Background: Guselkumab is the first human monoclonal antibody that binds selectively to the p19 subunit of IL23. It’s approved for the treatment of moderate to severe psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.

Objectives: We present a case series of patients with psoriasis and / or psoriatic arthritis who had a good response to Guselkumab and theirs cardiovascular risk factors.

Methods: An observational and retrospective study of patients with psoriasis and / or psoriatic arthritis under treatment with Guselkumab in the Dermatology and Rheumatology consultation at our hospital. A total of 11 patients were included. Baseline characteristics, comorbidities, and cardiovascular risk were collected. The SCORE (European High Risk Chart) and cardiovascular risk categories (European Society of Cardiology, European Atherosclerosis Society 2019) were used. Disease severity and treatment response were assessed by PASI, DLQI, DAPSA and ASDAS at baseline and after 12, 24 and 36 weeks.

Results: Our cases had a mean age of 52.45 years, 63.6% of them were women. A total of 45.5% had polyarticular psoriatic arthritis. 90.9% were obese, 45.45% were type 2 obesity, with a mean BMI of 34.88. Dyslipidemia and hypertension were observed in 54.5% and 72.7% of the patients, respectively. They all had varying degrees of Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). A total of 45.5% had SCORE >1% and 90.9% were in moderate category of cardiovascular risk. At baseline their disease parameters were: PASI=11.09 (± 7.01), DLQI=15.09 (± 7.33), DAPSA=19.11 (± 9.95) and ASDAS=2.12 (± 0.43). After 12 weeks of treatment, the mean reduction of PASI and DLQI was 7.09 and 6.45, which continued improving at week 36. None of them were naive. There were no adverse effects, with a treatment survival of 76.73 weeks (± 42.93).

Conclusion: Guselkumab showed excellent results in our clinical practice in the control of psoriasis and / or psoriatic arthritis in non-naive patients with cardiovascular risk factors, with a good safety profile.

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