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Pina Vegas L, Iggui S, Sbidian E, Claudepierre P. Impact of initiation of targeted therapy on the use of psoriatic arthritis-related treatments and healthcare consumption: a cohort study of 9793 patients from the French health insurance database (SNDS). RMD Open 2024; 10:e004631. [PMID: 39117446 DOI: 10.1136/rmdopen-2024-004631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2024] [Accepted: 07/16/2024] [Indexed: 08/10/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVES To assess the potential impact of targeted therapies for psoriatic arthritis (PsA) on symptomatic treatments (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), corticosteroids, opioid analgesics), methotrexate and mood disorder treatments and on hospitalisation and sick leave. METHODS Using the French health insurance database, this nationwide cohort study included adults with PsA who were new users (not in the year before the index date) of targeted therapies for ≥9 months during 2015-2021. Main endpoints were difference in proportion of users of associated treatments, hospitalisations and sick leaves between 3 and 9 months after and 6 months before targeted therapy initiation. Logistic regression models adjusted for sex, age, psoriasis, inflammatory bowel disease and Charlson Comorbidity Index compared the impact of biologics initiation (tumour necrosis factor inhibitor (TNFi)/interleukin 17 inhibitor (IL17i)/IL12/23i) on associated treatment discontinuation. RESULTS Among 9793 patients initiating targeted therapy for PsA (mean age: 51±13 years, 47% men), 62% initiated TNFi, 14% IL17i, 10% IL12/23i, 1% Janus kinase inhibitor, 12% phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitor. After treatment initiation, the proportion of treatment users was significantly reduced for NSAIDs (-15%), opioid analgesics (-9%), prednisone (-9%), methotrexate (-15%) and mood disorder treatments (-2%), along with decreased hospitalisations (-12%) and sick leaves (-4%). TNFi had a greater sparing effect on NSAIDs and prednisone use than IL17i (ORa=1.04, 95% CI=1.01 to 1.07; 1.04, 1.02 to 1.06) and IL12/23i (1.07, 1.04 to 1.10; 1.06, 1.04 to 1.09). Odds of methotrexate discontinuation was reduced with TNFi versus IL17i (0.96, 0.94 to 0.98) and IL12/23i (0.94, 0.92 to 0.97). CONCLUSIONS Targeted therapy initiation for PsA reduced the use of associated treatment and healthcare, with TNFi having a slightly greater effect than IL17i and IL12/23i, except for methotrexate discontinuation.
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- Laura Pina Vegas
- Service de Rhumatologie, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Créteil, Île-de-France, France
- EpiDermE, Université Paris-Est Créteil Val de Marne, Créteil, Île-de-France, France
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- Service de Rhumatologie, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Créteil, Île-de-France, France
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- Inserm, Centre d'investigation clinique 1430, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Créteil, Île-de-France, France
- Service de Dermatologie, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Créteil, Île-de-France, France
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- Service de Rhumatologie, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Créteil, Île-de-France, France
- EpiDermE, Université Paris-Est Créteil Val de Marne, Créteil, Île-de-France, France
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Goldman A, Galper BEL, Druyan A, Grossman C, Sharif K, Shechtman L, Moshkovits Y, Lahat A, Ben-Zvi I. Adverse cardiovascular events in rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with JAK inhibitors: An analysis of postmarketing spontaneous safety reports. Semin Arthritis Rheum 2024; 67:152461. [PMID: 38772185 DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2024.152461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2024] [Revised: 04/14/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/23/2024]
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OBJECTIVES The ORAL Surveillance trial, a postmarketing safety clinical trial, found an increased risk of adverse cardiovascular events and venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients treated with Janus Kinase (JAK) inhibitors compared to tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors. However, additional studies yielded mixed results and data on other JAK inhibitors are limited. METHODS A retrospective, pharmacovigilance study using the FDA adverse event reporting system (FAERS) to assess reporting of adverse cardiovascular events following treatment with JAK inhibitors in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients between January 2015 and June 2023. To identify disproportionately increased reporting, an adjusted reporting odds ratio (adj.ROR) was calculated with a multivariable logistic regression model. RESULTS We identified safety reports of 75,407 RA patients treated with JAK inhibitors (tofacitinib, n = 52,181; upadacitinib, n = 21,006; baricitinib, n = 2,220) and 303,278 patients treated with biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs; TNF inhibitors, rituximab, and tocilizumab). The mean age was 61.2(±12) and 59.0(±13), respectively; 82 % and 81 % were women. Compared to bDMARDs, JAK inhibitors were associated with an increased reporting of VTE [n = 1,393, adj.ROR=2.11 (1.97-2.25)], stroke [n = 973, adj.ROR=1.25 (1.16-1.34)], ischemic heart disease [IHD, n = 999, adj.ROR=1.23 (1.13-1.33)], peripheral edema [n = 2699, adj.ROR=1.22 (1.17-1.28)], and tachyarrhythmias [n = 370, adj.ROR=1.15 (1.00-1.33)]. Most of the events occurred in the first year after treatment initiation. When different JAK inhibitors were compared, VTE, stroke, and IHD were more frequently reported with upadacitinib and baricitinib than tofacitinib. When stratified by age category, all safety signals were statistically significant in patients aged≤65 years. CONCLUSION In this global postmarketing study, JAK inhibitors are associated with increased reporting of VTE, stroke, IHD, and tachyarrhythmias. These adverse events were reported following all JAK inhibitors that were studied, suggesting a class effect.
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- Adam Goldman
- Department of Internal Medicine F, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel; Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; The Sheba Talpiot Medical Leadership Program, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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- Department of Internal Medicine F, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel; School of Medicine, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel‑Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Internal Medicine F, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel; School of Medicine, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel‑Aviv, Israel
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- School of Medicine, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel‑Aviv, Israel; Department of Gastroenterology, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto, Canada; Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Internal Medicine F, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel; School of Medicine, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel‑Aviv, Israel
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- School of Medicine, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel‑Aviv, Israel; Department of Gastroenterology, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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- Department of Internal Medicine F, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel; The Sheba Talpiot Medical Leadership Program, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel; School of Medicine, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel‑Aviv, Israel.
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Popa CD, Opdam MAA, den Broeder N, van Ballegooijen H, Mulder K, van de Wiel KM, van Herwaarden N, Wientjes MHM, den Broeder AA. Therapy with JAK inhibitors or bDMARDs and the risk of cardiovascular events in the Dutch rheumatoid arthritis population. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2024; 63:2142-2146. [PMID: 37796830 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kead531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2023] [Revised: 08/27/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/07/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Caution has been advocated recently when using Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKi) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with an unfavourable cardiovascular risk profile. We aimed to compare the incidences in cardiovascular events between JAKi and biologic DMARDs (bDMARDs) in a large population of RA patients. METHODS RA patients starting a new bDMARD or JAKi between 1 August 2018 and 31 January 2022 have been selected from IQVIA's Dutch Real-World Data Longitudinal Prescription database, covering about 63% of outpatient prescriptions in the Netherlands. Study outcome was a cardiovascular event, defined as the start of platelet aggregation inhibitors during the study period. The incidence densities of cardiovascular events were compared between JAKi and bDMARDs using multilevel Poisson regression, adjusted for exposure time and confounders. RESULTS The number of unique patients included was 15 191, with 28 481 patient-years on treatment with either JAKi (2373) or bDMARDs (26 108). Most patients were female (72%) and median age was 62 years. We found 36 cardiovascular events (1.52 events/100 patient-years) during therapy with JAKi and 383 events (1.47 events/100 patient-years) during therapy with bDMARDs, resulting in an adjusted incidence rate ratio (IRR) of 0.99 for JAKi compared with bDMARDs (95% CI: 0.70, 1.41). Sub-analyses in patients >65 years, by sex, or separately for tofacitinib and baricitinib, yielded similar results. CONCLUSION In a large Dutch general RA population, the risk of cardiovascular events seems not to be different between JAKi users and those using bDMARDs, although a small increase in higher risk patients cannot be excluded.
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- Calin D Popa
- Department of Rheumatology, Sint Maartenskliniek Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Department of Rheumatology, Radboudumc Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Rheumatology, Sint Maartenskliniek Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Rheumatology, Sint Maartenskliniek Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Rheumatology, Sint Maartenskliniek Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Rheumatology, Sint Maartenskliniek Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Godbole S, Solomon JL, Johnson M, Srivastava A, Carsons SE, Belilos E, De Leon J, Reiss AB. Treating Cardiovascular Disease in the Inflammatory Setting of Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Ongoing Challenge. Biomedicines 2024; 12:1608. [PMID: 39062180 PMCID: PMC11275112 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines12071608] [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: 04/29/2024] [Revised: 06/30/2024] [Accepted: 07/17/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
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Despite progress in treating rheumatoid arthritis, this autoimmune disorder confers an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD). Widely used screening protocols and current clinical guidelines are inadequate for the early detection of CVD in persons with rheumatoid arthritis. Traditional CVD risk factors alone cannot be applied because they underestimate CVD risk in rheumatoid arthritis, missing the window of opportunity for prompt intervention to decrease morbidity and mortality. The lipid profile is insufficient to assess CVD risk. This review delves into the connection between systemic inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis and the premature onset of CVD. The shared inflammatory and immunologic pathways between the two diseases that result in subclinical atherosclerosis and disrupted cholesterol homeostasis are examined. The treatment armamentarium for rheumatoid arthritis is summarized, with a particular focus on each medication's cardiovascular effect, as well as the mechanism of action, risk-benefit profile, safety, and cost. A clinical approach to CVD screening and treatment for rheumatoid arthritis patients is proposed based on the available evidence. The mortality gap between rheumatoid arthritis and non-rheumatoid arthritis populations due to premature CVD represents an urgent research need in the fields of cardiology and rheumatology. Future research areas, including risk assessment tools and novel immunotherapeutic targets, are highlighted.
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- Department of Medicine and Biomedical Research Institute, NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine, Mineola, NY 11501, USA; (S.G.); (J.L.S.); (M.J.); (A.S.); (S.E.C.); (E.B.); (J.D.L.)
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Favalli EG, Maioli G, Caporali R. Biologics or Janus Kinase Inhibitors in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Who are Insufficient Responders to Conventional Anti-Rheumatic Drugs. Drugs 2024:10.1007/s40265-024-02059-8. [PMID: 38949688 DOI: 10.1007/s40265-024-02059-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/03/2024] [Indexed: 07/02/2024]
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic immune-mediated inflammatory disease which can induce progressive disability if not properly treated early. Over the last 20 years, the improvement of knowledge on the pathogenesis of the disease has made available several drugs targeting key elements of the pathogenetic process, which now represent the preferred treatment option after the failure of first-line therapy with conventional drugs such as methotrexate (MTX). To this category of targeted drugs belong anti-cytokine or cell-targeted biological agents and more recently also Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKis). In the absence to date of specific biomarkers to guide the therapeutic choice in the context of true precision medicine, the choice of the first targeted drug after MTX failure is guided by treatment cost (especially after the marketing of biosimilar products) and by the clinical characteristics of the patient (age, sex, comorbidities and compliance) and the disease (presence or absence of autoantibodies and systemic or extra-articular manifestations), which may influence the efficacy and safety profile of the available products. This viewpoint focuses on the decision-making process underlying the personalized approach to RA therapy and will analyse the evidence in the literature supporting the choice of individual products and in particular the differential choice between biological drugs and JAKis.
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- Ennio Giulio Favalli
- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Festa del Perdono, 7, 20122, Milan, Italy
- Department of Rheumatology and Medical Sciences, Gaetano Pini-CTO Hospital, P.zza Cardinal Ferrari 1, 20122, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Festa del Perdono, 7, 20122, Milan, Italy.
- Department of Rheumatology and Medical Sciences, Gaetano Pini-CTO Hospital, P.zza Cardinal Ferrari 1, 20122, Milan, Italy.
