Efficacy And Safety Of Tofacitinib In Psoriatic Arthritis: Comparator Study

Summary

This is a 12-month study investigating the effectiveness and safety of tofactinib in treating the signs and symptoms of active psoriatic arthritis and improving physical function and preserving bone structure in patients with an inadequate response to a traditional, nonbiologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug. Adalimumab is used as a comparator.

Timeline

Start

2014-01-20

Primary completion

2015-12-18

Completion

2015-12-18

Outcome

Met primary endpoint

registry analysis (superiority or other test); Tofacitinib, 5 mg, Twice Daily vs Placebo; p = 0.0102; Risk Difference (RD) 17.13 (95% CI 4.06 to 30.21); Large sample approximation NCT01877668 ↗

registry analysis (superiority or other test); Tofacitinib, 10 mg, Twice Daily vs Placebo; p <0.0001; Risk Difference (RD) 27.24 (95% CI 14.22 to 40.26); Large sample approximation NCT01877668 ↗

registry analysis (superiority or other test); Tofacitinib, 5 mg, Twice Daily vs Placebo; p = 0.0062; Mean Difference (Net) -0.1697 (95% CI -0.2910 to -0.0483); Mixed Models Analysis NCT01877668 ↗

registry analysis (superiority or other test); Tofacitinib, 10 mg, Twice Daily vs Placebo; p = 0.0004; Mean Difference (Net) -0.2196 (95% CI -0.3411 to -0.0980); Mixed Models Analysis NCT01877668 ↗

release “OPAL Broaden met its primary efficacy endpoints” pfizer.com ↗

release “OPAL Broaden and OPAL Beyond met their primary efficacy endpoints showing a statistically significant improvement” pfizer.com ↗

release “In OPAL Broaden, 50% of patients taking XELJANZ 5 mg BID achieved an ACR20 response, compared to 33% of patients taking placebo (p≤0.05), at three months.” pfizer.com ↗

