title: Pharmacogenomics in rheumatoid arthritis.
abstract: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic inflammatory arthritis that leads to severe joint damage and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) are the mainstay of treatment in RA. DMARDs not only relieve the clinical signs and symptoms of RA but also inhibit the radiographic progression of disease. Recently, a new class of disease-modifying medications, the biologic agents, has been added to the existing spectrum of DMARDs in RA. However, patients' response to these agents is not uniform, with considerable variability in both efficacy and toxicity. There are no reliable means of predicting an individual patient's response to a given DMARD prior to initiation of therapy. In this chapter, the current published literature on the pharmacogenomics of traditional DMARDs and the newer biologic DMARDs in RA is highlighted. Pharmacogenomics may help individualize drug therapy in patients with RA in the near future.
authors: Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
authors: Prabha
authors: P
authors: Ranganathan
mesh_terms: D018501:Antirheumatic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D001379:Azathioprine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001711:Biotransformation / Q000235:genetics; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018579:Patient Selection; D010597:Pharmacogenetics; D010641:Phenotype; D012460:Sulfasalazine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors
chemical_list: D018501:Antirheumatic Agents; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D012460:Sulfasalazine; D001379:Azathioprine; D008727:Methotrexate