Poly-Refractory Rheumatoid Arthritis : An Uncommon Subset of Difficult to Treat Disease With Distinct Inflammatory and Noninflammatory Phenotypes

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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence of poly-refractory rheumatoid arthritis (RA) defined as failure of all biological (b)/targeted synthetic (ts)-disease-modifying drugs (DMARDs). To further investigate whether patients with persistent inflammatory refractory RA (PIRRA) and noninflammatory refractory RA (NIRRA), determined by objective ultrasound (US) synovitis, have distinct clinical phenotypes in both EULAR difficult-to-treat RA (D2T-RA) and poly-refractory RA groups.

METHODS: A cross-sectional study of 1,591 patients with RA on b/tsDMARDs that evaluated D2T-RA criteria and subclassified as poly-refractory if inefficacy/toxicity to at least one drug of all classes. PIRRA was defined if US synovitis in one or more swollen joint and NIRRA if absent. Univariate tests and multivariate logistic regression were conducted to investigate factors associated with poly-refractory, PIRRA, and NIRRA phenotypes.

RESULTS: 122 of 1,591 were excluded due to missing data. 247 of 1,469 (16.8%) had D2T-RA and only 40 of 1,469 (2.7%) poly-refractory RA. This latter group had higher disease activity score 28 C-reactive protein (CRP) (median 5.4 vs 5.02, P < 0.05), CRP levels (median 13 vs 5 mg/l, P < 0.01), and smoking (ever) rates (20% vs 4%, P < 0.01) compared with other D2T patients. Smoking was associated with poly-refractory RA (odds ratio 5.067, 95% CI 1.774-14.472, P = 0.002). Of 107 patients with D2T-RA with recent US, 61 (57%) were PIRRA and 46 (43%), NIRRA. Patients with NIRRA had elevated body mass index (median 30 vs 26, P < 0.001) and higher fibromyalgia prevalence (15% vs 3%, P < 0.05), lower swollen joint count (median: 2 vs 5, P < 0.001), and lower CRP levels (5 vs 10, P < 0.01).

CONCLUSION: Only 2.7% of D2T-RA failed all classes of b/tsDMARDs. Among D2T-RA, less than 60% had objective signs of inflammation, representing a target for innovative strategies.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:76

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Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) - 76(2024), 4 vom: 27. März, Seite 510-521

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

David, Paula [VerfasserIn]
Di Matteo, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Hen, Or [VerfasserIn]
Dass, Shouvik [VerfasserIn]
Marzo-Ortega, Helena [VerfasserIn]
Wakefield, Richard J [VerfasserIn]
Bissell, Leslie-Anne [VerfasserIn]
Nam, Jacqueline [VerfasserIn]
Mankia, Kulveer [VerfasserIn]
Emery, Paul [VerfasserIn]
Saleem, Benazir [VerfasserIn]
McGonagle, Dennis [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 28.03.2024

Date Revised 28.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

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10.1002/art.42767

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NLM365502308