PMID- 36830969 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20230228 IS - 2227-9059 (Print) IS - 2227-9059 (Electronic) IS - 2227-9059 (Linking) VI - 11 IP - 2 DP - 2023 Feb 2 TI - Predictors of DAPSA Response in Psoriatic Arthritis Patients Treated with Apremilast in a Retrospective Observational Multi-Centric Study. LID - 10.3390/biomedicines11020433 [doi] LID - 433 AB - BACKGROUND: To date, only a few real-world-setting studies evaluated apremilast effectiveness in psoriatic arthritis (PsA). The aims of this retrospective observational study are to report long-term Disease Activity Index for Psoriatic Arthritis (DAPSA) response of apremilast in PsA patients and to analyze the predictors of clinical response. METHODS: All PsA consecutive patients treated with apremilast in fifteen Italian rheumatological referral centers were enrolled. Anamnestic data, treatment history, and PsA disease activity (DAPSA) at baseline, 6 months, and 12 months were recorded. The Mann-Whitney test and chi-squared tests assessed the differences between independent groups, whereas the Wilcoxon matched pairs signed-rank test assessed the differences between dependent samples. Logistic regressions verified if there were factors associated with achievement of DAPSA low disease activity or remission at 6 and 12 months. RESULTS: DAPSA low disease activity or remission rates at 6 and 12 months were observed, respectively, in 42.7% (n = 125) and 54.9% (n = 161) patients. Baseline DAPSA was inversely associated with the odds of achieving low disease activity or remission at 6 months (odds ratio (OR) 0.841, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.804-0.879; p < 0.01) and at 12 months (OR 0.911, 95% CI 0.883-0.939; p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: Almost half of the PsA patients receiving apremilast achieved DAPSA low disease activity or remission at 6 and 12 months. The only factor associated with achievement of low disease activity or remission at both 6 and 12 months was baseline DAPSA. FAU - Becciolini, Andrea AU - Becciolini A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1051-8511 AD - Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Parma, 43121 Parma, Italy. FAU - Parisi, Simone AU - Parisi S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4496-8315 AD - Rheumatology Unit, Department of General and Specialistic Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria, Citta della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, 10121 Turin, Italy. FAU - Del Medico, Patrizia AU - Del Medico P AD - Rheumatology Outpatient Clinic, Internal Medicine Unit, Civitanova Marche Hospital, 62012 Civitanova Marche, Italy. FAU - Farina, Antonella AU - Farina A AD - Internal Medicine Unit, Rheumatology Outpatient Clinic, Ospedale "A. Murri", 63900 Fermo, Italy. FAU - Visalli, Elisa AU - Visalli E AD - Rheumatology Unit, Policlinico San Marco University Hospital of Catania, 95121 Catania, Italy. FAU - Molica Colella, Aldo Biagio AU - Molica Colella AB AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7238-7879 AD - Rheumatology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Papardo, 98158 Messina, Italy. FAU - Lumetti, Federica AU - Lumetti F AD - Rheumatology Unit, Azienda USL of Modena and AOU Policlinico of Modena, 41100 Modena, Italy. FAU - Caccavale, Rosalba AU - Caccavale R AD - Department of Medical-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Polo Pontino, 04100 Latina, Italy. FAU - Scolieri, Palma AU - Scolieri P AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2055-7282 AD - Unit of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, "Nuovo Regina Margherita/S. Spirito" Hospital, ASL Roma 1, 00153 Rome, Italy. FAU - Andracco, Romina AU - Andracco R AD - Distretto Socio Sanitario ASL 1 Imperiese, 18100 Imperia, Italy. 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FAU - Salvarani, Carlo AU - Salvarani C AD - Rheumatology Unit, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41100 Modena, Italy. FAU - Bernardi, Simone AU - Bernardi S AD - Rheumatology Service, Internal Medicine Unit, GB Morgagni Hospital, 47121 Forli, Italy. FAU - Lucchini, Gianluca AU - Lucchini G AD - Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Parma, 43121 Parma, Italy. FAU - De Lucia, Francesco AU - De Lucia F AD - Rheumatology Unit, Policlinico San Marco University Hospital of Catania, 95121 Catania, Italy. FAU - Molica Colella, Francesco AU - Molica Colella F AD - Internal Medicine Unit, University Bicocca Milan, 20126 Milano, Italy. FAU - Santilli, Daniele AU - Santilli D AD - Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Parma, 43121 Parma, Italy. FAU - Mansueto, Natalia AU - Mansueto N AD - Distretto Socio Sanitario ASL 1 Imperiese, 18100 Imperia, Italy. FAU - Ferrero, Giulio AU - Ferrero G AD - Unit of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Santa Corona Hospital, 17027 Pietra Ligure, Italy. FAU - Marchetta, Antonio AU - Marchetta A AD - Rheumatology Unit, IRCCS Sacro Cuore Don Calabria, 37024 Bologna, Italy. FAU - Arrigoni, Eugenio AU - Arrigoni E AD - Rheumatology Unit, Ospedale Guglielmo da Saliceto, 29121 Piacenza, Italy. FAU - Foti, Rosario AU - Foti R AD - Rheumatology Unit, Policlinico San Marco University Hospital of Catania, 95121 Catania, Italy. FAU - Sandri, Gilda AU - Sandri G AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0454-1093 AD - Rheumatology Unit, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41100 Modena, Italy. FAU - Bruzzese, Vincenzo AU - Bruzzese V AD - Unit of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, "Nuovo Regina Margherita/S. Spirito" Hospital, ASL Roma 1, 00153 Rome, Italy. FAU - Paroli, Marino AU - Paroli M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7919-9128 AD - Department of Medical-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Polo Pontino, 04100 Latina, Italy. FAU - Fusaro, Enrico AU - Fusaro E AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-9888-2563 AD - Rheumatology Unit, Department of General and Specialistic Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria, Citta della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, 10121 Turin, Italy. FAU - Ariani, Alarico AU - Ariani A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1428-6102 AD - Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Parma, 43121 Parma, Italy. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230202 PL - Switzerland TA - Biomedicines JT - Biomedicines JID - 101691304 PMC - PMC9953385 OTO - NOTNLM OT - DAPSA OT - apremilast OT - psoriatic arthritis COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2023/02/26 06:00 MHDA- 2023/02/26 06:01 PMCR- 2023/02/02 CRDT- 2023/02/25 01:28 PHST- 2022/12/31 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/01/29 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/01/31 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/02/25 01:28 [entrez] PHST- 2023/02/26 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/02/26 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2023/02/02 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - biomedicines11020433 [pii] AID - biomedicines-11-00433 [pii] AID - 10.3390/biomedicines11020433 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Biomedicines. 2023 Feb 2;11(2):433. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines11020433.