This study aims to assess cutaneous and blood immune cell function of patients with psoriasis before and after initiation of treatment with the Tyrosine kinase 2 (TYK2) blocker, deucravacitinib.
This is a one-arm, open-label study to examine the effect of deucravacitinib on cutaneous and blood immune cells of psoriatic patients. 25 subjects with moderate to severe psoriasis will be enrolled. Biopsy and blood samples will be collected before and during treatment and undergo molecular profiling to assess for deucravacitinib-corrected signatures.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
25
Treatment with deucravacitinib, skin biopsy and blood analysis pre- and mid-treatment
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States
RECRUITINGChange in Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) score
Change in severity and extent of psoriasis (calculated by Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) score); scale range of 0 to 72, 72 being maximal disease
Time frame: pre-treatment, 4 months
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