An overview of low disease activity and remission in psoriatic arthritis

Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2015 Sep-Oct;33(5 Suppl 93):S51-4. Epub 2015 Oct 15.

Abstract

Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a complex, multisystem and potentially disabling disease with musculoskeletal and skin manifestations. In PsA, as well as in the other chronic rheumatic conditions, a state of low disease activity or remission should be the target of treatment but to reach this objective, in the assessment of PsA patients, is still an unmet need due to the heterogeneity of disease manifestations. With the introduction of anti-TNF treatment, low disease activity or remission become an achievable and suitable state that could be reached by 50%-60% of PsA patients. The aim of this paper is to briefly summarise the concept of low disease activity and remission in PsA, with particular focus on anti-TNF therapy.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Arthritis, Psoriatic / diagnosis*
  • Arthritis, Psoriatic / drug therapy*
  • Arthritis, Psoriatic / immunology
  • Biological Products / therapeutic use*
  • Endpoint Determination
  • Health Status
  • Health Status Indicators
  • Humans
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Remission Induction
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / immunology

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Biological Products
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha