Evaluation of response to 13-valent conjugated pneumococcal vaccination in patients with rheumatoid arthritis receiving upadacitinib: results from a phase 2 open-label extension study.
Kevin L WinthropJuan Ignacio VargasEdit DrescherConrado GarciaAlan FriedmanBarbara HendricksonYihan LiJustin KlaffAlan KivitzPublished in: RMD open (2022)
Approximately two-thirds of patients receiving upadacitinib 15 mg once daily achieved a satisfactory humoral response to PCV-13 despite receiving concomitant MTX. Concomitant corticosteroid use did not negatively affect PCV-13 response.