Table 2.

PsA treatment at study visit.

TreatmentsVLDA, n = 26DAPSA ≤ 4, n = 52^cDAPSA ≤ 4, n = 65
Treatment pattern
  Anti-TNF monotherapy11 (42.3)14 (29.2)17 (26.2)
  csDMARD and anti-TNF6 (23.1)14 (29.2)19 (29.2)
  csDMARD monotherapy9 (34.6)20 (41.7)29 (44.6)
Anti-TNF-α*
  Etanercept8 (47.1)12 (42.9)16 (44.4)
  Adalimumab8 (47.1)12 (42.9)15 (41.7)
  Infliximab0 (0.0)3 (10.7)3 (8.3)
  Golimumab1 (5.9)1 (3.6)1 (2.8)
NSAID**9 (34.6)19 (39.6)28 (43.1)
Infiltrations**2 (7.7)11 (22.9)14 (21.5)
Corticoids**1 (3.8)5 (10.4)7 (10.8)
  • Values are n (%).

  • ^ There were 52 patients in DAPSA remission, but complete information was available for only 48.

  • * Monotherapy or combination therapy;

  • ** Combination therapy. PsA: psoriatic arthritis; VLDA: very low disease activity; DAPSA: Disease Activity Index for Psoriatic Arthritis; cDAPSA: clinical DAPSA; NSAID: nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs; csDMARD: conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs; TNF: tumor necrosis factor.