For patients with rheumatoid arthritis, a novel oral Janus kinase inhibitor, tofacitinib, is associated with reduced symptoms when used as monotherapy or in addition to background methotrexate.
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Although the incidence rate of venous thromboembolism was numerically higher in patients treated with tofacitinib vs TNF inhibitors, the risk was not statistically significant.
A total of 18.5% patients taking tofacitinib experienced a remission of their condition in 8 weeks compared to just 8.2% of patients receiving placebo.
The addition of tofacitinib to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment regimens improves patient response to non-biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs).
Clinical efficacy of the oral Janus kinase inhibitor tofacitinib at Month 6 was greater than placebo and “appeared similar regardless of methotrexate dose” in patients with rheumatoid arthritis a post-hoc analysis presented at the 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting has found.
Tofacitinib is superior for patients with inadequate response to TNF inhibitors or conventional DMARDs
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.
Tofacitinib, an oral inhibitor of Janus kinase 1, 2, and 3, can reduce disease severity and induce remission better than a placebo in patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis.
Tofacitinib is superior to methotrexate in treating rheumatoid arthritis, but increased side effects were seen with tofacitinib, including development of herpes zoster.
A drug used for rheumatoid arthritis might regrow hair in alopecia areata (AA) patients, according to a study published online September 22 in JCI Insight.