGlobal Medical Affairs, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN
jUS Medical Affairs, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN
kBiostatistics Department, Syneos Health, Morrisville, NC
lDepartment of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, St. Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne and Probity Medical Research, Skin Health Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Peter Foley has served as an investigator, speaker, advisor, or received travel/grant/research support from 3M, Abbott, AbbVie, Akaal, Amgen, Arcutis, Ascent, Aspen, AstraZeneca, Australian Ultraviolet Services, Biogen Idec, Boehringer Ingelheim, Botanix, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Celgene, Celtaxsys, Clinuvel, Cutanea, Dermira, CSL, Eli Lilly and Company, Galderma, Genentech, GlaxoSmithKline/Stiefel, Hexima, iNova, Janssen-Cilag, LEO Pharma/Peplin, Merck Serono, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Novartis, Regeneron, Reistone, Roche, Sanofi, Schering-Plough/Merck Sharp & Dohme, Sun Pharma, UCB Pharma, Valeant, and Wyeth/ Pfizer.

Funding: This study was supported by Eli Lilly and Company.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The authors would like to acknowledge Lahari Na, M. Pharm, Eli Lilly and Company, for her writing assistance with the preparation of this manuscript. Medical writing support was also provided by Andrew Sakko, PhD, CMPP, and editorial support was provided by Dana Schamberger, MA, of Syneos Health and funded by Eli Lilly and Company in accordance with Good Publication Practice (GPP3) guidelines (www.ismpp.org/gpp3).

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AUTHOR CORRESPONDENCE

Melinda J. Gooderham MD mgooderham@centrefordermatology.com