Repository logo
 

Unmet needs in psoriatic arthritis.

Accepted version
Peer-reviewed

No Thumbnail Available

Type

Article

Change log

Authors

Ng, Beverly Cheok Kuan 
Jadon, Deepak Rohit 

Abstract

Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic inflammatory arthritis with a highly variable clinical presentation that does not have a validated molecular or imaging test, making accurate diagnosis a challenge. Consequences of diagnostic delay include irreversible joint damage and significant morbidity. Over the past few decades, there have been major advances in the understanding and treatment of PsA, leading to more targeted therapies. However, there is no current method to predict optimal treatment strategy to achieve minimal disease activity and prevent medication-related adverse events in the management of early disease. PsA is also associated with other comorbidities that include metabolic syndrome and psychosocial burden; two areas that are often unaddressed in the clinical setting and have associated sequelae. This chapter focuses on key domains of unmet needs, which include diagnostic challenges, delay in diagnosis, prognostication systems and stratified medicine approaches and precision medicine strategies for established and emerging therapies.

Description

Keywords

Biomarkers, Precision medicine, Prognosis, Psoriatic arthritis, Arthritis, Psoriatic, Delayed Diagnosis, Diagnostic Imaging, Disease Progression, Humans, Precision Medicine

Journal Title

Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol

Conference Name

Journal ISSN

1521-6942
1532-1770

Volume Title

35

Publisher

Elsevier BV
Sponsorship
National Institute for Health and Care Research (IS-BRC-1215-20014)
D.J. acknowledges that this research was supported by the NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre (BRC-1215-20014) and Cambridge Arthritis Research Endeavour (CARE) [The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care].