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Infliximab, adalimumab, golimumab, vedolizumab, tofacitinib, ustekinumab recommended over no tx
ACR 2019, News
Researchers compared the risk for serious infections in offspring of mothers with chronic inflammatory diseases who received non-TNFi biologics or tofacitinib during pregnancy vs offspring who were unexposed, but exposed to TNFi in utero.
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TNFi recommended over secukinumab, ixekizumab for AS and nonradiographic axial SpA as first biologic
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Investigators assessed the risk for herpes zoster and provided recommendations regarding treatment in patients with psoriasis.
Musculoskeletal Disorders
The clinical benefits of tofacitinib in combination with methotrexate are sustained over 2 years among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to a study published online January 22 in Arthritis & Rheumatology.
ACR/ARHP 2018 Annual Meeting
A reduction in risk for cardiovascular disease has been reported among patients with rheumatoid arthritis who are receiving concomitant therapy with methotrexate and biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs.
ACR/ARHP 2018 Annual Meeting
Although the incidence rate of venous thromboembolism was numerically higher in patients treated with tofacitinib vs TNF inhibitors, the risk was not statistically significant.
ACR/ARHP 2018 Annual Meeting
The researchers concluded their findings indicate that for patients with RA, abatacept reduced the risk for diabetes and "potentially improved insulin sensitivity and glycemic profile."
ACR/ARHP 2018 Annual Meeting
The results support combination therapy with intra-articular steroid injections and tofacitinib to achieve clinical and radiographic remission in patients with early rapid radiographic progression RA.
ACR/ARHP 2018 Annual Meeting
Tofacitinib extended release has comparable clinical efficacy to tofacitinib administered twice daily.