Publications

• Gossec L, Sellas A, Gruben DC, Valderrama M, Gomez S, Kinch C, Citera G. Response to Tofacitinib in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis and Probable Anxiety/Depressive Disorder: A Post Hoc Analysis of Phase 3 Trials. Rheumatol Ther. 2025 Dec;12(6):1175-1186. doi: 10.1007/s40744-025-00800-7. Epub 2025 Oct 28.
• Gladman D, Tillett W, Gruben D, Coates LC, Hahne S, Volkov M. Identification of distinct disease activity trajectories in patients with psoriatic arthritis receiving tofacitinib: a post hoc analysis of two phase 3 studies. RMD Open. 2025 Jun 3;11(2):e005250. doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2024-005250.
• Gladman DD, Dougados M, Marzo-Ortega H, Cadatal MJ, Agarwal E, Kinch CD, Nash P. Long-term tofacitinib efficacy and safety in psoriatic arthritis with or without prior biologic DMARD exposure: a post hoc analysis. Rheumatol Adv Pract. 2025 Jan 21;9(2):rkaf008. doi: 10.1093/rap/rkaf008. eCollection 2025.
• Gladman DD, Nash P, Mease PJ, FitzGerald O, Duench S, Cadatal MJ, Masri KR. Efficacy and safety of tofacitinib in an open-label, long-term extension study in patients with psoriatic arthritis who received adalimumab or tofacitinib in a Phase 3 randomized controlled study: a post hoc analysis. Arthritis Res Ther. 2024 Dec 19;26(1):218. doi: 10.1186/s13075-024-03442-2.
• Menon S, Shoji S, Tsuchiwata S, Fallon L, Kanik K. Exposure-Response Analysis of Tofacitinib in Active Psoriatic Arthritis: Results from Two Phase 3 Studies. J Clin Pharmacol. 2025 Mar;65(3):369-377. doi: 10.1002/jcph.6147. Epub 2024 Oct 25.
• Mease PJ, Orbai AM, FitzGerald O, Bedaiwi M, Dona L Fleishaker, Mundayat R, Young P, Helliwell PS. Efficacy of tofacitinib on enthesitis in patients with active psoriatic arthritis: analysis of pooled data from two phase 3 studies. Arthritis Res Ther. 2023 Aug 22;25(1):153. doi: 10.1186/s13075-023-03108-5.
• Eder L, Gladman DD, Mease P, Pollock RA, Luna R, Aydin SZ, Ogdie A, Polachek A, Gruben D, Cadatal MJ, Kinch C, Strand V. Sex differences in the efficacy, safety and persistence of patients with psoriatic arthritis treated with tofacitinib: a post-hoc analysis of phase 3 trials and long-term extension. RMD Open. 2023 Mar;9(1):e002718. doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2022-002718.
• Kristensen LE, Danese S, Yndestad A, Wang C, Nagy E, Modesto I, Rivas J, Benda B. Identification of two tofacitinib subpopulations with different relative risk versus TNF inhibitors: an analysis of the open label, randomised controlled study ORAL Surveillance. Ann Rheum Dis. 2023 Jul;82(7):901-910. doi: 10.1136/ard-2022-223715. Epub 2023 Mar 17.
• Dougados M, Taylor PC, Bingham CO 3rd, Fallon L, Brault Y, Roychoudhury S, Wang L, Kessouri M. The effect of tofacitinib on residual pain in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis. RMD Open. 2022 Sep;8(2):e002478. doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2022-002478.
• Winthrop KL, Yndestad A, Henrohn D, Danese S, Marsal S, Galindo M, Woolcott JC, Jo H, Kwok K, Shapiro AB, Jones TV, Diehl A, Su C, Panes J, Cohen SB. Influenza Adverse Events in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ulcerative Colitis, or Psoriatic Arthritis in the Tofacitinib Clinical Development Programs. Rheumatol Ther. 2023 Apr;10(2):357-373. doi: 10.1007/s40744-022-00507-z. Epub 2022 Dec 17.
• Schneeberger EE, Citera G, Nash P, Smolen JS, Mease PJ, Soriano ER, Helling C, Szumski AE, Mundayat R, de Leon DP. Comparison of disease activity index for psoriatic arthritis (DAPSA) and minimal disease activity (MDA) targets for patients with psoriatic arthritis: A post hoc analysis of data from phase 3 tofacitinib studies. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2023 Feb;58:152134. doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2022.152134. Epub 2022 Nov 13.
• de Vlam K, Mease PJ, Bushmakin AG, Fleischmann R, Ogdie A, Azevedo VF, Merola JF, Woolcott J, Cappelleri JC, Fallon L, Taylor PC. Identifying and Quantifying the Role of Inflammation in Pain Reduction for Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis Treated With Tofacitinib: A Mediation Analysis. Rheumatol Ther. 2022 Oct;9(5):1451-1464. doi: 10.1007/s40744-022-00482-5. Epub 2022 Sep 8.
• Orbai AM, Mease PJ, Helliwell PS, FitzGerald O, Fleishaker DL, Mundayat R, Young P. Effect of tofacitinib on dactylitis and patient-reported outcomes in patients with active psoriatic arthritis: post-hoc analysis of phase III studies. BMC Rheumatol. 2022 Sep 1;6(1):68. doi: 10.1186/s41927-022-00298-4.
• Taylor PC, Bushmakin AG, Cappelleri JC, Young P, Germino R, Merola JF, Yosipovitch G. Relationships of dermatologic symptoms and quality of life in patients with psoriatic arthritis: analysis of two tofacitinib phase III studies. J Dermatolog Treat. 2022 Aug;33(5):2614-2620. doi: 10.1080/09546634.2022.2060924. Epub 2022 Apr 11.
• Gladman DD, Coates LC, Wu J, Fallon L, Bacci ED, Cappelleri JC, Bushmakin AG, Helliwell PS. Time to response for clinical and patient-reported outcomes in patients with psoriatic arthritis treated with tofacitinib, adalimumab, or placebo. Arthritis Res Ther. 2022 Feb 9;24(1):40. doi: 10.1186/s13075-022-02721-0.
• Dikranian A, Gold D, Bessette L, Nash P, Azevedo VF, Wang L, Woolcott J, Shapiro AB, Szumski A, Fleishaker D, Wollenhaupt J. Frequency and Duration of Early Non-serious Adverse Events in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Psoriatic Arthritis Treated with Tofacitinib. Rheumatol Ther. 2022 Apr;9(2):411-433. doi: 10.1007/s40744-021-00405-w. Epub 2021 Dec 17.
