Pattern of demyelination occurring during anti-TNF-α therapy : a French national survey

OBJECTIVE: To determine the pattern of demyelinating disorders (DDs) occurring during anti-TNF-α therapy.

METHODS: Between June 2005 and April 2008, 1800 French rheumatologists and internists were contacted to report cases of DDs occurring in patients treated with anti-TNF-α.

RESULTS: After a median of 10.2 (1.5-39.9) months of treatment, 33 patients developed DDs: 22 had CNS and 11 peripheral nervous system (PNS) involvement. Underlying diseases were RA (n = 16), AS (n = 11), PsA (n = 4), JIA (n = 1) and PM (n = 1). Anti-TNF-α was infliximab (n = 15), etanercept (n = 12) or adalimumab (n = 6). CNS involvement was encephalic lesions (n = 16), transverse myelitis (n = 8) or retrobulbar optic neuritis (n = 5). Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis in 16 patients and MRI in 20 patients were abnormal. All patients discontinued anti-TNF-α. Fifteen patients required steroids. Twenty patients initially improved. Five patients developed multiple sclerosis. PNS involvement was chronic (n = 9) or acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (n = 2). CSF analysis revealed an increased protein level in nine patients. Nerve conduction studies confirmed DD in all these patients. Anti-TNF-α was discontinued in 10 patients and 8 received i.v. immunoglobulins. Two patients relapsed after introduction of another anti-TNF-α. Overall, a causal relationship between anti-TNF-α and DD was considered as probable in 31 patients and definite in 2 who had positive rechallenge.

CONCLUSION: Causal relationship between anti-TNF-α and induction of DD remains unclear, but in some cases the chronology of clinical events is suggestive. Nevertheless, DD might persist despite treatment discontinuation, suggesting that anti-TNF-α could trigger the demyelinating process, which further evolves independently.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2013

Erschienen:

2013

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:52

Enthalten in:

Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - 52(2013), 5 vom: 15. Mai, Seite 868-74

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Seror, Raphaèle [VerfasserIn]
Richez, Christophe [VerfasserIn]
Sordet, Christelle [VerfasserIn]
Rist, Stéphanie [VerfasserIn]
Gossec, Laure [VerfasserIn]
Direz, Guillaume [VerfasserIn]
Houvenagel, Eric [VerfasserIn]
Berthelot, Jean-Marie [VerfasserIn]
Pagnoux, Christian [VerfasserIn]
Dernis, Emmanuelle [VerfasserIn]
Melac-Ducamp, Sylvie [VerfasserIn]
Bouvard, Beatrice [VerfasserIn]
Asquier, Caroline [VerfasserIn]
Martin, Antoine [VerfasserIn]
Puechal, Xavier [VerfasserIn]
Mariette, Xavier [VerfasserIn]
Club Rhumatismes et Inflammation Section of the SFR [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adalimumab
Antibodies, Monoclonal
Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
B72HH48FLU
Comparative Study
Etanercept
FYS6T7F842
Immunoglobulin G
Infliximab
Journal Article
OP401G7OJC
Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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Date Completed 19.06.2013

Date Revised 19.11.2015

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/rheumatology/kes375

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM223891754