ArticleArthritis research & therapy2023
Efficacy and safety of tofacitinib in patients with rheumatoid arthritis by previous treatment: post hoc analysis of phase II/III trials.
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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.
A Phase 2a, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Study To Compare 3 Dose Levels Of CP-690,550 Versus Placebo, Administered Orally Twice Daily (BID) For 6 Weeks, In The Treatment Of The Signs And Symptoms Of Subjects With Active Rheumatoid Arthritis
A Phase 2B, Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Study To Compare 6 Dose Regimens Of CP-690,550 Vs. Placebo, Each Combined With Methotrexate, Administered For 6 Months In The Treatment Of Subjects With Active Rheumatoid Arthritis Who Have Had An Inadequate Response To Methotrexate Alone
A Phase 2b, Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo Controlled Active Comparator, Multicenter Study To Compare 5 Dose Regimens Of CP- 690,550 And Adalimumab Versus Placebo, Administered For 6 Months In The Treatment Of Subjects With Active Rheumatoid Arthritis
A Phase 2, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Multicenter Study to Confirm Dose Responsiveness Following 12 Weeks of the Administration of CP-690,550 (4 Doses) or Placebo in Subjects With Active Rheumatoid Arthritis Inadequately Controlled With Methotrexate Alone
A Phase 2, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Study To Confirm Dose Responsiveness Following 12 Weeks Of The Administration Of CP-690,550 (5 Doses) Or Placebo In Subjects With Active Rheumatoid Arthritis Inadequately Responding To At Least 1 DMARD
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
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
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
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
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
An Exploratory Phase 2a, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Study To Assess The Pharmacodynamics Of CP-690,550, Administered Orally Twice Daily (BID) For 4 Weeks, In Subjects With Active Rheumatoid Arthritis
Phase 3 Randomized, Double-blind Study Of The Efficacy And Safety Of 2 Doses Of Cp-690,550 Compared To Methotrexate In Methotrexate Navie Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
A Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo Controlled Phase 2 Study To Assess The Immune Response Following Administration Of Influenza And Pneumococcal Vaccines To Subjects With Rheumatoid Arthritis Receiving Cp-690,550 Or Placebo Cp-690,550 With And Without Background Methotrexate
Who cites it
4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.
- Therapeutic approaches for difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic literature review of current evidence.RMD open · 2026Pooled it
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- Cardiovascular Risk in Rheumatic Patients Treated with JAK Inhibitors: The Role of Traditional and Emerging Biomarkers in a Pilot Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Examining the Safety Profile of Janus Kinase (JAK) Inhibitors in the Management of Immune-Mediated Diseases: A Comprehensive Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundThis study sought to evaluate the efficacy and safety of tofacitinib in patients with rheumatoid arthritis with distinct treatment histories.
methodsPooled phase II/III trial data from patients who received tofacitinib 5 or 10 mg twice daily or placebo, as monotherapy or with conventional synthetic (cs) disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs), were analyzed post hoc. Separate evaluations were conducted for populations with a prior inadequate response (IR) to: 1) non-methotrexate (MTX) csDMARDs only (non-MTX csDMARD-IR; n = 537); 2) MTX (MTX-IR; n = 3113); and 3) biologic (b)DMARDs (bDMARD-IR; n = 782). Efficacy outcomes included rates of response (American College of Rheumatology 20/50/70% response criteria) and remission (Disease Activity Score in 28 joints derived from 4 measures, erythrocyte sedimentation rate [DAS28-4(ESR)] < 2.6) at month 3, and changes from baseline in DAS28-4(ESR) and Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index scores. Safety was assessed up to month 24.
resultsAt month 3, efficacy was generally improved with tofacitinib (both doses) vs placebo in each population. Generally, efficacy outcomes with tofacitinib were numerically more favorable in non-MTX csDMARD-IR vs MTX-IR or bDMARD-IR patients. Over 24 months, crude incidence rates for adverse events (AEs), serious AEs, and discontinuations due to AEs were generally numerically lower in non-MTX csDMARD-IR and MTX-IR vs bDMARD-IR populations; rates for AEs of special interest were generally similar across populations.
conclusionsTofacitinib provided clinical benefit across patients with rheumatoid arthritis with a range of prior treatment experience but may have greater efficacy and an improved benefit/risk profile in those with fewer prior treatments.
trial registrationNCT00147498/NCT00413660/NCT00550446/NCT00603512/NCT00687193/NCT00976599/NCT01359150/NCT00847613/NCT00814307/NCT00853385/NCT00960440/NCT01039688/NCT00856544.
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