THU0168 Baricitinib Inhibits Radiographic Progression of Structural Joint Damage at 1 Year in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and An Inadequate Response To csDMARDs:

2016 ◽  
Vol 75 (Suppl 2) ◽  
pp. 244.2-245
Author(s):  
D. van der Heijde ◽  
M. Dougados ◽  
Y.-C. Chen ◽  
M. Greenwald ◽  
E. Drescher ◽  
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RMD Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. e000898 ◽  
Author(s):  
Desirée van der Heijde ◽  
Michael Schiff ◽  
Yoshiya Tanaka ◽  
Li Xie ◽  
Gabriella Meszaros ◽  
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ObjectivesTo evaluate radiographic progression of structural joint damage over 2 years in patients with rheumatoid arthritis from baricitinib clinical trials who were disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD)–naïve or had an inadequate response to conventional synthetic DMARDs (csDMARD-IR).MethodsPatients had completed one of three phase III studies and entered a long-term extension (LTE) study, continuing on the same baricitinib dose as at originating study completion. At 52 weeks, DMARD-naïve patients receiving methotrexate (MTX) or combination therapy (baricitinib 4 mg+MTX) were switched to baricitinib 4 mg monotherapy (±MTX per investigator opinion); MTX-IR patients receiving adalimumab were switched to baricitinib 4 mg on background MTX. At 24 weeks, csDMARD-IR patients receiving placebo were switched to baricitinib 4 mg on background csDMARD. Radiographs at baseline, year 1 and year 2 were scored using the van der Heijde modified Total Sharp Score. Linear extrapolation was used for missing data.ResultsOf 2573 randomised patients, 2125 (82.6%) entered the LTE, of whom 1893 (89.1%) entered this analysis. At year 2, progression was significantly lower with initial baricitinib (monotherapy or combination therapy) versus initial MTX in DMARD-naïve patients (proportion with non-progression defined by ≤smallest detectable change (SDC): 87.3% baricitinib 4 mg+MTX; 70.6% MTX; p≤ 0.001). In MTX-IR patients, progression with initial baricitinib was significantly lower than with initial placebo and similar to initial adalimumab (≤SDC: 82.7% baricitinib 4 mg; 83.5% adalimumab; 70.6% placebo; p≤0.001). In csDMARD-IR patients, significant benefit was seen with baricitinib 4 mg (≤SDC: 87.2% vs 73.2% placebo; p≤0.01).ConclusionsTreatment with once-daily baricitinib resulted in low rates of radiographic progression for up to 2 years.


2021 ◽  
pp. jrheum.210346
Author(s):  
Désirée van der Heijde ◽  
Cynthia E. Kartman ◽  
Li Xie ◽  
Scott Beattie ◽  
Douglas Schlichting ◽  
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Objective To evaluate the effect of baricitinib on inhibiting radiographic progression of structural joint damage over 5 years in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods Patients completed 1 of 3 phase 3 baricitinib trials (NCT01711359, NCT01710358, NCT01721057) and entered the long-term extension RA-BEYOND (NCT01885078), in which patients received once-daily 4 mg or 2 mg baricitinib. Across these trials, patients initially receiving methotrexate (MTX) or adalimumab switched to baricitinib 4 mg at week 52. Patients initially receiving placebo switched to baricitinib 4 mg at week 24. Radiographs were scored at baseline and years 2, 3, 4, and 5. Change from baseline in van der Heijde modified Total Sharp Score (ΔmTSS) was computed. Results Overall, 2125/2573 (82.6%) randomized patients entered RA-BEYOND; 1837/2125 (86.4%) entered this analysis. From years 3 to 5, higher proportions of DMARD-naïve patients on initial baricitinib (monotherapy; +MTX) had no progression versus initial MTX (ΔmTSS≤0, year 5: 59.6% baricitinib 4 mg; 66.2% baricitinib 4 mg+MTX; 40.7% MTX). Higher proportions of patients with inadequate response (IR) to MTX on initial baricitinib or adalimumab versus placebo had no progression (ΔmTSS≤0, year 5: 54.8% baricitinib 4 mg; 55.0% adalimumab; 50.3% placebo). Higher proportions of patients with conventional synthetic (cs)DMARD-IR on initial baricitinib 4 mg had less progression versus initial placebo or baricitinib 2 mg (ΔmTSS≤0, year 5: 66.7% baricitinib 4 mg; 58.2% baricitinib 2 mg; 60.0% placebo). Conclusion Oral baricitinib maintained lower levels of radiographic progression than initial csDMARD or placebo through 5 years in patients with active RA.


