{"title":"Spektrum Autoimmun – wissenswert, kompakt, anregend","authors":"","doi":"10.1159/000522104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000522104","url":null,"abstract":"Forscher am Cedars-Sinai Medical Center haben entdeckt, dass Personen mit einer zurückliegenden SARS-CoV-2-Infektion bis zu 6 Monate nach ihrer vollständigen Genesung eine Vielzahl von Autoantikörpern aufweisen. Vor dieser Studie war bereits bekannt, dass schwere Fälle von COVID-19 das Immunsystem so stark belasten können, dass Autoantikörper gebildet werden. Diese Studie ist nun die erste, die nicht nur über eine erhöhte Anzahl an Autoantikörpern nach einer leichten oder asymptomatischen Infektion berichtet, sondern auch über deren zeitliche Persistenz. «Diese Ergebnisse helfen dabei zu erklären, was COVID-19 zu einer besonders einzigartigen Krankheit macht», so Justyna Fert-Bober, CoAutorin der Studie. «Diese Muster der Immundysregulation könnten den verschiedenen Arten von anhaltenden Symptomen zugrunde liegen, die wir bei Menschen beobachten, die später sogenanntes Long-COVID entwickeln.» Für ihre Studie rekrutierte das Forschungsteam 177 Personen mit bestätigter zurückliegender Kompass Autoimmun 2022;4:40–43 DOI: 10.1159/000522104","PeriodicalId":17887,"journal":{"name":"Kompass Autoimmun","volume":"3 1","pages":"40 - 43"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78860015","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"AutoimmunCampus","authors":"","doi":"10.1159/000522181","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000522181","url":null,"abstract":"Bei der Gleichstellung von Ärztinnen und Ärztinnen besteht nach wie vor reichlich Verbesserungspotenzial. So gibt mehr als die Hälfte (60%) der Ärztinnen an, sich im Job bereits als Frau benachteiligt gefühlt zu haben. In der Pandemie hat sich die Situation für Medizinerinnen noch verschlechtert, das zeigen die Ergebnisse des aktuellen Medscape-Reports, einer großen Umfrage, in der untersucht wurde, wie es um die Gleichstellung von Frauen und Männern im Arztberuf bestellt ist. Doch es gibt Grund zur Hoffnung: In einigen Bereichen wurden in den vergangenen Jahren auch Fortschritte erzielt.","PeriodicalId":17887,"journal":{"name":"Kompass Autoimmun","volume":"49 1","pages":"25 - 27"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80873264","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Immunbedingte unerwünschte Ereignisse unter Therapie mit Immun-Checkpoint-Inhibitoren","authors":"J. Leipe, K. Benesova","doi":"10.1159/000522467","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000522467","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17887,"journal":{"name":"Kompass Autoimmun","volume":"35 1","pages":"1 - 1"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88967340","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"7 Fragen an die Trägerin des Friedmund Neumann Preises 2021","authors":"","doi":"10.1159/000522182","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000522182","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17887,"journal":{"name":"Kompass Autoimmun","volume":"31 1","pages":"28 - 29"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87114283","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Erste EULAR-Empfehlungen (Points to Consider) für rheumatische Nebenwirkungen von Checkpoint-Inhibitoren","authors":"M. Aringer","doi":"10.1159/000521755","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000521755","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Rheumatic and musculoskeletal immune-related adverse events (irAEs) are observed in about 10% of patients with cancer receiving checkpoint inhibitors (CPIs). Given the recent emergence of these events and the lack of guidance for rheumatologists addressing them, a European League Against Rheumatism task force was convened to harmonise expert opinion regarding their identification and management. Methods: First, the group formulated research questions for a systematic literature review. Then, based on literature and using a consensus procedure, 4 overarching principles and 10 points to consider were developed. Results: The overarching principles defined the role of rheumatologists in the management of irAEs, highlighting the shared decision-making process between patients, oncologists and rheumatologists. The points to consider inform rheumatologists on the wide spectrum of musculoskeletal irAEs, not fulfilling usual classification criteria of rheumatic diseases, and their differential