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Festa del Perdono, 7, 20122, Milan, Italy
- Department of Rheumatology and Medical Sciences, Gaetano Pini-CTO Hospital, P.zza Cardinal Ferrari 1, 20122, Milan, Italy
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Jambon-Barbara C, Hlavaty A, Bernardeau C, Bouvaist H, Chaumais MC, Humbert M, Montani D, Cracowski JL, Khouri C. Development and validation of a code-based algorithm using in-hospital medical records to identify patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension in a French healthcare database. ERJ Open Res 2024; 10:00109-2024. [PMID: 39135662 PMCID: PMC11317892 DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00109-2024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2024] [Accepted: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 08/15/2024] Open
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Introduction Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare and severe disease for which most of the evidence about prognostic factors, evolution and treatment efficacy comes from cohorts, registries and clinical trials. We therefore aimed to develop and validate a new PAH identification algorithm that can be used in the French healthcare database "Système National des Données de Santé (SNDS)". Methods We developed and validated the algorithm using the Grenoble Alpes University Hospital medical charts. We first identified PAH patients following a previously validated algorithm, using in-hospital ICD-10 (10th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases) codes, right heart catheterisation procedure and PAH-specific treatment dispensing. Then, we refined the latter with the exclusion of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension procedures and treatment, the main misclassification factor. Second, we validated this algorithm using a gold standard review of in-hospital medical charts and calculated sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive value (PPV and NPV) and accuracy. Finally, we applied this algorithm in the French healthcare database and described the characteristics of the identified patients. Results In the Grenoble University Hospital, we identified 252 unique patients meeting all the algorithm's criteria between 1 January 2010 and 30 June 2022, and reviewed all medical records. The sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV and accuracy were 91.0%, 74.3%, 67.9%, 93.3% and 80.6%, respectively. Application of this algorithm to the SNDS yielded the identification of 9931 patients with consistent characteristics compared to PAH registries. Conclusion Overall, we propose a new PAH identification algorithm developed and adapted to the French specificities that can be used in future studies using the French healthcare database.
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- Clément Jambon-Barbara
- Pharmacovigilance Unit, Grenoble Alpes University Hospital, Grenoble, France
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, HP2 Laboratory, Inserm U1300, Grenoble, France
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- Pharmacovigilance Unit, Grenoble Alpes University Hospital, Grenoble, France
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, HP2 Laboratory, Inserm U1300, Grenoble, France
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- Pharmacovigilance Unit, Grenoble Alpes University Hospital, Grenoble, France
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- Cardiology Unit, Grenoble Alpes University Hospital, Grenoble, France
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- INSERM UMR_S 999, Hôpital Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis Robinson, France
- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Department of Pharmacy, Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Université Paris-Saclay, Saclay, France
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- INSERM UMR_S 999, Hôpital Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis Robinson, France
- Faculty of Medicine, Université Paris-Saclay, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
- AP-HP, Department of Respiratory and Intensive Care Medicine, Pulmonary Hypertension National Referral Centre, Hôpital Bicêtre, DMU 5 Thorinno, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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- INSERM UMR_S 999, Hôpital Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis Robinson, France
- Faculty of Medicine, Université Paris-Saclay, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
- AP-HP, Department of Respiratory and Intensive Care Medicine, Pulmonary Hypertension National Referral Centre, Hôpital Bicêtre, DMU 5 Thorinno, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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- Pharmacovigilance Unit, Grenoble Alpes University Hospital, Grenoble, France
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, HP2 Laboratory, Inserm U1300, Grenoble, France
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- Pharmacovigilance Unit, Grenoble Alpes University Hospital, Grenoble, France
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, HP2 Laboratory, Inserm U1300, Grenoble, France
- Grenoble Alpes University Hospital, Clinical Pharmacology Department INSERM CIC1406, Grenoble, France
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Perricone C, Castellucci A, Cafaro G, Calvacchi S, Bruno L, Dal Pozzolo R, Tromby F, Colangelo A, Gerli R, Bartoloni E. Rational approach to the prescription of anti-rheumatic drugs in rheumatoid arthritis: a product leaflet-based strategy in Italy. Front Immunol 2024; 15:1398314. [PMID: 38979406 PMCID: PMC11228816 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1398314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2024] [Accepted: 05/06/2024] [Indexed: 07/10/2024] Open
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The treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has dramatically changed in the past 30 years. Currently, numerous conventional, biologic, and targeted synthetic DMARDs have been licensed and used following recommendations provided by international and national scientific societies. However, the availability of biosimilars and the increasing necessity of savings impacted on the local/national prescription of these drugs. The information provided by data sheet of every single drug is a decisive factor on the choice of a certain treatment merged with the patient's profile. Thus, our purpose was to construct a rational algorithm for the treatment strategy in RA according to costs and the product leaflet of the biologic and targeted-synthetic DMARDs currently licensed in Italy. We used the most recent available recommendations and then we performed a review of the literature considering all the factors that are known to influence drug safety/effectiveness. All these factors were considered in the context of the data sheets of currently available originators and biosimilars.
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- Carlo Perricone
- Rheumatology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Rheumatology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Rheumatology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Rheumatology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Rheumatology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Rheumatology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Rheumatology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Rheumatology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Rheumatology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Rheumatology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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Sakai R, Tanaka E, Inoue E, Harigai M. Increased risk of cardiovascular events under the treatments with Janus kinase inhibitors versus biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a retrospective longitudinal population-based study using the Japanese health insurance database. RMD Open 2024; 10:e003885. [PMID: 38886005 PMCID: PMC11184193 DOI: 10.1136/rmdopen-2023-003885] [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: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 05/31/2024] [Indexed: 06/20/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVES To compare the risk of cardiovascular events among Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKIs), biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) (tumour necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFIs) and non-TNFIs) and methotrexate (MTX) in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS Using Japanese claims data, patients with RA were enrolled in this study if they had at least one ICD-10 code (M05 or M06), were new users of JAKIs, bDMARDs or MTX between July 2013 and July 2020 and being 18 years old or older. The incidence rate (IR), IR ratio and adjusted hazard ratio (aHR (95% CI)) of cardiovascular events including venous thromboembolism, arterial thrombosis, acute myocardial infarction and stroke were calculated. A time-dependent Cox regression model adjusted for patient characteristics at baseline was used to calculate aHR. RESULTS In 53 448 cases, IRs/1000 patient-years of the overall cardiovascular events were 10.1, 6.8, 5.4, 9.1 and 11.3 under the treatments with JAKIs, bDMARDs, TNFIs, non-TNFIs and MTX, respectively. The adjusted HRs of JAKIs for overall cardiovascular events were 1.7 (1.1 to 2.5) versus TNFIs without MTX and 1.7 (1.1 to 2.7) versus TNFIs with MTX. CONCLUSIONS Among patients with RA, individuals using JAKIs had a significantly higher risk of overall cardiovascular events than TNFIs users, which was attributed to the difference in the risk between JAKIs and TNFIs versus MTX. These data should be interpreted with caution because of the limitations associated with the claims database.
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- Ryoko Sakai
- Department of Publich Health and Epidemiology, Meiji Pharmaceutical University, Kiyose, Tokyo, Japan
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Showa University Research Administration Center, Showa University, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Sen R, Riofrio M, Singh JA. A narrative review of the comparative safety of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Expert Opin Drug Saf 2024; 23:687-714. [PMID: 38695151 DOI: 10.1080/14740338.2024.2348575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2024] [Indexed: 05/24/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) have improved the outcomes of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). DMARDs are classified into three categories: conventional synthetic DMARDs, biological DMARDs (including biosimilars), and targeted synthetic DMARDs. DMARDs, by way of their effect on the immune system, are associated with increased risk of adverse events, including infections, malignancies, cardiovascular disease, gastrointestinal perforations, and other less common events. AREAS COVERED In this narrative literature review performed with searches of the PubMed database from 1 January 2010 through 1 January 2023, we compare the risk of safety events between DMARDs using data from both randomized clinical trials and observational studies. EXPERT OPINION DMARD use in RA is associated with higher rates of serious infections, tuberculosis reactivation, opportunistic infections, and possibly malignancies. Specific biologic DMARDs and higher doses are associated with elevated risks of various adverse events (gastrointestinal perforations, thromboembolism, serious infection). Shared decision-making is paramount when choosing a treatment regimen for patients based on their own comorbidities. JAKi are the newest class of medications used for RA with robust safety data provided in clinical trials. However, more real-world evidence and phase-IV pharmacovigilance data are needed to better understand comparative safety profile of DMARDs in RA.
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- Rouhin Sen
- Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, The University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
- Medicine/Rheumatology Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC), Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, The University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, The University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
- Medicine/Rheumatology Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC), Birmingham, AL, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, UAB School of Public Health, Birmingham, AL, USA
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Burmester GR, Gottenberg JE, Caporali R, Winthrop KL, Tanaka Y, Ekoka Omoruyi EV, Rajendran V, Van Hoek P, Van Beneden K, Takeuchi T, Westhovens R, Aletaha D. Integrated safety analysis of filgotinib in patients with moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis over a treatment duration of up to 8.3 years. Ann Rheum Dis 2024:ard-2024-225759. [PMID: 38782549 DOI: 10.1136/ard-2024-225759] [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: 03/04/2024] [Accepted: 04/19/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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OBJECTIVES To update the long-term safety profile of filgotinib, a Janus kinase-1 preferential inhibitor, in patients with moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis. METHODS Data from seven trials were integrated (NCT01888874, NCT01894516, NCT02889796, NCT02873936, NCT02886728, NCT02065700 and NCT03025308). Patients received once-daily filgotinib 100 mg or 200 mg. Exposure-adjusted incidence rates (EAIRs)/100 patient-years of exposure (PYE) were calculated for treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs). Post hoc analyses assessed patients aged <65 and ≥65 years. RESULTS Patients (N=3691) received filgotinib for a median (maximum) of 3.8 (8.3) years (12 541 PYE). Rates of TEAEs of interest: serious infections, malignancies, major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and venous thromboembolism were stable over time and comparable between doses. In the overall population, numerically lower EAIR (95% CI)/100 PYE of herpes zoster was observed for filgotinib 100 mg versus 200 mg (1.1 (0.8 to 1.5) vs 1.5 (1.2 to 1.8)). Incidence of serious infections, herpes zoster, MACE, malignancies and all-cause mortality was higher in patients aged ≥65 versus <65 years. In patients aged ≥65 years, EAIRs (95% CI)/100 PYE for non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) (0.4 (0.1 to 1.1) vs 1.4 (0.8 to 2.2)), malignancies excluding NMSC (1.0 (0.5 to 1.9) vs 2.0 (1.3 to 2.9)) and all-cause mortality (1.3 (0.7 to 2.2) vs 1.6 (1.0 to 2.5)) were numerically lower for filgotinib 100 mg versus 200 mg. CONCLUSIONS In the overall population, TEAEs of interest were stable over time and similar between filgotinib 100 mg and 200 mg dose groups, except for herpes zoster. A dose-dependent relationship between malignancies and all-cause mortality was suggested in patients ≥65 years old.
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- University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
- Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan
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- Skeletal Biology and Engineering Research Center, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Hoisnard L, Meyer A, Dray-Spira R, Weill A, Zureik M, Sbidian E. Risk of Gastrointestinal Perforation in Patients With Rheumatic Diseases Exposed to Janus Kinase Inhibitors Versus Adalimumab: A Nationwide Cohort Study. Arthritis Rheumatol 2024. [PMID: 38699822 DOI: 10.1002/art.42862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2023] [Revised: 03/20/2024] [Accepted: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 05/05/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To compare the risk of gastrointestinal perforation (GIP), a rare but serious adverse event, in patients who a JAK inhibitor (JAKi; tofacitinib, baricitinib, upadacitinib, or filgotinib) versus adalimumab (tumor necrosis factor inhibitor) among a comprehensive real-world population of patients with rheumatic diseases. METHODS We conducted a nationwide population-based cohort study of the French national health data system, the exposed group that received a JAKi and the comparison group adalimumab. We included all individuals with a rheumatic disease who had their first dispensation of these treatments from July 2017 to December 2021. The primary endpoint was the occurrence of GIP (end of follow-up May 2022). Weighted hazard ratios (wHRs) were estimated with the inverse probability of treatment weighting method to account for confounding factors. Concomitant administration of systemic glucocorticoids, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and proton-pump inhibitors were time-varying variables. RESULTS The cohort included 39,758 patients: 12,335 and 27,423 in the groups that received a JAKi and adalimumab (mean age 58.2 and 47.3 years; female 76% and 58%; rheumatoid arthritis 85.3% and 27.3%, and psoriatic arthritis/axial spondyloarthritis 14.7% and 72.7%), respectively. During follow-up, 38 and 42 GIPs occurred in the groups that received a JAKi and adalimumab groups; incidence rates were 2.1 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.5-2.8) and 1.1 (95% CI 0.8-1.5) per 1,000 person-years, respectively. Rates of GIP did not differ between the groups that received a JAKi and adalimumab: wHR 1.1 (95% CI 0.7-1.9; P = 0.65). Despite the lack of power in some subgroup analyses, results were consistent whatever the subgroup of a type of JAKi received or subgroup with a type of rheumatic disease. CONCLUSION In this nationwide cohort study, the rates of GIPs did not differ between groups of patients who received JAKi and adalimumab treatment. These results need to be confirmed in other observational studies.
