The administration of methotrexate in patients with Still's disease, "real-life" findings from AIDA Network Still Disease Registry

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OBJECTIVES: To describe clinical characteristics of patients with Still's disease treated with methotrexate (MTX) and to assess drug effectiveness evaluating change in disease activity, reduction of inflammatory markers, and glucocorticoid (GC)-sparing effect.

METHODS: Patients with Still's disease treated with MTX were assessed among those included in AIDA Network Still Disease Registry.

RESULTS: In this registry, 171 patients with Still's disease were treated with MTX (males 43.3%, age 37.1 ± 16.0 years). They were mainly characterised by joint features and fever without a prominent multiorgan involvement. MTX was administered with GCs in 68.4% of patients, with other conventional synthetic DMARDs in 6.4%, and with biologic DMARDs in 25.1%. A significant reduction of the modified systemic score was observed, and 38.6% patients were codified as being in clinical remission at the end of follow-up. The concomitant administration of a biologic DMARD resulted a predictor of the clinical remission. Furthermore, a reduction of inflammatory markers and ferritin levels was observed following the administration of MTX. Additionally, a marked reduction of the dosage of concomitant GCs was identified, while 36.7% discontinued such drugs. Male gender appeared as a predictor of GC discontinuation. MTX was discontinued in 12.3% of patients because of adverse effects, and in 12.3% for lack of efficacy.

CONCLUSIONS: Clinical characteristics of patients with Still's disease treated with MTX were described, mainly joint features and fever without a prominent multiorgan involvement. The clinical usefulness of MTX was reported in reducing the disease activity, decreasing the inflammatory markers, and as GC-sparing agent.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:62

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Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism - 62(2023) vom: 07. Okt., Seite 152244

Sprache:

Englisch

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Ruscitti, Piero [VerfasserIn]
Sota, Jurgen [VerfasserIn]
Vitale, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Lopalco, Giuseppe [VerfasserIn]
Iannone, Florenzo [VerfasserIn]
Morrone, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Giardini, Henrique Ayres Mayrink [VerfasserIn]
D'Agostin, Marília Ambuel [VerfasserIn]
Antonelli, Isabelle Parente de Brito [VerfasserIn]
Almaghlouth, Ibrahim [VerfasserIn]
Asfina, Kazi Nur [VerfasserIn]
Khalil, Najma [VerfasserIn]
Sfikakis, Petros P [VerfasserIn]
Laskari, Katerina [VerfasserIn]
Tektonidou, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Ciccia, Francesco [VerfasserIn]
Iacono, Daniela [VerfasserIn]
Riccio, Flavia [VerfasserIn]
Ragab, Gaafar [VerfasserIn]
Hussein, Mohamed A [VerfasserIn]
Govoni, Marcello [VerfasserIn]
Ruffilli, Francesca [VerfasserIn]
Direskeneli, Haner [VerfasserIn]
Alibaz-Oner, Fatma [VerfasserIn]
Giacomelli, Roberto [VerfasserIn]
Navarini, Luca [VerfasserIn]
Bartoloni, Elena [VerfasserIn]
Riccucci, Ilenia [VerfasserIn]
Martín-Nares, Eduardo [VerfasserIn]
Torres-Ruiz, Jiram [VerfasserIn]
Cipriani, Paola [VerfasserIn]
Di Cola, Ilenia [VerfasserIn]
Hernández-Rodríguez, José [VerfasserIn]
Gómez-Caverzaschi, Verónica [VerfasserIn]
Dagna, Lorenzo [VerfasserIn]
Tomelleri, Alessandro [VerfasserIn]
Makowska, Joanna [VerfasserIn]
Brzezinska, Olga [VerfasserIn]
Iagnocco, Annamaria [VerfasserIn]
Bellis, Elisa [VerfasserIn]
Caggiano, Valeria [VerfasserIn]
Gaggiano, Carla [VerfasserIn]
Tarsia, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Mormile, Ilaria [VerfasserIn]
Emmi, Giacomo [VerfasserIn]
Sfriso, Paolo [VerfasserIn]
Monti, Sara [VerfasserIn]
Erten, Şükran [VerfasserIn]
Del Giudice, Emanuela [VerfasserIn]
Lubrano, Riccardo [VerfasserIn]
Conti, Giovanni [VerfasserIn]
Olivieri, Alma Nunzia [VerfasserIn]
Lo Gullo, Alberto [VerfasserIn]
Tharwat, Samar [VerfasserIn]
Karamanakos, Anastasios [VerfasserIn]
Gidaro, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Maggio, Maria Cristina [VerfasserIn]
La Torre, Francesco [VerfasserIn]
Cardinale, Fabio [VerfasserIn]
Ogunjimi, Benson [VerfasserIn]
Maier, Armin [VerfasserIn]
Sebastiani, Gian Domenico [VerfasserIn]
Opris-Belinski, Daniela [VerfasserIn]
Frassi, Micol [VerfasserIn]
Viapiana, Ombretta [VerfasserIn]
Bizzi, Emanuele [VerfasserIn]
Carubbi, Francesco [VerfasserIn]
Fotis, Lampros [VerfasserIn]
Tufan, Abdurrahman [VerfasserIn]
Kardas, Riza Can [VerfasserIn]
Więsik-Szewczyk, Ewa [VerfasserIn]
Jahnz-Różyk, Karina [VerfasserIn]
Fabiani, Claudia [VerfasserIn]
Frediani, Bruno [VerfasserIn]
Balistreri, Alberto [VerfasserIn]
Rigante, Donato [VerfasserIn]
Cantarini, Luca [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adult-onset still's disease
Antirheumatic Agents
Biological Products
Glucocorticoids
Journal Article
Methotrexate
Still's disease
Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Treatment
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Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 01.09.2023

Date Revised 06.09.2023

published: Print-Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT05200715

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.semarthrit.2023.152244

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM360169724