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Received: 26 February 2023 | Revised: 23 July 2023 | Accepted: 30 July 2023

DOI: 10.1111/exd.14910

C O N C I S E C O M M U N I C AT I O N

Clinical and patient-­reported outcomes from the first 4 years of


a Psoriasis Biologics Registry in Singapore

Xuan Qi Koh1 | Hazel H. Oon1,2 | Wei-­Sheng Chong1 | Bernett Lee3 |


Xiahong Zhao1 | Eugene S. T. Tan1

1
National Skin Centre, Singapore,
Singapore Abstract
2
Skin Research Institute of Singapore, Interim analysis of the National Skin Centre Singapore Psoriasis Biologics Registry
Singapore, Singapore
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(SINGPSOR) from August 2017 to May 2021, in which 58 patients were analysed,
Centre for Biomedical Informatics,
Nanyang Technological University, showing that those receiving biologic treatment had significantly more severe pso-
Singapore, Singapore riasis based on PASI (Psoriasis Area and Severity Index), BSA (body surface area) and
Correspondence PGA (Physician Global Assessment) measures at baseline, demonstrated a statistically
Xuan Qi Koh, National Skin Centre, non-­significant trend towards greater improvement with treatment, and had a lower
Singapore, Singapore.
Email: xuanqi.koh@mohh.com.sg percentage of adverse events compared to those receiving conventional systemic
therapy. Future analyses of SINGPSOR, with larger sample size and longer follow-­up,
Funding information
Johnson and Johnson, Grant/Award will be invaluable to further characterize these patients and their treatment outcomes.
Number: NSC/2021–­0 0083
KEYWORDS
adalimumab, biologics, psoriasis, registries, ustekinumab

1 | BAC KG RO U N D 2 | QU E S TI O N S A D D R E S S E D

Biologic registries have been successfully implemented in many 1) Is there a significant difference between the baseline demo-
countries and regions worldwide, and interim analyses of such graphic and disease severity of psoriasis patients who are treated
registries deliver timely updates not only on new observations of with conventional systemic therapy compared to those treated
specific experiences.1–­5
rare adverse events, but also on region-­ with biologics in Singapore?
The National Skin Centre Singapore Psoriasis Biologics Registry 2) Is there a significant difference between the clinical efficacy and
(SINGPSOR) was established in August 2017 to systematize the rou- safety trends between psoriasis patients treated with conven-
tine collection of safety and efficacy data for patients with psoriasis tional systemic therapy compared to those treated with biologics
in Singapore who are on biologic treatments. in Singapore?
Whilst retrospective analyses of other larger international reg-
istries have already provided significant contributions to the real-­
world experience of biologic use in psoriasis, this study marks 3 | E X PE R I M E NTA L D E S I G N
the inaugural interval analysis since the commencement of the
SINGPSOR and aims to plug the current gap in data on treatment Patients with a clinical diagnosis of psoriasis who were newly started
outcomes of psoriasis in Singapore. Routine interval analyses of the or switched to a conventional systemic or biologic therapy within the
registry are necessary for the timely detection of changes in clinical past 6 months were enrolled in SINGPSOR. Eligible patients were
trends and adverse events related to use of biologics, as well as high- identified by their attending dermatologists during routine visits at
lighting any unique nuances in our local population, for example with the psoriasis subspecialty clinic in the National Skin Centre Singapore
regards to drug survival.6,7 after August 2017. The conventional systemic therapy group serves

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TA B L E 1 Baseline demographics comparing patients receiving conventional systemic therapy and those receiving biologic treatment.
(A) Comparison of baseline demographics of 58 analysed patients at enrolment. (B) Comparison of demographics and baseline severity of
patients at the start of the respective treatment episodes.

(A)

