Secukinumab has excellent effects on the signs and symptoms of psoriatic arthritis (PsA). McInnes and colleagues further analysed the effects of this drug on pain relief in the FUTURE 2 cohort. Pain was measured using three patient-reported measures (a pain visual analog scale, Short Form-36 bodily pain domain scores and EuroQol 5-Dimension 3-Level Questionnaire pain item scores). Secukinumab led to rapid and sustained pain relief, starting at week 3 and sustained through to 2 years. Improvements in pain were similar in patients who had or had not been exposed to TNF inhibitors.
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McInnes, I. B. et al. Secukinumab provides rapid and sustained pain relief in psoriatic arthritis over 2 years: results from the FUTURE 2 study. Arthritis Res. Ther. 20, 113 (2018)
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Leake, I. Pain relief with secukinumab treatment. Nat Rev Rheumatol 14, 442 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41584-018-0051-3
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