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Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of upadacitinib over 5 years among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in a long-term extension (LTE) of the SELECT-BEYOND phase 3 trial.

Methods: Patients refractory to ≥1 biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) received upadacitinib 15 mg or 30 mg once daily or placebo, in combination with background conventional synthetic DMARD(s). At week 12, patients randomised to placebo were switched to upadacitinib 15 mg or 30 mg.

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Introduction: The safety and efficacy of upadacitinib 15 mg (UPA15) through week 216 was evaluated in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) from the long-term extension (LTE) of the phase 3 SELECT-CHOICE study.

Methods: Patients with RA refractory to biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) were randomized to UPA15 or abatacept (ABA) for 24 weeks. During the open-label LTE, patients on ABA switched to UPA15 at week 24, and those on UPA15 continued treatment.

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  • This study analyzed the safety of upadacitinib, an oral medication, over five years in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA), ankylosing spondylitis (AS), and non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA), based on data from multiple clinical trials.
  • Results showed that 1789 patients received either upadacitinib or adalimumab, with higher rates of treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) reported in the PsA group taking upadacitinib compared to those on adalimumab, especially regarding serious infections and certain cancers.
  • The findings suggest that while
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  • This article investigates cancer occurrences in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis (PsA), ankylosing spondylitis (AS), and non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA) who were treated with upadacitinib (UPA) compared to other treatments.
  • The study analyzed data from 11 phase 3 clinical trials, assessing adverse events related to treatment, specifically focusing on malignancies and distinguishing between nonmelanoma skin cancer and other cancers.
  • The findings indicate comparable rates of cancer (excluding nonmelanoma skin cancer) across different treatments, with a notable increase in nonmelanoma skin cancer rates
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  • This analysis evaluates the safety of upadacitinib, a medication for psoriatic arthritis, over three years for patients with inadequate prior treatment responses.
  • The study pooled safety data from two phase 3 trials, comparing upadacitinib (15 mg and 30 mg) against placebo and adalimumab, focusing on treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) and laboratory results.
  • Results showed that common TEAEs with upadacitinib included upper respiratory infections and elevated creatine phosphokinase, with similar rates of serious events (malignancies, cardiovascular issues) between treatments, although herpes zoster and certain infections were more frequent with upadacitinib.
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Trial of Upadacitinib or Abatacept in Rheumatoid Arthritis.

N Engl J Med

October 2020

From the Division of Rheumatology, Cantonal Clinic St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland (A.R.-R.); AbbVie, North Chicago, IL (J.E., A.L.P., N.K., Y.Z., N.M.); Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal (B.H.); Queen Elizabeth Hospital and University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia (M.R.); and Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil (R.M.X.).

Background: Upadacitinib is an oral selective Janus kinase inhibitor to treat rheumatoid arthritis. The efficacy and safety of upadacitinib as compared with abatacept, a T-cell costimulation modulator, in patients with rheumatoid arthritis refractory to biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) are unclear.

Methods: In this 24-week, phase 3, double-blind, controlled trial, we randomly assigned patients in a 1:1 ratio to receive oral upadacitinib (15 mg once daily) or intravenous abatacept, each in combination with stable synthetic DMARDs.

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