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Neurath L, Sticherling M, Schett G, Fagni F. Targeting cytokines in psoriatic arthritis. Cytokine Growth Factor Rev 2024:S1359-6101(24)00042-X. [PMID: 39068140 DOI: 10.1016/j.cytogfr.2024.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2024] [Revised: 06/26/2024] [Accepted: 06/27/2024] [Indexed: 07/30/2024]
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Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is part of the psoriatic disease spectrum and is characterized by a chronic inflammatory process that affects entheses, tendons and joints. Cytokines produced by immune and non-immune cells play a central role in the pathogenesis of PsA by orchestrating key aspects of the inflammatory response. Pro-inflammatory cytokines such as TNF, IL-23 and IL-17 have been shown to regulate the initiation and progression of PsA, ultimately leading to the destruction of the architecture of the local tissues such as soft tissue, cartilage and bone. The important role of cytokines in PsA has been underscored by the clinical success of antibodies that neutralize their function. In addition to biologic agents targeting individual pro-inflammatory cytokines, signaling inhibitors that block multiple cytokines simultaneously such as JAK inhibitors have been approved for PsA therapy. In this review, we will focus on our current understanding of the role of cytokines in the disease process of PsA and discuss potential new treatment options based on modulation of cytokine function.
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- Laura Neurath
- Department of Internal Medicine 3, Friedrich-Alexander Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany; Deutsches Zentrum Immuntherapie DZI, Friedrich-Alexander Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Deutsches Zentrum Immuntherapie DZI, Friedrich-Alexander Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany; Department of Dermatology, Friedrich-Alexander Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine 3, Friedrich-Alexander Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany; Deutsches Zentrum Immuntherapie DZI, Friedrich-Alexander Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine 3, Friedrich-Alexander Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany; Deutsches Zentrum Immuntherapie DZI, Friedrich-Alexander Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.
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Curtis JR, McInnes IB, Rahman P, Gladman DD, Peterson S, Yang F, Adejoro O, Kollmeier AP, Shiff NJ, Han C, Shawi M, Tillett W, Mease PJ. Work Productivity and General Health Through 2 Years of Guselkumab Treatment in a Phase 3 Randomized Trial of Patients With Active Psoriatic Arthritis. Rheumatol Ther 2024; 11:425-441. [PMID: 38386178 PMCID: PMC10920580 DOI: 10.1007/s40744-024-00642-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 02/23/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION To evaluate the effect of guselkumab on work productivity and nonwork daily activity impairment and general health status through 2 years in patients who were biologic-naïve with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA) in the phase 3 DISCOVER-2 clinical trial. METHODS Adult patients with PsA were randomized to subcutaneous injections of guselkumab 100 mg every 4 weeks (Q4W); at weeks 0, 4, then every 8 weeks (Q8W); or placebo (through week 24 with crossover to guselkumab Q4W). Work productivity and nonwork daily activity impairment were assessed using the Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire for PsA (WPAI-PsA) and patient-reported general health status using the EuroQol 5-Dimension 5-Level (EQ-5D-5L) Index and EQ-Visual Analog Scale (EQ-VAS). Least-squares (LS) mean changes from baseline in WPAI-PsA domains and EQ-5D-5L/EQ-VAS were assessed through week 100. Changes in employment status were utilized to estimate potential indirect savings from improved work productivity. RESULTS Of 739 randomized patients, 738 had available baseline data for the analyses (Q4W 245; Q8W 248; placebo 245). At week 24, greater improvements in work productivity, nonwork daily activity, and EQ-5D-5L/EQ-VAS were observed in the Q4W and Q8W groups versus the placebo group. At week 100, LS mean reductions in work productivity impairment (- 23.8% to - 28.0%) and nonwork daily activity impairment (- 26.6% to - 29.2%) and improvements in EQ-5D-5L/EQ-VAS (0.14 to 0.15/21.2 to 25.0) were maintained in patients receiving guselkumab. Among patients employed at baseline, 12.1-16.4% were not employed at week 100, and 20.0-25.3% shifted from not employed at baseline to employed at week 100. Potential yearly indirect cost savings (USD) from improved work productivity at week 100 ranged from $16,529 to $19,409. CONCLUSION Patients with active PsA treated with guselkumab demonstrated reduced impairment in work productivity and nonwork daily activity, together with improvement in general health status and substantial potential cost savings, over a 2-year period. TRIAL REGISTRATION Clinicaltrials.gov identifier: NCT03158285.
