Papers of the Week

Patients with mild-to-moderate plaque psoriasis often experience reduced quality of life and increased disease burden due to itch or involvement of psoriasis in special areas such as the scalp and nails. Systemic therapy may be used concurrently with topical therapy in patients with active disease not controlled by topical therapy alone. The objective of PROMINENT was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of apremilast in combination with topical therapy in patients with mild-to-moderate psoriasis in Japan.