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.

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.

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March 2024

Bimekizumab safety in patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis: pooled data from up to 3 years of treatment in randomized phase III trials

Br J Dermatol 2024;190:477–85 Doi: 10.1093/bjd/ljad429.

Okubo Y,

No new safety signals were found in the three-year safety data on bimekizumab for plaque PsO. Additionally, incidence of oral candidiasis significantly decreased with each subsequent year.

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February 2024

Bimekizumab treatment in patients with active psoriatic arthritis and prior inadequate response to tumour necrosis factor inhibitors: 52-week safety and efficacy from the phase III BE COMPLETE study and its open-label extension BE VITAL

RMD Open. 2024 Feb 22;10(1):e003855 doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2023-003855

Mease P,

Orbai A,

Ink B,

Bimekizumab was well tolerated in patients with PsA and TNFi-IR up to 52 weeks, with a safety profile consistent with that observed in prior studies. This study aimed to assess 52-week safety and efficacy of bimekizumab in patients with active PsA and prior IR/intolerance to TNFi.

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September 2023

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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Anti-gm-csf Otilimabe versus Sarilumab ou Placebo em Pacientes com Artrite Reumatoide e Resposta Inadequada a Terapias Direcionadas: Um Estudo Randomizado de Fase III (contRAst 3)

Ann Rheum Dis. 2023;82(12):1527–1537 doi 10.1136/ard-2023-224449

Goode C,

Gupta A,

Wang M,

Watts S,

Fleischmann R

The ContRAst 3 study investigated otilimab, in RA patients with inadequate responses to multiple treatments. Otilimab did not significantly improve ACR20 versus placebo at Weeks 12 or 24. In addition, there we no significant improvements in secondary endpoints, including disease activity, disability, and pain.

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Bimekizumab Treatment in Biologic DMARD-Naïve Patients with Active Psoriatic Arthritis: 52-Week Efficacy and Safety Results from the Phase III, Randomised, Placebo-Controlled, Active Reference BE OPTIMAL Study

Ann Rheum Dis. 2023;82(11):1404–1414 doi: 10.1136/ard-2023-224431

Ritchlin CT,

Coates LC,

McInnes IB Mease PJ Merola JF,

Ink B,

Data from this phase 3 RCT demonstrated that the efficacy of bimekizumab observed at 16 weeks remained consistent through to 52 weeks in the treatment of bDMARD-naïve patients with PsA. Patients who started the trial on placebo and switched to bimekizumab at week 16 showed similar improvements to those patients who were randomised to receive bimekizumab at the start of the trail. No new safety signals were identified.

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Prevenção da progressão radiográfica em pacientes com artrite reumatoide de alto risco usando estudos de fase III com filgotinibe: Revisão Narrativa de Análises Post Hoc

Rheumatol Ther. 2023;10(6):1399–1415 doi: 10.1007/s40744-023-00590-w

Kaise T,

Findings from post hoc analyses extend the knowledge base for radiographic benefits of filgotinib in patients with RA.

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August 2023

The effect of ixekizumab on axial manifestations in patients with psoriatic arthritis from two phase III clinical trials: SPIRIT-P1 and SPIRIT-P2

Ther Adv Musculoskelet Dis. 2023;15:1759720X231189005 doi: 10.1177/1759720X231189005

Bolce R,

Park SY,

Nash P,

Post-hoc analysis of SPIRIT-P1 and SPIRIT-P2 concludes that ixekizumab (IXE) is effective in improving axial symptoms in patients with active PsA presenting with axial manifestations.

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June 2023

Perfil de segurança de upadacitinibe em pacientes com risco cardiovascular: análise post hoc integrada do programa clínico de fase III SELECT na artrite reumatoide

Ann Rheum Dis. 2023 doi: 10.1136/ard-2023-223916

Palac H,

Liu J,

Pots hoc analysis of safety data in patients with RA at increased risk of CV events from the upadacitinib SELECT phase III RA clinical programme helps to contextualise the overall risk profile of upadacitinib.

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October 2022

Comparative Performance of Composite Measures From Two Phase III Clinical Trials of Ixekizumab in Psoriatic Arthritis

RMD Open. 2022 doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2022-002457

Bolce R,

In this latest investigation into ixekizumab more patients achieved targets assessed by mCPDAI and DAPSA than with other composites. This study assess’ the concordance and variability in performance of the composite measures in patients with PsA, as well as to provide greater granularity to the frequency and severity of residual symptoms in patients who achieve treatment targets.