diagnoses. Early referral and facilitated access to rheumatologist are recommended, to document the target organ inflammation. Regarding therapeutic, three treatment escalations were defined: (1) local/systemic glucocorticoids if symptoms are not controlled by symptomatic treatment, then tapered to the lowest efficient dose, (2) conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, in case of inadequate response to glucocorticoids or for steroid sparing and (3) biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, for severe or refractory irAEs. A warning has been made on severe myositis, a life-threatening situation, requiring high dose of glucocorticoids and close monitoring. For patients with pre-existing rheumatic disease, baseline immunosuppressive regimen should be kept at the lowest efficient dose before starting immunotherapies. Conclusion: These statements provide guidance on diagnosis and management of rheumatic irAEs and aim to support future international collaborations.","PeriodicalId":17887,"journal":{"name":"Kompass Autoimmun","volume":"93 1","pages":"12 - 13"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78256260","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Gewebsresidente CD8+ T-Zellen als therapeutisches Ziel bei der Checkpunkttherapie-assoziierten Immunenterokolitis","authors":"B. Bengsch","doi":"10.1159/000522047","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000522047","url":null,"abstract":"Background & Aims: The pathogenesis of immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)-colitis remains incompletely understood. We sought to identify key cellular drivers of ICI-colitis and their similarities to idiopathic ulcerative colitis, and to determine potential novel therapeutic targets. Methods: We used a cross-sectional approach to study patients with ICI-colitis, those receiving ICI without the development of colitis, idiopathic ulcerative colitis, and healthy controls. A subset of patients with ICI-colitis were studied longitudinally. We applied a range of methods, including multiparameter and spectral flow cytometry, spectral immunofluorescence microscopy, targeted gene panels, and bulk and single-cell RNA sequencing. Results: We demonstrate CD8+ tissue resident memory T (TRM) cells are the dominant activated T cell subset in ICI-colitis. The pattern of gastrointestinal immunopathology is distinct from ulcerative colitis at both the immune and epithelial-signaling levels. CD8+ TRM cell activation correlates with clinical and endoscopic ICI-colitis severity. Single-cell RNA sequencing analysis confirms activated CD8+ TRM cells express high levels of transcripts for checkpoint inhibitors and interferon-gamma in ICI-colitis. We demonstrate similar findings in both anti-CTLA-4/PD-1 combination therapy and in anti-PD-1 inhibitor-associated colitis. On the basis of our data, we successfully targeted this pathway in a patient with refractory ICI-colitis, using the JAK inhibitor tofacitinib. Conclusions: Interferon gamma-producing CD8+ TRM cells are a pathological hallmark of ICI-colitis and a novel target for therapy.","PeriodicalId":17887,"journal":{"name":"Kompass Autoimmun","volume":"35 1","pages":"17 - 19"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88596644","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nebenwirkungsprofil von Prednisolon und Methotrexat bei Patienten mit Sarkoidose","authors":"N. Kahn","doi":"10.1159/000521520","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000521520","url":null,"abstract":"Currently prednisone is the first-line pharmacological treatment option for pulmonary sarcoidosis. Methotrexate is used as second-line therapy and seems to have fewer side-effects. No prospective comparative studies of first-line treatment with methotrexate exist. In this study, we evaluated patient reported presence and bothersomeness of side-effects of prednisone and methotrexate in a sarcoidosis population to guide the design of a larger prospective study. During a yearly patient information meeting 67 patients completed a questionnaire on medication use; 11 patients never used prednisone or methotrexate and were excluded from further analysis. Of the remaining 56 patients, 89% used prednisone and 70% methotrexate (present or former). Significantly more side-effects were reported for prednisone than for methotrexate, 78% versus 49% (p = 0.006). In conclusion, methotrexate seems to have fewer and less bothersome side-effects than prednisone. These findings need to be confirmed in