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Clinical, Journal, Real-world evidence: Real-World Methotrexate Dose on Clinical Effectiveness and Structural Damage of Certolizumab Pegol With Rheumatoid Arthritis. (Pubmed Central) - May 11, 2021 There were no significant differences among the CZP groups with and without MTX or the groups receiving the high vs. low MTX doses in the retention rate, the low disease activity rate, or the inhibitory effect in radiographic joint damage. CZP has the potential to be a useful biological agent to control RA's disease activity and the bone destruction in patients who cannot tolerate a sufficient MTX dose.
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The percentages of effectively treated patients were generally lower in second-line treatment compared with first-line except for etanercept, which had the same percentage between lines of therapy. Etanercept had the lowest RA-related cost per effectively treated patient among tumor necrosis factor inhibitors in first-line use and the lowest RA-related cost per effectively treated patient compared with all second-line treatments.
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Journal: Methotrexate Enhances Apoptosis of Transmembrane TNF-Expressing Cells Treated With Anti-TNF Agents. (Pubmed Central) - May 1, 2021 The intracellular pathways induced by MTX and anti-TNF agents seem to be independent. These findings might explain at least in part improved the clinical response upon co-therapy of MTX and an anti-TNF agent in RA.
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Anti-TNF agents (except certolizumab), vedolizumab, ustekinumab and tofacitinib readily traverse the placenta via active transport, therefore theoretically may affect fetal development...There is reasonable evidence to support the safety of anti-TNF agents during pregnancy and lactation, however some data suggests that combination therapy with thiopurines may increase the risk of pregnancy and neonatal complications, as well as childhood infections within the first year of life. Vedolizumab and ustekinumab are both thought to be safe in pregnancy and lactation, while tofacitinib is generally avoided due to teratogenic effects in animal studies.
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Enrollment change: UCB Cimzia Pregnancy Follow-up Study (clinicaltrials.gov) - Apr 22, 2021 P=N/A, N=1, Terminated, Initiation date: Jan 2021 --> Jun 2021 N=360 --> 1
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Journal: Predictors of extra-articular manifestations in axial spondyloarthritis and their influence on TNF-inhibitor prescribing patterns: results from the British Society for Rheumatology Biologics Register in Ankylosing Spondylitis. (Pubmed Central) - Apr 22, 2021 Patients with previous AAU and IBD are more likely to be prescribed adalimumab and less likely to receive etanercept, consistent with the superior efficacy of monoclonal TNFi for these indications. Future work will determine whether EAMs influence TNFi survival, or effectiveness, and whether this varies between agents.
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However, as new therapeutics continue to be developed for the management of CTDs, the potential utility for anti-TNFα agents has become of great interest, demonstrated in several recent case series and small open-label trials. We review the safety and compatibility of anti-TNFα therapy in the management of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE), two well-studied example CTDs, as well as summarize the risks of autoantibody generation, infection, malignancy, and iatrogenic lupus flares as side effects of blocking TNFα in patients with these conditions.
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In the short term (N=69 RCTs), the PASI 90 rates were highest for ixekizumab (72.9%), risankizumab (72.9%), and brodalumab (72.3%), which were significantly higher than guselkumab (65.4%), secukinumab (65.4%), infliximab (56.4%), certolizumab (400 mg: 49.8%, 200 mg: 42.4%), ustekinumab (46.2%), adalimumab (44.2%), tildrakizumab (200 mg: 40.0%, 100 mg: 37.4%), etanercept (18.0%), dimethyl fumarate (12.8%), and apremilast (12.6%). Ixekizumab, risankizumab, and brodalumab had the highest short-term efficacy, and risankizumab had the highest long-term efficacy.
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Clinical, Journal: Tuberculosis among patients treated with TNF inhibitors for rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis in Slovenia: a cohort study. (Pubmed Central) - Apr 10, 2021 Ixekizumab, risankizumab, and brodalumab had the highest short-term efficacy, and risankizumab had the highest long-term efficacy. The TB IR in the Slovenian patients with RA, AS and PsA treated with TNFi was comparable with TB IRs in TB non-endemic countries with less than a tenth of the patients requiring TB chemoprophylaxis.
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Retrospective data, Review, Journal: Comparative efficacy and safety of Janus kinase inhibitors and biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs in rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. (Pubmed Central) - Apr 7, 2021 Tocilizumab, certolizumab pegol and upadacitinib may have relatively good efficacy in patients with RA after treatment failure with csDMARDs. RA patients taking a JAK inhibitor may have a preference for a lower recommended dose.
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While TNFi are used in licensed doses in most patients, non-TNFi-bDMARDs were often used in higher doses, which corresponds to higher doses approved in other indications like psoriasis. The effectiveness of this treatment strategy in axSpA and PsA needs to be analysed further.
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