Yelitza Velarde-Mejía, Rocío Gamboa-Cárdenas, Manuel F Ugarte-Gil, Victor R Pimentel-Quiroz, Cristina Reátegui-Sokolova, Zoila Rodriguez-Bellido, R A Perich-Campos, Cesar Pastor-Asurza, Graciela S Alarcón
{"title":"Joint Damage and Low Lean Body Mass in a Cohort of Peruvian Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis.","authors":"Yelitza Velarde-Mejía, Rocío Gamboa-Cárdenas, Manuel F Ugarte-Gil, Victor R Pimentel-Quiroz, Cristina Reátegui-Sokolova, Zoila Rodriguez-Bellido, R A Perich-Campos, Cesar Pastor-Asurza, Graciela S Alarcón","doi":"10.1097/RHU.0000000000002115","DOIUrl":"10.1097/RHU.0000000000002115","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To determine the association between radiologic joint damage (JD) and a lower lean body mass (LBM) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional study from a single center established RA cohort. JD and appendicular LBM (arms and legs) were measured with the Sharp/van der Heijde (SvdH) score and dual x-ray absorptiometry expressed as kg/m 2 , respectively. A univariable analysis was used to determine the association between JD an LBM; then, a multivariable regression model was performed to evaluate the persistence of this association, adjusted by age, gender, disease duration, socioeconomic status (by the Graffar method), tobacco use, anticitrullinated protein antibody levels, Disease Activity Score in 28 joints for RA with erythrocyte sedimentation rate, glucocorticoid use (as prednisone equivalent), disease-modifying antirheumatic drug use, body mass index, and disability (by the multidimensional Health Assessment Questionnaire).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Two hundred forty-seven patients were included; the average (SD) age was 63.0 (12.8) years, disease duration 20 (15.00) years, the total SvdH was 66 (86.75), and the aLBM was 13.6 (3.82) kg/m 2 . In the univariable analysis, a lower appendicular LBM was associated with higher SvdH score on the female population, in terms of the total ( B = -8.6, p < 0.01), bone erosion (-4.4, p < 0.01), and joint space narrowing (-4.2, p < 0.01) scores; this correlation remained in the multivariable analysis in terms of total SvdH ( B = -9.5, p < 0.01), bone erosion (-5.2, p < 0.01), and joint space narrowing (-4.3, p < 0.01).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>A lower LBM in female patients was associated with more severe JD independently of other variables examined. Strategies aimed at preserving LBM could have a favorable impact on the course of disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":14745,"journal":{"name":"JCR: Journal of Clinical Rheumatology","volume":" ","pages":"251-254"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141855548","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nevena Rebić, Mary A De Vera, Amit Gupta, Neda Amiri
{"title":"Perinatal Use and Discontinuation of Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs: Outcomes of Patients Seen at a Pregnancy and Rheumatic Diseases Clinic.","authors":"Nevena Rebić, Mary A De Vera, Amit Gupta, Neda Amiri","doi":"10.1097/RHU.0000000000002090","DOIUrl":"10.1097/RHU.0000000000002090","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Managing rheumatic disease activity using pregnancy-compatible medications is essential for reducing adverse maternal and fetal outcomes. We characterized medication use and discontinuation before, during, and after pregnancy, among female patients with rheumatic diseases attending a targeted pregnancy and rheumatic diseases clinic.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a cross-sectional medical record review of female patients with rheumatic diseases at a Canadian clinic between January 2017 and July 2020. Patients were categorized by pregnancy stage at their latest clinic visit: (1) preconception; (2) pregnant; (3) postpartum. We assessed use of conventional, biologic, and targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs), prednisone, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs across 6 perinatal windows: 24 and 12 months preconception, each pregnancy trimester, and 3 months postpartum. We reported adjusted odds ratios (aORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for medication discontinuation in the first trimester and subsequent disease flare.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of 230 included patients, 85 (37.0%), 12 (5.2%), and 133 (57.8%) were preconception, pregnant, and postpartum, respectively. Approximately half experienced at least 1 disease flare during each pregnancy stage (56.4% preconception, 58.1% during pregnancy, and 53.7% postpartum). Most used at least 1 DMARD throughout the perinatal period (82.6% preconception, 55.6% during pregnancy, and 45.1% postpartum). Overall, 25.5% discontinued at least 1 DMARD in the first trimester. DMARD discontinuation was associated with disease flare during pregnancy (aOR, 1.49; 95% CI, 0.55-4.03; p = 0.87) and postpartum (aOR, 3.09; 95% CI, 0.83-11.47; p = 0.09).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Patients receiving care at a pregnancy and rheumatic disease clinic show perinatal medication use patterns consistent with recent recommendations and clinical guidelines.</p>","PeriodicalId":14745,"journal":{"name":"JCR: Journal of Clinical Rheumatology","volume":" ","pages":"188-192"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140945039","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Charis F Meng, Yvonne C Lee, Orit Schieir, Marie-France Valois, Margaret A Butler, Gilles Boire, Glen Hazlewood, Carol Hitchon, Edward Keystone, Diane Tin, Carter Thorne, Louis Bessette, Janet Pope, Susan J Bartlett, Vivian P Bykerk