a prospective study.","PeriodicalId":17887,"journal":{"name":"Kompass Autoimmun","volume":"12 1","pages":"20 - 21"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90842748","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Erhöhen Glukokortikoide auch kurzfristig das kardiovaskuläre Risiko? Eine Studie in Glukokortikoid-naiven Patienten mit rheumatoider Arthritis","authors":"Carina Mihai","doi":"10.1159/000521756","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000521756","url":null,"abstract":"Objectives: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), along with glucocorticoid use, is associated with cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular safety of glucocorticoids in RA is controversial and may be related to dose and duration of use. We determined if initiating glucocorticoids in steroid-naive RA patients would increase cardiovascular event (CVE) risk in a dose and duration-dependent manner over short-term intervals. Methods: Patients enrolled in CorEvitas (formerly Corrona) RA registry. Cox proportional-hazards models estimated adjusted HRs (aHR) for incident CVE in patients who initiated glucocorticoid treatment, adjusting for RA duration, traditional cardiovascular risk factors and time-varying covariates: Clinical Disease activity Index, disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs use and prednisone-equivalent use. Glucocorticoid use assessed current daily dose, cumulative dose and duration of use over rolling intervals of preceding 6 months and 1 year. Results: 19 902 patients met criteria. 1106 CVE occurred (1.66/100 person-years). Increased aHR occurred at current doses of ≥5–9 mg 1.56 (1.18–2.06) and ≥10 mg 1.91 (1.31–2.79), without increased risk at 0–4 mg 1.04 (0.55–1.59). Cumulative dose over preceding 6 months showed increased aHR at 751–1100 mg 1.43 (1.04–1.98) and >1100 mg 2.05 (1.42–2.94), without increased risk at lower doses; duration of use over preceding 6 months exhibited increased aHR for >81 days of use 1.54 (1.08–2.32), without increased risk at shorter durations. One-year analyses were consistent. Conclusions:Over preceding 6-month and 1-year intervals, initiating glucocorticoids in steroid-naïve RA patients is associated with increased risk of CVE at daily doses ≥5 mg and increased cumulative dose and duration of use. No association with risk for CVE was found with daily prednisone of ≤4 mg or shorter cumulative doses and durations.","PeriodicalId":17887,"journal":{"name":"Kompass Autoimmun","volume":"26 1","pages":"22 - 24"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86652358","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"PharmaNews","authors":"","doi":"10.1159/000520209","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000520209","url":null,"abstract":"Auch 3 Jahre nach der Zulassung von Benralizumab (Fasenra®) bei schwerem eosinophilem Asthma [1] gibt es aktuelle, aufschlussreiche Studiendaten zum monoklonalen Antikörper, die neue Erkenntnisse für die medizinische Praxis mit sich bringen: So belegen Ergebnisse der offenen Phase-III-Extensionsstudie MELTEMI ein konsistentes Sicherheitsprofil, das durchgängig über bis zu 5 Jahre mit den bekannten Sicherheitsdaten übereinstimmt [2]. Die größte bisher durchgeführte Studie zur Reduktion von oralen Kortikosteroiden (OCS) bei schwerem eosinophilem Asthma, PONENTE, zeigt ferner, dass mit Benralizumab und einem personalisierten Reduktionsplan schneller als in bisherigen Studien die OCS-Dosis sicher reduziert werden kann bzw. OCS ganz abgesetzt werden können [3]. Zudem untermauern neue Real-World-Daten die Wirksamkeit und Verträglichkeit von Benralizumab im klinischen Alltag [4]. Dies stimmt auch mit persönlichen Erfahrungen aus der Praxis überein, wie ExpertInnen im Rahmen einer Presseveranstaltung berichteten. Die offene, multizentrische Extensionsstudie MELTEMI untersuchte über 130 Wochen die Sicherheit und Verträglichkeit der Langzeitanwendung von Benralizumab bei 446 PatientInnen mit schwerem eosinophilem Asthma [2]. Primärer Endpunkt war die langfristige Sicherheit, die anhand der Häufigkeiten von unerwünschten Ereignissen und schwerwiegenden unerwünschten Ereignissen gemessen wurde. Die vorliegenden Daten zeigen für Benralizumab ein konsistentes Sicherheitsprofil über eine Dauer von bis zu 5 Jahren [2].","PeriodicalId":17887,"journal":{"name":"Kompass Autoimmun","volume":"83 1","pages":"190 - 194"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73912722","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}