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- Lea Hoisnard
- Henri Mondor Hospital, INSERM, and Paris Est Créteil University, Créteil, France
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- French National Agency for Medicines and Health Products Safety, Saint-Denis, France, and Bicêtre University Hospital, Paris-Saclay University, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France
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- French National Agency for Medicines and Health Products Safety, Saint-Denis, France
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- French National Agency for Medicines and Health Products Safety, Saint-Denis, France
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- French National Agency for Medicines and Health Products Safety, Saint-Denis, France
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- Henri Mondor Hospital, Créteil, France, INSERM, Créteil, France, Paris Est Créteil University, Créteil, France, French National Agency for Medicines and Health Products Safety, Saint-Denis, France, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France
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Marchesoni A, Citriniti G, Girolimetto N, Possemato N, Salvarani C. Upadacitinib for the treatment of adult patients with active psoriatic arthritis. Expert Rev Clin Immunol 2024; 20:423-434. [PMID: 38155531 DOI: 10.1080/1744666x.2023.2299732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 12/22/2023] [Indexed: 12/30/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a rheumatic disorder that may be responsible for relevant articular impairment. The recently licensed Janus Kinase (JaK) inhibitors represent a new opportunity to improve PsA treatment. This review deals with the clinical usefulness of the selective JaK-1 inhibitor upadacitinib (UPA) in patients with PsA. COVERED AREAS Two phase-III studies are available: SELECT-PsA 1, performed in patients with an inadequate response to non-biological therapies, and SELECT-PsA 2, conducted in biologic-experienced patients. Long-term extension results and post-hoc analysis data of these two trials are also available. EXPERT OPINION The results provided by the trials indicate that UPA may be used to treat all of the clinical manifestations of PsA. Venous thromboembolism, cardiovascular events, and malignancy, the most feared adverse events associated with JaK inhibitor use, were not increased in the trial populations, yet long-term observational studies are needed to make sure that UPA is safe in this respect.
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- Antonio Marchesoni
- Rheumatology Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
- Rheumatology, Humanitas San Pio X, Milan, Italy
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- Rheumatology Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Rheumatology Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Rheumatology Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Rheumatology Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
- University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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Calvo-Garcia A, Ramírez Herráiz E, Llorente Cubas IM, Varas De Dios B, Benedí González J, Morell Baladrón A, García-Vicuña R. The Real-World Effectiveness, Persistence, Adherence, and Safety of Janus Kinase Inhibitor Baricitinib in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Long-Term Study. J Clin Med 2024; 13:2517. [PMID: 38731045 PMCID: PMC11084207 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13092517] [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: 03/22/2024] [Revised: 04/10/2024] [Accepted: 04/17/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024] Open
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Background/Aim: Baricitinib (BAR) is the first oral selective Janus kinase inhibitor approved in Europe for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Real-world data are still needed to clarify its long-term benefits/risk profile. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness, persistence, adherence, and safety of BAR in a real-world setting. Methods: An ambispective study was conducted between October 2017 and December 2021 in RA patients starting BAR. The effectiveness was evaluated, assessing changes from the baseline of the Disease Activity Score using 28-joint counts-C reactive protein (DAS28CRP), and the achievement of low disease activity/remission. Drug persistence was evaluated using Kaplan-Meier analysis. Adherence was estimated using the medication possession ratio (MPR) and the 5-item Compliance Questionnaire for Rheumatology. Safety was assessed determining global incidence proportion and adverse event adjusted incidence rates. Results: In total, 61/64 recruited patients were finally analyzed, 83.6% were female, 78.7% were seropositive, the mean age was 58.1 (15.4) years, and the disease duration was 13.9 (8.3) years. A total of 32.8% of patients were naïve to biologics and 16.4% received BAR as monotherapy. The median exposure to BAR was 12.4 (6.6-31.2) months (range 3.1-51.4). A significant change in DAS28CRP was observed after treatment (difference -1.2, p = 0.000). 70.5% and 60.7% of patients achieved low disease activity or remission, respectively, and 50.8% (31/61) remained on BAR throughout the follow-up, with a median persistence of 31.2 (9.3-53.1) months. The average MPR was 0.96 (0.08) and all patients exhibited "good adherence" according to the questionnaire. In total, 21.3% of patients discontinued baricitinib due to toxicity. Conclusions: In our real-world practice, BAR demonstrated effectiveness, large persistence, high adherence to treatment, and an acceptable safety profile.
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- Alberto Calvo-Garcia
- Pharmacy Service, Hospital Universitario La Princesa, IIS-Princesa, 28006 Madrid, Spain; (A.C.-G.); (E.R.H.); (A.M.B.)
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- Pharmacy Service, Hospital Universitario La Princesa, IIS-Princesa, 28006 Madrid, Spain; (A.C.-G.); (E.R.H.); (A.M.B.)
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- Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario Santa Cristina, 28006 Madrid, Spain;
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- Pharmacology, Pharmacognosy and Botany Department, Pharmacy Faculty, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain;
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- Pharmacy Service, Hospital Universitario La Princesa, IIS-Princesa, 28006 Madrid, Spain; (A.C.-G.); (E.R.H.); (A.M.B.)
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- Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario La Princesa, IIS-Princesa, 28006 Madrid, Spain;
- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Autonomous University of Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Song YJ, Cho SK, Kim JY, You SH, Kim H, Jung SY, Sung YK. Author Reply to Letter to the Editor. Semin Arthritis Rheum 2024; 65:152368. [PMID: 38246089 DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2024.152368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
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- Yeo-Jin Song
- Department of Rheumatology, Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Hanyang University Institute for Rheumatology Research, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Rheumatology, Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Hanyang University Institute for Rheumatology Research, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Rheumatology, Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Hanyang University Institute for Rheumatology Research, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Rheumatology, Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Hanyang University Institute for Rheumatology Research, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Bastard L, Claudepierre P, Penso L, Sbidian E, Pina Vegas L. Risk of serious infection associated with different classes of targeted therapies used in psoriatic arthritis: a nationwide cohort study from the French Health Insurance Database (SNDS). RMD Open 2024; 10:e003865. [PMID: 38485454 PMCID: PMC10941117 DOI: 10.1136/rmdopen-2023-003865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 03/17/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVE To assess the risk of serious infection associated with different targeted therapies for psoriatic arthritis (PsA) in real-world settings. METHODS This nationwide cohort study used the administrative healthcare database of the French health insurance scheme linked to the hospital discharge database to identify all adults with PsA who were new users of targeted therapies (adalimumab, etanercept, golimumab, certolizumab pegol, infliximab, secukinumab, ixekizumab, ustekinumab, and tofacitinib) from 1 January 2015 to 30 June 2021. The primary outcome was a serious infection (ie, requiring hospitalisation), in a time-to-event analysis using propensity score-weighted Cox models, with adalimumab as the comparator, estimating weighted HRs (wHRs) and their 95% CIs. RESULTS A total of 12 071 patients were included (mean age 48.7±12.7 years; 6965 (57.7%) women). We identified 367 serious infections (3.0% of patients), with a crude incidence rate of 17.0 per 1000 person-years (95% CI, 15.2 to 18.7). After inverse propensity score weighting and adjustment for time-dependent covariates and calendar year, risk of serious infection was significantly lower for new users of etanercept (wHR 0.72; 95% CI, 0.53 to 0.97) or ustekinumab (wHR, 0.57; 95% CI, 0.35 to 0.93) than adalimumab new users. This risk was not statistically modified with the other targeted therapies. CONCLUSIONS The incidence of serious infection was low for PsA patients who were new users of targeted therapies in real-world settings. Relative to adalimumab new users, this risk was lower among new users of etanercept and ustekinumab and unmodified for the other molecules.
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- Léa Bastard
- Epidemiology in Dermatology and Evaluation of Therapeutics (EpiDermE), University Paris-Est Créteil Val de Marne, Créteil, France
- Rheumatology, Hospital Henri Mondor, Créteil, France
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- Epidemiology in Dermatology and Evaluation of Therapeutics (EpiDermE), University Paris-Est Créteil Val de Marne, Créteil, France
- Rheumatology, Hospital Henri Mondor, Créteil, France
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- Epidemiology in Dermatology and Evaluation of Therapeutics (EpiDermE), University Paris-Est Créteil Val de Marne, Créteil, France
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- Epidemiology in Dermatology and Evaluation of Therapeutics (EpiDermE), University Paris-Est Créteil Val de Marne, Créteil, France
- Dermatology, Hospital Henri Mondor, Créteil, France
- Clinical Investigation Center 1430, INSERM, Créteil, France
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- Epidemiology in Dermatology and Evaluation of Therapeutics (EpiDermE), University Paris-Est Créteil Val de Marne, Créteil, France
- Rheumatology, Hospital Henri Mondor, Créteil, France
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Jourdain H, Hoisnard L, Sbidian E, Zureik M. Persistence and safety of anti-TNF biosimilars versus originators in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases: an observational study on the French National Health Data System. RMD Open 2024; 10:e003531. [PMID: 38453213 PMCID: PMC10921511 DOI: 10.1136/rmdopen-2023-003531] [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: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 01/20/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVES Biosimilar-originator equivalence has been demonstrated in phase 3 trials in a few indications of infliximab, etanercept and adalimumab. The objective of our study was to compare the persistence and safety of biosimilars versus originators in all the licensed indications of these molecules. METHODS We used data from the French National Health Data System (SNDS), covering 99% of the French population, to identify infliximab, etanercept and adalimumab initiators from biosimilar launch (January 2015, May 2016 and October 2018, respectively) to 30 June 2021. Patients were then followed for 1 year. Treatment persistence (duration without treatment discontinuation or modification) and safety (including severe infections, all-cause hospitalisation and death) were compared between originator and biosimilar users by Cox regressions weighting the populations on the inverse probability of treatment. Analyses were performed by molecule, by disease and by biosimilar product. RESULTS From January 2015 to June 2021, 86 776 patients were included in the study: 22 670, 24 442 and 39 664 patients had initiated infliximab, etanercept and adalimumab, respectively; 49 752 (53%) were biosimilar initiators. We did not find any risk of discontinuation (HRs were below or around 1, here all pathologies and products together: infliximab 0.88 (0.80-0.97), etanercept 0.85 (0.81-0.90) and adalimumab 0.96 (0.91-1.00)) or safety event (infection: infliximab 0.97 (0.78-1.21), etanercept 1.04 (0.81-1.33) and adalimumab 0.98 (0.83-1.16); hospitalisation: infliximab 1.08 (0.96-1.23), etanercept 0.99 (0.87-1.11) and adalimumab 0.91 (0.83-0.99)) associated with biosimilar versus originator use. CONCLUSIONS Our study shows reassuring results regarding the persistence and safety of biosimilar tumour necrosis factor-alpha inhibitors compared with originators in all licensed indications.
