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. 2022 Aug 2;25(10):1107–1122. doi: 10.1111/1756-185X.14406

TABLE 2.

Consensus recommendations for treatment of PsA domains

Domain Recommended therapeutic options (strongly recommended) Other therapeutic options (conditionally recommended) To be avoided (strongly not recommended)
Peripheral arthritis DMARD‐naïve 9 , 11 , 33
  • csDMARD

  • TNFi

  • PDE‐4i

  • IL‐12/23i

  • IL‐17i

  • IL‐23i

  • JAKi

  • NSAIDs
  • GCCs (oral or IA)
  • CTLA‐4 Ig
  • TNFi

  • PDE‐4i

  • IL‐12/23i

  • IL‐17i

  • IL‐23i

  • JAKi

  • NSAIDs
  • GCCs (oral or IA)
  • csDMARD
  • CTLA‐4 Ig
  • Peripheral arthritis, inadequate response to biological treatment 9 , 54

  • TNFi
  • IL‐17i
  • IL‐12/23i
  • IL‐23i
  • JAKi
  • NSAID
  • GCC (oral and IA)
  • PDE‐4i
  • CTLA‐4 Ig
  • NSAIDs and simple analgesia

  • Physiotherapy

  • TNFi

  • IL‐17i

  • JAKi

  • GCC injection for sacroiliac joints

  • Bisphosphonate

  • csDMARD
  • IL‐12/23i
  • TNFi

  • IL‐17i

  • JAKi

  • IL‐23i

  • IL‐12/23i

  • NSAIDs

  • physiotherapy

  • MTX

  • CTLA‐4 Ig

  • PDE‐4i

  • TNFi

  • IL‐17i

  • IL12/23i

  • IL‐23i

  • JAKi

  • PDE‐4i

  • NSAIDs

  • GCCs injections

  • MTX

  • CTLA‐4 Ig

  • TNFi
  • IL‐17i
  • PDE‐4i
  • IL‐12/23i
  • IL‐23i
  • Topical therapies, phototherapy

  • Acitretin

  • csDMARDs (MTX, LEF, CSA)

  • TNFi

  • IL‐12/23i

  • IL‐17i

  • IL‐23i

  • JAKi

  • PDE‐4i

Abbreviations: CSA, cyclosporine; CTLA‐4 Ig, cytotoxic T lymphocyte‐associated antigen‐4 immunoglobulin; DMARD, disease‐modifying antirheumatic drug; GCC, glucocorticoids; IA, intra‐articular; IL‐12/23i, interleukin‐12/23 inhibitor; IL‐17i, interleukin‐17 inhibitor; IL‐23i, interleukin‐23 inhibitor; IV, intravenous; JAKi, Janus kinase inhibitor; LEF, leflunomide; MTX, methotrexate; NSAIDs, non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs; PsA, psoriatic arthritis; PDE‐4i phosphodiesterase‐4 inhibitor (apremilast); SC, subcutaneous; TNFi, tumor necrosis factor inhibitor.