scholarly journals Empire Rheumatism Council : Multi-Centre Controlled Trial of Cortisone Acetate and Acetyl Salicylic Acid in the Long-Term Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis   Results of Three Years' Treatment

1957 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 277-289 ◽  
Ensho ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 597-605
Author(s):  
Sachiko Sugawara ◽  
Shoichiro Irimajiri ◽  
Torakichi Aoki ◽  
Shuichi Yokoyama ◽  
Sanae Ida ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
pp. jrheum.201376
Author(s):  
Yoshiya Tanaka ◽  
Tsutomu Takeuchi ◽  
Satoshi Soen ◽  
Hisashi Yamanaka ◽  
Toshiyuki Yoneda ◽  
...  

Objective To evaluate safety and efficacy of long-term denosumab 60 mg every 6 (Q6M) or 3 months (Q3M) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. Methods This 12-month, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre phase 3 trial with an open-label extension period from 12 to 36 months (DESIRABLE) enrolled Japanese RA patients treated with placebo for 12 months then denosumab Q6M (P/Q6M) or denosumab Q3M (P/Q3M); denosumab Q6M for 36 months (Q6M/Q6M); or denosumab Q3M for 36 months (Q3M/Q3M). Efficacy was assessed by van der Heijde modified total Sharp (mTSS), bone erosion (ES), and joint space narrowing (JSN) scores. Results Long-term treatment better maintained mTSS and ES suppression in the P/Q3M and Q3M/Q3M versus P/Q6M and Q6M/Q6M groups; changes from baseline in total mTSS at 36 months were 2.8 (standard error 0.4), 1.7 (0.3), 3.0 (0.4), and 2.4 (0.3), respectively; corresponding changes in ES were 1.3 (0.2), 0.4 (0.2), 1.4 (0.2), and 1.1 (0.2). No JSN effect was observed. Bone mineral density consistently increased in all groups after denosumab initiation, regardless of concomitant glucocorticoid administration. Serum C-telopeptide of type I collagen decreased rapidly at 1-month post-denosumab administration (both in the initial 12- month [Q3M, Q6M groups] and long-term treatment [P/Q3M, P/Q6M groups] phases). Adverse event incidence leading to study drug discontinuation was similar across treatment groups. Conclusion Denosumab treatment maintained inhibition of progression of joint destruction up to 36 months. Based on effects on ES progression, higher dosing frequency at an earlier treatment stage may be needed to optimise treatment. Denosumab was generally well tolerated.


2009 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 591-594 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberto Caporali ◽  
Marta Caprioli ◽  
Francesca Bobbio-Pallavicini ◽  
Serena Bugatti ◽  
Carlomaurizio Montecucco

Pharmaceutics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 714
Author(s):  
Sung Hun Bae ◽  
Sun-Young Chang ◽  
So Hee Kim

Tofacitinib is a Jak inhibitor developed as a treatment for rheumatoid arthritis. Tofacitinib is metabolized mainly through hepatic CYP3A1/2, followed by CYP2C11. Rheumatoid arthritis tends to increase renal toxicity due to drugs used for long-term treatment. In this study, pharmacokinetic changes of tofacitinib were evaluated in rats with gentamicin (G-ARF) and cisplatin-induced acute renal failure (C-ARF). The time-averaged total body clearance (CL) of tofacitinib in G-ARF and C-ARF rats after 1-min intravenous infusion of 10 mg/kg was significantly decreased by 37.7 and 62.3%, respectively, compared to in control rats. This seems to be because the time-averaged renal clearance (CLR) was significantly lower by 69.5 and 98.6%, respectively, due to decreased creatinine clearance (CLCR). In addition, the time-averaged nonrenal clearance (CLNR) was also significantly lower by 33.2 and 57.4%, respectively, due to reduction in the hepatic CYP3A1/2 and CYP2C11 subfamily in G-ARF and C-ARF rats. After oral administration of tofacitinib (20 mg/kg) to G-ARF and C-ARF rats, both CLR and CLNR were also significantly decreased. In conclusion, an increase in area under plasma concentration-time curves from time zero to time infinity (AUC) of tofacitinib in G-ARF and C-ARF rats was due to the significantly slower elimination of tofacitinib contributed by slower hepatic metabolism and urinary excretion of the drug.


2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (8) ◽  
pp. 1951-1956 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mattijs Out ◽  
Wiebe M. C. Top ◽  
Philippe Lehert ◽  
Casper A. Schalkwijk ◽  
Coen D. A. Stehouwer ◽  
...  

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glaucia S. Tres ◽  
Sandra C. Fuchs ◽  
Fabiana Piovesan ◽  
Patricia Koehler-Santos ◽  
Fernanda dos S. Pereira ◽  
...  

Introduction. Studies have shown that T2DM is an inflammatory disease. Thus, the present study was aimed at evaluating whether diacerein could improve the metabolic and inflammatory profile among patients with T2DM under long-term treatment with glucose-lowering agents. Methods. This is a double-blind, parallel, placebo-controlled trial with 72 participants randomly assigned to diacerein 50 mg or placebo for 12 weeks. The primary endpoint was the between-group difference in change in HbA1c. Secondary endpoints included the proportion of patients achieving metabolic control [HbA1c≤7.0% (53 mmol/mol)] and change in inflammatory mediators. Results. Participants in the diacerein group had greater reductions in mean HbA1c level in comparison to placebo (−0.98; 95% CI: −2.02 to 0.05, P=0.06), independently of confounding factors. The difference in HbA1c level was −1.3 (95% CI: −2.3 to −0.4) in favor of diacerein (P=0.007) in those with <14 years of diabetes duration versus 0.05 (−0.7 to 0.8; P=0.9) in those with longer duration. The diacerein group had a 50% increase in the number of participants at the lowest TNF-α level (≤1.46 pg/mL). Conclusions. In patients with long-established T2DM under long-term treatment with glucose-lowering agents, diacerein improves metabolic control as measured by HbA1c level and has a favorable impact on inflammatory profile. Clinical Trial Registry. This trial is registered with Brazilian Clinical Trials Registry (ReBEC) number RBR-29j956.


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