2024年10月29日

アムジェンの乾癬疾患啓発活動のアンバサダーにフリーアナウンサーの高島彩さんが就任

～「見つけよう、あなたの乾癬治療」～
10月29日の世界乾癬デーに疾患啓発動画を公開し、活動を開始

アムジェン株式会社（本社：東京、代表取締役社長：スザナ・ムルテイラ、以下「アムジェン」）はこのたび、フリーアナウンサーの高島彩さんをアンバサダーとしてお迎えし、乾癬患者さん一人ひとりに寄り添った治療のサポートを目的として、乾癬の疾患啓発活動を実施いたします。本活動では、高島彩さんが出演する動画の公開、アムジェンの疾患啓発Webサイト「乾癬パートナーズ（https://www.kansen-partners.jp/）」のコンテンツ配信、病院内へのポスターの掲出等を通じて、「見つけよう、あなたの乾癬治療」というメッセージとともに、乾癬に対する正しい理解の促進を目指します。

日本における乾癬患者さんの数は、40〜50万人以上と推計されています1,2。乾癬は完治が難しく、また症状が良くなったり悪化したりを繰り返すため、多くの患者さんは症状の改善を望みながらも、長期間にわたる治療を続けることが困難となり、治療を中断してしまうことがあります。また、自分に適した治療法を見つけられずに諦めてしまうことも少なくありません。

高島彩さんは約20年前に乾癬に罹患し、患者として多くの悩みを抱えてきました。高島彩さんの「同じ境遇にある乾癬患者さんの気持ちに寄り添いながら、正しい疾患情報を届けたい」という想いとアムジェンの活動目的が合致し、今回アンバサダーとしてお迎えすることになりました。

この活動を通じて、乾癬患者さんに多様な治療選択肢があることをお伝えするとともに、個々の患者さんに適した治療法を見つけるためには、日々の乾癬に関する悩みを医師や看護師に相談し、コミュニケーションを取りながら治療を進めていくことが重要であることを改めて発信していきます。

アムジェンは、「To serve patients – 患者さんのために、今できるすべてを」というミッションのもと、革新的な治療薬の開発と提供にとどまらない、患者さんの生活や治療をトータルサポートするための活動に取り組んでまいります。

＜高島彩さんコメント＞

「私自身も、約20年前に乾癬に罹患し、症状に対する悩みはもちろんのこと、この先どのような治療が最適なのか、不安に思うこともたくさんありました。元々医師に自分の症状や気持ちを伝えるのが得意ではなく、なんとか処方いただいた薬で抑えていましたが、疾患と長く付き合っていく中で、前向きに治療へ取り組むためには、乾癬のことを自分自身で正しく理解し、医療関係者の皆さまと沢山コミュニケーションをとることが大切であったと実感しております。

これから、乾癬という疾患が一人でも多くの人に理解いただけるよう、また、患者さんお一人おひとりがご自身に合った治療法と出会えるよう、アムジェンと共に疾患啓発に努めていければと思っております。」

＜高島彩さんプロフィール＞

◆高島彩さんが出演する疾患啓発動画 概要

動画は高島彩さんがリラックスした自然な雰囲気の中でインタビューに応じるシーンから始まります。高島彩さんは、ご自身の経験を交えながら、乾癬には塗り薬や注射に加えて、飲み薬など、個々の患者さんに適した様々な治療法があることを語ります。最後は、「見つけよう、あなたの乾癬治療」というメッセージとともに、未来を前向きに見据える表情の高島彩さんが、乾癬患者さん一人ひとりがご自身の疾患について正しく理解し、自分に合った治療法を見つけるために、乾癬の悩みや不安を改めて医師に相談することを促す内容で締めくくられます。

動画公開日：2024年10月29日（火）～

公開URL　：https://www.kansen-partners.jp/find-your-psoriasis-treatment-with-aya

＜ストーリーボード＞

尋常性乾癬について

乾癬は、免疫反応の異常によって発症する全身性の慢性炎症性疾患です3,4。日本における罹患者は40～50万人以上と推計されています1,2。乾癬は主に5つの病型に分かれますが、尋常性乾癬が最も多くみられる病型で、乾癬患者さんの約90%を占めています5。銀白色の鱗屑に覆われた境界鮮明な紅班が特徴です。乾癬の症状は、肘や膝などの関節付近で確認されることが多く、頭皮や爪にも症状が現れることがあります。また84%の患者さんが痒みを感じているという報告もあります6。こうした状況は、QOLに悪影響が及んでいると考えられ、乾癬患者さんの身体的および精神的なQOLスコアは、がんや心筋梗塞の患者さんより低いとする報告もあります7。

アムジェン株式会社について

アムジェン株式会社は、世界最大規模の独立バイオテクノロジー企業である米国アムジェン社の日本法人です。アムジェン株式会社では、循環器疾患、がん、骨疾患、炎症・免疫性疾患、神経疾患、希少疾患を始めとするアンメット・メディカル・ニーズが高い領域に焦点を絞り、「To serve patients – 患者さんのために、今できるすべてを」というミッションのもと、臨床開発から販売までの活動を行っています。詳細については https://www.amgen.co.jp/ をご覧になるか、https://www.facebook.com/amgenjapan をフォローしてください。

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注意事項（アムジェン株式会社）
このニュースリリースに含まれている医薬品（開発中のものを含む）に関する情報は、宣伝広告、医学的アドバイスを目的とするものではありません。

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