Brodalumab in an Organ Transplant Recipient With Psoriasis.
ABSTRACT
Immunocompromised patients, such as organ transplant recipients, require careful benefit-risk consideration when selecting a systemic agent for psoriasis. Brodalumab is an immunomodulatory biologic that binds to and inhibits IL-17RA, thereby inhibiting the actions of IL-17A, F, E, and C. Brodalumab has a rapid onset of action, sustained efficacy, and an acceptable safety profile, all of which serve to enhance its appeal as a systemic treatment option for psoriasis in immunocompromised patients. Reports of brodalumab use for psoriasis in organ transplant recipients are limited. We report a case in which brodalumab was used to treat psoriasis in a patient who had undergone solid organ transplantation with excellent response and good tolerability.
New answer by at Albert Einstein College of Medicine (August 1, 2022)
Organ transplant recipients are immunocompromised due to their transplant rejection regimen and thus require a careful risk-benefit discussion prior to treatment with a biolog...