2020 ◽  
Vol 79 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 330-331
Author(s):  
C. Peterfy ◽  
V. Strand ◽  
M. C. Genovese ◽  
A. Friedman ◽  
J. J. Enejosa ◽  
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Background:For patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), long-term prevention of structural joint damage is a key treatment goal.1In the SELECT-EARLY and SELECT-COMPARE trials, upadacitinib (UPA), an oral JAK inhibitor, inhibited the progression of structural joint damage at 6 months and 1 year when used either as monotherapy or in combination with methotrexate (MTX) in patients (pts) with active RA.2Objectives:To describe the radiographic progression up to 2 years (96 wks) among pts with RA receiving UPA either as monotherapy or in combination with MTX.Methods:Both the SELECT-EARLY and SELECT-COMPARE phase 3, randomized controlled trials enrolled pts at high risk for progressive structural damage with baseline (BL) erosive joint damage and/or seropositivity.3,4In SELECT-EARLY, MTX-naïve pts (N=945) were randomized to UPA 15 mg or 30 mg once daily (QD) or MTX monotherapy. In SELECT-COMPARE, pts with an inadequate response to MTX (N=1629) were randomized to UPA 15 mg, placebo (PBO), or adalimumab (ADA) 40 mg every other wk, with all pts continuing background MTX; at wk 26, all pts receiving PBO were switched to UPA 15 mg, regardless of response. In both trials, mean changes from BL in modified Total Sharp Score (mTSS), joint space narrowing, and joint erosion as well as the proportion of pts with no radiographic progression (change in mTSS ≤0) were evaluated based on X-rays taken at wks 24/26, 48, and 96 for those patients in whom wk 96 X-rays were available. Data are reported as observed (AO).Results:BL demographics have been reported previously.3,4In the SELECT-EARLY study, at wk 96 UPA monotherapy (15 mg and 30 mg doses) significantly inhibited radiographic progression compared with MTX as measured by mean change in mTSS and by the proportion of patients with no radiographic progression (Figures 1 and 2). When patients who were rescued (MTX added to UPA or UPA added to MTX) were removed from the analysis, changes in mTSS from baseline remained similar. By the same measures, in SELECT-COMPARE, the degree of inhibition of structural progression observed was comparable between UPA and ADA. Following the switch of all PBO patients to UPA, the rate of progression slowed and was comparable to that observed in pts receiving UPA from BL. Among pts from both studies that had no radiographic progression at wk 24/26, >90% remained without radiographic progression at wk 48 and 96.Conclusion:UPA was effective in inhibiting the progression of structural joint damage through 2 years both in MTX-naïve patients receiving UPA monotherapy and MTX-inadequate responder patients receiving UPA in combination with MTX.References:[1]Smolen, et al.Ann Rheum Dis2017;76(6):960-77.[2]Peterfy, et al.Ann Rheum Dis2019;78(suppl 2):369-370.[3]Fleischmann, et al.Arthritis Rheumatol2019;71(11):1788-1800.[4]Van Vollenhoven, et al.Arthritis Rheumatol2018;70(suppl 10).Disclosure of Interests: :Charles Peterfy Consultant of: AbbVie, Acerta, Amgen, AstraZeneca, Bristol Myers Squibb, Centrexion, Daiichi Sankyo, Five Prime Therapeutics, Genentech, Gilead, Hoffman-La Roche, Janssen, Lilly USA, MedImmune, Merck, Myriad, Novartis, Plexxikon, Pfizer, Sanofi, Salix Santarus, Samsung, Samumed, Setpoint, Sorrento, UCB, Vorso, Employee of: founder and CEO of Spire Sciences, which provides imaging services to multiple pharmaceutical companies, Speakers bureau: Amgen, Vibeke Strand Consultant of: AbbVie, Amgen, Biogen, Celltrion, Consortium of Rheumatology Researchers of North America, Crescendo Bioscience, Eli Lilly, Genentech/Roche, GlaxoSmithKline, Hospira, Janssen, Merck, Novartis, Pfizer, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Sanofi, UCB, Mark C. Genovese Grant/research support from: Abbvie, Eli Lilly and Company, EMD Merck