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Baricitinib in patients with rheumatoid arthritis with inadequate response to methotrexate: results from a phase 3 study

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  1. Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China. li99@bjmu.edu.cn
  2. Jiangxi Pingxiang People's Hospital, Pingxiang, China.
  3. Renji Hospital Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
  4. Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China.
  5. Anhui Provincial Hospital, Hefei, China.
  6. The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
  7. Centro Medico Privado de Reumatologia, San Miguel de Tucuman, Argentina.
  8. Guangdong General Hospital, Guangzhou, China.
  9. First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China.
  10. Guanghua Hospital, Shanghai, China.
  11. Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, China.
  12. China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.
  13. Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China.
  14. Eli Lilly and Company, Shanghai, China.
  15. Eli Lilly and Company, Shanghai, China.
  16. Eli Lilly and Company, Shanghai, China.
  17. Eli Lilly and Company, Shanghai, China.
  18. Eli Lilly and Company, Shanghai, China.
  19. Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, USA.
  20. CEPIC - Centro Paulista de Investigação Clinica e Serviços Médicos, Ipiranga São Paulo, Brazil.

CER12154
2020 Vol.38, N°4
PI 0732, PF 0741
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PMID: 32452344 [PubMed]

Received: 13/02/2019
Accepted : 04/09/2019
In Press: 20/05/2020
Published: 28/07/2020

Abstract

OBJECTIVES:
This study evaluated the efficacy and safety of baricitinib, an oral Janus kinase (JAK)1/JAK2 inhibitor, in patients with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and inadequate response to methotrexate (MTX) therapy.
METHODS:
In this phase 3, double-blind, 52-week, placebo-controlled study, 290 patients with moderately to severely active RA and inadequate response to MTX were randomly assigned 1:1 to placebo or baricitinib 4-mg once daily, stratified by country (China, Brazil, Argentina) and presence of joint erosions. Primary endpoint measures included American College of Rheumatology 20% response (ACR20) at week 12. Secondary endpoints included changes in Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index (HAQ-DI) and Disease Activity Score for 28-joint counts (DAS28)-high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), Simplified Disease Activity Index (SDAI) score ≤3.3, mean duration of morning joint stiffness, severity of morning joint stiffness numeric rating scale (NRS 0-10), worst tiredness NRS, and worst joint pain NRS at week 12.
RESULTS:
Most patients (approximately 80%) were from China. More patients achieved ACR20 response at week 12 with baricitinib than with placebo (58.6% vs. 28.3%; p<0.001). Statistically significant improvements were also seen in HAQ-DI, DAS28-hsCRP, morning joint stiffness, worst tiredness, and worst joint pain in the baricitinib group compared to placebo at week 12. Through week 24, rates of treatment-emergent adverse events, including infections, were higher for baricitinib compared to placebo, while serious adverse event rates were similar between baricitinib and placebo.
CONCLUSIONS:
In patients with RA who had an inadequate response to MTX, baricitinib was associated with significant clinical improvements as compared with placebo.

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