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ReviewRheumatology and therapy2022

Certolizumab Pegol Treatment in Patients with Axial-Spondyloarthritis-Associated Acute Anterior Uveitis: a Narrative Review.

Irene E van der Horst-Bruinsma, Philip C Robinson, Ennio G Favalli, Frank D Verbraak, Mindy Kim, Thomas Kumke, Lars Bauer, Bengt Hoepken, Atul Deodhar

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Review in Rheumatology and therapy, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Biosimilars in Adult and Pediatric Noninfectious Uveitis.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 7 institutions in 5 countries.

Irene E van der Horst-BruinsmaDepartment of Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Centre, Location 470, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. irene.vanderhorst-bruinsma@radboudumc.nl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8086-9915
Philip C RobinsonSchool of Clinical Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Ennio G FavalliDepartment of Rheumatology, ASST Gaetano Pini-CTO Institute, Milan, Italy.
Frank D VerbraakDepartment of Ophthalmology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Mindy KimUCB Pharma, Smyrna, GA, USA.
Thomas KumkeUCB Pharma, Monheim am Rhein, Germany.
Lars BauerUCB Pharma, Monheim am Rhein, Germany.
Bengt HoepkenUCB Pharma, Monheim am Rhein, Germany.
Atul DeodharOregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
UCB Pharma (Germany) · DEAmsterdam University Medical Centers · NLOregon Health & Science University · USRadboud University Nijmegen · NLThe University of Queensland · AUUCB Pharma (United States) · USUniversity of Milan · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAcute anterior uveitis (AAU) affects up to 40% of patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). An effective treatment for patients with axSpA that reduces the risk of AAU flares while also targeting axial symptoms is therefore highly desirable. Tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFis) have been shown effective for treatment of axSpA and AAU occurrence, with guidelines conditionally recommending treating patients with axSpA and associated AAU with TNFi monoclonal antibodies. To date, most available data on the impact of TNFis on AAU in axSpA are from observational, open-label studies without parallel comparator arms. However, there is a growing body of evidence describing the impact of the TNFi certolizumab pegol (CZP) on the incidence of axSpA-associated AAU.

objectiveOur objective was to collate data pertaining to the impact of CZP in axSpA-associated AAU in patients across the full axSpA spectrum.

methodsData were obtained from four industry-supported phase 3 and 4 clinical trials (C-VIEW, C-axSpAnd, C-OPTIMISE, and RAPID-axSpA). To supplement these data, a targeted literature review was performed through searches of MEDLINE, Embase, and reference lists.

resultsAvailable data from 1467 patients from the C-VIEW, C-axSpAnd, C-OPTIMISE, and RAPID-axSpA trials show CZP to be effective in AAU in patients across the full axSpA spectrum, reducing AAU flares when compared with placebo or pretreatment period. No differences in AAU outcomes were reported when stratified by axSpA subgroup age or sex. The targeted literature review identified six further studies of CZP in spondyloarthritis-associated AAU, only one of which was specific to axSpA.

conclusionCZP was effective in reducing AAU incidence in clinical trials with patients with axSpA. The targeted literature review, however, highlighted that there remains a paucity of data beyond these trials. Data from comparative studies would further enhance the body of evidence on the effects of CZP in patients with axSpA who develop AAU.

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Axial spondyloarthritisCertolizumab pegolExtramusculoskeletal manifestationsTNF inhibitorUveitis

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PMCPMC9562975
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