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- Hugo Jourdain
- EPI-PHARE, French National Agency for Medicines and Health Products Safety (ANSM) and French National Health Insurance (CNAM), Saint-Denis, France
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- Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire TRUE InnovaTive theRapy for immUne disordErs, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Henri Mondor Hospital, Créteil, France
- Centre d'Investigation Clinique 1430, INSERM, Créteil, France
- EpiDermE Epidemiology in Dermatology and Evaluation of Therapeutics, EA7379, Paris Est Créteil University UPEC, Créteil, France
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- EPI-PHARE, French National Agency for Medicines and Health Products Safety (ANSM) and French National Health Insurance (CNAM), Saint-Denis, France
- Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire TRUE InnovaTive theRapy for immUne disordErs, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Henri Mondor Hospital, Créteil, France
- Centre d'Investigation Clinique 1430, INSERM, Créteil, France
- EpiDermE Epidemiology in Dermatology and Evaluation of Therapeutics, EA7379, Paris Est Créteil University UPEC, Créteil, France
- Department of Dermatology, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Henri Mondor Hospital, Créteil, France
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- EPI-PHARE, French National Agency for Medicines and Health Products Safety (ANSM) and French National Health Insurance (CNAM), Saint-Denis, France
- Anti-Infective Evasion and Pharmacoepidemiology, CESP, University Paris-Saclay - UVSQ, Montigny le Bretonneux, France
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Solitano V, Facheris P, Petersen M, D'Amico F, Ortoncelli M, Aletaha D, Olivera PA, Bieber T, Ramiro S, Ghosh S, D'Agostino MA, Siegmund B, Chary-Valckenaere I, Hart A, Dagna L, Magro F, Felten R, Kotze PG, Jairath V, Costanzo A, Kristensen LE, Biroulet LP, Danese S. Implementation of regulatory guidance for JAK inhibitors use in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases: An international appropriateness study. Autoimmun Rev 2024; 23:103504. [PMID: 38128748 DOI: 10.1016/j.autrev.2023.103504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2023] [Accepted: 12/17/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS The Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) proposed measures to address severe side effects linked to Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKi) in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMID). Use of these medications in individuals aged 65 and older, those at high cardiovascular risk, active or former long-term smokers, and those with increased cancer risk should be considered only if no alternatives exist. Caution is advised when administering JAKi to patients at risk of venous thromboembolism. We aim to implement recommendations from regulatory guidelines based on areas of uncertainty identified. METHODS A two-round modified Research and Development/University of California Los Angeles appropriateness methodology study was conducted. A panel of 21 gastroenterologists, dermatologists and rheumatologists used a 9-point Likert scale to rate the appropriateness of administering a JAKi for each proposed clinical scenario. Scores for appropriateness were categorized as appropriate, uncertain, or inappropriate. Two rounds were performed, each with online surveys and a virtual meeting to enable discussion and rating of each best practice. RESULTS Round 1 involved participants rating JAKi appropriateness and suggesting descriptors to reduce uncertainty. Survey results were discussed in a virtual meeting, identifying areas of disagreement. In round 2, participants rated their agreement with descriptors from round 1, and the level of uncertainty and disagreement reduced. Age flexibility is recommended in the absence of other risk factors. Active counseling on modifiable risks (e.g., overweight, mild hyperlipidemia and hypertension) and smoking cessation is advised. Uncertainty persists regarding cancer risk due to various factors. CONCLUSIONS We outlined regulatory guidance without a personalized evaluation of the patient's risk profile might lead to uncertainty and become an arid technicality. Therefore, we identified gaps and implemented PRAC recommendations to help health professionals in clinical practice.
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- Virginia Solitano
- Division of Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- The Parker Institute, University of Copenhagen & Bispebjerg University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Medical Sciences Department, Dermatologic Clinic, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Gastroenterology Department, CEMIC, Buenos Aires C1425ASS, Argentina; Zane Cohen Centre for Digestive Diseases-Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute-Sinai Health System-Gastroenterology, Toronto, ON M5T 3L9, Canada
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergy, University Hospital of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, the Netherlands
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- APC Microbiome Ireland, College of Medicine and Health, University College Cork, T12 E138 Cork, Ireland
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- Rheumatology Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli,IRCSS and Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases and Rheumatology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital and Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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- CINTESIS@RISE, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Centre d'Investigation Clinique, INSERM CIC-1434, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France; Service de Rhumatologie, Centre National de Référence des Maladies Autoimmunes (RESO), Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France; Département Universitaire de Pharmacologie-Addictologie, Toxicologie et Thérapeutique, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Health Sciences Postgraduate Program, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUCPR), Curitiba 80215-901, Brazil
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Dermatology Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy; Department of Biomedical Sciences Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Italy
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- The Parker Institute, University of Copenhagen & Bispebjerg University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Nancy University Hospital, F-54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France; Inserm, NGERE, University of Lorraine, F-54000 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France; INFINY Institute, Nancy University Hospital, F-54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France; FHU-CURE, Nancy University Hospital, F-54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France; Groupe Hospitalier Privé Ambroise Paré-Hartmann, Paris IBD Center, F-92200 Neuilly sur Seine, France; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.
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Pina Vegas L, Drouin J, Weill A, Dray-Spira R. Pregnancy outcomes in women with rheumatoid arthritis: an 11-year French nationwide study. RMD Open 2024; 10:e003762. [PMID: 38242551 PMCID: PMC10806509 DOI: 10.1136/rmdopen-2023-003762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 01/21/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can affect women of childbearing age. The management of patients with RA during pregnancy has evolved over the past decades, especially with the availability of new therapeutic molecules. OBJECTIVES To describe pregnancy in women with RA, to compare pregnancy outcomes with those of women in the general population and to compare pregnancy outcomes in women with active and inactive RA. METHODS Using the French National Health Data System, we identified all pregnancies ending between 2010 and 2020 in patients with and without RA. Characteristics were described. Active RA was defined by conventional synthetic/biological/targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug initiation, systemic or intra-articular corticosteroid administration and/or RA-related hospitalisation. Pregnancy outcomes were compared computing multivariable logistic marginal regression model using generalised estimating equation (GEE). RESULTS We included 11 792 RA and 10 413 681 non-RA pregnancies. Among RA pregnancies, 74.5% ended in live births and 0.4% in stillbirths. RA pregnancies resulted more frequently in preterm births (adjusted OR (ORa) 1.84; 95% CI 1.69 to 2.00) and very preterm births (ORa 1.43; 95% CI 1.20 to 1.71), low birth weight (ORa 1.65; 95% CI: 1.52 to 1.90), caesarean section (ORa 1.46; 95% CI 1.38 to 1.55) and pregnancy-related hospitalisation (ORa 1.30; 95% CI 1.22 to 1.39). Disease activity decreased during pregnancy. Active RA had higher rates of prematurity (ORa 2.02; 95% CI 1.71 to 2.38), small for gestational age (ORa 1.53; 95% CI 1.28 to 1.83) and caesarean section (ORa 1.25; 95% CI 1.11 to 1.40) than non-active RA. CONCLUSION Pregnancies in women with RA were associated with more adverse outcomes, especially if the disease was active. These findings should encourage physicians to closely monitor RA during this crucial period.
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- Laura Pina Vegas
- Épidémiologie des produits de santé, ANSM-CNAM, EPI-PHARE, Saint-Denis, France
- Service de Rhumatologie, Hopital Henri Mondor, Créteil, France
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- Épidémiologie des produits de santé, ANSM-CNAM, EPI-PHARE, Saint-Denis, France
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- Épidémiologie des produits de santé, ANSM-CNAM, EPI-PHARE, Saint-Denis, France
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- Épidémiologie des produits de santé, ANSM-CNAM, EPI-PHARE, Saint-Denis, France
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Felis-Giemza A, Moskal M, Proc K, Guzera Z, Stajszczyk M, Palej K, Chmurzyńska K, Wiland P, Batko K, Batko B. Multicenter evaluation of tofacitinib retention and safety in rheumatoid arthritis - why cardiovascular risk factors do not equate to overt risk. Reumatologia 2024; 61:414-423. [PMID: 38322101 PMCID: PMC10839916 DOI: 10.5114/reum/175626] [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: 09/27/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 02/08/2024] Open
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Introduction This multicenter, real-world, retrospective cohort study aimed to assess the effectiveness and safety of tofacitinib (TOFA) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Material and methods Two hundred nine patients with active RA treated with TOFA, unresponsive to at least 2 conventional synthetic disease-modifying drugs, were recruited. Clinical characteristics were extracted from an electronic registry and supplemented with manual chart review and data linkage with ambulatory care. Drug retention and reasons for discontinuation were evaluated. Results Median (interquartile range) follow-up in the whole sample was 16.9 (5.93-31.7) months. Mean (standard deviation) age was 51.44 (±11.84) years, with female predominance (n = 168, 80.4%). Only 30 patients (14.4%) had no pre-existing traditional cardiovascular (CV) risk factor at TOFA initiation. Tofacitinib retention rates were high, with median survival estimated at 89.3% at 6 months, 82.4% at 12 months, and 60.4% at 24 months. Ineffectiveness was the primary cause of discontinuation (n = 50). The rate of adverse events (AEs) was relatively low, with lipid abnormalities, blood count alterations, and infectious events among the most common. No major adverse CV event was reported. The incidence rate of AEs necessitating treatment switch was 60.34 (95% CI: 37-92) per 1,000 person-years of follow-up. Presence of multiple (> 3) CV risk factors was associated with lower odds of TOFA retention and treatment effectiveness. Conclusions Tofacitinib demonstrated high retention rates and a favorable safety profile in RA patients, including those with traditional CV risk factors. Tofacitinib may be a valuable treatment option for RA patients when combined with individualized CV risk management. Further studies are warranted to explore the long-term effects of TOFA and its CV impact in larger populations.
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- Anna Felis-Giemza
- Biologic Therapy Center, National Institute of Geriatrics, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski University, Krakow, Poland
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- Clinical Department of Rheumatology and Internal Medicine, University Clinical Hospital in Wroclaw, Poland
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- Świętokrzyskie Centrum Reumatologii, St. Luke Hospital, Konskie, Poland
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- Department of Rheumatology and Autoimmune Diseases, Silesian Center for Rheumatology, Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, Ustron, Poland
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- Biologic Therapy Center, National Institute of Geriatrics, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Connective Tissue Diseases, National Institute of Geriatrics, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Rheumatology and Internal Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Research and Development, Medicine Economy Law Society (MELS) Foundation, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski University, Krakow, Poland
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Brown P, Pratt AG, Hyrich KL. Therapeutic advances in rheumatoid arthritis. BMJ 2024; 384:e070856. [PMID: 38233032 DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2022-070856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is one of the most common immune mediated inflammatory diseases. People with rheumatoid arthritis present with pain, swelling, and stiffness that typically affects symmetrically distributed small and large joints. Without effective treatment, significant joint damage, disability, and work loss develop, owing to chronic inflammation of the joint lining (synovium). Over the past 25 years, the management of this condition has been revolutionized, resulting in substantially higher levels of disease remission and better long term outcomes. This improvement reflects a paradigm shift towards early and aggressive pharmacological intervention coupled with a proliferation in treatment choice, in turn related to enhanced pathobiological understanding and the advent of new drugs for rheumatoid arthritis. Following an overview of these developments from a historical perspective, and with a general audience in mind, this review focuses on newer, targeted treatments in an ever evolving landscape. The review highlights ongoing areas of debate and unmet need, including the proportion of patients with persistent, difficult-to-treat disease, despite recent advances. Also discussed are personalized, strategic approaches to individual patients, the role for imaging in clinical decision making, and the goal of sustained, drug free remission and disease prevention in the future.
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- Philip Brown
- Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
- National Institute for Health and Care Research Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals and Cumbria, Northumberland; and Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trusts, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
- National Institute for Health and Care Research Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals and Cumbria, Northumberland; and Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trusts, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, Manchester, UK
- National Institute for Health and Care Research Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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Xu XX, Shao H, Wang QX, Wang ZY. Network Pharmacology and Experimental Validation Explore the Pharmacological Mechanisms of Herb Pair for Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis. Comb Chem High Throughput Screen 2024; 27:1808-1822. [PMID: 38213142 DOI: 10.2174/0113862073263839231129163200] [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: 06/23/2023] [Revised: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 11/01/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2024]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to elucidate the multitarget mechanism of the Mori Ramulus - Taxilli Herba (MT) herb pair in treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS The targets of the herb pair and RA were predicted from databases and screened through cross-analysis. The core targets were obtained using protein-protein interaction (PPI) network analysis. Gene ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment analysis were performed. Finally, animal experiments were conducted to validate the anti-RA effect and mechanism of this herb pair. RESULTS This approach successfully identified 9 active compounds of MT that interacted with 6 core targets (AKT1, TNF, IL6, TP53, VEGFA, and IL1β). Pathway and functional enrichment analyses revealed that MT had significant effects on the TNF and IL-17 signaling pathways. The consistency of interactions between active components and targets in these pathways was confirmed through molecular docking. Moreover, the potential therapeutic effect of MT was verified in vivo, demonstrating its ability to effectively relieve inflammation by regulating these targeted genes and pathways. CONCLUSION The present work suggests that the therapeutic effect of MT herb pair on RA may be attributed to its ability to regulate the TNF signaling pathway and IL-17 signaling pathway.
