New investigational drugs to treat Sjogren's syndrome : lessons learnt from immunology

INTRODUCTION: Sjögren's syndrome is a heterogeneous autoimmune condition that impairs quality of life because of dryness, fatigue, pain, and systemic involvements. Current treatment largely depends on empirical evidence, with no effective therapy approved. Clinical trials on targeted drugs often fail to report efficacy due to common factors.

AREAS COVERED: This review summarizes the pathogenesis and what caused the failure of new investigational drugs in clinical trials, highlighting solutions for more effective investigations, with greater consistency between research outcomes, clinical use, and patient needs.

EXPERT OPINION: Unlinked pathobiology with symptoms resulted in misidentified targets and disappointing trials. Useful stratification tools are necessary for the heterogeneous SS patients. Composite endpoints or improvements in ESSDAI scores are needed, considering the high placebo response, and the unbalance between symptom burden and disease activity. Compared to classic biologics, targeted cell therapy will be a more promising field of investigation in the coming years.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:33

Enthalten in:

Expert opinion on investigational drugs - 33(2024), 2 vom: 20. Feb., Seite 105-114

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhou, Xingyu [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Dong [VerfasserIn]
Li, Mengtao [VerfasserIn]
Zeng, Xiaofeng [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biologics
Clinical trials
Drugs, Investigational
ESSDAI
Journal Article
Review
Sjögren’s syndrome
Stratification

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 22.02.2024

Date Revised 22.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/13543784.2024.2312216

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM367840650