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 filgotinib in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: week 156 interim results from a long-term extension study

RMD Open 2024;12:e004476 doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2024-004476

Buch MH,

Zubrzycka-Sienkiewicz A,

Buch et al. demonstrated that filgotinib sustained its efficacy in rheumatoid arthritis patients through Wk156 in the FINCH 4 long-term extension study, showing stable safety profiles. The study reported high ACR response rates and remission based on Boolean criteria, underlining filgotinib's potential for extended clinical benefits.

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February 2024

Abatacept in Individuals at High Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis (APIPPRA): A Randomised, Double-blind, Multicentre, Parallel, Placebo-controlled, Phase 2b Clinical Trial

Lancet doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02649-1

Cope A,

Jasenecova M,

Vasconcelos J,

Filer A,

Raza K,

Pratt A,

Emery P,

Ho P,

Buch M,

Toes R,

Kelly J,

on behalf of the APIPPRA study investigators

Therapeutic intervention during the at-risk phase of RA with abatacept is feasible, with acceptable safety profiles. However, the efficacy of intermittent administration at multiple intervals remains to be assessed.

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January 2024

Filgotinib Demonstrates Efficacy in Rheumatoid Arthritis Independent of Smoking Status: Post Hoc Analysis of Phase 3 Trials and Claims-Based Analysis)

Rheumatol Ther 2023;11(1):177–189 doi 10.1007/s40744-023-00619-0

Curtis JR,

Emery P,

Downie B,

Zhong Y,

Liu J,

Han L,

Hawtin RE,

Burmester GR

This post hoc analysis by Curtis, et al. found that current and former smokers were more likely to switch from an anti-TNF bDMARD to a different bDMARD or JAK inhibitor in comparison to non-smokers. They also found that DAS28(CRP) ≤3.2 achievement was significantly higher after filgotinib therapy regardless of smoking status in MTX-IR, bDMARD-IR, and MTX-naïve patients.