{"title":"[This is how I treat Castleman's disease].","authors":"Christian Hoffmann","doi":"10.1007/s00393-025-01690-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00393-025-01690-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23834,"journal":{"name":"Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144761552","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}
{"title":"[Anti-CD19 treatment: the new gold standard for IgG4-related diseases].","authors":"Martin Krusche","doi":"10.1007/s00393-025-01682-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00393-025-01682-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is an immune-mediated, inflammatory, fibrosing multiorgan disease. The B cells and plasma cells play a central role in the pathophysiology, which makes B cell-targeted treatment particularly interesting for the disease. Although glucocorticoids still represent the first line treatment, recurrence under dose reduction is frequent. Immunosuppressants, such as methotrexate, azathioprine, mycophenolate mofetil or rituximab (anti-CD20) are used but larger studies on proof of benefits are lacking so that no approved treatment options for the disease currently exist. Using CD19 as the therapeutic target addresses a broad spectrum of B cell differentiation including plasmablasts. The multicenter randomized placebo-controlled phase 3 study MITIGATE (n = 135) first investigated the anti-CD19 antibody inebilizumab in active IgG4-RD. The treatment significantly reduced the risk of recurrence (10% vs. 60% under placebo), the annual exacerbation rate and the necessity for renewed administration of glucocorticoids. Additionally, under inebilizumab there was a median reduction of the IgG4 serum level of around 50% and a persisting depletion of B cells during the study period of 52 weeks. Severe undesired events occurred more frequently with inebilizumab, particularly infections and lymphopenia but without treatment-associated cases of death. Following approval of inebilizumab by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for IgG4-RD in 2025, approval in Europe is also soon to be expected. The anti-CD19 targeted treatment with inebilizumab could therefore become the new approved gold standard; however, long-term data on remission maintenance and health economic issues, especially in comparison to off-label treatment such as rituximab remain the subject of further research. New approaches, such as CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell treatment or bispecific T cell engagers could furthermore open up future treatment options.</p>","PeriodicalId":23834,"journal":{"name":"Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144761551","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}
{"title":"[Disease-modifying antirheumatic drug and malignant diseases : Carol Nachman Symposium 2025].","authors":"Marc Schmalzing","doi":"10.1007/s00393-025-01698-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00393-025-01698-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>When people suffering from cancer additionally have a rheumatic inflammatory disease, there is always the worry that due to the treatment, which in the broadest sense works on the immune system, could increase the probability of a recurrence of the tumor or a second malignancy. The choice of the most suitable disease-modifying antirheumatic drug then becomes difficult. Most recently, for this complex question the meaningful recommendations or so-called points to consider (PTC) of the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) can be referred to.</p>","PeriodicalId":23834,"journal":{"name":"Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144745307","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}
P Xanthouli, A Schatz, R Bergner, K Triantafyllias
{"title":"[Management of pulmonary and cardiovascular comorbidities in rheumatological diseases].","authors":"P Xanthouli, A Schatz, R Bergner, K Triantafyllias","doi":"10.1007/s00393-025-01679-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00393-025-01679-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Pulmonary, renal and cardiovascular diseases as well as osteoporosis, must always be considered in the treatment of patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases. Regardless of whether they are an organ manifestation of the underlying rheumatic disease, a medication side effect or a comorbidity, these diseases have a decisive influence on morbidity, mortality and the treatment decisions. This article is part 1 of a CME article containing information on current diagnostic and therapeutic recommendations for pulmonary and cardiovascular comorbidities. The newest American College of Rheumatology (ACR)/European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) guidelines on cardiovascular manifestations are discussed and the guideline recommendations as well as insights into current therapeutic studies on the diagnostics and treatment of frequent pulmonary comorbidities in inflammatory rheumatic diseases are presented.</p>","PeriodicalId":23834,"journal":{"name":"Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144745308","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}
{"title":"[When is there an indication for treatment of isolated leukopenia in SLE and how should it be treated?]","authors":"Matthias Schneider","doi":"10.1007/s00393-025-01683-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00393-025-01683-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23834,"journal":{"name":"Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144733552","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}
{"title":"[This is how I diagnose Castleman's disease].","authors":"Christian Hoffmann","doi":"10.1007/s00393-025-01681-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00393-025-01681-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23834,"journal":{"name":"Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144699678","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}
Konstantinos Triantafyllias, Ann-Kathrin Dapper, Andreas Schwarting
