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ArticleACR open rheumatology2023

Effect of Biologics in Subgroups of Axial Spondyloarthritis Based on Magnetic Resonance Imaging and C-Reactive Protein: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Paras Karmacharya, Sonia Gupta, Ravi Shahukhal, Raju Khanal, M Hassan Murad, Lianne S Gensler

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Article in ACR open rheumatology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Paras KarmacharyaVanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, and Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1034-1530
Sonia GuptaUniversity of Utah, Salt Lake City.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1354-3488
Ravi ShahukhalUniversity of Central Florida, Orlando.
Raju KhanalValley Health-Winchester Medical Center, Winchester, Virginia.
M Hassan MuradMayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
Lianne S GenslerUniversity of California, San Francisco.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6314-5336
University of Central Florida · US

Funding

Association of Phenotypes and Genotype with Treatment Response in Psoriatic ArthritisK23AR082990 · NIAMS · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI Paras Karmacharya · 2023 to 2026
$654k
NIAMS NIH HHS K23 AR082990
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo determine if the efficacy of biologics differ based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and C-reactive protein (CRP) findings.

methodsWe compared four subgroups (MRI+/CRP+, MRI+/CRP-, MRI-/CRP+, MRI-/CRP-) from randomized controlled trials (RCTs). A comprehensive database search was performed to include axial spondylarthritis (axSpA; both radiographic axSpA [r-axSpA] and nonradiographic axSpA [nr-axSpA]) RCTs with treatment efficacy reported by different MRI and CRP subgroups. Study-specific disease activity scores (at 12-16 weeks) were pooled using a random-effects model and compared between the four subgroups.

resultsFive trials (all nr-axSpA) were included: three with tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi, N = 729) and two with interleukin-17 inhibitors (IL-17i, N = 794). TNFi and IL-17i showed efficacy based on the Assessment of Spondyloarthritis International Society 40 (ASAS40) and Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index 50 (BASDAI50) in all MRI and CRP subgroups, except the CRP-/MRI- subgroup, which had a single study with only 39 patients. There was no statistically significant difference between the four subgroups in terms of patients achieving ASAS40 (P = 0.60, I

conclusionIn this systematic review, there was no statistically significant difference between the four subgroups in terms of efficacy based on ASAS40 or BASDAI50.

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