Serono, Galapagos, Genentech/Roche, Gilead Sciences, Inc., GSK, Novartis, Pfizer Inc., RPharm, Sanofi Genzyme, Consultant of: Abbvie, Eli Lilly and Company, EMD Merck Serono, Genentech/Roche, Gilead Sciences, Inc., GSK, Novartis, RPharm, Sanofi Genzyme, Alan Friedman Shareholder of: AbbVie Inc, Employee of: AbbVie Inc, Jose Jeffrey Enejosa Shareholder of: AbbVie, Employee of: AbbVie, Stephen Hall Grant/research support from: Abbvie, UCB, Janssen, Merck, Eduardo Mysler Grant/research support from: AbbVie, Amgen, Bristol Myers Squibb, Roche, Eli Lilly, Novartis, Janssen, Sanofi, and Pfizer., Speakers bureau: AbbVie, Amgen, Bristol Myers Squibb, Roche, Eli Lilly, Novartis, Janssen, Sanofi, and Pfizer, Patrick Durez Speakers bureau: AbbVie, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Celltrion, Eli Lilly, Pfizer, Sanofi, Xenofon Baraliakos Grant/research support from: Grant/research support from: AbbVie, BMS, Celgene, Chugai, Merck, Novartis, Pfizer, UCB and Werfen, Consultant of: AbbVie, BMS, Celgene, Chugai, Merck, Novartis, Pfizer, UCB and Werfen, Speakers bureau: AbbVie, BMS, Celgene, Chugai, Merck, Novartis, Pfizer, UCB and Werfen, Tim Shaw Shareholder of: AbbVie, Employee of: AbbVie, Yanna Song Shareholder of: AbbVie Inc., Employee of: AbbVie Inc., Yihan Li Shareholder of: AbbVie, Employee of: AbbVie, In-Ho Song Shareholder of: AbbVie Inc., Employee of: AbbVie Inc.


2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Emery ◽  
Patrick Durez ◽  
Axel J. Hueber ◽  
Inmaculada de la Torre ◽  
Esbjörn Larsson ◽  
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AbstractBaricitinib is an oral selective inhibitor of Janus kinase (JAK)1 and JAK2 that has proved effective and well tolerated in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in an extensive programme of clinical studies of patients with moderate-to-severe disease. In a phase 2b dose-ranging study of baricitinib in combination with traditional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) in RA patients, magnetic resonance imaging showed that baricitinib 2 mg or 4 mg once daily provided dose-dependent suppression of synovitis, osteitis, erosion and cartilage loss at weeks 12 and 24 versus placebo. These findings correlated with clinical outcomes and were confirmed in three phase 3 studies (RA-BEGIN, RA-BEAM and RA-BUILD) using X-rays to assess structural joint damage. In patients naïve to DMARDs (RA-BEGIN study), baricitinib 4 mg once daily as monotherapy or combined with methotrexate produced smaller mean changes in structural joint damage than methotrexate monotherapy at week 24. Differences versus methotrexate were statistically significant for combined therapy. In patients responding inadequately to methotrexate (RA-BEAM study), baricitinib 4 mg plus background methotrexate significantly inhibited structural joint damage at week 24 versus placebo, and the results were comparable to those observed with adalimumab plus background methotrexate. In patients responding inadequately to conventional synthetic DMARDs (csDMARDs; RA-BUILD study), baricitinib 4 mg again significantly inhibited radiographic progression compared with placebo at week 24. Benefits were also observed with baricitinib 2 mg once daily, but the effects of baricitinib 4 mg were more robust. The positive effects of baricitinib 4 mg on radiographic progression continued over 1 and 2 years in the long-term extension study RA-BEYOND, with similar effects to adalimumab and significantly greater effects than placebo. Findings from the phase 3 studies of patients with RA were supported by preclinical studies, which showed that baricitinib has an osteoprotective effect, increasing mineralisation in bone-forming cells. In conclusion, baricitinib 4 mg once daily inhibits radiographic joint damage progression in patients with moderate-to-severe RA who are naïve to DMARDs or respond inadequately to csDMARDs, including methotrexate, and the beneficial effects are similar to those observed with adalimumab.


