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To compare rates of biologic initiation after commencing treatment with apremilast (APR) versus methotrexate (MTX) in systemic-naive patients with psoriasis (PsO). This was a retrospective cohort study of systemic-naive patients with PsO who initiated treatment with APR or MTX between 1 January 2015 and 31 March 2018. Adjusted rates of biologic initiation during follow-up were compared by logistic and Cox regressions. APR initiators had 58% lower likelihood of biologic initiation (odds ratio: 0.42; 95% CI: 0.37-0.48; p < 0.001), lower adjusted biologic initiation rate (14.4% [95% CI: 13.2-15.7%] vs 28.6% [95% CI: 26.8-30.5%]), lower risk of biologic initiation (hazard ratio: 0.45; 95% CI: 0.40-0.51; p < 0.001) compared with MTX initiators. Systemic-naive patients with PsO have a lower rate of biologic initiation over 1 year following APR initiation.
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