Baricitinib is a Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor. JAKs are tyrosine protein kinases that play an important role in pro-inflammatory signaling pathways. Overactive JAKs have been implicated in autoimmune disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis. By inhibiting the actions of JAK1 and JAK2, baricitinib attenuates JAK-mediated inflammation and immune responses.
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In the US and Europe, baricitinib is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis who have had an inadequate response to one or more TNF blockers. Baricitinib may be used as monotherapy or in combination with methotrexate or other DMARDs.
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Fabrizio Cantini, Prato, Tuscany, Italy
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris Sud - Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin Bicetre, France
Hôpital Universitaire Necker Enfants Malades, Paris, France
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Poitiers, Poitiers Cedex, France
Hospital de Clínicas Da Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Nancy - Hôpitaux de Brabois, Vandoeuvre lès Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France
Institute of Science Tokyo Hospital, Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan
Arizona Research Clinic PLLC, Chandler, Arizona, United States
Smart Cures Clinical Research, Anaheim, California, United States
Wallace Rheumatic Study Center, Beverly Hills, California, United States
CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, France
CH Le Mans, Le Mans, France
CHU Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
Veracity Clinical Research, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia
Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, Santo André, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Fakultni Nemocnice v Motol, Praha, Praha 5, Czechia
Wright State Physicians, Fairborn, Ohio, United States
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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