Intravenous versus subcutaneous tocilizumab in Takayasu arteritis : multicentre retrospective study

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OBJECTIVES: In this large multicentre study, we compared the effectiveness and safety of tocilizumab intravenous versus subcutaneous (SC) in 109 Takayasu arteritis (TAK) patients.

METHODS: We conducted a retrospective multicentre study in referral centres from France, Italy, Spain, Armenia, Israel, Japan, Tunisia and Russia regarding biological-targeted therapies in TAK, since January 2017 to September 2019.

RESULTS: A total of 109 TAK patients received at least 3 months tocilizumab therapy and were included in this study. Among them, 91 and 18 patients received intravenous and SC tocilizumab, respectively. A complete response (NIH <2 with less than 7.5 mg/day of prednisone) at 6 months was evidenced in 69% of TAK patients, of whom 57 (70%) and 11 (69%) patients were on intravenous and SC tocilizumab, respectively (p=0.95). The factors associated with complete response to tocilizumab at 6 months in multivariate analysis, only age <30 years (OR 2.85, 95% CI 1.14 to 7.12; p=0.027) and time between TAK diagnosis and tocilizumab initiation (OR 1.18, 95% CI 1.02 to 1.36; p=0.034). During the median follow-up of 30.1 months (0.4; 105.8) and 10.8 (0.1; 46.4) (p<0.0001) in patients who received tocilizumab in intravenous and SC forms, respectively, the risk of relapse was significantly higher in TAK patients on SC tocilizumab (HR=2.55, 95% CI 1.08 to 6.02; p=0.033). The overall cumulative incidence of relapse at 12 months in TAK patients was at 13.7% (95% CI 7.6% to 21.5%), with 10.3% (95% CI 4.8% to 18.4%) for those on intravenous tocilizumab vs 30.9% (95% CI 10.5% to 54.2%) for patients receiving SC tocilizumab. Adverse events occurred in 14 (15%) patients on intravenous route and in 2 (11%) on SC tocilizumab.

CONCLUSION: In this study, we confirm that tocilizumab is effective in TAK, with complete remission being achieving by 70% of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs-refractory TAK patients at 6 months.

Errataetall:

ErratumIn: RMD Open. 2023 Jun;9(2):. - PMID 37399365

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9

Enthalten in:

RMD open - 9(2023), 2 vom: 14. Juni

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mekinian, Arsène [VerfasserIn]
Biard, Lucie [VerfasserIn]
Lorenzo, Dagna [VerfasserIn]
Novikov, Pavel I [VerfasserIn]
Salvarani, Carlo [VerfasserIn]
Espitia, Olivier [VerfasserIn]
Sciascia, Savino [VerfasserIn]
Michaud, Martin [VerfasserIn]
Lambert, Marc [VerfasserIn]
Hernández-Rodríguez, José [VerfasserIn]
Schleinitz, Nicolas [VerfasserIn]
Awisat, Abid [VerfasserIn]
Puechal, Xavier [VerfasserIn]
Aouba, Achille [VerfasserIn]
Munoz Pons, Helene [VerfasserIn]
Smitienko, Ilya [VerfasserIn]
Gaultier, Jean Baptiste [VerfasserIn]
Edwige, Le Mouel [VerfasserIn]
Benhamou, Ygal [VerfasserIn]
Perlat, Antoinette [VerfasserIn]
Jego, Patrick [VerfasserIn]
Goulenok, Tiphaine [VerfasserIn]
Sacre, Karim [VerfasserIn]
Lioger, Bertrand [VerfasserIn]
Hassold, Nolan [VerfasserIn]
Broner, Jonathan [VerfasserIn]
Dufrost, Virginie [VerfasserIn]
Sené, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Seguier, Julie [VerfasserIn]
Maurier, Francois [VerfasserIn]
Berthier, Sabine [VerfasserIn]
Belot, Alexandre [VerfasserIn]
Frikha, Faten [VerfasserIn]
Denis, Guillaume [VerfasserIn]
Audemard-Verger, Alexandra [VerfasserIn]
Koné-Paut, Isabelle [VerfasserIn]
Humbert, Sebastien [VerfasserIn]
Woaye-Hune, Pascal [VerfasserIn]
Tomelleri, Alessandro [VerfasserIn]
Baldissera, Elena Marina [VerfasserIn]
Kuwana, Masataka [VerfasserIn]
Lo Gullo, Alberto [VerfasserIn]
Mukuchyan, Vahan [VerfasserIn]
Dellal, Azeddine [VerfasserIn]
Gaches, Francis [VerfasserIn]
Zeminsky, Pierre [VerfasserIn]
Galli, Elena [VerfasserIn]
Alvarado, Moya [VerfasserIn]
Boiardi, Luigi [VerfasserIn]
Muratore, Francesco [VerfasserIn]
Vautier, Mathieu [VerfasserIn]
Campochiaro, Corrado [VerfasserIn]
Moiseev, Sergey [VerfasserIn]
Vieira, Matheus [VerfasserIn]
Cacoub, Patrice [VerfasserIn]
Fain, Olivier [VerfasserIn]
Saadoun, David [VerfasserIn]
French Takayasu network [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antirheumatic Agents
Autoimmune Diseases
I031V2H011
Inflammation
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Systemic vasculitis
Tocilizumab

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Date Completed 19.06.2023

Date Revised 11.12.2023

published: Print

ErratumIn: RMD Open. 2023 Jun;9(2):. - PMID 37399365

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1136/rmdopen-2022-002830

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NLM358232600