Efficacy and safety of infliximab therapy in refractory upper respiratory tract sarcoidosis : experience from the STAT registry

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Background: Upper respiratory tract (URT) involvement in sarcoidosis may be refractory to corticosteroids and immunosuppressants. Whether TNF-antagonists are efficient and safe in such phenotype is unknown. Methods: STAT is a French national drug registry including patients presenting sarcoidosis treated with TNF alpha antagonists. All cases of biopsy-proven sinonasal and laryngeal sarcoidosis were extracted and retrospectively analyzed from July 2014 to July 2015. Results: Twelve patients presenting biopsy-proven sarcoidosis with URT involvement were included in the STAT registry. Infliximab appeared effective in decreasing URT symptoms, as assessed by a significant decrease of the e-POST (extra-pulmonary Physician Organ Severity Tool) (1.5 [0-2] vs 5 [1.5-5], p=0.03) and a corticosteroids-sparing effect (7.5mg per day [5-10] vs 17.5 mg per day [7.5-20], p=0.04) at the end of follow-up. Conclusions: TNF-antagonists may be an efficient treatment of refractory URT manifestations and should be discussed when prolonged or high dosages of corticosteroids despite immunosuppressive therapy are required. (Sarcoidosis Vasc Diffuse Lung Dis 2017; 34: 343-351).

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

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2017

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:34

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Sarcoidosis, vasculitis, and diffuse lung diseases : official journal of WASOG - 34(2017), 4 vom: 21., Seite 343-351

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Barba, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Marquet, Alicia [VerfasserIn]
Bouvry, Diane [VerfasserIn]
Cohen-Aubart, Fleur [VerfasserIn]
Ruivard, Marc [VerfasserIn]
Debarbieux, Sébastien [VerfasserIn]
Khouatra, Chahéra [VerfasserIn]
Vighetto, Alain [VerfasserIn]
de Parisot, Audrey [VerfasserIn]
Valeyre, Dominique [VerfasserIn]
Sève, Pascal [VerfasserIn]

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Journal Article
Refractory sarcoidosis
TNF antagonists
Upper respiratory tract

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Date Revised 13.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

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10.36141/svdld.v34i4.5817

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NLM310572983