Treatment of systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis

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Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA) is an inflammatory disease with hallmarks of severe systemic inflammation, which can be accompanied by arthritis. Contemporary scientific insights set this paediatric disorder on a continuum with its counterpart, adult-onset Still disease (AOSD). Patients with sJIA are prone to complications, including life-threatening hyperinflammation (macrophage activation syndrome (sJIA-MAS)) and sJIA-associated lung disease (sJIA-LD). Meanwhile, the treatment arsenal in sJIA has expanded markedly. State-of-the-art therapeutic approaches include biologic agents that target the IL-1 and IL-6 pathways. Beyond these, a range of novel agents are on the horizon, some of them already being used on a compassionate use basis, including JAK inhibitors and biologic agents that target IL-18, IFNγ, or IL-1β and IL-18 simultaneously. However, sJIA, sJIA-MAS and sJIA-LD still pose challenging conundrums to rheumatologists treating paediatric and adult patients worldwide. Although national and international consensus treatment plans exist for the treatment of 'classic' sJIA, the treatment approaches for early sJIA without arthritis, and for refractory or complicated sJIA, are not well defined. Therefore, in this Review we outline current approaches for the treatment of sJIA and provide an outlook on knowledge gaps.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:19

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Nature reviews. Rheumatology - 19(2023), 12 vom: 01. Dez., Seite 778-789

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hinze, Claas H [VerfasserIn]
Foell, Dirk [VerfasserIn]
Kessel, Christoph [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biological Factors
Interleukin-18
Journal Article
Review

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Date Completed 29.11.2023

Date Revised 29.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41584-023-01042-z

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM364157178