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

Upadacitinib monotherapy versus methotrexate monotherapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: efficacy and safety through 5 years in the SELECT-EARLY randomized controlled trial

Journal Reference: Arthritis Res Ther 2024;26:143 doi: 10.1186/s13075-024-03358-x

Khan N,

Bu X,

Li Y,

Penn SK,

Camp HS,

Aelion J

van Vollenhoven et al. compared the efficacy and safety of upadacitinib monotherapy to methotrexate monotherapy over five years in methotrexate-naïve patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The study found that upadacitinib provided better long-term efficacy and higher rates of disease activity remission than methotrexate; however, it was associated with higher incidences of adverse events, particularly at the higher dose of 30 mg.

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July 2024

Long-term safety and efficacy of upadacitinib versus adalimumab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: 5-year data from the Phase 3, randomised SELECT-COMPARE study

RMD Open 2024;10:e004007 doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2023-004007

Fleischmann R,

Swierkot J,

Penn SK,

Durez P,

Bessette L,

Bu X,

Khan N,

Li Y,

Peterfy CG,

Tanaka Y,

Mysler E

More RA patients on upadacitinib versus adalimumab achieved clinical remission, LDA, and DAS28 (CRP) <2.6. Radiographic progression was less with continuous upadacitinib versus continuous adalimumab. Upadacitinib showed similar safety to adalimumab, with higher incidences of HZ, lymphopenia, CPK elevation, hepatic disorder and nonmelanoma skin cancer.