Key clinical point: The presence of cardiometabolic multimorbidity may be associated with an improved treatment persistence with secukinumab in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA).
Major finding: The cumulative 60-month drug retention rate for secukinumab was 57.0% in patients with cardiometabolic multimorbidity (P = .042). Those with type 2 diabetes had a significantly better drug retention rate than those without (P = .044).
Study details: Findings are from a retrospective study of prospectively followed-up patients with PsA (n = 207) who received secukinumab for at least 3 months.
Disclosures: The study did not disclose the source of funding. The authors declared no conflicts of interest.
Source: Ruscitti P et al. The assessment of the drug retention rate of secukinumab in patients with psoriatic arthritis in a real-life multicentre cohort. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2023 (Jul 24). doi: 10.55563/clinexprheumatol/tpp63h