Characteristics of clinical manifestations and pharmacotherapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis requiring switching between biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs and Janus kinase inhibitors

Biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) and Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKis) do not always allow to achieve remission and low inflammatory activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), necessitating switching of therapy. Objective: to evaluate the clinical characteristics and features of ph...

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Main Authors: A. O. Bobkova, A. M. Lila, A. E. Karateev
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description Biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) and Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKis) do not always allow to achieve remission and low inflammatory activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), necessitating switching of therapy. Objective: to evaluate the clinical characteristics and features of pharmacotherapy in patients with RA requiring a switch from bDMARD/JAKi. Material and methods. The study group consisted of 103 patients with RA (85.4% women, mean age 46.9±13.7 years) who had persistent disease activity (DAS28-CRP – 5.42±0.9) despite treatment with bDMARD/JAKi or who experienced adverse events requiring therapy switching. Patients were divided into three groups: Group 1 – patients who underwent one switch (n=50), Group 2 – 2 switches (n=39), Group 3 – ≥3 switches (n=14) of bDMARD/JAKi therapy. Clinical manifestations, disease activity and pharmacotherapy were assessed. Results and discussion. The main reason for switching therapy was ineffectiveness of bDMARD/JAKi (in 81.6% of patients). There was a tendency towards higher DAS28-ESR (p=0.052) and DAS28-CRP values (p=0.057) in groups 2 and 3 compared to group 1, as well as significant differences in CDAI (p1–2=0.015 and p1–3=0.011) and SDAI (p1–2=0.013 and p1–3=0.01). In group 3, there was a tendency towards higher DAS28-CRP, CDAI and SDAI values compared to group 2: 5.82±0.92 and 5.53±0.89; 40.5 [33.0; 45.0] and 35.2 [30.3; 43.9]; 36 [32; 42] and 32.0 [28.5; 38.5], respectively. However, these differences were statistically insignificant. Patients in groups 2 and 3 had a significantly higher number of painful joints compared to patients in group 1 (p1–2=0.048 and p1–3=0.036) and a significantly higher patient global assessment of disease activity (p1–2=0.004 and p1–3=0.013). Patients in group 3 took glucocorticoids significantly longer and at higher doses than patients in group 1. Tumour necrosis factor-α inhibitors were used more frequently in groups 1 and 2 (50.0 and 41.0%, respectively), and interleukin-6 inhibitors in group 3 (50.0%). Conclusion. Patients with RA who required ≥2 switches of bDMARD/JAKi had higher disease activity compared to patients who required only one switch of therapy.
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spelling doaj-art-c4dead8170214e6881b276a6bebefcf52025-08-20T03:01:21ZrusIMA-PRESS LLCСовременная ревматология1996-70122310-158X2024-08-01184162210.14412/1996-7012-2024-4-16-222698Characteristics of clinical manifestations and pharmacotherapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis requiring switching between biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs and Janus kinase inhibitorsA. O. Bobkova0A. M. Lila1A. E. Karateev2V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of RheumatologyV.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology; Russian Medical Academy of Continuing Professional Education, Ministry of Health of RussiaV.A. Nasonova Research Institute of RheumatologyBiologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) and Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKis) do not always allow to achieve remission and low inflammatory activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), necessitating switching of therapy. Objective: to evaluate the clinical characteristics and features of pharmacotherapy in patients with RA requiring a switch from bDMARD/JAKi. Material and methods. The study group consisted of 103 patients with RA (85.4% women, mean age 46.9±13.7 years) who had persistent disease activity (DAS28-CRP – 5.42±0.9) despite treatment with bDMARD/JAKi or who experienced adverse events requiring therapy switching. Patients were divided into three groups: Group 1 – patients who underwent one switch (n=50), Group 2 – 2 switches (n=39), Group 3 – ≥3 switches (n=14) of bDMARD/JAKi therapy. Clinical manifestations, disease activity and pharmacotherapy were assessed. Results and discussion. The main reason for switching therapy was ineffectiveness of bDMARD/JAKi (in 81.6% of patients). There was a tendency towards higher DAS28-ESR (p=0.052) and DAS28-CRP values (p=0.057) in groups 2 and 3 compared to group 1, as well as significant differences in CDAI (p1–2=0.015 and p1–3=0.011) and SDAI (p1–2=0.013 and p1–3=0.01). In group 3, there was a tendency towards higher DAS28-CRP, CDAI and SDAI values compared to group 2: 5.82±0.92 and 5.53±0.89; 40.5 [33.0; 45.0] and 35.2 [30.3; 43.9]; 36 [32; 42] and 32.0 [28.5; 38.5], respectively. However, these differences were statistically insignificant. Patients in groups 2 and 3 had a significantly higher number of painful joints compared to patients in group 1 (p1–2=0.048 and p1–3=0.036) and a significantly higher patient global assessment of disease activity (p1–2=0.004 and p1–3=0.013). Patients in group 3 took glucocorticoids significantly longer and at higher doses than patients in group 1. Tumour necrosis factor-α inhibitors were used more frequently in groups 1 and 2 (50.0 and 41.0%, respectively), and interleukin-6 inhibitors in group 3 (50.0%). Conclusion. Patients with RA who required ≥2 switches of bDMARD/JAKi had higher disease activity compared to patients who required only one switch of therapy.https://mrj.ima-press.net/mrj/article/view/1616rheumatoid arthritisbiologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugsjanus kinase inhibitorsswitching therapy
spellingShingle A. O. Bobkova
A. M. Lila
A. E. Karateev
Characteristics of clinical manifestations and pharmacotherapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis requiring switching between biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs and Janus kinase inhibitors
Современная ревматология
rheumatoid arthritis
biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs
janus kinase inhibitors
switching therapy
title Characteristics of clinical manifestations and pharmacotherapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis requiring switching between biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs and Janus kinase inhibitors
title_full Characteristics of clinical manifestations and pharmacotherapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis requiring switching between biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs and Janus kinase inhibitors
title_fullStr Characteristics of clinical manifestations and pharmacotherapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis requiring switching between biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs and Janus kinase inhibitors
title_full_unstemmed Characteristics of clinical manifestations and pharmacotherapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis requiring switching between biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs and Janus kinase inhibitors
title_short Characteristics of clinical manifestations and pharmacotherapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis requiring switching between biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs and Janus kinase inhibitors
title_sort characteristics of clinical manifestations and pharmacotherapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis requiring switching between biologic disease modifying antirheumatic drugs and janus kinase inhibitors
topic rheumatoid arthritis
biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs
janus kinase inhibitors
switching therapy
url https://mrj.ima-press.net/mrj/article/view/1616
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