PMID- 38169057 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20240213 LR - 20240314 IS - 1865-8652 (Electronic) IS - 0741-238X (Print) IS - 0741-238X (Linking) VI - 41 IP - 2 DP - 2024 Feb TI - Safety of Upadacitinib in Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases: Systematic Literature Review of Indirect and Direct Treatment Comparisons of Randomized Controlled Trials. PG - 567-597 LID - 10.1007/s12325-023-02732-6 [doi] AB - INTRODUCTION: Immune-mediated inflammatory diseases including rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis (PsA), ankylosing spondylitis (AS), non-radiographic axial spondylarthritis (nr-axSpA), atopic dermatitis (AD), ulcerative colitis (UC), and Crohn's disease (CD) pose a substantial burden on patients and their quality of life. Upadacitinib is an orally administered, selective, and reversible Janus kinase inhibitor indicated for seven conditions, but data on its safety versus other active treatments are limited. A systematic literature review of indirect and direct treatment comparisons of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) was conducted to assess the safety profile of upadacitinib. METHODS: MEDLINE, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases were searched for indirect and direct treatment comparisons of RCTs that (1) included licensed upadacitinib dosages; (2) studied any of the seven conditions; (3) reported any adverse events (AEs), serious AEs (SAEs), AEs leading to discontinuation, major adverse cardiovascular event, venous thromboembolism, malignancies, infections or serious infections, and death; and (4) were published between January 2018 and August 2022. RESULTS: A total of 25 studies were eligible for inclusion. SAEs, AEs leading to discontinuation, and any AEs were commonly studied. RA was the most studied condition, followed by AD and UC. Most studies (16/25, 64%) reported no statistically significant difference in the studied safety outcomes between upadacitinib and other active treatments (e.g., tumor necrosis factor blockers, interleukin receptor antagonists, integrin receptor antagonists, T cell co-stimulation modulator), or placebo (placebo +/- methotrexate or topical corticosteroids). Other studies (9/25, 36%) reported mixed results of no statistically significant difference and either statistically higher (8/25, 32%) or lower rates (1/25, 4%) on upadacitinib. CONCLUSION: Most studies suggested that upadacitinib has no statistically significant difference in the studied safety outcomes compared to active treatments or placebo in patients with RA, PsA, AS, AD, UC, and CD. A few studies reported higher rates, but findings were inconsistent with limited interpretation. CI - (c) 2023. The Author(s). FAU - Mysler, Eduardo AU - Mysler E AD - Rheumatology, Organizacion Medica de Investigacion, Buenos Aires, Argentina. FAU - Burmester, Gerd R AU - Burmester GR AD - Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany. FAU - Saffore, Christopher D AU - Saffore CD AD - AbbVie Inc, North Chicago, IL, USA. christopher.saffore@abbvie.com. FAU - Liu, John AU - Liu J AD - AbbVie Inc, North Chicago, IL, USA. FAU - Wegrzyn, Lani AU - Wegrzyn L AD - AbbVie Inc, North Chicago, IL, USA. FAU - Yang, Chelsey AU - Yang C AD - Analysis Group Inc., Beijing, China. FAU - Betts, Keith A AU - Betts KA AD - Analysis Group Inc., Los Angeles, CA, USA. FAU - Wang, Yan AU - Wang Y AD - Analysis Group Inc., Los Angeles, CA, USA. FAU - Irvine, Alan D AU - Irvine AD AD - Department of Clinical Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland. AD - Wellcome-HRB Clinical Research Facility, St. James' Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. FAU - Panaccione, Remo AU - Panaccione R AD - Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unit, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review