The efficacy and safety of oral tofacitinib in oral erosive lichen planus: a case series

International Journal of DermatologyEarly View Clinical Correspondence The efficacy and safety of oral tofacitinib in oral erosive lichen planus: a case series Shreya K. Gowda, Shreya K. Gowda orcid.org/0000-0003-3378-5492 Department of Dermatology and Venereology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, IndiaSearch for more papers by this authorVishal Thakur, Vishal Thakur orcid.org/0000-0003-0495-6571 Department of Dermatology and Venereology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, IndiaSearch for more papers by this authorBiswanath Behera, Corresponding Author Biswanath Behera [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-5115-5622 Department of Dermatology and Venereology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, IndiaSearch for more papers by this authorSonika Garg, Sonika Garg orcid.org/0009-0000-0391-1860 Department of Dermatology and Venereology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, IndiaSearch for more papers by this authorDeepak Kumar Sahu, Deepak Kumar Sahu Department of Dermatology and Venereology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, IndiaSearch for more papers by this authorMadhusmita Sethy, Madhusmita Sethy Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, IndiaSearch for more papers by this authorPavithra Ayyanar, Pavithra Ayyanar Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, IndiaSearch for more papers by this author Shreya K. Gowda, Shreya K. Gowda orcid.org/0000-0003-3378-5492 Department of Dermatology and Venereology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, IndiaSearch for more papers by this authorVishal Thakur, Vishal Thakur orcid.org/0000-0003-0495-6571 Department of Dermatology and Venereology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, IndiaSearch for more papers by this authorBiswanath Behera, Corresponding Author Biswanath Behera [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-5115-5622 Department of Dermatology and Venereology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, IndiaSearch for more papers by this authorSonika Garg, Sonika Garg orcid.org/0009-0000-0391-1860 Department of Dermatology and Venereology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, IndiaSearch for more papers by this authorDeepak Kumar Sahu, Deepak Kumar Sahu Department of Dermatology and Venereology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, IndiaSearch for more papers by this authorMadhusmita Sethy, Madhusmita Sethy Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, IndiaSearch for more papers by this authorPavithra Ayyanar, Pavithra Ayyanar Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, IndiaSearch for more papers by this author First published: 21 May 2024 https://doi.org/10.1111/ijd.17262 Conflict of interest: None. Funding source: None. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. References 1McCartan BE, Healy CM. The reported prevalence of oral lichen planus: a review and critique. J Oral Pathol Med. 2008; 37: 447–453. 10.1111/j.1600-0714.2008.00662.x CASPubMedWeb of Science®Google Scholar 2Setterfield JF, Neill S, Shirlaw P, Theron J, Vaughan R, Escudier M, et al. The vulvovaginal gingival syndrome: a severe subgroup of lichen planus with characteristic clinical features and a novel association with the class II HLA DQB1*0201 allele. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2006; 55: 98–113. 10.1016/j.jaad.2005.12.006 PubMedWeb of Science®Google Scholar 3Damsky W, Wang A, Olamiju B, Peterson D, Galan A, King B. Treatment of severe lichen planus with the JAK inhibitor tofacitinib. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2020; 145: 1708–1710. 10.1016/j.jaci.2020.01.031 CASPubMedWeb of Science®Google Scholar 4Shao S, Tsoi LC, Sarkar MK, Xing X, Xue K, Uppala R, et al. IFN-γ enhances cell-mediated cytotoxicity against keratinocytes via JAK2/STAT1 in lichen planus. Sci Transl Med. 2019; 11:eaav7561. 10.1126/scitranslmed.aav7561 CASPubMedWeb of Science®Google Scholar 5JAK inhibitor baricitinib in the treatment of oral lichen planus: a case report. J Dermatol Res. 2024; 5: 1–4. Google Scholar Early ViewOnline Version of Record before inclusion in an issue ReferencesRelatedInformation