Clinical efficacy and safety of adalimumab versus etanercept in patients with ankylosing spondylitis and total spinal ankylosis in Croatia : a multicentre 12-month follow-up study

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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the 12-month efficacy and safety profile of adalimumab and etanercept in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and total spinal ankylosis (TSA).

TYPE OF STUDY DESIGN: Case-series follow-up study.

DESIGN: Twenty-eight patients (26 men and 2 women) with active AS (BASDAI > 4) and TSA were treated as follows: 19 patients receiving adalimumab and 9 patients receiving etanercept. Twelve-month data related to the efficacy and safety of these two TNF-alpha inhibitors were evaluated. The primary endpoint was ASAS 20 (the ASsessment in AS International Working Group criteria for 20% improvement) at weeks 12 and 52. Other measures that were evaluated were function (BASFI), disease activity (BASDAI), patient's and physician's global disease assessment on visual analogue scale (VAS) and C-reactive protein.

RESULTS: In both adalimumab and etanercept groups, there was a significant improvement in all observed variables (baseline compared to weeks 12 and 52). This improvement was sustained for the whole follow-up period. In the adalimumab group, at week 12, ASAS 20 was achieved in 18/19 patients and at week 52 in 17/19 patients. In the etanercept group, at week 12 ASAS 20 was achieved in all patients and at week 52 in 6/9 patients.

CONCLUSION: In patients with active AS and TSA, adalimumab and etanercept treatment showed significant improvement in function and disease activity. No serious side effects or adverse effects were observed in our cohort. Key Points • TNF-alpha inhibitors can be effective treatment options for patients with AS and having total spinal ankylosis. • Patients with advanced AS should not be disregarded as good candidates for treatment with biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:41

Enthalten in:

Clinical rheumatology - 41(2022), 8 vom: 18. Aug., Seite 2417-2421

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Grubišić, Frane [VerfasserIn]
Naglić, Đurđica Babić [VerfasserIn]
Perić, Porin [VerfasserIn]
Morović-Vergles, Jadranka [VerfasserIn]
Anić, Branimir [VerfasserIn]
Kehler, Tatjana [VerfasserIn]
Novak, Srđan [VerfasserIn]
Hanih, Marino [VerfasserIn]
Gračanin, Ana Gudelj [VerfasserIn]
Marković, Nikolina Ljubičić [VerfasserIn]
Grazio, Simeon [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adalimumab
Ankylosis spinal
Antirheumatic Agents
Efficacy
Etanercept
FYS6T7F842
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
OP401G7OJC
Safety
Spondylitis ankylosans

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Date Completed 19.07.2022

Date Revised 21.07.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s10067-022-06177-0

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM339641878