Avaliação da resposta à vacina 13-valente pneumocócica conjugada em pacientes com artrite reumatoide recebendo upadacitinib: resultados de um estudo de extensão de fase 2 aberto
RMD Open. 2022;8(1):e002110 doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2021-002110
Vaccine sub-study of the BALANCE-EXTEND upadacitinib trial finds that approximately two-thirds of patients receiving upadacitinib 15 mg once-daily achieve a satisfactory humoral response to pneumococcal 13-valent conjugate (PCV-13) vaccine, despite receiving concomitant methotrexate (MTX).It is well known that a weakened immune response, comorbidities and immunosuppressant drug therapy all contribute to an increased susceptibility to infections in patients with RA. Likewise, the morbidity and mo...