Etanercept

(Enbrel®)

Enbrel®

Drug updated on 12/11/2024

Dosage FormInjection (subcutaneous; 25 mg/0.5 mL, 50 mg/mL)
Drug ClassTumor necrosis factor (TNF) blockers
Ongoing and
Completed Studies
ClinicalTrials.gov

Indication

  • Indicated for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
  • Indicated for the treatment of polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) in patients aged 2 years or older
  • Indicated for the treatment of Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA)
  • Indicated for the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis (AS)
  • Indicated for the treatment of plaque psoriasis (PsO) in patients 4 years or older.

Latest News

loading GIF

Summary
This AI-generated content is provided without warranty, with no liability accepted for reliance on it. Learn more.

  • This summary is based on the review of 50 systematic review(s)/meta-analysis(es). [1-49]
  • For Nail Psoriasis, brodalumab achieved the highest Nail Psoriasis Severity Index (NAPSI) improvement (76.9%) at 24 weeks, followed by etanercept (74%) and ixekizumab (70.5%), with adalimumab and ixekizumab showing the highest complete nail resolution rates (NAPSI 0) at 44.6% and 41%, respectively.
  • In Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), etanercept combined with methotrexate (MTX) led to a 71% American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 20 response rate and 39% ACR 50 at 24 weeks, compared to 27% and 3% in the MTX plus placebo group; low disease activity (Disease Activity Score (DAS) 28) was more prevalent in the etanercept plus MTX group.
  • For Psoriatic Arthritis (PA), secukinumab, infliximab, and adalimumab showed the highest ACR 50 responses, while etanercept, infliximab, and certolizumab pegol ranked highest in Psoriatic Arthritis Response Criteria (PsARC) responses; etanercept and infliximab notably improved ACR 20 and the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) 75 outcomes in mixed comparisons.
  • In Axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA), etanercept effectively reduced work impairment and overall productivity loss, indicating its impact on minimizing disease burden.
  • Etanercept and golimumab were associated with a lower risk of infection compared to other tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors, with injection site reactions being the most common adverse effect.
  • No significant differences in the risk of serious adverse events (SAEs) were noted between etanercept and placebo for psoriatic arthritis; however, etanercept demonstrated a lower risk of serious infections compared to certolizumab pegol and infliximab.
  • Concerns related to tuberculosis and malignancy were identified with etanercept use, though recent data on long-term risks were unavailable.
  • In pediatric psoriasis, etanercept exhibited a favorable safety profile, with a low incidence of adverse effects in the population studied.
  • In psoriatic arthritis, studies included adults with varying disease severities and treatment histories, showing etanercept's effectiveness in reducing symptoms, improving physical function, and enhancing quality of life compared to placebo and other biologics.
  • For juvenile idiopathic arthritis-associated uveitis (JIA-U) in children aged 2 to 18 years, etanercept demonstrated lower effectiveness than adalimumab in achieving treatment success and preventing treatment failure.

Product Monograph / Prescribing Information

Document TitleYearSource
Enbrel (etanercept) Prescribing Information.2024Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA

Systematic Reviews / Meta-Analyses

Document TitleYearSource
Assessing Comparative Efficacy of Biologics for the Treatment of Psoriasis With Nail Involvement: A Systematic Review2024Journal of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis
Comparisons of infection events associated with tumor necrosis factor inhibitors in patients with inflammatory arthritis: A systematic review and network meta-analysis2024Frontiers in Pharmacology
The Role of Etanercept in Controlling Clinical and Radiological Progression in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review2024Cureus
Effectiveness and safety of biological and target synthetic drugs treatment for psoriatic arthritis: a systematic review with network meta-analysis2024Advances in Rheumatology (london, England)
Efficacy and safety of pharmacological treatment of psoriatic arthritis: a systematic literature research informing the 2023 update of the EULAR recommendations for the management of psoriatic arthritis2024Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
Association between disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs for rheumatoid arthritis and risk of incident dementia: a systematic review with meta-analysis2024Rmd Open
Incidence of Uveitis in Patients With Axial Spondylarthritis Treated With Biologics or Targeted Synthetics: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis2024Arthritis & Rheumatology (hoboken, N.j.)
Work productivity in patients with axial spondyloarthritis initiating biological or targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis2023Rmd Open
Systemic pharmacological treatments for chronic plaque psoriasis: a network meta-analysis2023The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Comparative Efficacy of Biologic Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs for Non-Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis: A Systematic Literature Review and Bucher Indirect Comparisons2023Rheumatology and Therapy
Cost-Utility Analysis of Biologic Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs for Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis in Thailand2023Value in Health Regional Issues
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Risk in Patients With Axial Spondyloarthritis Treated With Biologic Agents Determined Using the BSRBR-AS and a MetaAnalysis2023The Journal of Rheumatology
Biologic Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs for Preventing Radiographic Progression in Psoriatic Arthritis: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis2022Pharmaceutics
Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors for juvenile idiopathic arthritis-associated uveitis2022The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Efficacy and safety of biological agents for the treatment of pediatric patients with psoriasis: A bayesian analysis of six high-quality randomized controlled trials2022Frontiers in Immunology
Biologics Can Significantly Improve Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) in Psoriatic Patients: A Systematic Review2022Psoriasis (auckland, N.z.)
De-Escalation of Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Agents and Reduction in Adverse Effects: A Systematic Review2022Biomedicines
Systemic pharmacological treatments for chronic plaque psoriasis: a network meta-analysis2022The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Efficacy of Systemic Biologic Drugs in Pediatric Psoriasis: Evidence From Five Selected Randomized Clinical Trials2022Frontiers in Pharmacology
A Scoping Review on Use of Drugs Targeting the JAK/STAT Pathway in Psoriasis2022Frontiers in Medicine
The Risk of Adverse Effects of TNF-alpha Inhibitors in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Network Meta-Analysis2022Frontiers in Immunology
The response to TNF blockers depending on their comparator in rheumatoid arthritis clinical trials: the lessebo effect, a meta-analysis2022Rheumatology (oxford, England)
Targeted therapies for patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of PASI response at 1 year2022The Journal of Dermatological Treatment
Short-Term Efficacy of Biologic Therapies in Moderate-to-Severe Plaque Psoriasis: A Systematic Literature Review and an Enhanced Multinomial Network Meta-Analysis2021Dermatology and Therapy
Impact of using concomitant conventional DMARDs on adherence to biologic DMARD treatment in rheumatoid arthritis: Multi-centre, population-based cohort study2021Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism
Incidence of anterior uveitis in patients with axial spondyloarthritis treated with anti-TNF or anti-IL17A: a systematic review, a pairwise and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials2021Arthritis Research & Therapy
Fusion proteins of biologic agents in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA): A network meta-analysis2021Medicine
Dose Adjustment of Biologic Treatments for Moderate-to-Severe Plaque Psoriasis in the Real World: A Systematic Review2021Dermatology and Therapy
Systemic pharmacological treatments for chronic plaque psoriasis: a network meta-analysis2021The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Biologic disease modifying antirheumatic drugs and Janus kinase inhibitors in paediatric rheumatology - what we know and what we do not know from randomized controlled trials2021Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal
Efficacy and Safety of Anti-TNFalpha Therapy for Uveitis Associated with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis2021Rheumatology and Therapy
Comparative safety and benefit-risk profile of biologics and oral treatment for moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis: A network meta-analysis of clinical trial data2021Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Efficacy and safety of subcutaneous infliximab versus adalimumab, etanercept and intravenous infliximab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis2021Expert Review of Clinical Immunology
Relative efficacy and safety of tofacitinib for treating psoriasis: A Bayesian network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials2021International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Biological therapy in rheumatoid vasculitis: a systematic review2021Clinical Rheumatology
Twelve-week secukinumab treatment is consistently efficacious for moderate-to-severe psoriasis regardless of prior biologic and non-biologic systemic treatment: Post hoc analysis of six randomised trials2021Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : Jeadv
Model-Based Meta-Analysis Compares DAS28 Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Effects and Suggests an Expedited Trial Design for Early Clinical Development2021Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Efficacy of Biologics Targeting Tumour Necrosis Factor-alpha, Interleukin-17 -12/23, -23 and Small Molecules Targeting JAK and PDE4 in the Treatment of Nail Psoriasis: A Network Meta-analysis2020Acta Dermato-venereologica
FDA Approved Biologics: Can Etanercept and Ustekinumab be Considered a First-Line Systemic Therapy for Pediatric/Adolescents in Moderate to Severe Psoriasis? A Systematic Review2020Cureus
Fourteen small molecule and biological agents for psoriatic arthritis: A network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials2020Medicine
Pharmacological treatment of psoriatic arthritis: a systematic literature research for the 2019 update of the EULAR recommendations for the management of psoriatic arthritis2020Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
Biologics in Leprosy: A Systematic Review and Case Report2020The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Efficacy and safety of biologics in psoriatic arthritis: a systematic literature review and network meta-analysis2020Rmd Open
Efficacy of pharmacological treatment in rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic literature research informing the 2019 update of the EULAR recommendations for management of rheumatoid arthritis2020Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
Interventions for chronic palmoplantar pustulosis2020The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Comparison of cumulative clinical benefits of biologics for the treatment of psoriasis over 16 weeks: Results from a network meta-analysis2020Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Risankizumab for the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis2020The Annals of Pharmacotherapy
Long-term efficacy and safety of tildrakizumab for moderate-to-severe psoriasis: pooled analyses of two randomized phase III clinical trials (reSURFACE 1 and reSURFACE 2) through 148 weeks2020The British Journal of Dermatology
Comparative efficacy and safety of targeted DMARDs for active psoriatic arthritis during induction therapy: A systematic review and network meta-analysis2019Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism

Clinical Practice Guidelines