{"title":"Having More Tender Than Swollen Joints Is Associated With Worse Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients With Early RA.","authors":"Charis F Meng, Yvonne C Lee, Orit Schieir, Marie-France Valois, Margaret A Butler, Gilles Boire, Glen Hazlewood, Carol Hitchon, Edward Keystone, Diane Tin, Carter Thorne, Louis Bessette, Janet Pope, Susan J Bartlett, Vivian P Bykerk","doi":"10.1097/RHU.0000000000002091","DOIUrl":"10.1097/RHU.0000000000002091","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background/objective: </strong>In patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), high tender-swollen joint differences (TSJDs) have been associated with worse outcomes. A better understanding of the phenotype and impact of high TSJD on patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in early RA may lead to earlier personalized treatment targeting domains that are important to patients today. Our objectives were to evaluate the impact of TSJD on updated PROs in patients with early RA over 1 year and to determine differences in associations by joint size.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This longitudinal cohort study followed patients with active, early RA enrolled in the Canadian Early Arthritis Cohort between 2016 and 2022, who completed clinical assessments and PROMIS-29 measures over 1 year. Twenty-eight joint counts were performed and TSJDs calculated. Adjusted associations between TSJD and PROMIS-29 scores were estimated using separate linear-mixed models. Separate analyses of large versus small-joint TJSDs were performed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Patients with early RA (n = 547; 70% female; mean [SD] age, 56 [15] years; mean [SD] symptom duration, 5.3 [2.9] months) were evaluated. A 1-point increase in TSJD was significantly associated with worse PROMIS T-scores in all domains: physical function (adjusted regression coefficient, -0.27; 95% confidence interval [CI], -0.39, -0.15), social participation (adjusted regression coefficient, -0.34; 95% CI, -0.50, -0.19), pain interference (adjusted regression coefficient, 0.49; 95% CI, 0.35, 0.64), sleep problems (adjusted regression coefficient, 0.29; 95% CI, 0.16, 0.43), fatigue (adjusted regression coefficient, 0.34; 95% CI, 0.18, 0.50), anxiety (adjusted regression coefficient, 0.23; 95% CI, 0.08, 0.38), and depression (adjusted regression coefficient, 0.20; 95% CI, 0.06, 0.35). Large-joint TSJD was associated with markedly worse PROs compared with small-joint TSJD.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Elevated TSJD is associated with worse PROs particularly pain interference, social participation, and fatigue. Patients with more tender than swollen joints, especially large joints, may benefit from earlier, targeted therapeutic interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":14745,"journal":{"name":"JCR: Journal of Clinical Rheumatology","volume":" ","pages":"193-199"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11388901/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140849435","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chunhuan Lao, Philippa Van Dantzig, Kannaiyan Rabindranath, Douglas White, Ross Lawrenson
{"title":"Treatment Patterns for End-Stage Kidney Failure in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematous.","authors":"Chunhuan Lao, Philippa Van Dantzig, Kannaiyan Rabindranath, Douglas White, Ross Lawrenson","doi":"10.1097/RHU.0000000000002088","DOIUrl":"10.1097/RHU.0000000000002088","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>This study aims to examine the treatment patterns of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) among SLE patients and to compare the outcome of hemodialysis (HD) and peritoneal dialysis (PD).