Upadacitinib como Monoterapia em Pacientes com Artrite Reumatoide Ativa e Resposta Inadequada a Metotrexate (SELECT-MONOTHERAPY): Um Estudo de Fase 3 Duplo Cego, Randomizado, Controlado com Placebo
Lancet. 2019 Jun 8;393(10188):2303-2311
UPA monotherapy showed statistically significant improvements in clinical and functional outcomes versus continuing MTX in MTX inadequate-responder patients with RA. Despite its proven effectiveness and safety, many patients are unable to tolerate MTX due to its side-effects. Therapies that can be used without concomitant MTX therefore, have an important place in RA management. In previous studies, UPA has shown efficacy in combination with stable background csDMARDs in RA patients who are DMARD...