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- Jeffrey R Curtis
- Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Shelby 121, 1825 University Blvd, Birmingham, AL, 35233, USA.
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- College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Faculty of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. Johns, NL, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Immunology, Janssen Global Services, LLC, Horsham, PA, USA
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- Department of Immunology, Janssen Global Services, LLC, Horsham, PA, USA
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- Department of Immunology, Janssen Research & Development, LLC, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, Horsham, PA, USA
- Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Patient-Reported Outcomes, Janssen Global Services, LLC, Malvern, PA, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Titusville, NJ, USA
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- Department of Life Sciences, Centre for Therapeutic Innovation, Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Combe Park, Bath, UK
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- Rheumatology Research, Providence Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA
- University of Washington School of Medicine, WA, Seattle, USA
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Coates LC, Gossec L, Zimmermann M, Shawi M, Rampakakis E, Shiff NJ, Kollmeier AP, Xu XL, Nash P, Mease PJ, Helliwell PS. Guselkumab provides durable improvement across psoriatic arthritis disease domains: post hoc analysis of a phase 3, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. RMD Open 2024; 10:e003977. [PMID: 38531621 DOI: 10.1136/rmdopen-2023-003977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2023] [Accepted: 02/08/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVE Evaluate long-term guselkumab effectiveness across Group for Research and Assessment of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis (GRAPPA)-recognised domains/related conditions of psoriatic arthritis (PsA). METHODS Post hoc analyses used data from DISCOVER-2 (NCT03158285) biologic/Janus-kinase inhibitor-naïve participants with active PsA (≥5 swollen/≥5 tender joints, C-reactive protein ≥0.6 mg/dL), randomised (1:1:1) to guselkumab every 4 or 8 weeks (Q4W/Q8W) or placebo with crossover to guselkumab. Outcomes aligned with key GRAPPA-recognised domains of overall disease activity, peripheral arthritis, axial disease, enthesitis/dactylitis and skin psoriasis (nail psoriasis was not evaluated). PsA-related conditions (inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)/uveitis) were assessed via adverse events through W112. Least squares mean changes from baseline through W100 in continuous outcomes employed repeated measures mixed-effects models adjusting for baseline scores. Binary measure response rates were determined with non-responder imputation for missing data. RESULTS 442/493 (90%) of guselkumab-randomised patients completed treatment through W100. Following early reductions in disease activity with guselkumab, durable improvements were observed across key PsA domains (swollen/tender joints, psoriasis, spinal pain, enthesitis/dactylitis) through W100. Response rates of therapeutically relevant targets generally increased through W100 with guselkumab Q4W/Q8W: Disease Activity Index for PsA low disease activity (LDA) 62%/59%, enthesitis resolution 61%/70%, dactylitis resolution 72%/83%, 100% improvement in Psoriasis Area and Severity Index 59%/53%, Psoriatic Arthritis Disease Activity Score LDA 51%/49% and minimal disease activity 38%/40%. Through W112, no cases of IBD developed among guselkumab-randomised patients and one case of uveitis was reported. CONCLUSION In biologic-naïve patients with active PsA, guselkumab provided early and durable improvements in key GRAPPA-recognised domains through 2 years, with substantial proportions achieving important treatment targets.
