PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Mease, Philip J AU - Kivitz, Alan J AU - Burch, Francis X AU - Siegel, Evan L AU - Cohen, Stanley B AU - Ory, Peter AU - Salonen, David AU - Rubenstein, Joel AU - Sharp, John T AU - Dunn, Meleana AU - Tsuji, Wayne TI - Continued inhibition of radiographic progression in patients with psoriatic arthritis following 2 years of treatment with etanercept. DP - 2006 Apr 01 TA - The Journal of Rheumatology PG - 712--721 VI - 33 IP - 4 4099 - http://www.jrheum.org/content/33/4/712.short 4100 - http://www.jrheum.org/content/33/4/712.full SO - J Rheumatol2006 Apr 01; 33 AB - OBJECTIVE: Clinical and radiographic responses were evaluated in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) treated for up to 2 years with etanercept. METHODS: Patients were previously randomized to receive placebo or etanercept in a double-blind study and chose to participate in the current open-label extension phase. All patients received etanercept 25 mg twice weekly. Radiographic progression was determined at baseline, 1 year, and 2 years using the Sharp method modified to include joints frequently affected in PsA. Arthritis and psoriasis responses were determined using American College of Rheumatology 20% (ACR20) improvement criteria, PsA response criteria (PsARC), and the psoriasis area severity index (PASI). RESULTS: Of 205 patients randomized, 169 entered open-label, and 141 [71 randomized to receive placebo (placebo/etanercept) and 70 randomized to receive etanercept (etanercept/etanercept)] had radiographic data available for analysis at 2 years. ACR20 criteria, PsARC, and PASI 50 criteria were met by 64%, 84%, and 62%, respectively, of etanercept/etanercept patients at the end of the 48-week open-label period. Placebo/etanercept patients achieved comparable results within 12 weeks that were sustained at 48 weeks (63%, 80%, and 73%). Radiographic progression was inhibited in the etanercept/ etanercept patients (mean adjusted change in total Sharp score of -0.38 from baseline to 2 yrs). In placebo/etanercept patients, disease progression was inhibited once patients began receiving etanercept (mean adjusted change of -0.22 from 1 year to 2 years). Adverse event rates were similar to those observed during randomized phase, with only one serious adverse event deemed possibly related to etanercept. CONCLUSION: These data demonstrate a sustained benefit of etanercept treatment, including inhibition of radiographic progression, in patients with PsA.