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ReviewJournal of clinical rheumatology : practical reports on rheumatic & musculoskeletal diseases2019

Tofacitinib 5 mg Twice Daily in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Inadequate Response to Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs: A Comprehensive Review of Phase 3 Efficacy and Safety.

Paul Bird, William Bensen, Bassel El-Zorkany, Jeffrey Kaine, Bernadette Heizel Manapat-Reyes, Virginia Pascual-Ramos, David Witcombe, Koshika Soma, Richard Zhang, Krishan Thirunavukkarasu

5 registry-linked trialsOpen access · hybridAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Journal of clinical rheumatology : practical reports on rheumatic & musculoskeletal diseases, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 5 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 12 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
12citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT00814307 phase3completednot on this map

Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study Of The Efficacy And Safety Of 2 Doses Of CP-690,550 Monotherapy In Patients With Active Rheumatoid Arthritis

TypeinterventionalSponsorPfizerRan2009 to 2010Enrolled611ConditionsArthritis, RheumatoidArmsCP-690,550, Placebo
NCT00847613 phase3completednot on this map

Phase 3 Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo Controlled Study Of The Efficacy And Safety Of 2 Doses Of CP-690,550 In Patients With Active Rheumatoid Arthritis On Background Methotrexate

TypeinterventionalSponsorPfizerRan2009 to 2012Enrolled800ConditionsArthritis, RheumatoidArmsCP-690,550, Placebo
NCT00853385 phase3completednot on this map

Phase 3 Randomized, Double-Blind, Active Comparator, Placebo-Controlled Study Of The Efficacy And Safety Of 2 Doses Of CP 690,550 In Patients With Active Rheumatoid Arthritis On Background Methotrexate

TypeinterventionalSponsorPfizerRan2009 to 2011Enrolled717ConditionsRheumatoid ArthritisArmsCP 690,550, CP-690,550, Placebo, Biologic TNFi
NCT00856544 phase3completednot on this map

Phase 3, Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo Controlled Study Of The Safety And Efficacy Of 2 Doses Of CP 690,550 In Patients With Active Rheumatoid Arthritis On Background DMARDS

TypeinterventionalSponsorPfizerRan2009 to 2011Enrolled795ConditionsArthritis, RheumatoidArmsCP-690,550, Placebo
NCT00960440 phase3completednot on this map

Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study Of The Safety And Efficacy Of 2 Doses Of CP-690,550 In Patients With Active Rheumatoid Arthritis On Background Methotrexate With Inadequate Response To TNF Inhibitors

TypeinterventionalSponsorPfizerRan2009 to 2011Enrolled399ConditionsArthritis, RheumatoidArmsCP-690,550, Placebo
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 7 institutions in 6 countries.

Paul Bird
William BensenSt Joseph's Healthcare, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Bassel El-ZorkanyDepartment of Rheumatology, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Jeffrey KaineSarasota Arthritis Center, Sarasota, FL.
Bernadette Heizel Manapat-ReyesSection of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital, Manila, Philippines.
Virginia Pascual-RamosDepartment of Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico.
David WitcombePfizer Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Koshika SomaPfizer Inc, Groton, CT.
Richard ZhangPfizer Inc, Groton, CT.
Krishan ThirunavukkarasuPfizer Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Pfizer (Australia) · AUPfizer (United States) · USCairo University · EGInstituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán · MXPhilippine General Hospital · PHSt. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton · CAUNSW Sydney · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTofacitinib is an oral Janus kinase inhibitor for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We performed a comprehensive review of phase 3 studies of tofacitinib 5 mg twice daily (BID) (approved dose in many countries) in patients with moderate to severe RA and inadequate response to prior disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs.

methodsA search of PubMed and ClinicalTrials.gov identified 5 studies: ORAL Solo (NCT00814307), ORAL Sync (NCT00856544), ORAL Standard (included adalimumab 40 mg once every 2 weeks; NCT00853385), ORAL Scan (NCT00847613), and ORAL Step (NCT00960440). Efficacy and safety data for tofacitinib 5 mg BID, placebo, and adalimumab were analyzed.

resultsAcross the 5 studies, 1216 patients received tofacitinib 5 mg BID, 681 received placebo, and 204 received adalimumab. At month 3, tofacitinib demonstrated significantly higher 20%, 50%, and 70% improvement in American College of Rheumatology response criteria (ACR20, ACR50, and ACR70, respectively) response rates, greater improvement in Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index, and a higher proportion of Disease Activity Score-defined remission than placebo. Frequencies of adverse events (AEs), serious AEs, and discontinuations due to AEs were similar for tofacitinib and placebo at month 3; serious infection events were more frequent for tofacitinib. In ORAL Standard, although not powered for formal comparisons, tofacitinib and adalimumab had numerically similar efficacy and AEs; serious AEs and serious infection events were more frequent with tofacitinib.

conclusionsTofacitinib 5 mg BID reduced RA signs and symptoms and improved physical function versus placebo in patients with inadequate response to prior disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs. Tofacitinib 5 mg BID had a consistent, manageable safety profile across studies, with no new safety signals identified.

Indexed as

Antirheumatic AgentsPiperidinesPyrimidinesPyrrolesArthritis, RheumatoidClinical Trials, Phase III as TopicHumansJanus Kinase InhibitorsTreatment OutcomeAntirheumatic AgentsJanus Kinase InhibitorsPiperidinesPyrimidinesPyrrolestofacitinib

Identifiers

PMID29794874
PMCPMC6445596
OpenAlexW2804360725

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