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GUIDELINE TITLE

Etanercept and infliximab for the treatment of adults with psoriatic arthritis.

BIBLIOGRAPHIC SOURCE(S)

  • National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). Etanercept and infliximab for the treatment of adults with psoriatic arthritis. London (UK): National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE); 2006 Jul. 33 p. (Technology appraisal guidance; no. 104).

GUIDELINE STATUS

This is the current release of the guideline.

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FDA WARNING/REGULATORY ALERT

Note from the National Guideline Clearinghouse: This guideline references drug(s) for which important revised regulatory and/or warning information has been released.

  • May 1, 2008, Enbrel (etanercept): Amgen and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals informed healthcare professionals of changes to the BOXED WARNING section of the prescribing information for Enbrel regarding the risk of serious infections, including bacterial sepsis and tuberculosis, leading to hospitalization or death. The ADVERSE REACTIONS section of the label was updated to include information regarding global clinical studies and the rate of occurrence of tuberculosis in patients treated with Enbrel.

BRIEF SUMMARY CONTENT

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 RECOMMENDATIONS
 EVIDENCE SUPPORTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS
 IDENTIFYING INFORMATION AND AVAILABILITY
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RECOMMENDATIONS

MAJOR RECOMMENDATIONS

  1. Etanercept, within its licensed indications, is recommended for the treatment of adults with severe active psoriatic arthritis only when the following criteria are met.
    • The person has peripheral arthritis with three or more tender joints and three or more swollen joints.
    • The psoriatic arthritis has not responded to adequate trials of at least two standard disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs), administered either individually or in combination.
  2. Etanercept treatment should be discontinued in patients whose psoriatic arthritis has not shown an adequate response when assessed using the Psoriatic Arthritis Response Criteria (PsARC) at 12 weeks. An adequate response is defined as:
    • An improvement in at least two of the four PsARC criteria, one of which has to be joint tenderness or swelling score, with no worsening in any of the four criteria
  3. Infliximab, within its licensed indications, is recommended for the treatment of adults with severe active psoriatic arthritis if, under the circumstances outlined in section 1 (above), treatment with an anti-tumour necrosis factor (TNF) agent is considered appropriate and the person has been shown to be intolerant of, or have contraindications to, treatment with etanercept or has major difficulties with self administered injections.
  4. Infliximab treatment should be discontinued in patients whose psoriatic arthritis has not responded adequately at 12 weeks. An adequate response is defined in section 2 (above).
  5. It is recommended that the use of etanercept or infliximab for psoriatic arthritis should be initiated and supervised by specialist physicians experienced in the diagnosis and treatment of psoriatic arthritis. If a person has both psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis their treatment should be managed by collaboration between a rheumatologist and a dermatologist.

CLINICAL ALGORITHM(S)

None provided

EVIDENCE SUPPORTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS

TYPE OF EVIDENCE SUPPORTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS

The type of evidence supporting the recommendations is not specifically stated.

IDENTIFYING INFORMATION AND AVAILABILITY

BIBLIOGRAPHIC SOURCE(S)

  • National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). Etanercept and infliximab for the treatment of adults with psoriatic arthritis. London (UK): National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE); 2006 Jul. 33 p. (Technology appraisal guidance; no. 104).

ADAPTATION

Not applicable: The guideline was not adapted from another source.

DATE RELEASED

2006 Jul

GUIDELINE DEVELOPER(S)

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) - National Government Agency [Non-U.S.]

SOURCE(S) OF FUNDING

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)

GUIDELINE COMMITTEE

Appraisal Committee

COMPOSITION OF GROUP THAT AUTHORED THE GUIDELINE

Committee Members: Ms Julie Acred, Chief Executive Officer, Derby Hospitals; Dr Darren Ashcroft, Senior Clinical Lecturer, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Manchester; Professor David Barnett (Chair) Professor of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Leicester; Dr Peter Barry, Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care and Honorary Senior Lecturer, Department of Child Health, Leicester Royal Infirmary; Mr Brian Buckley, Vice Chairman, InContact; Professor Mike Campbell, Statistician, Institute of General Practice & Primary Care, Sheffield; Dr Mark Chakravarty, Head of Government Affairs and NHS Policy, Procter and Gamble Pharmaceuticals (UK) Ltd, Egham, Surrey; Dr Peter I Clark, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology, Wirral, Merseyside; Ms Donna Covey, Chief Executive, Asthma UK; Dr Mike Davies Consultant Physician, University Department of Medicine & Metabolism, Manchester Royal Infirmary; Mr Richard Devereaux-Phillips, Public Affairs Manager, Medtronic Ltd; Professor Jack Dowie, Health Economist, London School of Hygiene; Professor Gary A Ford (Vice Chair) Professor of Pharmacology of Old Age/Consultant Physician, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust; Dr Fergus Gleeson, Consultant Radiologist, The Churchill Hospital, Oxford; Ms Sally Gooch, Former Director of Nursing, Mid-Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust, Chelmsford; Professor Trisha Greenhalgh, Professor of Primary Health Care, University College London; Miss Linda Hands, Clinical Reader in Surgery, University of Oxford; Professor Peter Jones, Professor of Statistics & Dean Faculty of Natural Sciences, Keele University; Professor Robert Kerwin, Professor of Psychiatry and Clinical Pharmacology, Institute of Psychiatry, London; Ms Rachel Lewis, Nurse Advisor to the Department of Health; Professor Jonathan Michaels, Professor of Vascular Surgery, University of Sheffield; Dr Ruairidh Milne, Senior Lecturer in Public Health, National Coordinating Centre for Health Technology Assessment, University of Southampton; Dr Neil Milner, General Medical Practitioner, Sheffield; Dr Rubin Minhas, General Practitioner with a Special Interest in Coronary Heart Disease, Primary Care CHD Lead, Medway PCT & Swale PCT; Mr Miles Scott, Chief Executive, Harrogate Health Care NHS Trust; Professor Mark Sculpher, Professor of Health Economics, University of York; Dr Ken Stein, Senior Lecturer, Peninsula Technology Assessment Group (PenTAG), University of Exeter; Professor Andrew Stevens Professor of Public Health, University of Birmingham; Ms Jayne Wilson,Systematic Reviewer, WMHTAC, Department of Public Health and Epidemiology

FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES/CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

Committee members are asked to declare any interests in the technology to be appraised. If it is considered there is a conflict of interest, the member is excluded from participating further in that appraisal.

GUIDELINE STATUS

This is the current release of the guideline.

GUIDELINE AVAILABILITY

AVAILABILITY OF COMPANION DOCUMENTS

The following are available:

Print copies: Available from the National Health Service (NHS) Response Line 0870 1555 455. ref: N1092. 11 Strand, London, WC2N 5HR.

Additionally, Audit Criteria can be found in Appendix C of the original guideline document.

PATIENT RESOURCES

The following is available:

  • Etanercept and infliximab for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis. Understanding NICE guidance. Information for people who use NHS services. London (UK): National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE); 2006 Jul. 4 p. (Technology appraisal 104).

Electronic copies: Available in Portable Document Format (PDF) from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Web site.

Print copies: Available from the NHS Response Line 0870 1555 455. ref: N1093. 11 Strand, London, WC2N 5HR.

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