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- Laura C Coates
- Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- INSERM, Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique, Sorbonne Universite, Paris, France
- Rheumatology Department, AP-HP, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France
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- Immunology, Janssen Research & Development LLC, Titusville, New Jersey, USA
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- Scientific Affairs, JSS Medical Research Inc, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Community Health & Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, Horsham, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development LLC, San Diego, California, USA
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- Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland, Australia
- The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Rheumatology Research, Providence Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
- University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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Coates LC, Rahman P, Mease PJ, Shawi M, Rampakakis E, Kollmeier AP, Xu XL, Chakravarty SD, McInnes IB, Tam LS. Continuous improvement through differential trajectories of individual minimal disease activity criteria with guselkumab in active psoriatic arthritis: post hoc analysis of a phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. BMC Rheumatol 2024; 8:6. [PMID: 38310261 PMCID: PMC10838435 DOI: 10.1186/s41927-024-00375-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 02/05/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND To explore the trajectory of, and factors contributing to, achievement of individual criteria of minimal disease activity (MDA) in patients with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA) treated with guselkumab. METHODS The Phase 3, randomized, placebo-controlled DISCOVER-2 study enrolled adults (N = 739) with active PsA despite standard therapies who were biologic/Janus kinase inhibitor-naive. Patients were randomized 1:1:1 to guselkumab 100 mg every 4 weeks; guselkumab 100 mg at week 0, week 4, then every 8 weeks; or placebo. In this post hoc analysis, patients randomized to guselkumab were included and pooled (N = 493). Longitudinal trajectories of achieving each MDA criterion through week 100 were derived using non-responder imputation. Time to achieve each criterion was estimated with Kaplan-Meier analysis. Multivariate regression for time to achieve each criterion (Cox regression) and achievement at week 100 (logistic regression) was used to identify contributing factors. RESULTS Continuous improvement across all MDA domains was shown over time. ~70% of patients achieved near remission in swollen joint count (SJC), Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI), and enthesitis through week 100. Median times to achieve individual criteria differed significantly (p < 0.0001), with SJC ≤ 1 (20 weeks), PASI ≤ 1 (16 weeks), and ≤ 1 tender entheses (16 weeks) being faster than patient-reported criteria (pain ≤ 15 mm, patient global assessment of arthritis and psoriasis ≤ 20 mm, Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index ≤ 0.5) and tender joint count ≤ 1. Higher baseline domain scores, older age, worse fatigue, and increased body mass index were significant predictors of longer time to achieve minimal levels of disease activity assessed via patient-reported criteria. CONCLUSIONS Substantial proportions of guselkumab-treated patients achieved individual MDA criteria, each showing continuous improvement through week 100, although with distinct trajectories. Median times to achieve physician-assessed MDA criteria were significantly faster compared with patient-driven criteria. Identification of modifiable factors affecting the time to achieve patient-reported criteria has the potential to optimize the achievement and sustainability of MDA in the clinic via a multidisciplinary approach to managing PsA, involving both medical and lifestyle interventions. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER NCT03158285. TRIAL REGISTRATION DATE May 16, 2017.
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- Laura C Coates
- Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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- Craig L Dobbin Genetics Research Centre, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada
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- Department of Rheumatology Research, Swedish Medical Center/Providence St Joseph Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Titusville, NJ, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
- JSS Medical Research, Inc, Scientific Affairs, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC. Immunology, San Diego, California, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC. Immunology, San Diego, California, USA
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- Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, Horsham, PA, USA
- Division of Rheumatology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Sha Tin, Hong Kong, China
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Mease PJ, Gottlieb AB, Ogdie A, McInnes IB, Chakravarty SD, Rampakakis E, Kollmeier A, Xu XL, Shawi M, Lavie F, Kishimoto M, Rahman P. Earlier clinical response predicts low rates of radiographic progression in biologic-naïve patients with active psoriatic arthritis receiving guselkumab treatment. Clin Rheumatol 2024; 43:241-249. [PMID: 37787903 PMCID: PMC10774160 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-023-06745-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2023] [Revised: 08/17/2023] [Accepted: 08/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Assess relationship between earlier clinical improvement and radiographic progression (RP) over 2 years in guselkumab-treated patients with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA). METHOD Post hoc analyses combined data from DISCOVER-2 biologic-naïve adults with active PsA randomized to either guselkumab 100 mg every 4 weeks (Q4W) or guselkumab at W0, W4, then Q8W. Correlations (Spearman's coefficient) between baseline disease parameters and total PsA-modified van der Heijde-Sharp (vdH-S) score were examined. Repeated-measures mixed models, adjusted for known RP risk factors, assessed the relationship between Disease Activity Index in PsA (DAPSA) improvement, DAPSA improvement exceeding the median or the minimal clinically important difference (MCID), or DAPSA low disease activity (LDA) at W8 and RP rate, assessed by change from baseline in vdH-S score through W100. RESULTS Baseline age, PsA duration, CRP level, and swollen joint count, but not psoriasis duration/severity, weakly correlated with baseline vdH-S score. Elevated baseline CRP (parameter estimate [β] = 0.17-0.18, p < 0.03) and vdH-S score (β = 0.02, p < 0.0001) significantly associated with greater RP through W100. Greater improvement in DAPSA (β = -0.03, p = 0.0096), achievement of DAPSA improvement > median (least squares mean [LSM] difference: -0.66, p = 0.0405) or > MCID (-0.67, p = 0.0610), or DAPSA LDA (-1.44, p = 0.0151) by W8 with guselkumab significantly associated with less RP through W100. The effect of W8 DAPSA LDA on future RP was strengthened over time among achievers vs. non-achievers (LSM difference enhanced from -1.05 [p = 0.0267] at W52 to -1.84 [p = 0.0154] at W100). CONCLUSIONS In guselkumab-treated patients with active PsA, earlier improvement in joint symptoms significantly associated with lower RP rates through 2 years, indicating blockade of the IL-23 pathway may modify long-term disease course and prevent further joint damage. Key Points • Greater improvement in DAPSA at Week 8 of guselkumab treatment was significantly associated with less progression of structural joint damage at 2 years in patients with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA). • Early control of peripheral joint disease activity with blockade of the IL-23 pathway may modify long-term PsA trajectory and prevent further joint damage.