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- Xi-Xi Xu
- Department of Pharmacy, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, P. R. China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, P. R. China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, P. R. China
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- Public Experimental Platform, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211100, P. R. China
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Luciano N, Barone E, Timilsina S, Gershwin ME, Selmi C. Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Inhibitors and Cardiovascular Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2023; 65:403-419. [PMID: 38157095 DOI: 10.1007/s12016-023-08975-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/01/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by an increased risk of cardiovascular events, due to the complex interplay between traditional and disease-related risk factors. Chronic inflammation and persistent disease activity are the key determinants of this risk, but despite great improvement in the disease management and prognosis, cardiovascular events are still the main cause of morbidity and mortality in RA cohorts1. In the last decades, the advent of new biological and targeted-synthetic DMARDs was accompanied by an improvement in disease activity control, but the role of each class of drugs on CVD risk is still a matter a debate. Since their approval for RA treatment, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) inhibitors have been widely investigated to better understand their effects on cardiovascular outcomes. The hypothesis that the reduction of chronic inflammation with any treatment may reduce the cardiovascular risk has been recently confuted by the direct comparison of TNFα-inhibitors and JAK inhibitors in patients with RA and coexisting risk factors for cardiovascular disease. The aim of this literature review is to add to the available evidence to analyze the relationship between TNFα-inhibitors and CVD risk in patients with RA and also provide some clinical scenarios to better explain the treatment dilemmas. In particular, while data on major cardiovascular events and thromboembolism seem consistent with an inflammation-mediated benefit with TNFα-inhibitors, there remain concerns about the use of this class of bDMARDs in patients with chronic heart failure.
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- Nicoletta Luciano
- Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Manzoni 56, 20089, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Manzoni 56, 20089, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Clinical Immunology, University of California, Davis, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Clinical Immunology, University of California, Davis, USA
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- Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Manzoni 56, 20089, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy.
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Hernández-Cruz B, Kiltz U, Avouac J, Treuer T, Haladyj E, Gerwien J, Gupta CD, Conti F. Systematic Literature Review of Real-World Evidence on Baricitinib for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis. Rheumatol Ther 2023; 10:1417-1457. [PMID: 37715917 PMCID: PMC10654279 DOI: 10.1007/s40744-023-00591-9] [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: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 08/03/2023] [Indexed: 09/18/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Baricitinib, an orally available small-molecule inhibitor of Janus kinase (JAK)1 and JAK2, is indicated to treat active moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA). OBJECTIVE This systematic review described the real-world clinical characteristics of baricitinib-treated patients with RA, prescription patterns, effectiveness, drug persistence, patient-reported outcomes (PROs; physical function, pain, health-related quality of life [HRQoL]), patient global assessment (PGA), and safety of baricitinib. METHODS A PRISMA systematic review of real-world studies was conducted to identify relevant literature published between January 2016 and September 2022 using MEDLINE®, EMBASE®, and evidence-based medicine review databases. Websites or online repositories of the American College of Rheumatology and the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology were searched manually to include relevant abstracts from conferences held between January 2016 and November 2022. RESULTS A total of 11,472 records were identified by searching online databases. Seventy studies were included in the study, of which 40 were abstracts. Most patients were older (51-71 years), female, and with mean RA duration of 4-19 years. Baricitinib was mostly used after the failure of one or more bDMARDs, and 4 mg dosing was prevalent in patients with RA (range 22-100%). Clinical effectiveness of baricitinib was reported in real-world settings regardless of prior biologic/targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) use and concomitant conventional synthetic DMARD use. Achievement of Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI) remission was reported in 8.7-60% of patients at week 12 and CDAI low disease activity (LDA) in 20.2-81.6% at week 24. The proportion of patients attaining Simple Disease Activity Index (SDAI) remission was reported in 12% at week 4 to 45.4% at 24 weeks. Drug persistence was high, similar, or equal to anti-tumor necrosis factor drugs. No new safety signals were identified. CONCLUSION Baricitinib demonstrated effectiveness in the real-world setting with a consistent safety profile observed in clinical studies. Better persistence rates for baricitinib compared to bDMARDs with improvement in PROs were reported, although baricitinib-treated patients had RA with poor prognostic characteristics.
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- Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Claudiusstraße 45, 44649, Herne, Germany
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- AP-HP Centre, Université de Paris, Hôpital Cochin, Service de Rhumatologie, 27 Rue du Faubourg Saint Jacques, 75014, Paris, France
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- Eli Lilly and Company, 893 S. Delaware Street, Indianapolis, IN, 46225, USA.
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- Eli Lilly and Company, 893 S. Delaware Street, Indianapolis, IN, 46225, USA
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- Eli Lilly and Company, 893 S. Delaware Street, Indianapolis, IN, 46225, USA
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- AOU Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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Schattner A. The Cardiovascular Burden of Rheumatoid Arthritis - Implications for Treatment. Am J Med 2023; 136:1143-1146. [PMID: 37742851 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2023.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Revised: 09/10/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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Mortality in rheumatoid arthritis is increased, about twice vs controls, and cardiovascular diseases are a major cause. The pathogenesis is primarily accelerated atherosclerosis of the coronary, cervical, and cerebral arteries, which is premature, pervasive, and progressive, but often occult, under-recognized, and under-treated. It is mostly driven by the chronic, systemic autoimmune inflammation, but increased prevalence of traditional risk factors and adverse effects of treatments are also very important. Inflammatory markers, disease severity, and duration are major determinants of the cardiovascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis, which is underestimated by usual methods. Cardiovascular protection is best achieved by suppressing inflammation and disease activity as early as possible ("treat-to-target"), and striving to achieve and maintain remission or lowest disease activity. Secondly, identifying and addressing the whole spectrum of traditional risk factors, currently often neglected, is necessary. Because long-term glucocorticoid exposure ≥5 mg/d may be associated with cardiovascular events and other harm, more intensive treatment, especially useful for bridging with methotrexate at the outset of treatment, needs to be limited in time and dosage. A multipronged approach may improve cardiovascular outcomes of RA patients in future studies.
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- Ami Schattner
- The Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University and Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel.
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Alduraibi FK, Singh JA. How to Use Janus Kinase Inhibitors in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis? A Clinical Assessment of Risks and Benefits. Curr Rheumatol Rep 2023; 25:295-306. [PMID: 38102522 DOI: 10.1007/s11926-023-01122-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/04/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW To provide an updated understanding of risks and benefits of Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKi) versus biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) in the management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). RECENT FINDINGS Shared decision-making is needed in choosing between JAKi and bDMARDs. Cardiovascular disease, malignancy, and thromboembolic events guide this choice. In patients with active RA despite methotrexate use, tumor necrosis factor inhibitor is conditionally favored over JAKi for low-cardiovascular-risk patients and strongly favored in those with pre-existing cardiovascular disease or multiple cardiovascular risk factors. Suboptimal treatment of treatment-refractory RA patients may pose a greater absolute cardiovascular risk than with JAKi use. Use of aspirin and statin may be considered to reduce cardiovascular risk. New safety data on JAKi has redefined the treatment approach in RA. JAKi remains an important oral medication option in active RA despite treatment with bDMARDs, especially in those with low cardiovascular risk.
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- Fatima K Alduraibi
- Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
- Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Musculoskeletal Outcomes Research, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
- Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical, Birmingham, AL, USA.
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Di Matteo A, Bathon JM, Emery P. Rheumatoid arthritis. Lancet 2023; 402:2019-2033. [PMID: 38240831 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(23)01525-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2023] [Revised: 07/16/2023] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
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Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, systemic, autoimmune inflammatory disease that mainly affects the joints and periarticular soft tissues. In this Seminar, we provide an overview of the main aspects of rheumatoid arthritis. Epidemiology and advances in the understanding of rheumatoid arthritis pathogenesis will be reviewed. We will discuss the clinical manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis, classification criteria, and the value of imaging in the diagnosis of the disease. The advent of new medications and the accumulated scientific evidence demand continuous updating regarding the diagnosis and management, including therapy, of rheumatoid arthritis. An increasing number of patients are now able to reach disease remission. This major improvement in the outcome of patients with rheumatoid arthritis has been determined by a combination of different factors (eg, early diagnosis, window of opportunity, treat-to-target strategy, advent of targeted disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, and combination therapy). We will discuss the updated recommendations of the two most influential societies for rheumatology worldwide (ie, the American College of Rheumatology and European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology) for the management of rheumatoid arthritis. Furthermore, controversies (ie, the role of glucocorticoids in the management of rheumatoid arthritis and safety profile of Janus kinase inhibitors) and outstanding research questions, including precision medicine approach, prevention, and cure of rheumatoid arthritis will be highlighted.
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- Andrea Di Matteo
- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Carlo Urbani Hospital, Jesi, Ancona, Italy; NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust and Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Division of Rheumatology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center/New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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- NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust and Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
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Bower H, Frisell T, di Giuseppe D, Delcoigne B, Askling J. Comparative cardiovascular safety with janus kinase inhibitors and biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs as used in clinical practice: an observational cohort study from Sweden in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. RMD Open 2023; 9:e003630. [PMID: 37996125 PMCID: PMC10668277 DOI: 10.1136/rmdopen-2023-003630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 11/05/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES To compare the incidence of cardiovascular (CV) events in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treated with janus kinase inhibitors (JAKi), tumour necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi), or other biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs), in clinical practice, and to contextualise these findings by comparing to the Swedish RA population and general population at large. METHODS Patients with RA initiating JAKi, TNFi and non-TNFi bDMARDs were identified in the Swedish Rheumatology Quality Register between 2016 and 2021. Through linkages to national registers, a cohort of patients with RA, general population comparators, as well as covariates and incident major acute CV event (MACE, including myocardial infarction, stroke and fatal CV events) were identified until 2022. Crude and age-sex standardised rates were calculated and HRs estimated from multivariable Cox regression models using TNFi as reference. RESULTS We identified 13 492 patients with RA initiating a JAKi, non-TNFi bDMARD or TNFi treatment. Among 3037 JAKi-initiators, 59 MACE events were observed. The age-sex standardised rates for MACE were similar in the JAKi (0.88 per 100 person years) and TNFi (0.91) cohorts. Fully adjusted models showed no increased rate of MACE with JAKi (HR=0.71, 95% CI 0.51 to 0.99), or non-TNFi bDMARD (HR=0.98; 95% CI 0.78 to 1.23) in comparison to TNFi. We found no evidence that this HR changed over time since treatment initiation. In a CV-enriched subset, we observed higher rates but similar HRs. CONCLUSIONS As used in present clinical practice in Sweden, we found no evidence that CV risk is higher with JAKis than TNFis in RA.
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- Hannah Bower
- Clinical Epidemiology Division, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Clinical Epidemiology Division, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Clinical Epidemiology Division, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Clinical Epidemiology Division, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Clinical Epidemiology Division, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Rheumatology, Theme Inflammation and Ageing, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Yang V, Kragstrup TW, McMaster C, Reid P, Singh N, Haysen SR, Robinson PC, Liew DFL. Managing Cardiovascular and Cancer Risk Associated with JAK Inhibitors. Drug Saf 2023; 46:1049-1071. [PMID: 37490213 PMCID: PMC10632271 DOI: 10.1007/s40264-023-01333-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/20/2023] [Indexed: 07/26/2023]
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Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKi) have enormous appeal as immune-modulating therapies across many chronic inflammatory diseases, but recently this promise has been overshadowed by questions regarding associated cardiovascular and cancer risk emerging from the ORAL Surveillance phase 3b/4 post-marketing requirement randomized controlled trial. In that study of patients with rheumatoid arthritis with existing cardiovascular risk, tofacitinib, the first JAKi registered for chronic inflammatory disease, failed to meet non-inferiority thresholds when compared with tumor necrosis factor inhibitors for both incident major adverse cardiovascular events and incident cancer. While this result was unexpected by many, subsequently published observational data have also supported this finding. Notably, however, such a risk has largely not yet been demonstrated in patients outside the specific clinical situation examined in the trial, even in the face of many studies examining this. Nevertheless, this signal has practically re-aligned approaches to both tofacitinib and other JAKi to varying extents, in other patient populations and contexts: within rheumatoid arthritis, but also in psoriatic arthritis, axial spondyloarthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, atopic dermatitis, and beyond. Application to individual patients can be more challenging but remains important to harness the substantive potential of JAKi to the maximum extent safely possible. This review not only explores the evolution of the regulatory response to the signal, its informing data, biological plausibility, and its impact on guidelines, but also the many factors that clinicians must consider in navigating cardiovascular and cancer risk for their patients considering JAKi as immune-modulating therapy.
