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.

September 2024

A secukinumab dose-escalation study in patients with ankylosing spondylitis not achieving inactive disease after 16 weeks of treatment

Rheum 2024 doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keae432 Epub ahead of print

Elam C,

Deodhar et al. investigated the impact on efficacy and safety of escalating secukinumab dose from 150mg to 300mg Q4W in AS patients who did not achieve inactive disease during an initial 16-week period of 150mg secukinumab. At Week 52, clinical safety response rates were similar across groups continuing with 150mg or escalating to 300mg secukinumab.

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April 2024

Does obesity affect treatment response to secukinumab and survival in ankylosing spondylitis? Real-life data from the TURKBIO Registry

Modern Rheumatology. 2024;34(3):584–91 doi: 10.1093/mr/road061

Karakaş A,

Gulle S,

Can G,

Dalkılıc E,

Aktar S,

Koca SS,

Pehlivan Y,

Senel S,

Tufan A,

Ozturk MA,

Yilmaz S,

Yazici A,

Cefle A,

Inel TY,

Erez Y,

Sari I,

Merih Birklik,

Direskeneli H,

Akkoc N,

and Onen F.

This study by Karakas, et al. found that obesity did not affect secukinumab treatment response and drug retention in ankylosing spondylitis patients.

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February 2024

Comparative Risk of Incident and Recurrent Acute Anterior Uveitis across Different Biological Agents in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis

DOI 10.1093/rheumatology/keae003 Epub ahead of print

Kwon OC,

Lee HS,

Yang J,

Park MC

Kwon, et al. found that adalimumab exposure significantly reduced risk of incident and recurrent acute anterior uveitis (AAU) versus etanercept exposure and bDMARD non-exposure. Furthermore, exposure to etanercept significantly increased risk of incident and recurrent AAU versus bDMARD non-exposure.