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.

November 2018

Innocuité et efficacité du Baricitinib chez les patients recevant des médicaments antirhumatismaux synthétiques conventionnels modifiant la maladie ou des corticostéroïdes

Rheumatol Ther 2018 Dec;5(2):525-536. DOI 10.1007/s40744-018-0128-0

van Vollenhoven R,

Helt C,

Arora V,

Zhong J,

Correia AP,

de la Torre I,

Muram D

Baricitinib (BARI) in combination with MTX and concomitant csDMARDs was shown to be efficacious, regardless of corticosteroid use in RA patients. MTX is prescribed to most RA patients but concomitant csDMARDs and/or corticosteroids can be added. This study assessed the efficacy and safety of BARI in two arms; with/without corticosteroids and; with MTX only/MTX plus csDMARD/csDMARDs only. Baseline characteristics and adverse reactions were also compared. Data were pooled from two phase 3 studies ...

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Safety and Efficacy of Baricitinib in Elderly Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

RMD Open. 2017; 3(2): e000546. doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2017-000546

Fleischmann R,

Alam J,

Arora V,

Bradley J,

Schlichting DE,

Muram D,

Smolen JS

In this post hoc analysis of pooled data from two randomised controlled trials, RA-BUILD and RA-BEAM, age was shown not to be a contraindication for use of baricitinib. Patients in RA-BUILD were csDMARD-inadequate responder(IR) patients who received an oral placebo or 2 mg or 4 mg baricitinib once daily. Patients in RA-BEAM were MTX-IR patients and received an oral placebo, 4 mg baricitinib once daily or subcutaneous adalimumab every 2 weeks. Efficacy and safety of baricitinib in elderly patient...