JAK Inhibitors in RA

MADRID – Findings from phase IIIB/IV ORAL Strategy study verify the safety and effectiveness of tofacitinib as a non–tumor necrosis factor inhibitor treatment option.
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For difficult-to-treat RA, the better STRATEGY is to ADD-ON Tofacitinib to MTX, rather than to replace it.
Sure, Tofacitinib can be used alone (Oral SOLO), but it is only adequately effective in mild-to-moderate cases. If the RA is mild/moderate, why does one need to resort to expensive Tofacitinib in the first instance? Often, “MTX intolerance” is a relative luxury symptom.


Baricitinib Derailed by FDA Review

Eli Lilly and Co disclosed today that upon further discussions with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) there would be a delay in further regulatory decisions…
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Filgotinib: Selective JAK1 inhibition shows promise in RA patients

The highly selective janus kinase 1 inhibitor filgotinib shows efficacy and has an encouraging safety profile in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and an inadequate response to methotrexate, say researchers who investigated the agent in two short…
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Upadacitinib Effective in Rheumatoid Arthritis

AbbVie released the preliminary results of a rheumatoid arthritis trial wherein its Jak inhibitor, upadacitinib, was tested against placebo, and shown to be superior in…
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AbbVie’s Upadacitinib (ABT-494) Meets All Primary and Ranked Secondary Endpoints in Phase 3 Study in Rheumatoid Arthritis

NORTH CHICAGO, Ill., June 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/…
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FDA sent similar drug for more clinical trials last spring
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When thrombosis was an issue with Baricitinib holding up FDA approval, and 1 of 2 deaths with Upadacitinib is due to pulmonary embolism, it’s more likely to be related than not.