Reed Michael, Crosbie David
Department of Rheumatology, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, UK.
Department of Rheumatology, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, 1345 Govan Road, Glasgow G51 4TF, UK.
Ther Adv Musculoskelet Dis. 2017 Feb;9(2):45-53. doi: 10.1177/1759720X16673786. Epub 2017 Jan 20.
Apremilast is an orally-active small molecule which inhibits phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4). Clinical trials have demonstrated its efficacy and safety in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and psoriasis. Established therapeutic options have variable effectiveness across the different domains of psoriatic disease. Whilst biologic therapies have proven to be of significant benefit to many patients, not all patients respond, and others are not eligible or do not tolerate biologic therapy. We review the mechanism of action, pharmacokinetics and clinical trial data with regards to both efficacy and safety for apremilast and consider where this new treatment may be positioned in the treatment of PsA.
阿普米司特是一种口服活性小分子,可抑制磷酸二酯酶-4(PDE4)。临床试验已证明其在银屑病关节炎(PsA)和银屑病中的疗效和安全性。现有的治疗方案在银屑病疾病的不同领域效果各异。虽然生物疗法已被证明对许多患者有显著益处,但并非所有患者都有反应,其他患者不符合条件或不耐受生物疗法。我们回顾了阿普米司特的作用机制、药代动力学以及关于疗效和安全性的临床试验数据,并考虑这种新疗法在PsA治疗中的定位。