Prevalence of Cardiovascular and Cancer Risk Factors Among Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Prescribed JAK Inhibitors and Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Jud C JanakRyan D RossBrenna L BradyLiisa PalmerJeffrey T HowardJoshua F BakerPublished in: Arthritis care & research (2024)
In recent years, JAKi and TNFi were used in similar proportions to treat RA among commercially-insured patients at elevated cardiovascular and cancer risk. Because uncontrolled disease, modifiable comorbidities, and treatment with JAKi are associated with these adverse events, future studies evaluating how practice patterns may be affected by the emergence of safety data will be of value.