Summary statistics All (n = 58) Conventional (n = 19) Biologic (n = 39) p-­Value

Age (years, mean ± SD) 45.4 ± 14.9 36.7 ± 13.1 49.7 ± 13.9 0.0016
Gender
Male 41 (70.7%) 14 (73.7%) 27 (69.2%) 1.0000
Female 17 (29.3%) 5 (26.3%) 12 (30.8%)
Ethnicity
Chinese 45 (77.6%) 12 (63.2%) 33 (84.6%) 0.1916
Malay 8 (13.8%) 4 (21.1%) 4 (10.3%)
Indian 3 (5.2%) 2 (10.5%) 1 (2.6%)
Others 2 (3.4%) 1 (5.3%) 1 (2.6%)
Type of psoriasis
Chronic plaque psoriasis 54 (93.1%) 17 (89.5%) 37 (94.9%) 0.5907
Others 6 (10.3%) 4 (21.1%) 2 (5.1%) 0.0828
Psoriatic arthritis (missing data for two people)
Yes 12/56 (21.4%) 3/18 (16.7%) 9/38 (23.7%) 0.7320
No 44/56 (78.6%) 15/18 (83.3%) 29/38 (76.3%)
Family history of psoriasis in first degree relative (missing data for one person)
Yes 10/57 (17.5%) 3 (15.8%) 7/38 (18.4%) 1.0000
No 47/57 (82.5%) 16 (84.2%) 31/38 (81.6%)
Age of onset and duration of psoriasis
Age of onset (years, mean ± SD) 27.6 ± 12.5 26.1 ± 12.7 28.3 ± 12.5 0.5899
Duration of psoriasis (years, mean ± SD) 17.8 ± 11.6 10.6 ± 11.5 21.4 ± 10.1 0.0004
Comorbidities
Diabetes mellitus 12 (20.7%) 3 (15.8%) 9 (23.1%) 0.7326
Hypertension 17 (29.3%) 4 (21.1%) 13 (33.3%) 0.3775
Dyslipidaemia 9 (15.5%) 3 (15.8%) 6 (15.4%) 1.0000
Ischaemic heart disease 1 (1.7%) 0 (0.0%) 1 (2.6%) 1.0000
Non-­alcoholic fatty liver disease 9 (15.5%) 1 (5.3%) 8 (20.5%) 0.2466
Alcoholic liver disease 1 (1.7%) 0 (0.0%) 1 (2.6%) 1.0000
Viral hepatitis 4 (6.9%) 1 (5.3%) 3 (7.7%) 1.0000
Chronic kidney disease 1 (1.7%) 0 (0.0%) 1 (2.6%) 1.0000
Depression/ anxiety 3 (5.2%) 1 (5.3%) 2 (5.1%) 1.0000
Previous treatments
NBUVB 37 (63.8%) 9 (47.4%) 28 (71.8%) 0.0865
PUVA 3 (5.2%) 2 (10.5%) 1 (2.6%) 0.2475
Phototherapy (not specified) 3 (5.2%) 0 (0.0%) 3 (7.7%) 0.5437
Acitretin 24 (41.4%) 4 (21.1%) 20 (51.3%) 0.0458
Cyclosporin 35 (60.3%) 7 (36.8%) 28 (71.8%) 0.0208
Hydroxyurea 13 (22.4%) 1 (5.3%) 12 (30.8%) 0.0426
Methotrexate 39 (67.2%) 9 (47.4%) 30 (76.9%) 0.0370
Adalimumab 6 (10.3%) 1 (5.3%) 5 (12.8%) 0.6525
Infliximab 2 (3.4%) 0 (0.0%) 2 (5.1%) 1.0000
Secukinumab 2 (3.4%) 0 (0.0%) 2 (5.1%) 1.0000
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TA B L E 1 (Continued)

(A)

Summary statistics All (n = 58) Conventional (n = 19) Biologic (n = 39) p-­Value

Ustekinumab 4 (6.9%) 0 (0.0%) 4 (10.3%) 0.2921


Efalizumab 1 (1.7%) 0 (0.0%) 1 (2.6%) 1.0000

(B)

Summary Statistics Conventional (n = 36) Biologic (n = 75) p-­Value

Age (years, mean ± SD) 36.8 ± 11.7 48.6 ± 13.1 <0.0001


Gender
Male 26 (72.2%) 52 (69.3%) 0.8270
Female 10 (27.8%) 23 (30.7%)
Ethnicity
Chinese 25 (69.4%) 62 (82.7%) 0.2807
Malay 7 (19.4%) 9 (12.0%)
Indian 3 (8.3%) 2 (2.7%)
Others 1 (2.8%) 2 (2.7%)
BSA (n; median [range]) 33; 10 (2, 70) 72; 20 (1, 90) 0.0020
PASI (n; median [range]) 25; 9.7 (2, 21.7) 57; 14.4 (1.2, 38.5) 0.0019
DLQI (n; median [range]) 16; 2 (1, 21) 39; 5 (0, 29) 0.179
PGA score
Clear (PGA 0) 0 0 0.0390
Almost clear (PGA 1) 8 (25.8%) 5 (6.9%)
Mild (PGA 2) 13 (41.9%) 41 (56.9%)
Moderate (PGA 3) 10 (32.3%) 26 (36.1%)
Severe (PGA 4) 0 0

Abbreviations: BSA, body surface area; DLQI, Dermatology Life Quality Index; N, number; PASI, Psoriasis Area and Severity Index; SD, standard
deviation.

