Impact of systemic treatments on the course of HLA-B27-associated uveitis : A retrospective study of 101 patients

PURPOSE: To investigate the efficacy and tolerance of systemic treatments for the prevention of HLA-B27-associated acute uveitis (AU) recurrence.

METHODS: Retrospective review of patients with HLA-B27-associated uveitis followed in our tertiary center over a 15-year period. Systemic treatments were prescribed to patients with frequent (more than 2 flares per year) or severe uveitis, according to a step-up strategy.

RESULTS: 101 patients (51.5% of men, 88.1% of white Europeans) with a median age of 37 years. AU was mostly recurrent (68.3%) and associated with spondyloarthritis (60.4%). After a median follow-up duration of 22 months (3-73), 37.6% of the patients have received systemic treatment. 88.5% of the patients have been treated with sulfasalazine (SSZ) for ophthalmologic purposes (23/26). Methotrexate (MTX) and anti-TNFα agents have been initiated for a rheumatologic indication in 81.8% (9/11) and 100% of the patients (13/13), respectively. The annual uveitis relapse rate significantly decreased on SSZ (0.37 recurrences/year versus baseline 2.46 recurrences/year; p<0.001) and MTX (1.54 recurrences/year versus 4.17/year; p = 0.008). Patients under ADA for ophthalmologic purposes (n = 2) did not experience any recurrence.

CONCLUSION: We report an open-label strategy to prevent the recurrences of HLA-B27-associated AU. First-line sulfasalazine reduced uveitis relapses. The use of anti-TNFα agents for ophthalmologic purposes was unnecessary with rare exceptions.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

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PloS one - 15(2020), 3 vom: 30., Seite e0230560

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bouzid, Nabil [VerfasserIn]
Jamilloux, Yvan [VerfasserIn]
Chapurlat, Roland [VerfasserIn]
Pradat, Pierre [VerfasserIn]
De Parisot, Audrey [VerfasserIn]
Kodjikian, Laurent [VerfasserIn]
Sève, Pascal [VerfasserIn]

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Adalimumab
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Antirheumatic Agents
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FYS6T7F842
HLA-B27 Antigen
Infliximab
Journal Article
Methotrexate
Sulfasalazine
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
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Date Completed 29.06.2020

Date Revised 28.03.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1371/journal.pone.0230560

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NLM308170091