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>SLE patients identified from the national administration dataset in 2005-2021 were linked to the Australia and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant Registry to identify ESKD cases. The adjusted odds ratio of having PD instead of HD as the first treatment for ESKD for Asian, Māori, and Pacific compared with European/others was estimated with the logistic regression model. The adjusted hazards ratio of all-cause mortality for patients having PD first compared with HD first was calculated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Two hundred ten ESKD patients with SLE were identified. Two thirds (137/210) of the ESKD patients had HD as the first treatment, and one third (68, 32.4%) had PD first. Around 60% of Asian patients had PD as the first treatment, compared with 30% in other ethnic groups. The adjusted odds ratio of having PD as the first treatment for Asian patients compared with European/others was 3.00 (95% confidence interval, 1.16-7.73). The adjusted hazards ratio of all-cause mortality for patients in the PD group compared with the HD group was 0.60 (95% confidence interval, 0.37-0.97).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Asian patients with ESKD were more likely to have PD as the first treatment. The optimal dialysis type for ESKD patients with SLE might be different from ESKD patients caused by other diseases. ESKD patients with SLE receiving PD first had superior outcomes than patients receiving HD first.</p>","PeriodicalId":14745,"journal":{"name":"JCR: Journal of Clinical Rheumatology","volume":" ","pages":"183-187"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140945043","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Didem Sahin, Anil Colaklar, Serdar Baysal, Murat Torgutalp, Asaf Baygul, Serdar Sezer, Emine G Aydemir Guloksuz, Mehmet L Yuksel, Mucteba E Yayla, Emine Uslu, Caglar Uzun, Ozlem Ozdemir Kumbasar, Tahsin M Turgay, Gulay Kinikli, Askin Ates
{"title":"Rheumatoid Arthritis-Related Lung Disease and Its Association With Mortality.","authors":"Didem Sahin, Anil Colaklar, Serdar Baysal, Murat Torgutalp, Asaf Baygul, Serdar Sezer, Emine G Aydemir Guloksuz, Mehmet L Yuksel, Mucteba E Yayla, Emine Uslu, Caglar Uzun, Ozlem Ozdemir Kumbasar, Tahsin M Turgay, Gulay Kinikli, Askin Ates","doi":"10.1097/RHU.0000000000002085","DOIUrl":"10.1097/RHU.0000000000002085","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The aim of this study was to determine the association of rheumatoid arthritis-related lung disease (RA-LD) and its subtypes with all-cause mortality.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>For the present analyses, patients with RA who underwent computed tomography of the chest (chest-CT) were evaluated. RA-LD was defined in 4 subtypes as follows: interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD), airway disease (RA-AD), rheumatoid pulmonary nodules (RA-PN), and RA-related pleural disease (RA-PD). The date of RA-LD diagnosis was considered the date of the first chest-CT detecting the pathology. To assess the factors associated with mortality, multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed with variables selected based on their causal associations with the outcome.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of 576 RA patients, 253 (43.9%) had RA-LD (38.7% male; mean age at RA-LD diagnosis, 59.9 ± 9.8 years). The most common subtype was RA-AD, which was detected in 119 (47.0%) patients followed by 107 (42.3%) with RA-ILD, 70 (27.7%) with RA-PN, and 31 (12.3%) with RA-PD. Sixty-one (24.1%) patients had 2+ subtypes. After median follow-up of 10.2 years, 97 (16.8%) died. The existence of at least 1 subtype and 2+ subtypes increased the all-cause mortality, as indicated by odds ratios of 1.60 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.03-2.48) and 2.39 (95% CI, 1.26-4.54), respectively. Among RA-LD patients, RA-ILD and RA-PD were associated with increased mortality (odds ratios were 2.20 [95% CI, 1.18-4.08] and 1.62 [95% CI, 0.70-3.75], respectively).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In this study, RA-AD was the most common subtype, and the presence of RA-LD increased mortality. This effect was particularly pronounced in patients with RA-ILD and RA-PD or those presenting with 2+ subtypes.</p>","PeriodicalId":14745,"journal":{"name":"JCR: Journal of Clinical Rheumatology","volume":" ","pages":"177-182"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140945041","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Guillermo A Guaracha-Basáñez, Irazú Contreras-Yáñez, Ana B Ortiz Haro, Virginia Pascual-Ramos
{"title":"Patients Journey Before Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Diagnosis Contributes to disease's Activity Level: A Real-Life Study.","authors":"Guillermo A Guaracha-Basáñez, Irazú Contreras-Yáñez, Ana B Ortiz Haro, Virginia Pascual-Ramos","doi":"10.1097/RHU.0000000000002098","DOIUrl":"10.1097/RHU.0000000000002098","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The help-seeking process in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients is challenging, and its study is limited in Latin America. The study describes the real-life journey before patients' incorporation into an early arthritis clinic (EAC) and its impact on baseline and 1-year cumulative disease activity levels.