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- Victor Yang
- Department of Rheumatology, Level 1, North Wing, Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital, Austin Health, 300 Waterdale Road, PO Box 5444, Heidelberg West, VIC, 3081, Australia
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- Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Sector for Rheumatology, Diagnostic Center, Silkeborg Regional Hospital, Silkeborg, Denmark
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- Department of Rheumatology, Level 1, North Wing, Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital, Austin Health, 300 Waterdale Road, PO Box 5444, Heidelberg West, VIC, 3081, Australia
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Austin Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Centre for Digital Transformation of Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Division of Rheumatology and Committee on Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenomics, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Biological Sciences Division, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Metro North Hospital and Health Service, Herston, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Rheumatology, Level 1, North Wing, Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital, Austin Health, 300 Waterdale Road, PO Box 5444, Heidelberg West, VIC, 3081, Australia.
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Austin Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
- Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
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Charles-Schoeman C, Choy E, McInnes IB, Mysler E, Nash P, Yamaoka K, Lippe R, Khan N, Shmagel AK, Palac H, Suboticki J, Curtis JR. MACE and VTE across upadacitinib clinical trial programmes in rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis. RMD Open 2023; 9:e003392. [PMID: 37945286 PMCID: PMC10649869 DOI: 10.1136/rmdopen-2023-003392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES To provide an integrated analysis of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) and events of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and associated risk factors across rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis (PsA), and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) phase 2b/3 upadacitinib clinical programmes. METHODS Data were analysed and summarised from clinical trials of RA, PsA and AS treated with upadacitinib 15 mg once daily (QD) and 30 mg QD (as of 30 June 2021). Data from adalimumab (RA and PsA) and methotrexate (RA) arms were included as comparators. Adjudicated MACEs and VTE events were presented as exposure-adjusted rates per 100 patient-years (E/100 PY). Univariable Cox proportional hazard regression analyses assessed potential associations of risk factors for MACE and VTE. RESULTS In total, 4298 patients received upadacitinib 15 mg (RA n=3209, PsA n=907 and AS n=182) and 2125 patients received upadacitinib 30 mg (RA n=1204 and PsA n=921). In patients with RA and PsA, rates of MACE (0.3-0.6 E/100 PY) and VTE (0.2-0.4 E/100 PY) were similar across upadacitinib doses; in patients with AS, no MACEs and one VTE event occurred. Most patients experiencing MACEs or VTE events had two or more baseline cardiovascular risk factors. Across RA and PsA groups, rates of MACEs and VTE events were similar. CONCLUSIONS Rates of MACEs and VTE events with upadacitinib were consistent with previously reported data for patients receiving conventional synthetic and biologic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs and comparable with active comparators adalimumab and methotrexate. Associated patient characteristics are known risk factors for MACEs and VTE events. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBERS RA (SELECT-NEXT: NCT02675426; SELECT-MONOTHERAPY: NCT02706951; SELECT-BEYOND: NCT02706847; SELECT-COMPARE: NCT02629159; SELECT-EARLY: NCT02706873, SELECT-CHOICE: NCT03086343), PsA (SELECT-PsA 2: NCT03104374; SELECT-PsA 1: NCT03104400), and AS (SELECT-AXIS 1: NCT03178487).
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- Division of Infection and Immunity, CREATE Centre, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Rheumatology, OMI (Medical Research Organization), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Medicine, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Rheumatology and Infectious Diseases, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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- AbbVie Deutschland GmbH & Co KG, Wiesbaden, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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Meissner Y, Schäfer M, Albrecht K, Kekow J, Zinke S, Tony HP, Strangfeld A. Risk of major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with conventional synthetic, biologic and targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs: observational data from the German RABBIT register. RMD Open 2023; 9:e003489. [PMID: 37880180 PMCID: PMC10603345 DOI: 10.1136/rmdopen-2023-003489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2023] [Accepted: 10/02/2023] [Indexed: 10/27/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To estimate the effects of Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKi), tumour necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi), other biologic(b) or conventional synthetic(cs) disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) on the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS Cohort study analysing episodes of DMARD-treatment initiated between January 2017 and April 2022 in the biologics register Rheumatoid Arthritis: Observation of Biologic Therapy. Incidence rates (IRs) per 100 patient-years with 95% CIs were calculated for overall patients and those with cardiovascular risk (age ≥50 years and ≥1 cardiovascular risk factor). MACE risk was estimated as HRs by inverse probability of treatment weight-adjusted Andersen-Gill models. RESULTS A total of 154 MACE occurred among 14 203 treatment episodes (21 218 patient-years). IRs were 0.68 (0.47; 0.95), 0.62 (0.45; 0.83), 0.76 (0.53; 1.06) and 0.95 (0.68; 1.29) for JAKi, TNFi, bDMARDs and csDMARDs, respectively. IRs were higher in cardiovascular risk patients. Adjusted HRs (95% CI) comparing JAKi, bDMARDs and csDMARDs with TNFi were 0.89 (0.52 to 1.52), 0.76 (0.45; to1.27) and 1.36 (0.85 to 2.19) in overall, and 0.74 (0.41 to 1.31), 0.75 (0.45 to 1.27) and 1.21 (0.74 to 1.98) in cardiovascular risk patients. HRs were not increased in patients ≥65 years, with cardiovascular history or smokers, and also not when using csDMARD as reference instead of TNFi. IRs for baricitinib, tofacitinib and upadacitinib were 0.49 (0.25 to 0.85), 0.98 (0.58 to 1.55) and 0.53 (0.15 to 1.36), respectively. CONCLUSION In this German observational cohort study, MACE did not occur more frequently with JAKi compared with other DMARDs. However, individual JAKis showed different unadjusted IRs.
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- Yvette Meissner
- Epidemiology and Health Services Research, German Rheumatism Research Center Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Epidemiology and Health Services Research, German Rheumatism Research Center Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Epidemiology and Health Services Research, German Rheumatism Research Center Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Clinic of Rheumatology & Orthopaedics, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Vogelsang-Gommern, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine 2, University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
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- Epidemiology and Health Services Research, German Rheumatism Research Center Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité University Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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Ertus C, Scailteux LM, Lescoat A, Berthe P, Auffret V, Dupuy A, Oger E, Droitcourt C. Major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with atopic dermatitis treated with oral Janus kinase inhibitors: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Br J Dermatol 2023; 189:368-380. [PMID: 37410552 DOI: 10.1093/bjd/ljad229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Revised: 07/03/2023] [Accepted: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 07/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND On the basis of safety data for patients with inflammatory rheumatism or inflammatory bowel disease, treatment with Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors (JAKi) has been linked to the occurrence of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE). However, these inflammatory diseases are proatherogenic; in contrast, patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) do not usually have a high cardiovascular (CV) comorbidity burden. OBJECTIVES To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of MACE in patients with AD treated with JAKi. METHODS We systematically searched PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library and Google Scholar from their inception to 2 September 2022. Cohort studies, randomized controlled trials and pooled safety analyses providing CV safety data on patients taking JAKi for AD were selected. We included patients aged ≥ 12 years. We built a 'controlled-period' cohort (n = 9309; 6000 exposed to JAKi and 3309 exposed to comparators) and an 'all-JAKi' cohort (n = 9118 patients exposed to a JAKi in any of the included studies). The primary outcome was a composite of acute coronary syndrome (ACS), ischaemic stroke and CV death. The broader secondary MACE outcome encompassed ACS, stroke (whether ischaemic or haemorrhagic), transient ischaemic attack and CV death. The frequency of primary and secondary MACE was assessed in both cohorts. A fixed-effects meta-analysis using the Peto method was used to calculate the odds ratio (OR) for MACE in the 'controlled-period' cohort. Evaluation of the risk of bias was done using the Cochrane risk-of-bias tool (version 2). Certainty of evidence was assessed using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) approach. RESULTS Eight per cent of the records identified initially met the selection criteria, corresponding to 23 records included in the 'all-JAKi' cohort. Patients had been exposed to baricitinib, upadacitinib, abrocitinib, ivarmacitinib, placebo or dupilumab. Four primary events (three with JAKi and one with placebo) and five secondary events (four with JAKi and one with placebo) occurred among 9309 patients in the 'controlled-period' cohort (MACE frequency 0.04% and 0.05%, respectively). Eight primary events and 13 secondary events occurred among 9118 patients in the 'all-JAKi' cohort (MACE frequency 0.08% and 0.14%, respectively). The OR for primary MACE in patients with AD treated with JAKi vs. placebo or dupilumab was 1.35 (95% confidence interval 0.15-12.21; I2 = 12%, very low certainty of evidence). CONCLUSIONS Our review highlights rare cases of MACE among JAKi users for AD. JAKi may have little-to-no effect on the occurrence of MACE in patients with AD vs. comparators, but the evidence is uncertain. Real-life long-term population-level safety studies are needed.
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- University of Rennes, CHU Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé, environnement et travail) - UMR_S 1085, Rennes, France
- Pharmacovigilance, Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Information Center, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Rennes University Hospital, Rennes, France
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- University of Rennes, CHU Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé, environnement et travail) - UMR_S 1085, Rennes, France
- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Rennes University Hospital, Rennes, France
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- University of Rennes, CHU Rennes Service de Cardiologie, Inserm LTSI U1099, Rennes, France
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- University of Rennes, CHU Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé, environnement et travail) - UMR_S 1085, Rennes, France
- Pharmacovigilance, Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Information Center, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Rennes University Hospital, Rennes, France
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- University of Rennes, CHU Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé, environnement et travail) - UMR_S 1085, Rennes, France
- Pharmacovigilance, Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Information Center, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Rennes University Hospital, Rennes, France
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- Department of Dermatology
- University of Rennes, CHU Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé, environnement et travail) - UMR_S 1085, Rennes, France
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Fleischmann R, Curtis JR, Charles-Schoeman C, Mysler E, Yamaoka K, Richez C, Palac H, Dilley D, Liu J, Strengholt S, Burmester G. Safety profile of upadacitinib in patients at risk of cardiovascular disease: integrated post hoc analysis of the SELECT phase III rheumatoid arthritis clinical programme. Ann Rheum Dis 2023; 82:1130-1141. [PMID: 37308218 PMCID: PMC10423494 DOI: 10.1136/ard-2023-223916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2023] [Accepted: 05/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Increased risk of serious adverse events (AEs) was reported for tofacitinib relative to tumour necrosis factor inhibitor therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) aged ≥50 years enriched for cardiovascular (CV) risk (ORAL Surveillance). We assessed post hoc the potential risk of upadacitinib in a similar RA population. METHODS Pooled safety data from six phase III trials were evaluated post hoc for AEs in patients receiving upadacitinib 15 mg once a day (with or without conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs), adalimumab 40 mg every other week with concomitant methotrexate (MTX), or MTX monotherapy in the overall trial population and in a subset of patients with higher CV risk (aged ≥50 years, ≥1 CV risk factor). Higher-risk patients from a head-to-head study of upadacitinib 15 mg versus adalimumab (SELECT-COMPARE) were assessed in parallel. Exposure-adjusted incidence rates for treatment-emergent AEs were summarised based on exposure to upadacitinib or comparators. RESULTS A total of 3209 patients received upadacitinib 15 mg, 579 received adalimumab and 314 received MTX monotherapy; ~54% of the patients were included in the overall and SELECT-COMPARE higher-risk populations. Major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), malignancy (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC)) and venous thromboembolism (VTE) were more frequent in the higher-risk cohorts versus the overall population but were generally similar across treatment groups. Rates of serious infections in higher-risk populations and herpes zoster (HZ) and NMSC in all populations were higher with upadacitinib 15 mg than comparators. CONCLUSIONS An increased risk of MACE, malignancy (excluding NMSC) and VTE was observed in higher-risk populations with RA, yet risk was comparable between upadacitinib-treated and adalimumab-treated patients. Higher rates of NMSC and HZ were observed with upadacitinib versus comparators across all populations, and increased rates of serious infections were detected in upadacitinib-treated patients at higher CV risk. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBERS NCT02706873, NCT02675426, NCT02629159, NCT02706951, NCT02706847 and NCT03086343.
