What is the best target in a treat-to-target strategy in rheumatoid arthritis? Results from a systematic review and meta-regression analysis
Objectives A treat-to-target (T2T) strategy has been shown to be superior to usual care in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but the optimal target remains unknown. Targets are based on a disease activity measure (eg, Disease Activity Score-28 (DAS28), Simplified Disease Activity Indices/Clinical Disease A...
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| author | Daniel Aletaha Alfons A den Broeder Paco M J Welsing Janneke Tekstra P Verschueren Marianne A Messelink Florine E Marinelli Edwin Michgels |
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| description | Objectives A treat-to-target (T2T) strategy has been shown to be superior to usual care in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but the optimal target remains unknown. Targets are based on a disease activity measure (eg, Disease Activity Score-28 (DAS28), Simplified Disease Activity Indices/Clinical Disease Activity Indices (SDAI/CDAI), and a cut-off such as remission or low disease activity (LDA). Our aim was to compare the effect of different targets on clinical and radiographic outcomes.Methods Cochrane, Embase and (pre)MEDLINE databases were searched (1 June 2022) for randomised controlled trials and cohort studies after 2003 that applied T2T in RA patients for ≥12 months. Data were extracted from individual T2T study arms; risk of bias was assessed with the Cochrane Collaboration tool. Using meta-regression, we evaluated the effect of the target used on clinical and radiographic outcomes, correcting for heterogeneity between and within studies.Results 115 treatment arms were used in the meta-regression analyses. Aiming for SDAI/CDAI-LDA was statistically superior to targeting DAS-LDA regarding DAS-remission and SDAI/CDAI/Boolean-remission outcomes over 1–3 years. Aiming for SDAI/CDAI-LDA was also significantly superior to DAS-remission regarding both SDAI/CDAI/Boolean-remission (over 1–3 years) and mean SDAI/CDAI (over 1 year). Targeting DAS-remission rather than DAS-LDA only improved the percentage of patients in DAS-remission, and only statistically significantly after 2–3 years of T2T. No differences were observed in Health Assessment Questionnaire and radiographic progression.Conclusions Targeting SDAI/CDAI-LDA, and to a lesser extent DAS-remission, may be superior to targeting DAS-LDA regarding several clinical outcomes. However, due to the risk of residual confounding and the lack of data on (over)treatment and safety, future studies should aim to directly and comprehensively compare targets.PROSPERO registration number CRD42021249015. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-27bd6e682dcd4c0da0cc3eec8ac34d0d2023-07-25T17:20:06ZengBMJ Publishing GroupRMD Open2056-59332023-04-019210.1136/rmdopen-2023-003196What is the best target in a treat-to-target strategy in rheumatoid arthritis? Results from a systematic review and meta-regression analysisDaniel Aletaha0Alfons A den Broeder1Paco M J Welsing2Janneke Tekstra3P Verschueren4Marianne A Messelink5Florine E Marinelli6Edwin Michgels7Department of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, AustriaRheumatology, Sint Maartenskliniek, Ubbergen, The NetherlandsRheumatology & Clinical Immunology, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, The NetherlandsRheumatology & Clinical Immunology, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, The NetherlandsRheumatology, KU Leuven University Hospitals, Leuven, BelgiumRheumatology & Clinical Immunology, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, The NetherlandsRheumatology, Sint Maartenskliniek, Ubbergen, The NetherlandsRheumatology & Clinical Immunology, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, The NetherlandsObjectives A treat-to-target (T2T) strategy has been shown to be superior to usual care in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but the optimal target remains unknown. Targets are based on a disease activity measure (eg, Disease Activity Score-28 (DAS28), Simplified Disease Activity Indices/Clinical Disease Activity Indices (SDAI/CDAI), and a cut-off such as remission or low disease activity (LDA). Our aim was to compare the effect of different targets on clinical and radiographic outcomes.Methods Cochrane, Embase and (pre)MEDLINE databases were searched (1 June 2022) for randomised controlled trials and cohort studies after 2003 that applied T2T in RA patients for ≥12 months. Data were extracted from individual T2T study arms; risk of bias was assessed with the Cochrane Collaboration tool. Using meta-regression, we evaluated the effect of the target used on clinical and radiographic outcomes, correcting for heterogeneity between and within studies.Results 115 treatment arms were used in the meta-regression analyses. Aiming for SDAI/CDAI-LDA was statistically superior to targeting DAS-LDA regarding DAS-remission and SDAI/CDAI/Boolean-remission outcomes over 1–3 years. Aiming for SDAI/CDAI-LDA was also significantly superior to DAS-remission regarding both SDAI/CDAI/Boolean-remission (over 1–3 years) and mean SDAI/CDAI (over 1 year). Targeting DAS-remission rather than DAS-LDA only improved the percentage of patients in DAS-remission, and only statistically significantly after 2–3 years of T2T. No differences were observed in Health Assessment Questionnaire and radiographic progression.Conclusions Targeting SDAI/CDAI-LDA, and to a lesser extent DAS-remission, may be superior to targeting DAS-LDA regarding several clinical outcomes. However, due to the risk of residual confounding and the lack of data on (over)treatment and safety, future studies should aim to directly and comprehensively compare targets.PROSPERO registration number CRD42021249015.https://rmdopen.bmj.com/content/9/2/e003196.full |
| spellingShingle | Daniel Aletaha Alfons A den Broeder Paco M J Welsing Janneke Tekstra P Verschueren Marianne A Messelink Florine E Marinelli Edwin Michgels What is the best target in a treat-to-target strategy in rheumatoid arthritis? Results from a systematic review and meta-regression analysis RMD Open |
| title | What is the best target in a treat-to-target strategy in rheumatoid arthritis? Results from a systematic review and meta-regression analysis |
| title_full | What is the best target in a treat-to-target strategy in rheumatoid arthritis? Results from a systematic review and meta-regression analysis |
| title_fullStr | What is the best target in a treat-to-target strategy in rheumatoid arthritis? Results from a systematic review and meta-regression analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | What is the best target in a treat-to-target strategy in rheumatoid arthritis? Results from a systematic review and meta-regression analysis |
| title_short | What is the best target in a treat-to-target strategy in rheumatoid arthritis? Results from a systematic review and meta-regression analysis |
| title_sort | what is the best target in a treat to target strategy in rheumatoid arthritis results from a systematic review and meta regression analysis |
| url | https://rmdopen.bmj.com/content/9/2/e003196.full |
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