• Winthrop KL, Curtis JR, Yamaoka K, Lee EB, Hirose T, Rivas JL, Kwok K, Burmester GR. Clinical Management of Herpes Zoster in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis or Psoriatic Arthritis Receiving Tofacitinib Treatment. Rheumatol Ther. 2022 Feb;9(1):243-263. doi: 10.1007/s40744-021-00390-0. Epub 2021 Dec 6.
• Kivitz AJ, FitzGerald O, Nash P, Pang S, Azevedo VF, Wang C, Takiya L. Efficacy and safety of tofacitinib by background methotrexate dose in psoriatic arthritis: post hoc exploratory analysis from two phase III trials. Clin Rheumatol. 2022 Feb;41(2):499-511. doi: 10.1007/s10067-021-05894-2. Epub 2021 Sep 12.
• de Vlam K, Ogdie A, Bushmakin AG, Cappelleri JC, Fleischmann R, Taylor PC, Azevedo V, Fallon L, Woolcott J, Mease PJ. Median time to pain improvement and the impact of baseline pain severity on pain response in patients with psoriatic arthritis treated with tofacitinib. RMD Open. 2021 Jul;7(2):e001609. doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2021-001609.
• Coates LC, Bushmakin AG, FitzGerald O, Gladman DD, Fallon L, Cappelleri JC, Hsu MA, Helliwell PS. Relationships between psoriatic arthritis composite measures of disease activity with patient-reported outcomes in phase 3 studies of tofacitinib. Arthritis Res Ther. 2021 Mar 26;23(1):94. doi: 10.1186/s13075-021-02474-2.
• Ritchlin CT, Giles JT, Ogdie A, Gomez-Reino JJ, Helliwell P, Young P, Wang C, Wu J, Romero AB, Woolcott J, Stockert L. Tofacitinib in Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis and Metabolic Syndrome: A Post hoc Analysis of Phase 3 Studies. ACR Open Rheumatol. 2020 Oct;2(10):543-554. doi: 10.1002/acr2.11166. Epub 2020 Sep 10.
• Panaccione R, Isaacs JD, Chen LA, Wang W, Marren A, Kwok K, Wang L, Chan G, Su C. Characterization of Creatine Kinase Levels in Tofacitinib-Treated Patients with Ulcerative Colitis: Results from Clinical Trials. Dig Dis Sci. 2021 Aug;66(8):2732-2743. doi: 10.1007/s10620-020-06560-4. Epub 2020 Aug 20.
• Burmester GR, Curtis JR, Yun H, FitzGerald O, Winthrop KL, Azevedo VF, Rigby WFC, Kanik KS, Wang C, Biswas P, Jones T, Palmetto N, Hendrikx T, Menon S, Rojo R. An Integrated Analysis of the Safety of Tofacitinib in Psoriatic Arthritis across Phase III and Long-Term Extension Studies with Comparison to Real-World Observational Data. Drug Saf. 2020 Apr;43(4):379-392. doi: 10.1007/s40264-020-00904-9.
• Gladman DD, Charles-Schoeman C, McInnes IB, Veale DJ, Thiers B, Nurmohamed M, Graham D, Wang C, Jones T, Wolk R, DeMasi R. Changes in Lipid Levels and Incidence of Cardiovascular Events Following Tofacitinib Treatment in Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis: A Pooled Analysis Across Phase III and Long-Term Extension Studies. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2019 Oct;71(10):1387-1395. doi: 10.1002/acr.23930.
• Cella D, Wilson H, Shalhoub H, Revicki DA, Cappelleri JC, Bushmakin AG, Kudlacz E, Hsu MA. Content validity and psychometric evaluation of Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue in patients with psoriatic arthritis. J Patient Rep Outcomes. 2019 May 20;3(1):30. doi: 10.1186/s41687-019-0115-4.
• van der Heijde D, Gladman DD, FitzGerald O, Kavanaugh A, Graham D, Wang C, Fallon L. Radiographic Progression According to Baseline C-reactive Protein Levels and Other Risk Factors in Psoriatic Arthritis Treated with Tofacitinib or Adalimumab. J Rheumatol. 2019 Sep;46(9):1089-1096. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.180971. Epub 2019 Mar 1.
• Strand V, de Vlam K, Covarrubias-Cobos JA, Mease PJ, Gladman DD, Graham D, Wang C, Cappelleri JC, Hendrikx T, Hsu MA. Tofacitinib or adalimumab versus placebo: patient-reported outcomes from OPAL Broaden-a phase III study of active psoriatic arthritis in patients with an inadequate response to conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs. RMD Open. 2019 Jan 11;5(1):e000806. doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2018-000806. eCollection 2019.
• Cella D, Wilson H, Shalhoub H, Revicki DA, Cappelleri JC, Bushmakin AG, Kudlacz E, Hsu MA. Content validity and psychometric evaluation of Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue in patients with psoriatic arthritis. J Patient Rep Outcomes. 2019 Jan 24;3(1):5. doi: 10.1186/s41687-019-0094-5.
• Nash P, Coates LC, Fleischmann R, Papp KA, Gomez-Reino JJ, Kanik KS, Wang C, Wu J, Menon S, Hendrikx T, Ports WC. Efficacy of Tofacitinib for the Treatment of Psoriatic Arthritis: Pooled Analysis of Two Phase 3 Studies. Rheumatol Ther. 2018 Dec;5(2):567-582. doi: 10.1007/s40744-018-0131-5. Epub 2018 Nov 9.
• Helliwell P, Coates LC, FitzGerald O, Nash P, Soriano ER, Elaine Husni M, Hsu MA, Kanik KS, Hendrikx T, Wu J, Kudlacz E. Disease-specific composite measures for psoriatic arthritis are highly responsive to a Janus kinase inhibitor treatment that targets multiple domains of disease. Arthritis Res Ther. 2018 Oct 29;20(1):242. doi: 10.1186/s13075-018-1739-0.
• Mease P, Hall S, FitzGerald O, van der Heijde D, Merola JF, Avila-Zapata F, Cieslak D, Graham D, Wang C, Menon S, Hendrikx T, Kanik KS. Tofacitinib or Adalimumab versus Placebo for Psoriatic Arthritis. N Engl J Med. 2017 Oct 19;377(16):1537-1550. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1615975.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Comparator	Adalimumab	Monoclonal antibody	40 mg	Subcutaneous
Subject	Tofacitinib	Small molecule	5 mg	Oral
Subject	Tofacitinib	Small molecule	10 mg	Oral

Indications