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.

December 2024

Efficacy and safety of upadacitinib in patients with active ankylosing spondylitis refractory to biologic therapy: 2-year clinical and radiographic results from the open-label extension of the SELECT-AXIS 2 study

Arthritis Res Ther. 2024 12;26:197 doi 10.1186/s13075-024-03412-8

Bu X,

Wung P,

Kato K,

Shmagel A,

Deodhar A

Baraliakos et al. assessed the long-term efficacy and safety of upadacitinib in patients with active ankylosing spondylitis who were refractory to biologic therapy. At week 104, the treatment sustained improvements in disease activity and functional outcomes with low rates of radiographic progression and no new safety signals.

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June 2024

Upadacitinib in active non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis: 1-year data from a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, Phase 3 trial

ACR Open Rheumatol 2024 doi: 10.1002/acr2.11669 Epub ahead of print

Kim TH,

Li Y,

Wung P,

The 1-year results of the SELECT-AXIS 2 study showed significant improvements in ASAS40 achievement in patients with nr-axSpA that were treated with upadacitinib 15mg QD versus placebo. Improvements in ASDAS endpoints, back pain, BASFI, and hsCRP from baseline were also observed.

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April 2024

EULAR recommendations for the management of psoriatic arthritis with pharmacological therapies: 2023 update

Ann Rheum Dis 2024 doi: 10.1136/ard-2024-225531 Epub ahead of print

Eder L,

Mauro D,

Nash P,

van der Helm-van Mil A,

Zabotti A,

van der Heijde D,

Smolen JS

The 2023 EULAR recommendations provided an updated consensus on the pharmacological management of PsA with a new overarching principle and recommendation for 2023. Recent MOA safety data emphasised the importance of patient-specific benefit-risk profiling in JAKi therapy, and extra-musculoskeletal (MSK) manifestations related to PsA should be considered during drug selection.