{"title":"[Immunoadsorption in rheumatic autoimmune diseases: an alternative treatment option : Retrospective insights on the clinical application from the Rhineland-Palatinate Rheumatology Center].","authors":"Konstantinos Triantafyllias, Ann-Kathrin Dapper, Andreas Schwarting","doi":"10.1007/s00393-025-01677-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00393-025-01677-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Systemic inflammatory rheumatic diseases are frequently linked to significant morbidity and, in some cases, can lead to severe, chronic disease courses. Early and effective treatment strategies are required to prevent irreversible damage. Drug-based immunosuppression is not possible for all patients. In such cases the use of alternative treatment, such as immunoadsorption (IA) is of particular interest. Despite positive clinical experiences, the data on the use of IA in rheumatic diseases are limited.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The aim was to analyze the application, efficacy and safety of IA under routine conditions.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>In this retrospective study immunoadsorption (IA) treatment was performed 373 times in 31 patients with various rheumatic diseases.</p><p><strong>Results and discussion: </strong>The results show that IA was predominantly used in combination with other medicinal procedures, often as a bridging therapy or as a last resort in complex cases. The treatment showed a good safety profile: 25% of patients experienced mainly mild side effects such as a short-term drops in blood pressure. The use of IA led to a significant reduction in immunoglobulin levels. A positive clinical therapeutic effect was observed in 48% of the cases. Shorter intervals between treatments were associated with a better clinical response (p = 0.004). A correlation between a positive therapeutic effect and the concomitant glucocorticoid therapy could not be established (p = 0.611), which could potentially indicate an independent effect of IA.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The use of IA can be a valuable addition to individualized treatment approaches and should be further evaluated in future studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":23834,"journal":{"name":"Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144691700","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}
{"title":"[Upadacitinib demonstrates significant efficacy in giant cell arteritis: results from the SELECT-GCA study].","authors":"Valentin S Schäfer","doi":"10.1007/s00393-025-01684-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00393-025-01684-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23834,"journal":{"name":"Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144691701","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}
{"title":"[Adult chronic nonbacterial osteitis : A uniform approach to a rare disease-Reported according to the consensus recommendations of an international expert committee 2025].","authors":"Philipp Klemm, Pascal van Wijnen, Gunter Assmann","doi":"10.1007/s00393-025-01688-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00393-025-01688-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Adult chronic nonbacterial osteitis (CNO) is a rare autoinflammatory bone disease formerly described under heterogeneous terms, such as SAPHO (acronym for synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis and osteitis) or sternocostoclavicular hyperostosis (SCCH). New international consensus recommendations now define adult CNO as a distinct nosological entity with osteitis as the obligatory hallmark. The disease typically presents as monofocal inflammation of the anterior chest wall; cutaneous manifestations are not obligatory. Overlaps with axial spondylarthritis (axSpA) or psoriatic arthritis (PsA) are recognized but uncommon (< 30% of cases). The diagnostics follow a structured algorithm involving clinical assessment, targeted laboratory diagnostics (including bone metabolism markers) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based imaging. Treatment decisions are based on the combined presence of clinical symptoms and radiological activity. A stepwise approach is recommended, starting with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID), followed by intravenous bisphosphonates or tumor necrosis factor (TNF) alpha inhibitors in cases of insufficient response. Treatment monitoring should be carried out every 12 weeks. In stable remission, tapering or withdrawal can be considered. All specific therapies are performed off-label and require formal reimbursement approval. The management should be rheumatologically led and interdisciplinary. Lifestyle modifications, such as smoking cessation, physical activity and dental care during bisphosphonate therapy, are integral components. The new recommendations enable a clinically applicable, standardized management of this insufficiently defined disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":23834,"journal":{"name":"Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144675932","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}
Anne-Kathrin Tausche, Thomas Schneidereit, Hendrik Napierala, Monika Reuß-Borst, Philipp Klemm, Jürgen Clausen, Harriet Morf, Julia Truthmann, Ilja Karl, Bettina Engel, Gernot Keyßer, Ulf Müller-Ladner, Ralph Kettritz, Jan Kielstein, Marcus Makowski, Christian Booz, Hans-Dieter Carl, Ralph Gaulke, Olaf Adam, Andreas Michalsen, Michaela Fritsch, Rieke Alten, Bernhard Manger, Klaus Krüger, Wolfgang A Schmidt, Andreas Schwarting, Jürgen Braun, Uta Kiltz
{"title":"[Diagnostics and treatment of gout : Short version of the German S3 guideline].","authors":"Anne-Kathrin Tausche, Thomas Schneidereit, Hendrik Napierala, Monika Reuß-Borst, Philipp Klemm, Jürgen Clausen, Harriet Morf, Julia Truthmann, Ilja Karl, Bettina Engel, Gernot Keyßer, Ulf Müller-Ladner, Ralph Kettritz, Jan Kielstein, Marcus Makowski, Christian Booz, Hans-Dieter Carl, Ralph Gaulke, Olaf Adam, Andreas Michalsen, Michaela Fritsch, Rieke Alten, Bernhard Manger, Klaus Krüger, Wolfgang A Schmidt, Andreas Schwarting, Jürgen Braun, Uta Kiltz","doi":"10.1007/s00393-025-01633-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00393-025-01633-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23834,"journal":{"name":"Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144675934","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}