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- Title
Efficacy of Glucocorticoids and Calcineurin Inhibitors for Anti-aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetase Antibody-positive Polymyositis/dermatomyositis-associated Interstitial Lung Disease: A Propensity Score-matched Analysis.
- Authors
Hironao Hozumi; Tomoyuki Fujisawa; Ran Nakashima; Hideki Yasui; Yuzo Suzuki; Masato Kono; Masato Karayama; Kazuki Furuhashi; Noriyuki Enomoto; Naoki Inui; Yutaro Nakamura; Tsuneyo Mimori; Takafumi Suda; Hozumi, Hironao; Fujisawa, Tomoyuki; Nakashima, Ran; Yasui, Hideki; Suzuki, Yuzo; Kono, Masato; Karayama, Masato
- Abstract
<bold>Objective: </bold>The optimal treatment strategy for anti-aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase antibody-positive polymyositis/dermatomyositis-associated interstitial lung disease (anti-ARS-PM/DM-ILD) is yet to be established. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of glucocorticoids and calcineurin inhibitors (CNI) in patients with ARS-PM/DM-ILD.<bold>Methods: </bold>Progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival rates were retrospectively evaluated in 32 consecutive patients with ARS-PM/DM-ILD. Disease progression was defined as deterioration in PM/DM-ILD (including recurrence). Predictive factors associated with PFS were analyzed by Cox hazards analysis. The efficacy of first-line prednisolone (PSL) plus CNI therapy was compared with that of PSL monotherapy using propensity score-matched analysis.<bold>Results: </bold>Overall, 20 (62.5%) and 12 (37.5%) patients received first-line therapy with PSL + CNI and PSL, respectively. The 2-year PFS and 5-year survival rates in the overall cohort were 68.8% and 96.9%, respectively. On multivariate analysis, arterial oxygen pressure (HR 0.86) and PSL monotherapy (vs PSL + CNI; HR 7.29) showed an independent association with PFS. Baseline characteristics of propensity score-matched PSL + CNI and PSL groups were similar. The 2-year PFS rate was significantly higher in the matched PSL + CNI group than in the matched PSL group. All patients who experienced disease progression during first-line therapy were subsequently treated with second-line therapies. The 5-year survival rates of both the matched PSL + CNI and PSL groups were favorable.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>Propensity score-matched analysis demonstrated that first-line PSL + CNI therapy for patients with ARS-PM/DM-ILD significantly improved the PFS compared with PSL monotherapy, although there was no significant difference regarding longterm survival.
- Publication
Journal of Rheumatology, 2019, Vol 46, Issue 5, p509
- ISSN
0315-162X
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.3899/jrheum.180778