Abstract
Objective: To establish evidence-based and experts' opinion filtered statements on the optimal treatment choice between cycling (switch) and changing mode of action strategies (swap) in RA patients failing TNF inhibitors (TNFis).Methods: The relevant question (switch vs swap) was rephrased into a research question according to the population, intervention, comparison and outcome (PICO) strategy, considering all the available scientific evidence published from the 2013 EULAR set of recommendations up to mid-January 2016. Final statements derived from the retrieved scientific evidence and experts' consensus, with eventual rephrasing through a Delphi method during a national consensus of Italian rheumatologists.Results: From a total of 365 records, 12 studies were finally included. The final statements argued that, until head-to-head comparison data are available, switch and swap can be still considered suitable strategies in RA patients failing first TNFi, even though some data seem to lend more support to a different mode of action-targeted strategy.Conclusion: After failure of first TNFi course, switch and swap can be currently considered as alternative suitable approaches in RA patients.
Lingua originale | English |
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pagine (da-a) | vii42-vii53 |
Rivista | Rheumatology |
Volume | 57 |
DOI | |
Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2018 |
Keywords
- Antirheumatic Agents
- Consensus
- Delphi Technique
- Evidence-Based Medicine
- Humans
- Italy
- Pharmacology (medical)
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rheumatology
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha