New hope for stubborn eye disease: arthritis drug shows promise

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Patient with diagnosis of non-anterior non-infectious uveitis, refractory to at least one line of biotherapy (anti-TNF alpha, tocilizumab) * Need to stop biotherapy (anti-TNF alpha or tocilizumab) and conventional immunosuppressive drugs (mycofenolate mofetil, methotrexate, azathioprine, cyclosporine, interferon alpha 2a) for at least 10 days prior to the inclusion date Exclusion Criteria: * 1\. Isolated anterior uveitis. 2. Infectious uveitis. 3. Severe uveitis threatening the visual prognosis and requiring emergency treatment with intravenous corticosteroids. 4\. Initial visual acuity \> 1.3 LogMAR in at least one eye. 5. Corneal or lens opacity that prevents fundus visualization or may require cataract surgery during the study. 6\. Contraindication to baricitinib (OLUMIANT 2 and 4 mg film-coated tablets) : Hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients. 7\. Contraindication to mydriasis. 8. Refractory glaucoma in either eye. 9. Monophthalmic patient. 10. Previous treatment with JAK inhibitors. 11. Intraocular corticosteroid injection (subconjunctival or laterobulbar) within 1 month prior to inclusion or intravitreal corticosteroid implant within 3 months prior to inclusion. 12\. Need for treatment with a biotherapy (anti-IL6, anti-IL6 receptor, anti-IL1, anti-IL12/IL23 anti-IL17, anti-BAFF) for extra-ocular involvement, during the entire study period. 13\. Treatment with OAT3 inhibitors with high inhibitory potential such as probenecid, leflunomide, teriflunomide 14. 14. Vaccination with a live or live attenuated vaccine within 15 days prior to inclusion 15. History of cancer within the previous 5 years, except non-metastatic squamous cell and basal cell carcinoma of the skin. 16\. Personal history of venous thromboembolic disease.