Spondyloarthritis & psoriatic arthritis

Efficacy and safety of pharmacological treatment of psoriatic arthritis: a systematic literature research informing the 2023 update of the EULAR recommendations for the management of psoriatic arthritis

Ann Rheum DisPublished Systematic literature review

Authors' conclusion

The results of this SLR informed the task force responsible for the 2023 update of the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology recommendations for pharmacological management of PsA.

Study context

Population
Patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA); articles published since the 2019 update until 28 December 2022 (Medline, EMBASE, Cochrane CENTRAL)38 articles (30 trials) analysed
Comparison
csDMARDs, bDMARDs and Janus Kinase inhibitors (JAKi) in PsA
Outcome
Efficacy
Methodological detailsno meta-analyses performed, efficacy from trials; safety also from observational data
  • No meta-analyses performed
  • Efficacy from trials; safety also from observational data

Pooled result

As reported in the abstract

Articles screened for efficacy

3946

Articles analysed for efficacy (trials)

38

30

Safety

Safety (GC, TNFi, IL-17i, JAKi, IL-12/23i, PDE4i)

Abstracts screened for safety
2055
Articles analysed for safety
24
Observational studies
15
Long-term follow-ups of trials
9
Safety indicators generally coherent with the previous systematic literature research (SLR) in 2019

Original publication

Efficacy and safety of pharmacological treatment of psoriatic arthritis: a systematic literature research informing the 2023 update of the EULAR recommendations for the management of psoriatic arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis. Published 15 May 2024. doi:10.1136/ard-2024-225534

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