Effectiveness and Safety of Tacrolimus in Patients with Active Rheumatoid Arthritis with Inadequate Response to Disease-modifying Anti-rheumatic Drugs: The TREASURE Study
- Title
- Effectiveness and Safety of Tacrolimus in Patients with Active Rheumatoid Arthritis with Inadequate Response to Disease-modifying Anti-rheumatic Drugs: The TREASURE Study
- Author
- 유대현
- Keywords
- Anti-rheumatic; Bone density; Osteoporosis; Rheumatoid arthritis; Tacrolimus
- Issue Date
- 2019-01
- Publisher
- 대한류마티스학회
- Citation
- 대한류마티스학회지, v. 26, NO 1, Page. 20-30
- Abstract
- Objective. Evaluate effectiveness/safety of tacrolimus in patients in Korea with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and unsuccessful response to disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs). Methods. Open-label, single-arm, non-comparative, 24-week, Phase-IV study in patients with active RA who had taken DMARDs for >6 months. Following a washout period, tacrolimus was initiated (baseline-12 weeks; dose 2 mg/day and 1.5 mg/day in patients aged ≤65 and >65 years, respectively). After 12 weeks, dose could be adjusted (remaining between 1~3 mg); treatment continued to 24 weeks. Primary endpoint was American College of Rheumatology 20% improvement (ACR20) (baseline-Week 24). Secondary endpoints included ACR50/ACR70 response, disease-activity score in 28 joints (DAS28) erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), number of tender/ swollen joints, and bone mineral density (BMD) loss. Adverse events (AEs) were recorded. Results. Overall, 121 patients were analysed. Mean ±standard deviation tacrolimus dose baseline-Week 24 was 1.81±0.47 mg/day. After 24 weeks, 64.5%, 39.7%, and 19.0% of patients were ACR20, ACR50, and ACR70 responders, respectively. DAS28-ESR score decreased from 5.5±0.8 (baseline) to 3.7±1.5 (Week 24; p<0.0001); number of tender/swollen joints decreased. Between screening and Week 24, change in BMD-T score in lumbar and femur regions was -0.06±0.38 (p=0.1550) and -0.04±0.28 (p=0.0936), respectively, with no significant change in International Society for Clinical Densitometry classification. Fifty-six (46.3%) patients experienced 93 AEs; 75.3% were mild. No unexpected safety signals identified. Conclusion. Tacrolimus therapy was associated with a high proportion of ACR responders, and improved DAS28-ESR score and physical joint function during the study. Tacrolimus may be a suitable therapy for DMARD-resistant patients with RA. (J Rheum Dis 2019;26:20-30)
- URI
- https://synapse.koreamed.org/DOIx.php?id=10.4078/jrd.2019.26.1.20https://repository.hanyang.ac.kr/handle/20.500.11754/122252
- ISSN
- 2093-940X; 2233-4718
- DOI
- 10.4078/jrd.2019.26.1.20
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