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- Philip J Mease
- Swedish Medical Center/Providence St. Joseph Health and University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
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- Department of Dermatology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, Horsham, PA, USA
- Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
- JSS Medical Research, Montreal, Canada
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- Immunology, Janssen Research & Development, LLC, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Immunology, Janssen Research & Development, LLC, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Immunology, Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Titusville, NJ, USA
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- Janssen Cilag Global Medial Affairs, Immunology Global Medical Affairs, Issy Les Moulineaux, France
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- Department of Nephrology and Rheumatology, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan
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- Discipline of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NF, Canada
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Leung YY, Tillett W, de Wit M, Orbai AM, Coates LC, FitzGerald O, Helliwell PS, Strand V, Mease PJ, Goel N, Christensen R, Merola JF, Lindsay CA, Ogdie A, Gossec L, Gladman DD. Initiating Evaluation of Composite Outcome Measures for Psoriatic Arthritis: 2022 Updates From the GRAPPA-OMERACT Working Group. J Rheumatol 2023; 50:53-57. [PMID: 37419621 DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.2023-0530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/09/2023]
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The Group for Research and Assessment of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis (GRAPPA)-Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) working group-comprising rheumatologists, dermatologists, methodologists, and patient research partners-provided updates at the GRAPPA 2022 annual meeting on its work to evaluate composite outcome measures for PsA. Ten composite outcome measures were considered. Initial steps were to define the population, the purpose of use, and the proposed pros and cons of the 10 candidate composite instruments for PsA. Preliminary Delphi exercises within the working group and GRAPPA stakeholders confirmed high priority for evaluating minimal disease activity (MDA); moderate priority for Disease Activity in PsA (DAPSA), American College of Rheumatology (ACR) response criteria, Psoriatic Arthritis Disease Activity Score (PASDAS), Composite Psoriatic Disease Activity Index (CPDAI), 3 visual analog scale (VAS), and 4VAS; and low priority for Disease Activity Score in 28 joints (DAS28), Psoriatic Arthritis Responder Criteria (PsARC), and Routine Assessment of Patient Index Data 3 (RAPID3). Further appraisal of candidate composite instruments is ongoing.
