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Integrating Precision Medicine into Medical Dermatology Clinical Practice: An Expert Consensus Panel
Background:
Precision medicine utilizes an individual’s genomics to improve diagnosis, prognosis, and therapy. The joint American Academy of Dermatology and National Psoriasis Foundation 2019 guidelines recognized the need to identify biomarkers that can predict the optimal biologic agent for an individual patient. This paper examines the current state of precision medicine in dermatology and how its use can improve outcomes in psoriasis.
Methods:
A search of PubMed/MEDLINE using the terms precision medicine, personalized medicine, biomarkers, genomics, and dermatology was performed to identify relevant publications. An expert consensus panel was then convened to assign levels of evidence to each article using strength of recommendation taxonomy and create consensus statements requiring a two-thirds supermajority for agreement utilizing a modified Delphi approach.
Results:
Thirteen articles met inclusion and exclusion criteria and were assigned levels of evidence. The panel created 10 consensus statements on how precision medicine can improve patient outcomes, all of which received a unanimous (6/6) vote.
Conclusion:
Choosing a biologic medication for psoriasis often relies on patient preference, provider preference, and a trial-and-error approach. Utilizing precision medicine tests such as Mind.Px can help providers identify biomarkers unique to a patient’s pathophysiology and choose the optimal medication through a targeted and evidence-based approach. Zakria D, Brownstone N, Armstrong AW, et al. Integrating precision medicine into medical dermatology clinical practice: an expert consensus panel. J Drugs Dermatol. 2023;22(6):588-593. doi:10.36849/JDD.7432.
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