POLL: When Do You Escalate AD Treatment if Treatment Targets are Not Achieved?

"Atopic dermatitis (AD) remains a challenging condition to manage effectively, and despite advances in treatment, there is a persistent issue of therapeutic inertia in the field. This inertia, characterized by the failure to escalate treatment when patients do not meet their therapeutic targets, continues to undermine patient outcomes. The TARGET-DERM registry longitudinal study has highlighted this issue in the real-world, showing that many patients with moderate-to-severe AD remain undertreated, leading to inadequate disease control and reduced quality of life," wrote Christopher Bunick, MD, PhD, associate professor of dermatology and translational biomedicine at Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut, and Dermatology Times’ 2024 Winter Editor in Chief, in a recent review of new atopic dermatitis treatment targets.

The chronic physical symptoms of AD such as itchy and painful skin are often associated with affecting patients’ quality of sleep, sexual and social interactions, and work productivity. Due to the mental and physical effects of AD combined with dissatisfaction with current treatment regimens, more effective therapies are needed.

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