The Efficacy and Safety of Rituximab in Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease : Case Series

Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM)-associated interstitial lung disease (ILD) is often rapidly progressive with a poor prognosis; however, no standard therapeutic regimen has been identified. This study aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of rituximab in IIM-ILD patients. Five patients who had been administered rituximab for IIM-ILD at least once between August 2016 and November 2021 were included. Lung function decline was compared one year before and after rituximab. Disease progression, defined as a greater than 10% relative decline in forced vital capacity (FVC) compared to the baseline, was also compared before and after treatment. Adverse events were recorded for safety analysis. Five IIM-ILD patients received eight cycles. FVC-predicted values significantly decreased from 6 months before rituximab administration to those at the baseline (54.1% predicted (pre-6 months) vs. 48.5% predicted (baseline), p = 0.043); however, the FVC decline stabilized after rituximab. The rate of disease progression before rituximab showed a tendency to decrease after rituximab (75% (before) vs. 12.5% (6 months after, p = 0.059) vs. 14.3% (12 months after, p = 0.102)). Three adverse events developed, but none resulted in death. Rituximab can stabilize lung function decline with tolerable safety in Korean IIM patients with refractory ILD.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Journal of clinical medicine - 12(2023), 10 vom: 11. Mai

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Jang, Youngeun [VerfasserIn]
Yoon, Hee-Young [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Hyun-Sook [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Interstitial
Journal Article
Lung diseases
Myositis
Respiratory function tests
Rituximab
Steroids

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Date Revised 30.05.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/jcm12103406

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM357427432