1.Analysis of drug clinical trials for rheumatic diseases in China
Xiaoxia WANG ; Hong WANG ; Jiali HE ; Dan LIU ; Peihan WU ; Guihai LIU
Chinese Journal of Rheumatology 2020;24(4):240-246
Objective:To analyze and summarize the drug registration clinical trial for rheumatic diseases in China from January 2013 to November 2019.Methods:The website of CDE was searched to obtain the data and statistical analysis was conducted.Results:①The number of drug clinical trials for rheumatic diseases in China increased year by year and the total was 525. The registered indications mainly included diffuse connective tissue disease, spondylo arthritis, metabolic diseases and degenerative diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA) (189), gout (122), osteoarthritis (OA) (89), ankylosing spondylitis (AS) (60) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) (39). ② The phaseⅡ-Ⅲ clinical trials were mainly for biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs). Most of the bioequivalence test (BE) were chemical drugs.③ The domestically developed chemicals and biological included BLyS/APRIL, CD22, JAK1, S1P1 and BTK. ④ Adalimumab and tocilizumab accounted for the largest proportion of biosimilar drugs. The indications were mainly RA. ⑤ The number of international multi-center clinical trials increased year by year, with the indications mainly for RA and SLE.Conclusion:① The overall number of drugs trials for rheumatic diseases in China has been increasing rapidly in recent years. ② The research and development of chemicals and biologics is the trend. ③ Significant achievements have been made in the research and development of biosimilars in China and it is expected to benefit more patients by broaden the indications.
2.A network meta-analysis to evaluate the efficacy and safety of different dosages of new drugs in the treatment of psoriatic arthritis
Peihan WU ; Xiaoxia WANG ; Guihai LIU ; Yanchun CHI ; Xiaoqi MAO ; Yanqing JIN ; Tao HAN ; Yancong NIE ; Meilin YIN
Chinese Journal of Rheumatology 2023;27(5):321-326
Objective:To compare the efficacy and safety of different dosages of new drugs in the treatment of PsA by using network meta-analysis.Methods:Three medical databases (PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library) were searched for the studies that compared the efficacy and safety of 4 new drugs (secukinumab, ixekizumab, apremilast, tofacitinib) with different dosages in the treatment of PsA. Data from included studies were analyzed by Stata 15.0.Results:A total of 16 RCTs were included. The results of the network meta-analysis showed that: (1) Among the overall patients, in terms of ACR20 response rate, the larger the surface under the cumulative ranking (SUCRA), the more effective it is. Secukinumab 300 mg Q4W(96.1%) had the best efficacy, followed by ixekizumab 80 mg Q4W(79.0%), ixekizumab 80 mg Q2W(75.1%), secukinumab 150 mg Q4W(73.2%), apremilast 30 mg BID(50.6%), apremilast 20 mg BID(38.6%), tofacitinib 5 mg BID(18.1%), tofacitinib 10 mg BID(17.7%) and placebo(2.0%). (2) In terms of PASI75 response rate, the larger the area under the SUCRA curve, the more effective it is. Ixekizumab 80 mg Q4W(96.1%) had the best efficacy, followed by ixekizumab 80 mg Q2W(88.7%), secukinumab 300 mg Q4W(75.6%), secukinumab 150 mg Q4W(63.3%), apremilast 30 mg BID(44.5%), apremilast 20 mg BID(38.4%), tofacitinib 10 mg BID(30.0%), tofacitinib 5 mg BID(12.5%) and placebo(1.0%). (3) Among the overall patients, in terms of safety, the smaller the area under the SUCRA curve, the higher the safety it is. Secukinumab 300 mg Q4W (17.3%) has the best safety. (4) The results of subgroup analysis showed that in terms of ACR20 response rate, ixekizumab 80 mg Q2W(85.3%) had the best efficacy in bDMARDs-na?ve patients, while in bDMARDs-IR patients, secukinumab 300 mg Q4W(83.9%) had the best efficacy.Conclusion:Among all patients, secukinumab 300 mg Q4W is the best in terms of ACR20 response rate and safety, but ixekizumab 80 mg Q4W is more effective in improving PsA lesions comparing yo other drugs.
3.The issues in the critical inclusion and exclusion criteria for new drug clinical trials on ankylosing spondylitis
Yanfei MU ; Xiaoxia WANG ; Peihan WU ; Xiaoqi MAO ; Yanchun CHI ; Tao HAN ; Meilin YIN
Chinese Journal of Rheumatology 2024;28(9):656-659
Objective:To analyze and summarize the key points of design and implementation of new drug clinical trials for ankylosing spondylitis.Methods:The platform for drug clinical trial registration and information published on the official website of center for drug review and evaluation of national medical products administration (CDE) was searched to obtain data and classified statistics was conducted then. The Mean±SD and M ( Q1, Q3) were used for quantitative data for statistical description, and the rate, composition or relative ratio of qualitative data were used for statistical description. Results:A total of 23 clinical trials meeting the requirements were screened, among which 19 were biological products included in nine phase Ⅲ clinical trials. Among the four chemical drugs, two were phase Ⅱ clinical trials. One of the clinical trials on AS adopted the 1966 New York classification criteria, accounting for 4%. Nineteen of the trials adopted the1984 New York classification criteria, accounting for 83%. Three other trials adopted unspecified classification criteria, accounting for 13%. In one of these clinical trials, the age of patients included was older than 16 years old, 9 trials were 18 to 65 years old, 6 were 18 years old but without upper limit. In the definition of active AS, 19 trials took BASDAI≥4 as the cut-off value for active disease, and BASDAI, total back pain, spinal pain and morning stiffness were regarded as active disease in 4.Conclusion:The number of dosestic AS clinical trial projects continnes to rise. The 1984 classification criteria is adopted as the classification criteria in clinical trials. The minimum age in the inclusion criteria is 18 years old, there is no upper limit in age for inclusion. Disease activity can be evaluated by BASDAI score, combined with comprehensive indicators such as night-time back pain, global spinal pain and morning stiffness.