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Establish an expert consensus regarding the long-term adverse effects of psoralen-UV-A (PUVA) therapy in psoriasis, focusing on cutaneous malignancy and clinical risk-benefit considerations.

May 1, 1998Archives of Dermatology

Consensus Workshop on the Toxic Effects of Long-term PUVA Therapy

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WMW L MorisonJohns Hopkins University RBRichard D. BaughmanDartmouth College RDRobert M. DayBristol-Myers Squibb (Switzerland)

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Consensus workshop reports skin cancer risks from long-term PUVA therapy in psoriasis, highlighting the need for updated risk-benefit guidelines.

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Establish an expert consensus regarding the long-term adverse effects of psoralen-UV-A (PUVA) therapy in psoriasis, focusing on cutaneous malignancy and clinical risk-benefit considerations.
Convened an expert consensus workshop sponsored by the National Psoriasis Foundation.
Assembled multidisciplinary specialists in PUVA therapy, psoriasis management, cutaneous oncology (melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancer), and epidemiology.
Identified critical concerns regarding the long-term risk profile of PUVA therapy, emphasizing melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancers.
Deliberated clinical guidelines to help clinicians and patients evaluate the risk-benefit profile of PUVA compared to alternative psoriasis therapies, while prioritizing future evaluative research.

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Morison et al. (1998) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9064d2c63bb9fb07dd8c21 https://doi.org/10.1001/archderm.134.5.595

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Consensus workshop reports skin cancer risks from long-term PUVA therapy in psoriasis, highlighting the need for updated risk-benefit guidelines.

Consensus Workshop on the Toxic Effects of Long-term PUVA Therapy

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Consensus Workshop on the Toxic Effects of Long-term PUVA Therapy

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