Abstract
TNF-α is produced in high concentrations in chronic inflammatory disease, resulting in excessive inflammation which eventually leads to organ damage. The advent of anti-TNF therapy in clinical practice 20 years ago represented a significant change in the management of immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs), including rheumatoid arthritis (RA), axial spondylarthritis (SpA), psoriasis, and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). There are five anti-TNFs approved for use in IMIDs: infliximab, adalimumab, golimumab, etanercept, and certolizumab pegol. The structural and pharmacological differences between these agents mean that they can have differential efficacy across IMIDs, and therefore the indications for which they are approved vary. This mini-review aims to summarise the current understanding of anti-TNF efficacy in those IMIDs for which they are approved, focussing on data from meta-analyses of randomised clinical trials (RCTs), and real-world studies.
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