Systematic review for the treatment of older rheumatoid arthritis patients informing the 2024 update of the Japan College of Rheumatology clinical practice guidelines for the management of rheumatoid arthritis.
Mod Rheumatol
; 34(5): 867-880, 2024 Aug 20.
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| ID: mdl-38445746
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To update an evidence base informing the 2024 Japan College of Rheumatology clinical practice guidelines for the management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in older adults.METHODS:
Four clinical questions (CQs) regarding efficacy and safety of drug treatment were evaluated, with CQ1 addressing methotrexate (MTX), CQ2 biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, CQ3 Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors, and CQ4 glucocorticoids (GCs). Quality of the evidence was assessed using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation system.RESULTS:
Observational studies confirmed a pivotal role of methotrexate in the treatment of older RA patients. The meta-analysis showed that tumour necrosis factor inhibitors and JAK inhibitors were unequivocally effective in older RA patients. No data indicated that biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs were unsafe for older patients. No safety data for JAK inhibitor use in older patients were available. One randomized controlled trial demonstrated that long-term treatment with low-dose GCs increased risks of GC-associated adverse events. The certainty of overall evidence was very low for all CQs.CONCLUSIONS:
This systematic review provides the necessary evidence for developing 2024 Japan College of Rheumatology clinical practice guidelines for managing older patients with RA. Continued updates on the evidence of JAK inhibitors and GC are desired.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
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Rheumatology
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Practice Guidelines as Topic
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Antirheumatic Agents
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
Mod Rheumatol
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
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