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Cardiovascular safety of tocilizumab vs etanercept in rheumatoid arthritis: A randomized controlled trial

Arthritis & Rheumatology Jan 06, 2020

Giles JT, Sattar N, Gabriel S, et al. - Experts conducted a randomized, open-label, parallel-group trial comprised of people with active seropositive RA (n = 3,080) who had an insufficient reply to conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs and who had at least 1 cardiovascular (CV) risk factor in order to evaluate the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in individuals with RA treated with tocilizumab contrasted with those treated with the tumor necrosis factor inhibitor etanercept. People were randomized to receive open-label tocilizumab or etanercept. Results of this trial, which give insights into the CV safety of tocilizumab in comparison with etanercept, discovered risk for the experience of MACE of 1.43 or greater in individuals treated with tocilizumab. Moreover, this result shall be described relative to the clinical efficiency and non-CV safety of tocilizumab.
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