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Long-term Safety and Efficacy of ESK-001 in Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis

The objective of the ESK-001-018 long term extension is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of ESK-001 over time. The scientific questions it aims to answer are: * How safe is taking ESK-001 long-term in people with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis? * Does taking ESK-001 long-term reduce the severity of people's plaque psoriasis? Patients will enter the long-term extension study following completion of one of the parent studies (ESK-001-016 or ESK-001-017) and will receive open-label ESK-001 twice daily for 24 weeks. After 24 weeks, the first 200 patients meeting at least PASI-75 clinical response will be randomly assigned to receive ESK-001 or placebo. At any point during this time, the patients losing the initial clinical response may return to the open-label ESK-001 treatment. Patients who complete Week 48 will return to open-label ESK-001 treatment and they will receive ESK-001 until the end of the study or discontinuation. All the remaining patients not meeting the entry criteria for the randomized withdrawal phase will continue to receive open-label ESK-001 for the remainder of the study. Patients taking part in the study must be men or women aged at least 18 years old and have completed a previous (parent) study of ESK-001 in moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. Patients must consent and agree to: * ensure drug daily compliance until end of study or discontinuation. * visit the clinic for checkups and assessments. * provide blood and urine samples.

Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Risankizumab in Participants With a Recent Diagnosis of Moderate Plaque Psoriasis in a Real-life Setting in Greece

Psoriasis is a skin disorder wherein skin cells multiply faster than normal, making the skin itchy and look patchy and red. It is caused by an overactive immune system where the body attacks healthy tissue by mistake. The impact of Psoriasis on quality of life can be significant, especially in moderate-to-severe disease which affects approximately half of the participants with plaque Psoriasis. Participants with Psoriasis are marked by their disease physically, psychologically, and emotionally. In addition to the above, their disease exerts a negative effect on various dimensions of health-related quality of life such as daily activities and work productivity. This study is designed to provide information regarding the impact of risankizumab on short-term and long-term clinical parameters of Psoriasis as well as the patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in participants with a recent diagnosis (less than or equal to 24 months) of moderate Psoriasis who are naïve to advanced treatments. Risankizumab is an approved drug for the treatment of Plaque Psoriasis. Approximately 250 participants with a recent diagnosis of moderate plaque psoriasis (defined as less than or equal to 24 months since the first diagnosis of moderate Psoriasis), and naïve to advanced treatments (biologics, apremilast, and deucravacitinib) will be enrolled at approximately 20 sites in Greece. Participants will receive risankizumab as prescribed by their treating dermatologist in accordance with local authorization and independently from the study. Participants will be enrolled and observed for approximately two years. There is expected to be no additional burden for participants in this trial. Study visits comprised of private practices and hospital clinics as per standard of care.