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.

October 2023

Treatment with Upadacitinib in Active Psoriatic Arthritis: Efficacy and Safety Data of the First 192 Patients from the UPJOINT Study, a Multicentre, Observational Study in Clinical Practice

Rheumatol Ther. 2023;10(6):1503–1508 doi: 10.1007/s40744-023-00589-3

Fritz B,

In the UPJOINT open label study, the proportion of patients with PsA, and an inadequate response to csDMARDs or bDMARDs, who achieved minimal disease activity with upadacitinib was in line with the results of previous studies at 24 weeks. No new safety signals were identified.

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Efficacy and Safety of Upadacitinib in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis Refractory to Biologic Therapy: 1-year Results From the Open-label Extension of a Phase III Study

Arthritis Res Ther 2023; 2023;18;25(1):172 doi 10.1186/s13075-023-03128-1

Inman R,

Li Y,

Bu X,

Shmagel A,

Wung P,

Song I,

Deodhar A

The efficacy and safety of updacitinib in bDMARD-IR patients with AS were sustained through to one year in an open-label extension of the SELECT-AXIS 2 study.

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September 2023

Cardiovascular Safety of Janus Kinase Inhibitors in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis

Front Pharmacol. 2023; 8(14):1237234 doi 10.3389/fphar.2023.1237234

Wei Q,

Wang H,

Zhao J,

Luo Z,

Wang C,

Zhu C,

Su N,

Zhang S

This meta-analysis by Wei, et al. found that JAKi therapy was not associated with a higher risk of MACE than treatment with adalimumab, abatacept, or placebo. However, a higher incidence of all-cause mortality was observed with tofacitinib treatment than with adalimumab treatment.

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A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase 2a Study of Tildrakizumab Efficacy and Safety in Patients with Active Ankylosing Spondylitis

J Clin Rheumatol. 2023;29(5):223–229 doi: 10.1097/RHU.0000000000001973

Peters E,

Chou RC,

Rozzo SJ,

Yao SL,

Fructuoso FJG

Phase 2a study assessing the efficacy and safety of tildrakizumab in patients with active AS fails to meet the primary endpoint.

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The Risk and Predictors of Malignancies in Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients in Israel—A Retrospective Electronic Data-Based Study

J Clin Med. 2023;12(15):5153 doi: 10.3390/jcm12155153

Kagan P,

Horesh N,

Amital H,

Tsur AM,

Watad A,

Cohen AD,

Ben-Shabat N

Findings from a retrospective electronic data-based study, assessing risk of overall and site-specific malignancies for AS patients in Israel, emphasize the importance of maintaining the routine observation of patients with AS to identify the early development of cancer.

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Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Ixekizumab in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis: 3-year Data from the COAST Program

J Rheumatol. 2023;50(8):1020–1028 doi: 10.3899/jrheum.221022

Bolce R,

Leung A,

Three-year data from the ixekizumab (IXE) COAST programme provide additional evidence that patients with axSpA receiving IXE experience long-term safety, and sustained improvements in efficacy outcomes, at 3 years.

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Efficacy and Safety of the TYK2/JAK1 Inhibitor Brepocitinib for Active Psoriatic Arthritis: A Phase IIb Randomized Controlled Trial

Arthritis Rheumatol. 2023;75(8):1370–1380 doi: 10.1002/art.42519

Mease P,

Helliwell P,

Silwinska-Stanczyk P,

Miakisz M,

Ostor A,

Peeva E,

Vincent MS,

Sun Q,

Sikirica V,

Winnette R,

Qiu R,

Li G,

Feng G,

Beebe JS,

Martin DA.

Phase IIb study of brepocitinib in patients with PsA concludes that treatment with brepocitinib 30 mg and 60 mg QD, was superior to placebo at reducing signs and symptoms of PsA and was well-tolerated over 52 weeks.

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August 2023

Post-Marketing Safety Surveillance of Tofacitinib over 9 Years in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatol Ther. 2023;10(5):1255–1276 doi: 10.1007/s40744-023-00576-8

Nagy E,

Chen AS,

Kwok K,

Fallon L,

Kinch C

The data gathered in this post-marketing surveillance study aligned with the previously established safety profile of tofacitinib, and reports were found to have consistent safety profiles in the treatment of both patient with PsA and RA. However, the results of this study should be interpreted considering the limitations of post-marketing surveillance studies.

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Upadacitinib in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis and Inadequate Response to Biologics: 3-year Results from the Open-Label Extension of the Randomised Controlled Phase 3 SELECT-PsA 2 Study

Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2023;41(11):2286–2297 doi: 10.55563/clinexprheumatol/8l7bbk.

Mease P,

Setty A,

Papp K,

Tsuji S,

Li Y,

McDearmon-Blondell E,

Wung P,

Tillett W

Data from this open-label extension showed the efficacy of upadacitinib observed at 56 weeks was maintained through to 152 weeks in the treatment of patients with PsA. No cumulative adverse effects were observed, and no new safety signals were identified.

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A JAK Inhibitor for Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis: The Baricitinib Experience

J. Clin. Med. 2023;12(13):4527 doi 10.3390/jcm12134527

Taylor PC,

Laedermann C,

Alten R,

Feist E,

Choy E,

This review by Taylor, et al. reviews the long-term safety and efficacy data for baricitinib. Results from several studies showed that baricitinib has greater efficacy and survival compared to TNF inhibitors, and that the rate of CDAI <10 for baricitinib-treated RA patients increased over the course of seven years. Data also showed that remission rates were higher in real-world evidence than in RCTs.