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ArticleAdvances in laboratory medicine2026

Pharmacogenetic biomarkers for predicting therapeutic response to JAK inhibitors in rheumatoid arthritis.

Chamaida Plasencia-Rodríguez, Marta Novella-Navarro, Juan Luis Valdivieso Shephard, Ana Martínez-Feito, Keren Reche-Yebra, Manuel Juárez-García, Alejandro Villalba-Yllán, Tania S Rubio-Lepe, Pedro Arias, Victoria Lucia Collada Sánchez and 4 more

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Chamaida Plasencia-RodríguezRheumatology Department, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
Marta Novella-NavarroRheumatology Department, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
Juan Luis Valdivieso ShephardPharmacogenetics Unit, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
Ana Martínez-FeitoImmunology, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
Keren Reche-YebraImmunology, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
Manuel Juárez-GarcíaRheumatology Department, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
Alejandro Villalba-YllánRheumatology Department, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
Tania S Rubio-LepePharmacogenetics Unit, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
Pedro AriasPharmacogenetics Unit, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
Victoria Lucia Collada SánchezServicio de Farmacia Hospitalaria, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
Susana Martin-LópezPharmacogenetics Unit, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
Itsaso Losantos-GarcíaBiostatistics Platform, La Paz University Hospital Research Institute (IdiPAZ), Madrid, Spain.
Alberto M BorobiaPharmacogenetics Unit, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
Rocío Rosas-AlonsoPharmacogenetics Unit, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3331-2161

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Abstract

Objectives: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease of immune-mediated origin. Janus kinase inhibitors (JAK inhibitors) have expanded therapeutic options in recent years; however, clinical response varies among patients, and no biomarkers are currently available to predict their efficacy. The aim of this study was to analyze the association between pharmacogenetic variants and clinical response to JAK inhibitors in patients with RA. Methods: An observational, ambispective, single-center study was conducted in adult patients diagnosed with RA and treated with JAK inhibitors. Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics were collected from electronic medical records. Five genetic variants previously associated with response to biological therapies in RA were analyzed through genotyping. Results: A total of 56 patients were included in the study. A statistically significant association was observed between the rs20575 variant of the Conclusions: This study highlights the potential of pharmacogenetics to personalize RA treatment by establishing, for the first time, that specific genetic variants involved in immune response may significantly influence the efficacy of JAK inhibitors. These findings open new perspectives for optimizing therapeutic decisions, although further studies are needed to validate them.

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JAK inhibitorspharmacogeneticsrheumatoid arthritis

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PMCPMC13169820

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