PMID- 31087226 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200501 LR - 20200501 IS - 1434-9949 (Electronic) IS - 0770-3198 (Linking) VI - 38 IP - 10 DP - 2019 Oct TI - Efficacy and safety of secukinumab in active rheumatoid arthritis with an inadequate response to tumor necrosis factor inhibitors: a meta-analysis of phase III randomized controlled trials. PG - 2765-2776 LID - 10.1007/s10067-019-04595-1 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVES: To address the efficacy and safety of secukinumab in comparison with placebo in active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients who had an inadequate response to tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors. METHODS: Databases of PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science were searched to identify the relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Risk ratio (RR) and 95% confidence interval (95% CI) were calculated with the Mantel-Haenszel random effects method. Statistical heterogeneity was assessed using the Cochran Q and I(2) tests. RESULTS: A total of 1292 patients from three phase III RCT studies were included. Compared with placebo, secukinumab 150 mg was superior at 24 weeks in terms of ACR20 with RR (1.66, 95% CI 1.33, 2.08; P < 0.0001; I(2) = 0%), ACR50 (1.88, 95% CI 1.29, 2.72; P = 0.0009; I(2) = 0%), and ACR70 (2.15, 95% CI 1.15, 4.02; P = 0.02; I(2) = 0%). Consistent effects were also observed in pooled group of 150 mg and 75 mg secukinumab. For secukinumab 75 mg alone, ACR20 response rate was significantly higher compared with placebo (RR 1.62, 95% CI 1.29, 2.03; P < 0.00001; I(2) = 0%). Although ACR50 and ACR70 response rates showed a favorable trend to be higher, no statistical difference was observed (RR 1.68, 95% CI 0.99, 2.85, P = 0.05, I(2) = 47%; RR 1.81, 95% CI 0.78, 4.21, P = 0.17, I(2) = 34%, respectively). Compared with the placebo group, there was no increased risk of adverse effects (AEs) and serious AEs at 16 weeks in the pooled secukinumab group. CONCLUSIONS: In active RA patients with an inadequate response to TNF inhibitors, secukinumab may be a therapeutic option. Secukinumab 150 mg showed significantly better clinical efficacy with no increased risk of AEs and serious AEs compared with placebo. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Clinical Trials.gov identifier: NCT01770379, NCT01350804, NCT01377012 Key Points * Secukinumab 150 mg showed significantly better clinical efficacy in active RA patients with an inadequate response to TNF inhibitors. * No increased risk of AEs and serious AEs in secukinumab group compared with placebo. FAU - Huang, Yanrong AU - Huang Y AD - Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking University First Hospital, No.8, Xishiku Street, West District, Beijing, 100034, China. FAU - Fan, Yong AU - Fan Y AD - Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking University First Hospital, No.8, Xishiku Street, West District, Beijing, 100034, China. FAU - Liu, Yang AU - Liu Y AD - Department of Orthopedics, Clinical Sciences, Lund University, 22185, Lund, Sweden. FAU - Xie, Wenhui AU - Xie W AD - Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking University First Hospital, No.8, Xishiku Street, West District, Beijing, 100034, China. FAU - Zhang, Zhuoli AU - Zhang Z AD - Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking University First Hospital, No.8, Xishiku Street, West District, Beijing, 100034, China. zhuoli.zhang@126.com. LA - eng SI - ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT01770379 SI - ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT01350804 SI - ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT01377012 GR - 81771740/National Natural Science Foundation of China/ GR - 2010CB529100/National Science Technology Pillar Program of China/ GR - 2011-4021-03/Capital Health Research and Development of Special Fund Program/ GR - PUCRP201305/Peking University Clinical Research Program/ PT - Comparative Study PT - Journal Article PT - Meta-Analysis PT - Systematic Review DEP - 20190514 PL - Germany TA - Clin Rheumatol JT - Clinical rheumatology JID - 8211469 RN - 0 (Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized) RN - 0 (Antirheumatic Agents) RN - 0 (Biological Products) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors) RN - DLG4EML025 (secukinumab) SB - IM MH - Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/adverse effects/*therapeutic use MH - Antirheumatic Agents/therapeutic use MH - Arthritis, Rheumatoid/*drug therapy MH - Biological Products/therapeutic use MH - Clinical Trials, Phase III as Topic MH - Humans MH - Patient Safety MH - Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic MH - Risk MH - Treatment Outcome MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors/adverse effects/*therapeutic use OTO - NOTNLM OT - Efficacy and safety OT - Rheumatoid arthritis OT - Secukinumab OT - Tumor necrosis factor inhibitors EDAT- 2019/05/16 06:00 MHDA- 2020/05/02 06:00 CRDT- 2019/05/16 06:00 PHST- 2019/01/16 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/05/06 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/04/21 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/05/16 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/05/02 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/05/16 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/s10067-019-04595-1 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s10067-019-04595-1 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Clin Rheumatol. 2019 Oct;38(10):2765-2776. doi: 10.1007/s10067-019-04595-1. Epub 2019 May 14.