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- Roy Fleischmann
- Department of Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Medicine, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Organización Medica de Investigación, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Rheumatology and Infectious Diseases, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan
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- University Bordeaux, CNRS, ImmunoConcEpT, UMR 5164, and CHU of Bordeaux, Department of Rheumatology, Bordeaux, France
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Poledniczek M, Neumayer C, Kopp CW, Schlager O, Gremmel T, Jozkowicz A, Gschwandtner ME, Koppensteiner R, Wadowski PP. Micro- and Macrovascular Effects of Inflammation in Peripheral Artery Disease-Pathophysiology and Translational Therapeutic Approaches. Biomedicines 2023; 11:2284. [PMID: 37626780 PMCID: PMC10452462 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11082284] [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: 06/25/2023] [Revised: 08/10/2023] [Accepted: 08/15/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Inflammation has a critical role in the development and progression of atherosclerosis. On the molecular level, inflammatory pathways negatively impact endothelial barrier properties and thus, tissue homeostasis. Conformational changes and destruction of the glycocalyx further promote pro-inflammatory pathways also contributing to pro-coagulability and a prothrombotic state. In addition, changes in the extracellular matrix composition lead to (peri-)vascular remodelling and alterations of the vessel wall, e.g., aneurysm formation. Moreover, progressive fibrosis leads to reduced tissue perfusion due to loss of functional capillaries. The present review aims at discussing the molecular and clinical effects of inflammatory processes on the micro- and macrovasculature with a focus on peripheral artery disease.
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- Michael Poledniczek
- Division of Angiology, Department of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria; (M.P.); (C.W.K.); (O.S.); (M.E.G.); (R.K.)
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria;
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- Division of Angiology, Department of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria; (M.P.); (C.W.K.); (O.S.); (M.E.G.); (R.K.)
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- Division of Angiology, Department of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria; (M.P.); (C.W.K.); (O.S.); (M.E.G.); (R.K.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Cardiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Landesklinikum Mistelbach-Gänserndorf, 2130 Mistelbach, Austria;
- Institute of Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy and Interventional Cardiology, Karl Landsteiner Society, 3100 St. Pölten, Austria
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Biophysics, Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, 31-007 Krakow, Poland;
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- Division of Angiology, Department of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria; (M.P.); (C.W.K.); (O.S.); (M.E.G.); (R.K.)
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- Division of Angiology, Department of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria; (M.P.); (C.W.K.); (O.S.); (M.E.G.); (R.K.)
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- Division of Angiology, Department of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria; (M.P.); (C.W.K.); (O.S.); (M.E.G.); (R.K.)
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Wei Q, Wang H, Zhao J, Luo Z, Wang C, Zhu C, Su N, Zhang S. Cardiovascular safety of Janus kinase inhibitors in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: systematic review and network meta-analysis. Front Pharmacol 2023; 14:1237234. [PMID: 37614310 PMCID: PMC10442954 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1237234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023] Open
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Background: Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors have emerged as a progressively utilized therapeutic approach for the management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, the complete determination of their cardiovascular safety remains inconclusive. Hence, the primary objective of this network meta-analysis is to meticulously assess and juxtapose the cardiovascular risks linked to distinct JAK inhibitors employed in RA patients. Methods: A systematic review and network meta-analysis were meticulously conducted, encompassing a collection of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that focused on investigating the incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and all-cause mortality associated with Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors administered to patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Extensive exploration was performed across multiple electronic databases, incorporating studies published until March 2023. To be included in this analysis, the RCTs were required to involve adult participants diagnosed with RA who received treatment with JAK inhibitors. To ensure accuracy, two authors independently undertook the selection of eligible RCTs and meticulously extracted aggregate data. In order to examine the outcomes of MACE and all-cause mortality, a frequentist graph theoretical approach within network meta-analyses was employed, utilizing random-effects models. Third study has been registered on PROSPERO under the reference CRD42022384611. Findings: A specific selection encompassing a total of 14 meticulously chosen randomized controlled trials was undertaken, wherein 13,524 patients were assigned randomly to distinct treatment interventions. The analysis revealed no notable disparity in the occurrence of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) between the interventions and the placebo group. However, in comparison to adalimumab, the employment of JAK inhibitors exhibited an association with higher rates of all-cause mortality [odds ratio (OR): 1.7, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.02-2.81]. This observed increase in risk primarily stemmed from the usage of tofacitinib (OR: 1.9, 95% CI: 1.12-3.23). None of the other JAK inhibitors exhibited a statistically significant variance in all-cause mortality when compared to adalimumab. Interpretation: Our study suggests that JAK inhibitors may not increase the risk of MACE in RA patients but may be associated with a higher risk of all-cause mortality compared to adalimumab, primarily due to tofacitinib use. Rheumatologists should carefully consider the cardiovascular risks when prescribing JAK inhibitors, particularly tofacitinib, for RA patients. Systematic Review Registration: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/display_record.php?RecordID=384611, CRD42022384611.
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- Qige Wei
- Department of Pharmacy, Karamay Central Hospital/Karamay Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region People’s Hospital, Karamay, China
- Xinjiang Clinical Research Center for Precision Medicine of Digestive System Tumor, Karamay, China
- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Clinical Genetic Testing and Biomedical Information, Karamay, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Karamay Central Hospital/Karamay Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region People’s Hospital, Karamay, China
- Xinjiang Clinical Research Center for Precision Medicine of Digestive System Tumor, Karamay, China
- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Clinical Genetic Testing and Biomedical Information, Karamay, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Karamay Central Hospital/Karamay Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region People’s Hospital, Karamay, China
- Xinjiang Clinical Research Center for Precision Medicine of Digestive System Tumor, Karamay, China
- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Clinical Genetic Testing and Biomedical Information, Karamay, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Karamay Central Hospital/Karamay Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region People’s Hospital, Karamay, China
- Xinjiang Clinical Research Center for Precision Medicine of Digestive System Tumor, Karamay, China
- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Clinical Genetic Testing and Biomedical Information, Karamay, China
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- Xinjiang Clinical Research Center for Precision Medicine of Digestive System Tumor, Karamay, China
- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Clinical Genetic Testing and Biomedical Information, Karamay, China
- Department of Nephropathy and Rheumatology, Karamay Central Hospital/Karamay Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region People’s Hospital, Karamay, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Karamay Central Hospital/Karamay Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region People’s Hospital, Karamay, China
- Xinjiang Clinical Research Center for Precision Medicine of Digestive System Tumor, Karamay, China
- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Clinical Genetic Testing and Biomedical Information, Karamay, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Karamay Central Hospital/Karamay Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region People’s Hospital, Karamay, China
- Xinjiang Clinical Research Center for Precision Medicine of Digestive System Tumor, Karamay, China
- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Clinical Genetic Testing and Biomedical Information, Karamay, China
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Taylor PC, Laedermann C, Alten R, Feist E, Choy E, Haladyj E, De La Torre I, Richette P, Finckh A, Tanaka Y. A JAK Inhibitor for Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis: The Baricitinib Experience. J Clin Med 2023; 12:4527. [PMID: 37445562 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12134527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2023] [Revised: 06/22/2023] [Accepted: 06/26/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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Baricitinib, an oral selective Janus kinase (JAK)1/JAK2 inhibitor, is approved as monotherapy or in combination with methotrexate for treating adults with moderate-to-severe active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and provides improvements in clinical signs, symptoms and patient-reported outcomes. Currently, baricitinib is approved for treating RA in more than 75 countries. In several pivotal Phase II and III RA trials (RA-BALANCE, RA-BEGIN, RA-BEAM, RA-BUILD, RA-BEACON, RA-BEYOND), up to seven years of baricitinib treatment was well tolerated and provided rapid and sustained efficacy, which was confirmed in real-world settings. Safety signals for another JAK inhibitor, tofacitinib, have emerged, as observed in the post-marketing Phase IIIb/IV trial Oral Rheumatoid Arthritis Trial (ORAL) Surveillance; safety signals were subsequently highlighted in a retrospective study of baricitinib and consequently new recommendations and warnings and precautions for all JAK inhibitors have been issued. Ongoing studies to further characterise and clarify the benefit:risk of JAK inhibitors include registries and controlled trials. This capstone review summarises clinical and real-world data outlining the benefit:risk profile of baricitinib, confirming that the improved disease activity and physical function of patients with RA treated with this JAK inhibitor observed in clinical trials is translated into effectiveness in clinical practice, with a low rate of discontinuations.
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- Peter C Taylor
- Botnar Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology, and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7LD, UK
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- Internal Medicine II, Rheumatology, SCHLOSSPARK-KLINIK, University Medicine Berlin, 14059 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatology, Helios Clinic Vogelsang-Gommern, Cooperation Partner of the Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, 39245 Magdeburg, Germany
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- Division of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff CF14 4YS, UK
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- Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN 46285, USA
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- Service de Rhumatologie, Hôpital Lariboisière, 75010 Paris, France
- Inserm, UMR-S 1132, Bioscar, Université de Paris, 75010 Paris, France
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-0804, Japan
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Zhang J, Li W, Gong M, Gu Y, Zhang H, Dong B, Guo Q, Pang X, Xiang Q, He X, Cui Y. Risk of venous thromboembolism with janus kinase inhibitors in inflammatory immune diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Front Pharmacol 2023; 14:1189389. [PMID: 37351513 PMCID: PMC10282754 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1189389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2023] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/24/2023] Open
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Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the risk of venous thrombosis (VTE) associated with Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors in patients diagnosed with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases. Methods: We conducted a comprehensive search of PUBMED, Cochrane, and Embase databases for randomized controlled trials evaluating venous thromboembolic incidence after administering JAK inhibitors in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases. The studies were screened according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, and a meta-analysis was performed. Results: A total of 16 studies, enrolling 17,242 participants, were included in this review. Four approved doses of JAK inhibitors were administered in the included studies. The meta-analysis revealed no significant difference in the incidence of VTE between patients receiving JAK inhibitors, a placebo, or tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors (RR 0.72, 95% CI (0.33-1.55); RR 0.94, 95%CI (0.33-2.69)). Subgroup analysis showed a lower risk of VTE with lower doses of JAK inhibitors [RR 0.56, 95%CI (0.36-0.88)]. Compared with the higher dose of tofacitinib, the lower dose was associated with a lower risk of pulmonary embolism [RR 0.37, 95%CI (0.18-0.78)]. Conclusion: Our meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials observed a potential increase in the risk of VTE in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases treated with JAK inhibitors compared to placebo or tumor necrosis factor inhibitors, though statistical significance was not attained. Notably, a higher risk of pulmonary embolism was observed with high doses of tofacitinib. Our findings provide valuable insights for physicians when evaluating the use of JAK inhibitors for patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases. Systematic Review Registration: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42023382544, identifier CRD42023382544.
