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Fleischmann, R et al. "Efficacy and safety of tofacitinib monotherapy, tofacitinib with methotrexate, and adalimumab with methotrexate in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (ORAL Strategy): a phase 3b/4, double-blind, head-to-head, randomised controlled trial." DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(17)31618-5
ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2013
Changing directly from adalimumab to tofacitinib sustained clinical response and improved ACR response rates in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, an open-label extension study presented at the 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting has found.
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The approval was based on data from a phase 3 study which evaluated tofacitinib in adults with active AS who had an inadequate response to at least 2 NSAIDs.
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The addition of tofacitinib to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment regimens improves patient response to non-biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs).
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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.
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.
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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.
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The GIDAC recommendations are provided to the FDA but they are not binding. The FDA has set a target PDUFA action date of June 2018.
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.
Safety Alerts and Recalls
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved changes to the prescribing information for tofacitinib to include new warnings, including a Boxed Warning, regarding an increased risk of blood clots and death associated with the 10mg twice daily regimen. The update comes after a review of data from an ongoing safety clinical trial of tofacitinib…