as a comparator against the biologic group for this registry. Registry 4 | R E S U LT S


data were updated approximately every 4–­8 months for each patient,
depending on their routine visit schedule. Information collected in- A total of 92 patients were enrolled, of whom 58 had at least two
cluded demographics, clinical characteristics, treatments, adverse visits. There were no significant differences in baseline demograph-
events, physician-­rated and patient-­reported outcome measures. ics between the 92 enrolled patients and 58 analysed patients in
For this interval analysis, local ethics board approval was ob- terms of age, gender, ethnicity and duration of psoriasis (Table S1).
tained to extract deidentified data of patients enrolled in SINGPSOR Total of 19 and 39 patients originally received conventional systemic
between 14 August 2017 and 1 May 2021. All patients enrolled in treatment and biologic treatment, respectively. However, some had
this period were included in the analysis of baseline demograph- treatment changes, thus generating 114 individual treatment epi-
ics, but only those who had at least two data collection timepoints sodes; of these, three treatment episodes had dual treatments and
were analysed for treatment safety and efficacy. Statistical analy- were excluded from the analysis. Each treatment episode was de-
sis was performed using R version 3.5.3 software. Significance was fined as the period from start to end in which the patient was receiv-
assessed at a level of 0.05. Improvements were assessed based ing either a conventional systemic treatment or biologic treatment,
on the last documented visit of each patient using the clinical end with or without topical therapy. At enrolment, patients treated with
points of Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI), Dermatology Life biologics were older (49 vs 36 years, p = 0.0016) and had longer
Quality Index (DLQI), body surface area (BSA) and Physician Global duration of psoriasis (21 vs 10 years, p < 0.001) compared to those
Assessment (PGA). Improvements were scored as yes or no using treated with conventional systemic therapies (Table 1A).
PASI 50, PASI 75 and PASI 100, as well as 50%, 75% and 100% re- Baseline disease severity scores were compared using Wilcoxon
duction from baseline scores for DLQI, BSA and PGA. The differ- rank sum (Mann–­
Whitney) test (Table 1B). When analysed as two
ences in improvements between the groups were assessed using the broad groups (conventional systemic therapy vs biologics), the baseline
logrank test using right censoring. BSA, PASI and PGA scores taken at the start of each treatment episode
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were more severe in patients receiving biologics (median BSA 20% vs PASI 75 were higher than those receiving conventional systemic
10%, p = 0.002; median PASI 14.4 vs 9.7, p = 0.002; PGA comparison treatment, although none of these analyses reached statistical sig-
p = 0.039). The median DLQI was 5.0 for those receiving biologics nificance (Figure 1A–­E).
compared to 2.0 for those receiving conventional systemic therapy, al- Fisher's exact test was used to compare efficacy outcomes
though this comparison did not reach statistical significance (p = 0.179). between the conventional systemic and biologic groups at week
The length of time between each visit for each patient was plot- 52. There was no statistical difference in the proportion of pa-
ted and revealed a continuous distribution. As such, Kaplan–­Meier tients achieving 50% or greater improvement in BSA, PASI and
estimates were used to compare the percentage of patients in each DLQI, though there was a trend towards higher efficacy with
group who achieved clinical end points of PASI 50, PASI 75 and achieving at least 75% improvement in BSA in the biologic group
PASI 100 based on the PASI score at the last documented visit of (Table S2).
each patient on that particular treatment. Kaplan–­Meier estimates Adverse events are listed in Table 2. These were either reported
were similarly employed to evaluate achievement of 50%, 75% and by patients or discovered during routine clinical and laboratory
100% reductions from baseline DLQI and PGA scores when possi- monitoring at intervals tailored to the individual patient's comor-
ble. Graphical representation of Kaplan–­Meier curves demonstrates bidities or treatment. The proportion of patients who experienced
that overall the proportions of patients receiving biologic treatment an adverse event was 30.6% amongst those receiving conven-
who achieved 75% or greater improvement in DLQI, 50% or greater tional systemic treatment and 8% amongst those receiving biologic
improvement in BSA, and 50% improvement in PGA, PASI 50 and treatment.

(A) Cumulative responder percentage (B) Cumulative responder percentage (C) Cumulative responder percentage
for 50% improvement in BSA for 50% improvement in PGA for PASI 50

n=79, Conventional systemic group = 27, n=74, Conventional systemic group = 23, n=45, Conventional systemic group = 8,
Biologic group = 52, logrank p=0.83 Biologic group = 51, logrank p=0.69 Biologic group = 37, logrank p=0.53

(D) Cumulative responder percentage (E) Cumulative responder percentage


for PASI 75 for 75% improvement in DLQI

n=45, Conventional systemic group = 8, n=26, Conventional systemic group = 7,


Biologic group = 37, logrank p=0.90 Biologic group = 19, logrank p=0.61

F I G U R E 1 Kaplan–­Meier estimates for achievement of improvement in BSA, PGA, DLQI and PASI scores (A–­E). BSA, body surface area;
DLQI, Dermatology Life Quality Index; n, number; PASI, Psoriasis Area and Severity Index; PGA, Physicians Global Assessment. The blue
dots represent the cumulative responder percentage based on last measured clinical outcome from individual patients on conventional
systemic therapy. The red dots represent the cumulative responder percentage based on the last measured clinical outcome from individual
patients on biologic treatment.
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TA B L E 2 Adverse events per treatment.


