Vieira-Sousa, E;
Machado, PM;
Costa, J;
Ribeiro, A;
Aguiar, R;
Cerqueira, M;
Neto, A;
... Portuguese Society of Rheumatology, .; + view all
(2018)
Portuguese recommendations for the use of biological therapies in patients with psoriatic arthritis - 2015 update.
Acta Reumatologica Portuguesa
, 2018
(1(Suppl))
pp. 36-51.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To update recommendationsforthe treatment of psoriatic arthritis with biological therapies, endorsed by the Portuguese Society of Rheumatology (SPR). METHODS: These treatment recommendations were formulated by Portuguese rheumatologists based on literature evidence and consensus opinion. At a national meeting the 16 recommendations included in this document were discussed and updated. The level of agreement among Portuguese Rheumatologists was assessed using an online survey. A draft of the full text of the recommendations was then circulated and suggestions were incorporated. A final version was again circulated before publication. RESULTS: A consensus was achieved regarding the initiation, assessment of response and switching biological therapies in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Specific recommendations were developed for several disease domains: peripheral arthritis, axial disease, enthesitis and dactylitis. CONCLUSION: These recommendations may be used for guidance in deciding which patients with PsA should be treated with biological therapies. They cover a rapidly evolving area oftherapeutic intervention.Asmore evidence becomes available and more biological therapies are licensed, these recommendations will have to be updated.
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