Comparative Efficacy of Secukinumab Versus Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors for the Treatment of Takayasu Arteritis

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OBJECTIVE: Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) alpha and interleukin-17 (IL-17) are thought to be involved in the pathogenesis of Takayasu arteritis (TAK), and TNF inhibitors (TNFi) are recommended for the treatment of TAK. The present study was undertaken to investigate the efficacy of secukinumab, an IL-17A monoclonal antibody, compared to treatment with TNFi.

METHODS: This was a prospective, single-center, open-label cohort study. Patients with active TAK who did not respond to treatment with glucocorticoids combined with 2 immunosuppressive agents were treated with either secukinumab or TNFi as an add-on therapy without an increased dosage of glucocorticoids. A complete response was defined as complete resolution of signs and symptoms of active disease, normal values of inflammatory markers, no progression on imaging of involved arteries, and dose of glucocorticoid <15 mg/day. A partial response was similarly defined as a complete response except with an erythrocyte sedimentation rate <40 mm/hour and C-reactive protein level of <20 mg/liter.

RESULTS: Nineteen patients in the secukinumab group and 34 patients in the TNFi group were enrolled. The demographic data and inflammatory markers of the 2 groups were comparable at baseline. Complete response and partial response for patients treated with secukinumab and TNFi were 31.6% and 58.8% (P = 0.057), respectively, at 3 months and 52.6% and 64.7%, respectively, at 6 months (P = 0.389).

CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest that secukinumab and TNFi are effective for patients with TAK who do not respond to oral glucocorticoids and conventional immunosuppressive agents, with similar response rates at 3 and 6 months.

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CommentIn: Arthritis Rheumatol. 2023 Oct;75(10):1871. - PMID 37067761

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:75

Enthalten in:

Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) - 75(2023), 8 vom: 24. Aug., Seite 1415-1423

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tian, Xinping [VerfasserIn]
Li, Mengtao [VerfasserIn]
Jiang, Nan [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Yang [VerfasserIn]
Li, Jing [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Yangzhong [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yahong [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Ying [VerfasserIn]
Li, Taotao [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Yunjiao [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yanhong [VerfasserIn]
Merkel, Peter A [VerfasserIn]
Zeng, Xiaofeng [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Comparative Study
DLG4EML025
Glucocorticoids
Immunosuppressive Agents
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Secukinumab
Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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Date Completed 02.08.2023

Date Revised 02.10.2023

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: Arthritis Rheumatol. 2023 Oct;75(10):1871. - PMID 37067761

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/art.42496

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NLM354223607