</p><p><strong>Patients and methods: </strong>The patient's journey was assessed through a questionnaire that captured the patient's path from the first disease-related symptom to the initial assessment in the EAC. A disease activity (28 joints evaluated)-erythrocyte sedimentation rate (DAS28-ESR) score >5.1 defined a high-disease activity level. The mean of individual consecutive DAS28-ESR scores summarized cumulative DAS28-ESR. Multiple logistic regression analysis identified factors associated with a DAS28-ESR score >5.1 at the first assessment. Linear regression analysis assessed the impact of general practitioner (GP)-first consultant and time on disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) on baseline and cumulative DAS28-ESR scores.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Through January 2023, the EAC had 241 RA patients, among whom 209 (86.7%) completed the patients' journey questionnaire (PJQ) and 176 (84.2%) at least 1 year of follow-up. A GP was the first consultant in 76.6% of the patients, and only 12.4% were prescribed DMARDs. Patients had additional evaluations with either rheumatologists (38.6%) or other specialists (31.6%), and half of them were initiated DMARDs. GP-first consultant (adjusted odds ratio: 2.314, 95% confidence interval: 1.190-4.500, p = 0.013) and time on DMARDs (adjusted odds ratio: 0.738, 95% confidence interval: 0.585-0.929, p = 0.010) were associated with baseline DAS28-ESR score >5.1. The B coefficient magnitudes for GP-first consultant and time on DMARDs to predict cumulative DAS28 progressively decreased during the first year of follow-up.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Patients' journey before recent-onset RA diagnosis predicts first-year disease activity levels.</p>","PeriodicalId":14745,"journal":{"name":"JCR: Journal of Clinical Rheumatology","volume":" ","pages":"e133-e139"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141468064","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gustavo Citera, Eduardo Mysler, Adriana Maria Kakehasi, Virginia Pascual-Ramos, Walter Masson, Mary Jane Cadatal, Jose L Rivas, Farzad Sheibanie, Claudia Helling, Dario Ponce de Leon
{"title":"Cardiovascular Events, Malignancies, and Efficacy Outcomes in Latin American Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Receiving Tofacitinib or Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors: A Post Hoc Analysis of the ORAL Surveillance Study.","authors":"Gustavo Citera, Eduardo Mysler, Adriana Maria Kakehasi, Virginia Pascual-Ramos, Walter Masson, Mary Jane Cadatal, Jose L Rivas, Farzad Sheibanie, Claudia Helling, Dario Ponce de Leon","doi":"10.1097/RHU.0000000000002106","DOIUrl":"10.1097/RHU.0000000000002106","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background/objective: </strong>To assess safety/efficacy of tofacitinib and tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) in patients from Latin America (LATAM) in ORAL Surveillance.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In ORAL Surveillance, 4362 patients with rheumatoid arthritis aged ≥50 years with ≥1 additional cardiovascular risk factor received tofacitinib 5 or 10 mg twice daily or TNFi. This post hoc analysis stratified patients by geographical location (LATAM, n = 1202; non-LATAM, n = 3160). Incidence rates (IRs; patients with first event/100 patient-years) and hazard ratios for adverse events of special interest were reported. Efficacy outcomes included Clinical Disease Activity Index and American College of Rheumatology 20/50/70 responses.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease and malignancies were less prevalent in the LATAM cohort compared with the non-LATAM cohort. IRs for patients receiving tofacitinib (combined doses) versus TNFi were 0.54 versus 0.28 (LATAM) and 1.14 versus 0.92 (non-LATAM) for major adverse cardiovascular events; 0.58 versus 0.27 (LATAM) and 1.33 versus 0.95 (non-LATAM) for malignancies excluding nonmelanoma skin cancer; and 0.69 versus 0.35 (LATAM) and 0.63 versus 0.33 (non-LATAM) for all-cause death. IRs for nonmelanoma skin cancer and venous thromboembolism were also numerically higher with tofacitinib versus TNFi and in the non-LATAM cohort versus LATAM. Efficacy was similar across treatment groups within each cohort.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Adverse events of special interest were generally less frequent in LATAM versus non-LATAM patients, reflecting differences in baseline characteristics, and higher with tofacitinib versus TNFi in both cohorts, consistent with the overall findings of ORAL Surveillance. Our findings emphasize the importance of assessing individual risk factors to guide benefit/risk assessment and treatment decisions.</p><p><strong>Clinical trial registration number: </strong>NCT02092467.</p>","PeriodicalId":14745,"journal":{"name":"JCR: Journal of Clinical Rheumatology","volume":" ","pages":"208-216"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141331018","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}