Tofacitinib e o risco de outcomes cardiovasculares: resultados do estudo de Segurança de Tofacitinib em Pacientes com Artrite Reumatoide em Cuidado de Rotina (STAR-RA)

Ann Rheum Dis. 2022 Jan 13. Epub ahead of print doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-221915

Real-world evidence finds no increased risk of CV outcomes with tofacitinib, in comparison with TNFi, in patients with RA. However, an elevated risk of CV outcomes cannot be ruled out in patients with CV risk factors or history of CVD.Recent post-marketing findings from the ‘ORAL Surveillance’ trial have raised concerns that tofacitinib, in comparison with TNFi, may increase the risk of CV disease in patients with RA who are at least 50 years of age and with at least one risk factor for CVD. To this end, Khosrow-Khavar, et al. carried out a multi-database, population-based study to further examine the risk of CV outcomes with tofacitinib in patients with RA treated in routine clinical care settings.