Rheumatology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 59 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Peterfy ◽  
Mark C Genovese ◽  
In-Ho Song ◽  
Alan Friedman ◽  
Stephen Hall ◽  
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Abstract Background Long-term prevention of structural joint damage is a key treatment goal in the management of RA. Upadacitinib (UPA), a JAK1-selective inhibitor, inhibited the progression of structural joint damage at 6 months as monotherapy in methotrexate (MTX)-naïve RA patients and in combination with MTX in patients with inadequate response (IR) to MTX. Objectives: To evaluate the progression of structural joint damage (radiographic) through Week 48 in patients with moderately to severely active RA treated with UPA monotherapy or in combination with MTX. Methods Radiographic progression was assessed in 2 phase 3 randomized controlled trials (RCTs). MTX-naïve patients were randomized to UPA 15 or 30mg QD or MTX monotherapy [SELECT-EARLY, N = 945], while MTX-IR patients were randomized to UPA 15mg QD or adalimumab (ADA) 40 mg eow or placebo (PBO), with continuous background MTX [SELECT-COMPARE, N = 1629]. Both RCTs specifically enrolled patients at high risk for progression of joint damage (high disease activity including elevated hsCRP, presence of baseline erosions and ACPA and/or RF positivity). The mean changes (D) from baseline (BL) in modified Total Sharp Score (mTSS), joint space narrowing (JSN), and erosion scores (ES) as well as the proportion of patients with no radiographic progression (ΔmTSS ≤0) at Weeks 24/26 and 48 were determined in both RCTs. Data were analyzed by linear extrapolation (LE) for missing data imputation and treatment switching, and as observed (AO). Results BL demographics have been reported previously. At Weeks 24/26, UPA as monotherapy and in combination with background MTX significantly inhibited radiographic progression measured by mean DmTSS and the proportion of patients with no radiographic progression vs MTX and PBO, respectively. The significant inhibition of radiographic progression with UPA was maintained through Week 48 vs MTX (LE and AO) in EARLY and vs PBO (LE) in COMPARE. Following the switch of all PBO patients to UPA in COMPARE by Week 26, no further change in mean mTSS was observed through Week 48. The inhibition of radiographic progression vs comparators was not only observed for the overall mTSS scores but also its components - the JSN and ES in both RCTs (LE and AO). Conclusion UPA both as monotherapy, and in combination with background MTX, was effective in inhibiting the progression of structural joint damage through Week 48 in MTX-naïve, and MTX-IR patients, respectively. Disclosures C. Peterfy: Consultancies; AbbVie, Acerta, Amgen, AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Centrexion, Daiichi Sankyu, Five Prime Therapeutics, Genentech, Hoffmann-La Roche, Janssen, Lilly USA, MedImmune, Merck, Novartis, Plexxikon, Pfizer, Sanofi, Salix-Santarus, Samsung. M.C. Genovese: Consultancies; Consultant for and has received grants from AbbVie Inc, Lilly, Pfizer, Galapagos, and Gilead. I. Song: Corporate appointments; Employee of AbbVie. A. Friedman: Corporate appointments; Employee of AbbVie. S. Hall: Consultancies; Received research grants and consultancy fees from AbbVie Inc, BMS, Lilly, Janssen, Pfizer, UCB, and Novartis. E. Mysler: Grants/research support; Received research grants and speaker’s bureau fees from Bristol-Myers Squibb, Roche, Eli Lilly, AbbVie, Novartis, Janssen, and Pfizer. P. Durez: Member of speakers’ bureau; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Samsung, Pfizer, UCB, Mundipharma, Hospira, and Eli Lilly. X. Baraliakos: Grants/research support; AbbVie, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Celgene, Centocor, Chugai, Janssen, MSD, Novartis, Pfizer Inc, Roche and UCB. J. Enejosa: Corporate appointments; Employee of AbbVie. T. Shaw: Corporate appointments; Employee of AbbVie. Y. Li: Corporate appointments; Employee of AbbVie. S. Chen: Corporate appointments; Employee of AbbVie. V. Strand: Consultancies; Consultant for AbbVie, Amgen, AstraZeneca, BMS, Celltrion, Celgene, Genentech, GSK, Janssen, Lilly, Merck, Novartis, Pfizer, Regeneron, Samsung, Sanofi, and UCB.


2008 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
pp. 216-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
E Keystone ◽  
P Emery ◽  
C G Peterfy ◽  
P P Tak ◽  
S Cohen ◽  
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Objective:To determine if treatment with a B cell-targeted therapy can inhibit the progression of structural joint damage in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), exhibiting an inadequate response to tumour necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors.Methods:In this phase III study, patients with an inadequate response to a TNF inhibitor and receiving methotrexate were randomised to rituximab or placebo. Radiographs were obtained at baseline, week 24 and week 56 after randomisation. Patients with an inadequate response to their randomised therapy could receive rescue medication from week 16. From week 24, eligible patients from both treatment arms could receive open-label rituximab. Patients were analysed according to their original treatment group. Radiographs were scored using the Genant-modified Sharp method. The primary radiographic endpoint was change in total Genant-modified Sharp score at week 56.Results:Rituximab treatment caused significant reduction in joint damage progression compared with placebo. The mean change from baseline in the total Genant-modified Sharp score at week 56 was significantly lower for patients treated with rituximab than for patients treated with placebo (1.00 vs 2.31; p = 0.005), and was supported by changes in erosion score (0.59 and 1.32 for rituximab plus methotrexate vs placebo plus methotrexate, respectively; p = 0.011) and joint space narrowing score (0.41 and 0.99, respectively; p<0.001).Conclusions:This study provides the first evidence that a B cell-targeted therapy—rituximab—can significantly inhibit the progression of structural joint damage in patients with RA with long-standing, active and treatment-resistant disease.


2013 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
ROY M. FLEISCHMANN ◽  
ANNE-MARIE HALLAND ◽  
MAREK BRZOSKO ◽  
RUBEN BURGOS-VARGAS ◽  
CHRISTOPHER MELA ◽  
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Objective.To assess radiographic progression, physical function, clinical disease activity, and safety in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who had inadequate response to methotrexate (MTX) and who were treated with tocilizumab-MTX or MTX during Year 2 of a 2-year study.Methods.During Year 1, patients were randomized to placebo-MTX, 4 mg/kg tocilizumab-MTX, or 8 mg/kg tocilizumab-MTX. During Year 2, patients continued the initial double-blind treatment or switched to open-label 8 mg/kg tocilizumab-MTX. Co-primary endpoints at Week 104 were mean change from baseline in Genant-modified Total Sharp Score (GmTSS) and adjusted mean area under the curve (AUC) for change from baseline in the Health Assessment Questionnaire–Disability Index (HAQ-DI). Signs and symptoms of RA and safety were also evaluated.Results.At Week 104, mean change from baseline in GmTSS was significantly lower for patients initially randomized to tocilizumab-MTX 4 mg/kg (0.58; p = 0.0025) or 8 mg/kg (0.37; p < 0.0001) than for patients initially randomized to placebo-MTX (1.96). Adjusted mean AUC of change from baseline in HAQ-DI was also significantly lower in patients initially randomized to tocilizumab-MTX 4 mg/kg (–287.5; p < 0.0001) or 8 mg/kg (–320.8; p < 0.0001) than in patients initially randomized to placebo-MTX (–139.4). Signs and symptoms of RA were maintained or showed improvement. No new safety signals were noted.Conclusion.Compared with placebo-MTX, tocilizumab-MTX significantly inhibited structural joint damage and improved physical function in patients with RA who previously had inadequate response to MTX. An extension of this study is continuing and will provide additional longterm efficacy and safety data. National Clinical Trials registry NCT00106535.


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