Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- 1. 18 years old or older;
- 2. Both male \& female;
- 3. Psoriasis diagnosis (per dermatologist) for at least 2 years (in at least 30% of participants);
- 4. Willing and able to provide informed consent;
- 5. Fulfillment of HR-PsO criteria (Psoriasis (PsO) patients will meet the definition of HR if they fulfill the following criteria: a) PsO duration \>2 years and Psoriasis Body Surface Area (BSA) \>3% and positive imaging findings in MSKPDUS defined as a RM-PsASon score of \>3.36
Exclusion Criteria:
- 1. Evidence of inflammatory joint pain, enthesitis and/or dactylitis on exam;
- 2. Current systemic immunosuppressive medication use (i.e., methotrexate, apremilast) at the time of enrollment or biologic therapy (ever);
- 3. RA seropositivity (mid-high RF/ACPA titers);
- 4. Current active malignancy;
- 5. History of symptomatic polyarticular OA or other joint conditions (such as RA, gout, etc) that may impair the ability to assess for PsA development
- 6. Conditions where initiation of guselkumab is prohibited in the prescribing information, including clinically important active infection and untreated latent tuberculosis;
- 7. Known hypersensitivity to the study agent.
Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years to N/A (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
No