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- Juqi Zhang
- Department of Pharmacy, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
- Department of Pharmacy Administration and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
- Department of Pharmacy Administration and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Xu Zhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
- Department of Pharmacy Administration and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
- Department of Pharmacy Administration and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking University First Hospita, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
- Department of Pharmacy Administration and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
- Department of Pharmacy, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
- Department of Pharmacy Administration and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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Deakin CT, De Stavola BL, Littlejohn G, Griffiths H, Ciciriello S, Youssef P, Mathers D, Bird P, Smith T, O’Sullivan C, Freeman T, Segelov D, Hoffman D, Seaman SR. Comparative Effectiveness of Adalimumab vs Tofacitinib in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis in Australia. JAMA Netw Open 2023; 6:e2320851. [PMID: 37382956 PMCID: PMC10311390 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.20851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/30/2023] Open
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Importance There is a need for observational studies to supplement evidence from clinical trials, and the target trial emulation (TTE) framework can help avoid biases that can be introduced when treatments are compared crudely using observational data by applying design principles for randomized clinical trials. Adalimumab (ADA) and tofacitinib (TOF) were shown to be equivalent in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in a randomized clinical trial, but to our knowledge, these drugs have not been compared head-to-head using routinely collected clinical data and the TTE framework. Objective To emulate a randomized clinical trial comparing ADA vs TOF in patients with RA who were new users of a biologic or targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (b/tsDMARD). Design, Setting, and Participants This comparative effectiveness study emulating a randomized clinical trial of ADA vs TOF included Australian adults aged 18 years or older with RA in the Optimising Patient Outcomes in Australian Rheumatology (OPAL) data set. Patients were included if they initiated ADA or TOF between October 1, 2015, and April 1, 2021; were new b/tsDMARD users; and had at least 1 component of the disease activity score in 28 joints using C-reactive protein (DAS28-CRP) recorded at baseline or during follow-up. Intervention Treatment with either ADA (40 mg every 14 days) or TOF (10 mg daily). Main Outcomes and Measures The main outcome was the estimated average treatment effect, defined as the difference in mean DAS28-CRP among patients receiving TOF compared with those receiving ADA at 3 and 9 months after initiating treatment. Missing DAS28-CRP data were multiply imputed. Stable balancing weights were used to account for nonrandomized treatment assignment. Results A total of 842 patients were identified, including 569 treated with ADA (387 [68.0%] female; median age, 56 years [IQR, 47-66 years]) and 273 treated with TOF (201 [73.6%] female; median age, 59 years [IQR, 51-68 years]). After applying stable balancing weights, mean DAS28-CRP in the ADA group was 5.3 (95% CI, 5.2-5.4) at baseline, 2.6 (95% CI, 2.5-2.7) at 3 months, and 2.3 (95% CI, 2.2-2.4) at 9 months; in the TOF group, it was 5.3 (95% CI, 5.2-5.4) at baseline, 2.4 (95% CI, 2.2-2.5) at 3 months, and 2.3 (95% CI, 2.1-2.4) at 9 months. The estimated average treatment effect was -0.2 (95% CI, -0.4 to -0.03; P = .02) at 3 months and -0.03 (95% CI, -0.2 to 0.1; P = .60) at 9 months. Conclusions and Relevance In this study, there was a modest but statistically significant reduction in DAS28-CRP at 3 months for patients receiving TOF compared with those receiving ADA and no difference between treatment groups at 9 months. Three months of treatment with either drug led to clinically relevant average reductions in mean DAS28-CRP, consistent with remission.
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- Claire T. Deakin
- OPAL Rheumatology Ltd, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Centre for Adolescent Rheumatology Versus Arthritis at University College London, University College London Hospitals, Great Ormond Street Hospital and University College London, London, United Kingdom
- National Institute of Health Research Biomedical Centre at Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Population, Policy and Practice Research and Teaching Department, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom
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- OPAL Rheumatology Ltd, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Department of Medicine, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- OPAL Rheumatology Ltd, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Barwon Rheumatology Service, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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- OPAL Rheumatology Ltd, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- OPAL Rheumatology Ltd, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- OPAL Rheumatology Ltd, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Georgetown Arthritis, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- OPAL Rheumatology Ltd, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- University of New South Wales, Kensington, New South Wales, Australia
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- OPAL Rheumatology Ltd, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Software for Specialists Pty Ltd, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Software for Specialists Pty Ltd, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Software for Specialists Pty Ltd, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- MRC Biostatistics Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Wang Z, Wang X, Liu W, Wang Y, Liu J, Zhang L, Zhang S, Tian X, Zhao Y, Zheng W. Baricitinib for the treatment of refractory vascular Behçet's disease. Clin Immunol 2023; 250:109298. [PMID: 36967024 DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2023.109298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Revised: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The pilot study aims to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of baricitinib in Behcet's Disease (BD) patients with refractory vascular involvement. METHODS We consecutively enrolled vascular/cardiac BD patients who received baricitinib (2 mg/day) along with glucocorticoids (GCs) and immunosuppressants in our center. Efficacy assessment mainly depends on the proportion of clinical remission and side effects were recorded. RESULTS 17 patients (12 males) were included with a mean follow-up of 10.7 ± 5.3 months. At 3 months of follow-up, 76.5% of patients achieved a complete response and the proportion increased to 88.2% at the last visit. During follow-up, ESR (p < 0.01) and hsCRP (p < 0.0001) decreased significantly, as well as Behçet's Disease Current Activity Form score (p < 0.01). In addition, baricitinib showed a GCs-sparing effect. No serious adverse events were noted. CONCLUSIONS Our study suggests that baricitinib is well-tolerated and effective in treating refractory vascular/cardiac BD patients.
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- Zhimian Wang
- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital; National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases (NCRC-DID); Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital; National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases (NCRC-DID); Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital; National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases (NCRC-DID); Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China; Department of Rheumatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Tai'an, Shan Dong, 271000, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital; National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases (NCRC-DID); Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital; National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases (NCRC-DID); Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital; National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases (NCRC-DID); Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital; National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases (NCRC-DID); Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital; National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases (NCRC-DID); Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China.
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital; National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases (NCRC-DID); Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China.
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Taylor PC, Bieber T, Alten R, Witte T, Galloway J, Deberdt W, Issa M, Haladyj E, De La Torre I, Grond S, Wollenberg A. Baricitinib Safety for Events of Special Interest in Populations at Risk: Analysis from Randomised Trial Data Across Rheumatologic and Dermatologic Indications. Adv Ther 2023; 40:1867-1883. [PMID: 36802049 PMCID: PMC9939375 DOI: 10.1007/s12325-023-02445-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2022] [Accepted: 01/25/2023] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Baricitinib, a Janus kinase (JAK) 1/2 inhibitor, is an approved treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), atopic dermatitis (AD), and alopecia areata (AA). Further characterisation of adverse events of special interest (AESI) for JAK inhibitors in at-risk populations will improve benefit-risk assessment for individual patients and diseases. METHODS Data were pooled from clinical trials and long-term extensions in moderate-to-severe active RA, moderate-to-severe AD, and severe AA. Incidence rates (IR) per 100 patient-years of major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE), malignancy, venous thromboembolism (VTE), serious infection, and mortality were calculated for patients with low risk (younger than 65 years with no specified risk factors), and patients at risk (≥ 1 of: aged 65 years or older, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, current smoking, HDL cholesterol < 40 mg/dL, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2, poor mobility on EQ-5D, or history of malignancy). RESULTS Datasets included baricitinib exposure up to 9.3 years with 14,744 person-years of exposure (PYE) (RA), 3.9 years with 4628 PYE (AD), and 3.1 years with 1868 PYE (AA). In patients with low risk (RA: 31%, AD: 48%, AA: 49%), IRs for MACE (0.05, 0.04, 0), malignancies (0.20, 0.13, 0), VTE (0.09, 0.04, 0), serious infection (1.73, 1.18, 0.6), and mortality (0.04, 0, 0) in the RA, AD, and AA datasets, respectively, were low. In patients at risk (RA: 69%, AD: 52%, AA: 51%), IRs were for MACE (0.70, 0.25, 0.10), malignancies (1.23, 0.45, 0.31), VTE (0.66, 0.12, 0.10), serious infection (2.95, 2.30, 1.05), and mortality (0.78, 0.16, 0) for RA, AD, and AA datasets, respectively. CONCLUSION Populations with low risk have low incidence of the examined JAK inhibitor-related AESI. In the dermatologic indications, incidence is also low for patients at risk. Considering individual disease burden, risk factors, and response to treatment is relevant to make informed decisions for individual patients treated with baricitinib.
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- Peter C Taylor
- The Botnar Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Windmill Road, Oxford, OX3 7LD, UK.
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergy, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- Christine Kühne-Center for Allergy Research and Education, Davos, Switzerland
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Schlosspark-Klinik Charité, University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Clinical Immunology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Centre for Rheumatic Diseases, King's College London, London, UK
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- Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany
- Department of Dermatology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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[Gender-specific differences in the diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory rheumatic diseases]. INNERE MEDIZIN (HEIDELBERG, GERMANY) 2023:10.1007/s00108-023-01484-3. [PMID: 36877237 PMCID: PMC10366264 DOI: 10.1007/s00108-023-01484-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/26/2023] [Indexed: 03/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Gender differences in the diagnosis and treatment of various diseases are increasingly being researched with the aim of optimizing treatment strategies and improving individual treatment success. METHODS This paper summarizes the existing literature for gender differences in inflammatory rheumatic diseases. RESULTS Many, but not all, inflammatory rheumatic diseases occur more frequently in women than in men. Women more often have a longer duration of symptoms until diagnosis than men, which may be due to different clinical and radiological presentations. Across diseases, women more often have lower remission and treatment response rates to antirheumatic medication compared to men. Discontinuation rates are also higher in women than in men. Whether women are more likely to develop anti-drug antibodies to biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs is still unclear. For Janus kinase inhibitors, there is no evidence of differential treatment response to date. CONCLUSION Whether individual dosing regimens and gender-adapted remission criteria are also required in rheumatology cannot be deduced from the evidence available to date.
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Evangelatos G, Fragoulis GE. JAK inhibitors, cardiovascular and thromboembolic events: what we know and what we would like to know. Clin Rheumatol 2023; 42:959-962. [PMID: 36512165 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-022-06471-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2022] [Revised: 11/29/2022] [Accepted: 12/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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JAK inhibitors (JAKinibs) have been approved for several immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs), including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), and non-radiographic axSpA. Although they have been proved to be very effective, some safety concerns have emerged. These mainly pertain to their profile regarding major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) as well as to thromboembolic events (VTEs). In fact, there are accumulating data showing that the concerns might be greater for the latter. Herein, we provide a critical analysis of the so far published major studies, discussing also some thoughts (e.g., different VTE risk across IMIDs) that could be taken into account in the interpretation of these results. In addition, we highlight the need for assessment of patients' profile for cardiovascular as well as for thromboembolic risk factors. Incorporation of the respective tools (that need further validation) should be considered in clinical practice.
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- Gerasimos Evangelatos
- Joint Academic Rheumatology Program, First Department of Propedeutic and Internal Medicine, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Mikras Asias 75 Str, 11527, Athens, Greece
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- Joint Academic Rheumatology Program, First Department of Propedeutic and Internal Medicine, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Mikras Asias 75 Str, 11527, Athens, Greece.
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Popescu D, Rezus E, Badescu MC, Dima N, Seritean Isac PN, Dragoi IT, Rezus C. Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Accelerated Atherosclerosis, New Biomarkers, and the Effects of Biological Therapy. Life (Basel) 2023; 13:life13020319. [PMID: 36836675 PMCID: PMC9965162 DOI: 10.3390/life13020319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2022] [Revised: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), one of the most common of the chronic inflammatory autoimmune diseases (CIADs), is recognized as an independent cardiovascular risk factor. Traditional risk factors such as smoking, arterial hypertension, dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, and obesity are frequently found in RA. Given the increased risk of mortality and morbidity associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) in RA patients, screening for risk factors is important. Moreover, there is a need to identify potential predictors of subclinical atherosclerosis. Recent studies have shown that markers such as serum homocysteine, asymmetric dimethylarginine, or carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) are correlated with cardiovascular risk. Although RA presents a cardiovascular risk comparable to that of diabetes, it is not managed as well in terms of acute cardiovascular events. The introduction of biological therapy has opened new perspectives in the understanding of this pathology, confirming the involvement and importance of the inflammatory markers, cytokines, and the immune system. In addition to effects in inducing remission and slowing disease progression, most biologics have demonstrated efficacy in reducing the risk of major cardiovascular events. Some studies have also been conducted in patients without RA, with similar results. However, early detection of atherosclerosis and the use of targeted therapies are the cornerstone for reducing cardiovascular risk in RA patients.
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- Diana Popescu
- Department of Internal Medicine, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 16 University Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania
- Internal Medicine Clinic, “Sf. Spiridon” County Clinical Emergency Hospital, 700111 Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Rheumatology and Physiotherapy, “Grigore. T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 16 University Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania
- Rheumatology Clinic, Clinical Rehabilitation Hospital, 700661 Iasi, Romania
- Correspondence: (E.R.); (M.C.B.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 16 University Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania
- Internal Medicine Clinic, “Sf. Spiridon” County Clinical Emergency Hospital, 700111 Iasi, Romania
- Correspondence: (E.R.); (M.C.B.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 16 University Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania
- Internal Medicine Clinic, “Sf. Spiridon” County Clinical Emergency Hospital, 700111 Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Internal Medicine, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 16 University Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania
- Internal Medicine Clinic, “Sf. Spiridon” County Clinical Emergency Hospital, 700111 Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Rheumatology and Physiotherapy, “Grigore. T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 16 University Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania
- Rheumatology Clinic, Clinical Rehabilitation Hospital, 700661 Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Internal Medicine, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 16 University Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania
- Internal Medicine Clinic, “Sf. Spiridon” County Clinical Emergency Hospital, 700111 Iasi, Romania
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