PT - Systematic Review DEP - 20240102 PL - United States TA - Adv Ther JT - Advances in therapy JID - 8611864 RN - 0 (Heterocyclic Compounds, 3-Ring) RN - YL5FZ2Y5U1 (Methotrexate) RN - 4RA0KN46E0 (upadacitinib) MH - Humans MH - *Arthritis, Psoriatic/drug therapy MH - *Arthritis, Rheumatoid/drug therapy MH - *Colitis, Ulcerative/drug therapy MH - *Heterocyclic Compounds, 3-Ring/adverse effects MH - Methotrexate/therapeutic use MH - Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic MH - *Spondylitis, Ankylosing/drug therapy PMC - PMC10838816 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Dermatology OT - Direct treatment comparison OT - Gastroenterology OT - Indirect treatment comparison OT - Rheumatology OT - Safety OT - Systematic literature review OT - Upadacitinib COIS- Christopher Saffore, John Liu, and Lani Wegrzyn are employees of AbbVie, Inc. Chelsey Yang, Keith A. Betts, and Yan Wang are employees of Analysis Group, Inc., which received research funding from AbbVie, Inc. Eduardo Mysler received grants and consulting fees from AbbVie, Amgen, AstraZeneca, Novartis, Lilly, Pfizer, Roche, BMS, Sandoz, GSK, Janssen, Sanofi, Hi Bio Inc., Gemmene and Gema Biotech. Gerd R. Burmester received honoraria for lectures and consulting fees from AbbVie, Amgen, BMS, Lilly, Galapagos, Janssen, Novartis, Pfizer, Sanofi, Roche, Celltrion, Chugai and MSD. Alan D. Irvine received grants or consulting fees or advisory board honoraria from AbbVie, Almirall, Arena, Benevolent AI, Connect Biopharma, Lilly, Janssen, LEO Pharma, Novartis, Pfizer, RAPT Therapeutics, Regeneron, UCB, Sanofi. He is on the board of directors of the International Eczema Council. Remo Panaccione received consulting fees from Abbott, AbbVie, Abbivax, Alimentiv (formerly Robarts), Amgen, Arena Pharmaceuticals, AstraZeneca, Biogen, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Celgene, Celltrion, Cosmos Pharmaceuticals, Eisai, Elan, Eli Lilly, Ferring, Galapagos, Fresenius Kabi, Genentech, Gilead Sciences, GlaxoSmithKline, JAMP Bio, Janssen, Merck, Mylan, Novartis, Oppilan Pharma, Organon, Pandion Pharma, Pendopharm, Pfizer, Progenity, Prometheus Biosciences, Protagonist Therapeutics, Roche, Sandoz, Satisfai Health, Shire, Sublimity Therapeutics, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Theravance Biopharma, Trellus, Viatris, Ventyx, UCB; has received speaker's fees from AbbVie, Amgen, Arena Pharmaceuticals, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Celgene, Eli Lilly, Ferring, Fresenius Kabi, Gilead Sciences, Janssen, Merck, Organon, Pfizer, Roche, Sandoz, Shire, Takeda Pharmaceuticals; and has served on advisory boards for AbbVie, Alimentiv (formerly Robarts), Amgen, Arena Pharmaceuticals, AstraZeneca, Biogen, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Celgene, Eli Lilly, Ferring, Fresenius Kabi, Genentech, Gilead Sciences, GlaxoSmithKline, JAMP Bio, Janssen, Merck, Mylan, Novartis, Oppilan Pharma, Organon, Pandion Pharma, Pfizer, Progenity, Protagonist Therapeutics, Roche, SandozShire, Sublimity Therapeutics, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Ventyx. EDAT- 2024/01/04 01:18 MHDA- 2024/02/06 06:42 PMCR- 2024/01/02 CRDT- 2024/01/03 11:13 PHST- 2023/08/27 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/11/07 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2024/02/06 06:42 [medline] PHST- 2024/01/04 01:18 [pubmed] PHST- 2024/01/03 11:13 [entrez] PHST- 2024/01/02 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1007/s12325-023-02732-6 [pii] AID - 2732 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s12325-023-02732-6 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Adv Ther. 2024 Feb;41(2):567-597. doi: 10.1007/s12325-023-02732-6. Epub 2024 Jan 2.