JAK/TYK2
For autoimmune patients with a history of malignancy, the initiation of biologic or targeted synthetic disease modifying agents (bDMARD/tsDMARDs) may provoke concern. While data for biologic medications and malignancy risk has been largely reassuring, clinical trials have often excluded patients with history of cancer.
At EULAR 2022, I have been looking at topics and presentations in psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Here are my top picks from this year's meeting.

Robert B Chao, MD doctorRBC
3 years 4 months ago
Deucravacitinib: TYK2 inhibitor in pts with active SLE
Phase 2, randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled study
Met primary endpoint SRI response across all doses
No death, MACE, VTE, systemic infections
@RheumNow #EULAR2022 ABST#LB0004 https://t.co/yAM8qUZgee


David Liew drdavidliew
3 years 4 months ago
Post-ORAL Surveillance, the @eular_org RA treatment guidelines had to change.
In the 2022 version:
JAKi now separate sentence following bDMARDs, with proviso to mention risk.
Sometimes guidelines have to tell us what we’ve all inevitably been expecting
#EULAR2022 @RheumNow https://t.co/RPbPNi3vcW


Robert B Chao, MD doctorRBC
3 years 4 months ago
In vitro study shows Upadacitinib inhibits enthesis T cell derived TNFa and IL-17A, disrupting the prominent IL-23/IL-17/TNFa axis driving SpA.
@RheumNow #EULAR2022 ABST#POS0331 https://t.co/pNL3Zlgmt7


Md Yuzaiful Md Yusof Yuz6Yusof
3 years 4 months ago
#OP0236 #EULAR2022 Prof Schulze-Koops highlighted a mechanistic study that baricitinib therapy ex vivo suppressed autophagy, increased apoptosis, and reduced expression of adhesion molecules in #sjogren salivary glands. Next step should be randomised controlled trial @RheumNow https://t.co/dirmHY9cYJ


Robert B Chao, MD doctorRBC
3 years 4 months ago
Tofacitinib had faster and larger impact on improvement of fatigue compared to placebo in treatment of ankylosing spondylitis pts.
Note 100% fatigue resolution roughly same vs. placebo
@RheumNow #EULAR2022 ABST#POS0305 https://t.co/Doep91QIRa


Robert B Chao, MD doctorRBC
3 years 4 months ago
Upadacitinib effective in treatment of ankylosing spondylitis pts refractory to biologic tx - phase 3 trial
Primary endpoint (ASAS40) and secondary endpoints met
No malignancy, MACE, VTE, death
@RheumNow #EULAR2022 ABST#POS0306 https://t.co/UL4hUJ0rQV


Md Yuzaiful Md Yusof Yuz6Yusof
3 years 4 months ago
#LB0002 #EULAR2022 An interesting study design looking at flare rate following withdrawal of drug after WK12. Phase 3 RCT of Baricitinib in paediatric JIA showed 76% met ACR30 at WK12. The Double-blind withdrawal showed less patients on Bari flared vs PBO (17% vs 51%) @RheumNow https://t.co/T0mSDkoHJo


Richard Conway RichardPAConway
3 years 4 months ago
Ramanan et al Baricitinib in JIA. Double blind withdrawal study of prior responders. Earlier flare with PBO vs bari (HR 0.24 [95%CI 0.13,0.45], p<0.001. Less flares with bari vs PBO (17.1% vs 50.6%) p<0.001 @RheumNow #EULAR2022 LB0002 https://t.co/22rp70njRu https://t.co/LtJE9dz0GT


Eric Dein ericdeinmd
3 years 4 months ago
#EULAR2022 LB002
P3 Double-Blind W/d study: Baricitinib for JIA
⭐️All pts start in open label w good benefit (1/2 with ACR70)
⭐️PBO W/d led to 50% flare vs 17% in BARI group, flares earlier
@RheumNow https://t.co/apSSLqu1mp


Aurelie Najm AurelieRheumo
3 years 4 months ago
JUVE-BASIS Baricitinib in JIA
Phase 3 RCT wk12
Cs or BioDMARDs IR
⚡️Time to disease flare HR 0.24
⚡️JIA-ACR50% 63%
⚡️% flares 17% vs. 50% in PBO
Safety profile similar than adults
@RheumNow
#EULAR2022 LB0002 https://t.co/dX3DpB4QHT


David Liew drdavidliew
3 years 4 months ago
@EricFMorand up first in late-breakings
PAISLEY: deucravacitinib (TYK2i) ph2 in SLE - add-on, steroid wean
Good outcomes:
primary: SRI(4) at 32w
skin/joint/LLDAS & dsDNA/C4
Safety good (like PsO/PsA) but higher dose less so
Watch for: other clinical, ph3
#EULAR2022 @RheumNow https://t.co/XOQWuiHkTx


TheDaoIndex KDAO2011
3 years 4 months ago
Wow! Phase 2 #deucravacitinib data for #SLE met primary & secondary endpoints: SRI(4) response, BICLA, LLDAS, CLASI-50. AEs include: skin related events and UTIs but no increase in SIE, HZ, MACE/VTE @bmsnews LB0004 #EULAR022 @rheumnow https://t.co/bsKI0mixVT


Richard Conway RichardPAConway
3 years 4 months ago
Morand et al Tyk2i deucravacitinib in SLE. 48-week phase 2 RCT. SRI(4) PBO: 34.4%; DEUC 3 mg BID: 58.2%, P =0.0006; DEUC 6 mg BID: 49.5%, P =0.021; DEUC 12 mg QD: 44.9%, P =0.078. BICLA, LLDAS, CLASI-50, active joint count also+ @RheumNow #EULAR2022 LB0004 https://t.co/MBPc9xQFvG https://t.co/n3GUwl0RtD
