Publications
View and download slide summaries of the latest original articles focusing on cytokine signalling therapies within rheumatoid arthritis. All materials produced by the CSF team are subsequently reviewed and approved by individual Steering Committee members.
June 2020
Efficacité comparative des agents anti-facteur de nécrose tumorale, agents biologiques avec un mode d'action alternatif et du tofacitinib dans une cohorte observationnelle de patients atteints de polyarthrite rhumatoïde en Suisse
RMD Open 2020;6:e001174 doi:10.1136/rmdopen-2020-001174
This nested cohort study found that, in Switzerland, there was a generally limited overall drug maintenance for b/tsDMARD options in RA. Using data from SCQM-RA – a prospective longitudinal registry, overall maintenance (drug survival) was calculated for TNFi, bDMARD-OMA or JAKi in patients with RA.After adjusting for potential confounding factors, there was a higher hazard of drug discontinuation with TNFi compared with tofacitinib; no significant difference was observed between non-TNF bDMARDs...