Publications

View and download slide summaries of the latest original articles focusing on therapies in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases including rheumatology, dermatology, and gastroenterology. All materials produced by the team are subsequently reviewed and approved by individual Steering Committee members.

March 2023

Riesgo de Malignidades con Tofacitinib frente a Inhibidores de TNF en Artritis Reumatoide: Resultados del Ensayo Abierto Aleatorizado Controlado ORAL Surveillance

Ann Rheum Dis. 2023;82(3):331–343 doi: 10.1136/ard-2022-222543

Chen YH,

Wang C,

Wu J,

Menon S,

Vranic I,

Gómez-Reino JJ

Results from the open-label, randomised controlled ORAL Surveillance trial find increased risk of malignancies with tofacitinib versus TNFi, highlighting the highest incidence in patients with a history of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease or increasing cardiovascular risk.

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February 2019

Comparisons of Hepatitis C Viral Replication in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Receiving Tocilizumab, Abatacept and Tofacitinib Therapy

Ann Rheum Dis. 2019 Jun;78(6):849-850.

Chen YM,

Huang WN,

Liao TL,

Chen JP,

Yang SS,

Chen HH,

Hsieh TY,

Hung WT,

Chen YH,

Chen DY

Tocilizumab (TCZ), abatacept (ABA) and tofacitinib (TOF) appear to have no major safety concerns for treatment of RA patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections.HCV is an infectious disease which continues to present a major therapeutic challenge for clinicians in treating patients with RA. Previous reports demonstrate that the use of TNF targeted therapies in RA patients with HCV infections appear to have no major safety concerns. During short-term therapy with TCZ and ABA, data has shown ...