Piero Ruscitti, Giulia Cataldi, Martina Gentile, Alice Dionisi, Paola Volpe, Annacarla Finucci, Lucrezia Verardi, Claudia Di Muzio, Noemi Italiano, Eleonora Celletti, Myriam Di Penta, Ilenia Di Cola, Alessandra Marrelli, Alessia Alfonsi, Francesco Delle Monache, Francesco Cipollone, Marco Gabini, Paola Cipriani
INTRODUCTION: Guselkumab is an interleukin-23 (IL-23) inhibitor licensed for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis (PsA). This study aimed to evaluate the 6-month effectiveness of guselkumab in patients with PsA in a "real-life" multicentre patient cohort. We also estimated the drug retention rate (DRR) of gusulkumab, also assessing the impact of comorbidities and patient clinical characteristics, in a collective 18-month prospective follow-up. METHODS: Between December 2021 and September 2023, consecutive patients with PsA were evaluated if treated at least for 6 months with guselkumab in a prospective multicentre study to evaluate the effectiveness of the drug by means of disease activity index for psoriatic arthritis (DAPSA) and cumulative DRR...
March 4, 2024: Rheumatology and Therapy