previously observed findings in retrospective local cohorts9,10 interna-
Treatment (n) Adverse events (n; % of total patients) tional registries11,12 and systematic reviews.8,13
(A) Adverse events in those who received conventional systemic The two potential confounders in our study were older age at

Acitretin (4) Dyslipidaemia (1; 25) enrolment to the study and longer duration of disease. Previous
studies have identified lower body mass index or weight to be gen-
Cyclosporin (16) Gastroesophageal reflux disease (1;
6.3) erally associated with better response to biologic treatment.11,14–­16
Raised creatinine (1; 6.3) However, age, duration of disease, baseline severity and previous

Hypertension (2; 12.5)


treatment have not been consistently found to be positively or neg-
atively associated with biologic treatment response in patient and
Dyslipidaemia (1; 6.3)
physician-­based assessment scores.11,14–­16
Hydroxyurea (2) Cytopenia (2; 100)
Longitudinal follow-­up and future interval analyses of the
Methotrexate (14) Nausea (1; 7.1)
SINGPSOR will allow improved statistical power to detect differences
Vomiting (1; 7.1)
in outcomes between biologic agents and conventional systemic
Liver fibrosis (1; 7.1)
agents for the treatment of psoriasis and assess the possibility of age
(B) Adverse events in those who received biologic therapy and duration of disease as potential confounders of treatment efficacy.
Adalimumab (21) None
Guselkumab (7) Transaminitis (1; 14.3) AU T H O R C O N T R I B U T I O N S
Infliximab (1) Transaminitis (1; 100) Dr Xuan Qi Koh: data collection, analysis, wrote the paper. Ms
Ixekizumab (13) Nausea (1; 7.7) Xiahong Zhao: data collection, analysis. Professor Bernett Lee: data
Secukinumab (8) Injection site reaction (1; 12.5) analysis, revision. Dr Eugene S.T. Tan: designed research study, data

Ustekinumab (25) Demyelination (1; 4) analysis and acquisition, wrote the paper. Dr Hazel H. Oon: designed
research study, data acquisition, wrote the paper. Professor Wei-­
Hepatitis B reactivation (1; 4)
Sheng Chong: designed research study.

AC K N O​W L E D
​ G E ​M E N T S
5 | CO N C LU S I O N S A N D PE R S PEC TI V E S The authors are grateful for the support of research coordinators
and support staff from NSC: Emily QY Tang, Mei Qi Ho, ZhiQing Lin,
The main limitation of our study is the short duration of follow-­up Joan Fung and Veron Lu.
and small sample size. This necessitated grouping all biologics into a
single group for analysis, thereby negating the possibility of compar- F U N D I N G I N FO R M AT I O N
ing baseline or follow-­up characteristics between different biologic This study is supported by a research grant from Johnson & Johnson
modalities. Although all biologics were grouped into a single group Pte Ltd and received approval by the National Healthcare Group
in our study for comparison against the other group treated with Research Data Oversight Committee under standing database ap-
conventional systemic immunomodulators, this should not be taken plication number NSC/2021–­0 0083.
as a suggestion that different biologics are simply interchangeable as
therapeutic options. C O N FL I C T O F I N T E R E S T S TAT E M E N T
Psoriasis was previously understood as a CD4+ T-­cell immune-­ HH Oon is a speaker, advisory board member and researcher for
mediated disease that predisposed by genetic and environmental fac- Galderma, Janssen and Novartis. She has also been a clinical investi-
tors and manifested by keratinocyte hyperplasia. Cyclosporin inhibits gator for Pfizer, as well as a speaker and advisory board member for
CD4+ T-­cell activation, whilst methotrexate exhibits general immuno- AbbVie, Eli Lilly and LEO Pharma.
modulatory and anti-­proliferative activity, and retinoids modulate epi-
dermal keratinocyte proliferation and differentiation. In recent years, DATA AVA I L A B I L I T Y S TAT E M E N T
greater understanding of the immunologic dysregulation in psoriasis The data that supports the findings of this study are available in the
has identified alterations in both innate and adaptive immune systems, supplementary material of this article.
TNF-­α, IL-­17, IL-­23, janus kinase and tyrosine kinase 2. Biologics are
proteins that can specifically target some of these immune media- ORCID
tors, thus potentially producing better treatment efficacy with lesser Xuan Qi Koh https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0594-5519
adverse reactions.8 Our results suggest that patients who received Hazel H. Oon https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7607-3124
biologic treatment showed a trend towards greater improvement in
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