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- Ying-Ying Leung
- Y.Y. Leung, MB ChB, MD, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore;
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- W. Tillett, BSc, MB ChB, PhD, Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, University of Bath, Bath, UK
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- M. de Wit, PhD, GRAPPA Patient Research Partner, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- A.M. Orbai, MD, MHS, Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- L.C. Coates, MB ChB, PhD, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- O. FitzGerald, MD, Conway Institute for Biomolecular Research, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- P.S. Helliwell, MD, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- V. Strand, MD, Division of Immunology/Rheumatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California, USA
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- P.J. Mease, MD, Rheumatology Research, Swedish Medical Center/Providence St. Joseph Health and University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- N. Goel, MD, GRAPPA Patient Research Partner, and Therapeutic Area Head of Rheumatology, TrialSpark, and Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- R. Christensen, MSc, PhD, Section for Biostatistics and Evidence-Based Research, The Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, and Research Unit of Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- J.F. Merola, MD, MMSc, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- C.A. Lindsay, PharmD, GRAPPA Patient Research Partner, Prosper, Texas, USA, employed by Arcutis Biotherapeutics Inc
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- A. Ogdie, MD, MSCE, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- L. Gossec, MD, PhD, Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique, and AP-HP, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Rheumatology Department, Paris, France
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- D.D. Gladman, MD, University of Toronto, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, and Psoriatic Arthritis Program, University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Gottlieb AB, McInnes IB, Rahman P, Kollmeier AP, Xu XL, Jiang Y, Sheng S, Shawi M, Chakravarty SD, Lavie F, Mease PJ. Low rates of radiographic progression associated with clinical efficacy following up to 2 years of treatment with guselkumab: results from a phase 3, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of biologic-naïve patients with active psoriatic arthritis. RMD Open 2023; 9:rmdopen-2022-002789. [PMID: 36828643 PMCID: PMC9972414 DOI: 10.1136/rmdopen-2022-002789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2022] [Accepted: 02/02/2023] [Indexed: 02/26/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Evaluate relationship between radiographic progression and clinical outcomes in post hoc analyses of patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) receiving up to 2 years of guselkumab therapy in the phase 3, placebo-controlled, randomised trial, DISCOVER-2. METHODS Biologic-naïve adults with active PsA (≥5 swollen joints /≥5 tender joints ; C reactive protein ≥0.6 mg/dL) were randomised to guselkumab 100 mg every 4 weeks (Q4W); guselkumab 100 mg at week 0, week 4, then every 8 weeks (Q8W); or placebo→guselkumab 100 mg Q4W (week 24). Radiographs (hands/feet) at week 0, week 24, week 52 and week 100 were scored via PsA-modified van der Heijde-Sharp (vdH-S) methodology. In these post hoc analyses, mean changes in vdH-S scores were summarised according to achievement of American College of Rheumatology 20/50/70 response; low disease activity (LDA) defined by Disease Activity in Psoriatic Arthritis (DAPSA) ≤14 or Psoriatic ArthritiS Disease Activity Score (PASDAS) ≤3.2, or minimal/very low disease activity (MDA/VLDA); and normalised physical function (Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index (HAQ-DI) ≤0.5). Response rates for achieving MDA/VLDA and each component were determined among patients with and without radiographic progression (change in total vdH-S score >0.5). No formal hypothesis testing was performed. RESULTS 664 of 739 treated patients in DISCOVER-2 continued study treatment at week 52 and were included in these analyses. Mean changes in vdH-S scores from weeks 0 to 100 among all patients in the Q4W and Q8W groups were 1.7 and 1.5, respectively. Among all guselkumab-randomised patients, those who achieved ACR20/50/70, DAPSA LDA, PASDAS LDA, MDA, VLDA and HAQ-DI ≤0.5 (normalised physical function) had smaller mean changes in vdH-S scores than did non-responders at week 52 (0.2-1.2 vs 1.7-4.1) and week 100 (0.3-1.2 vs 2.0-4.6). Relative to patients with radiographic progression, those without progression were more likely to achieve the MDA criteria related to swollen and tender joint counts, patient-reported pain and global assessment, and normalised physical function through week 100. CONCLUSION In these post hoc analyses, the achievement of low levels of disease activity, including MDA, was associated with diminished rates of radiographic progression observed in patients receiving up to 2 years of guselkumab. Radiographic non-progressors were more likely to achieve patient-reported MDA criteria of minimal pain and normalised physical function compared with radiographic non-responders. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER NCT03158285.
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- Alice B Gottlieb
- Dermatology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Rheumatology, Memorial University, St John's, Newfoundland, Canada
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- Immunology, Janssen Research & Development, San Diego, California, USA
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- Immunology, Janssen Research & Development, San Diego, California, USA
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- Cytel Inc on behalf of Janssen Research & Development LLC, Spring House, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, Spring House, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Immunology Global Medical Affairs, Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, Horsham, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Immunology, Janssen Scientific Affairs, Horsham, Pennsylvania, USA,Rheumatology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Immunology Global Medical Affairs, Janssen Cilag Global Medical Affairs, Issy les Moulineaux, France
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- School of Medicine, Swedish Medical Center and University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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