Introduction: Tumor-induced osteomalacia (TIO), is a rare acquired paraneoplastic syndrome characterized by defective bone mineralization, caused by the overproduction of fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) by a tumor.
Material And Methods: We conducted a systematic review to identify all case reports of TIO, focusing on those associated with mesenchymal tumors. We followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) consensus, and we included patients with a diagnosis of TIO and histological confirmation of phosphaturic mesenchymal tumors or resolution of the condition after treatment of the tumor.
Objectives: To identify recommendations on the diagnosis and management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) supported by low recommendation grades, to study the causes of this low grading, and to propose solutions.
Methods: A group of six rheumatologists, with extensive experience in the development of systematic reviews, reviewed national and international RA recommendations and practice guidelines. They identified all recommendations with a low level of evidence or recommendation grade (levels equivalent to 4, 5, or grades C or D of the Oxford Levels of Evidence), classified them by areas (diagnosis, follow-up, treatment, others), and analyzed plausible causes of low graduation.
Objective: To summarize and compare the risks of malignancies accompanying biologic DMARDs (b-DMARDs) and tofacitinib in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in randomized clinical trials (RCTs) and long-term extension studies (LTEs).
Methods: Articles in Medline, Embase, Cochrane Library, and the Web of Science dated from 2000 to February 2015. Selection criteria were as follows: (1) focus on RCTs or LTEs in RA; (2) treatment with b-DMARDs or tofacitinib; (3) data on malignancies; and (4) a minimum follow-up of 12 weeks.
The objective of the study was to analyze the impact of TNF antagonists (TNFa) on the total cholesterol and triglycerides on ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA). In this single-centre observational study of AS and PsA patients, differences in triglyceride and total cholesterol levels and frequency of hypertriglyceridemia and hypercholesterolemia at 3 and 6 months were analysed in patients treated and not treated with TNFa. General estimation equations and linear regression analysis were used to investigate associations between disease activity and lipid levels and to identify predictors of change.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To identify predictors of response to tumor necrosis factor (TNF) antagonists in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA).
Methods: Systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials and observational studies based on a systematic search. Meta-analyses of similar observations were performed using random effects computing summary OR.
Objectives: To assess the proportion of RA patients who discontinued biologics in world registries and health care databases and to identify causes and predictors of discontinuation.
Methods: Medline, Embase, Cochrane Library and Web of Science electronic databases and ACR and EULAR meeting abstracts were used. The selection of studies from world registries and health care databases including RA patients treated with biologics was independently performed.
Objective: To analyze lipid changes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and patients with spondyloarthritis (SpA) treated with biologic agents or tofacitinib in randomized clinical trials (RCTs).
Methods: A systematic literature search was performed, using the Medline, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Web of Knowledge databases. Meta-analyses were performed using random-effects models to assess changes in the percentage of patients with abnormal lipid values or in the mean percentage of increase in the cholesterol and triglycerides levels.
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease that involves synovial tissue and leads to joint destruction. There are currently 5 tumor necrosis factor (TNF) antagonists licensed for the treatment of RA. This review summarizes the predictors of response to TNF antagonists in RA.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The aim of this study was to assess the risk of active tuberculosis (TB) in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases treated with biologics and tofacitinib in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and long-term extension (LTE) studies.
Methods: A systematic review of the English-language literature by was performed by searching the Medline, Embase, Cochrane and Web of Knowledge databases. The search strategy focused on synonyms of diseases, biologics and tofacitinib.
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease characterized by inflammation of the synovial membrane and progressive destruction of the articular cartilage and bone. Advances in the knowledge of disease pathogenesis allowed the identification of novel therapeutic targets such as tumor necrosis factor (TNF), interleukin (IL)-1, IL-6 or the system JAK/STAT phosphorylation. At present there are 5 TNF antagonists approved for RA.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTo analyse the effectiveness of optimization of biologics in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). It was a single-centre retrospective observational study from January 2009 to September 2012. The effectiveness of the optimization of TNF antagonists, tocilizumab and abatacept in RA was studied.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFImportance: Knowledge of the immunogenicity of biologic agents may be helpful for the development of strategies for treatment of chronic immune-mediated inflammatory diseases.
Objective: To summarize the influence of antibodies against biologic agents (AABs [seropositivity]) on efficacy and safety in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases. DATA SOURCES MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, and the Web of Knowledge were searched for articles published in English, Spanish, French, Italian, or Portuguese between 2000 and March 2012.
Objective: To systematically analyze literature with the aim of examining whether rheumatoid factor (RF) is a predictor of response to tumor necrosis factor (TNF) antagonists in rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Methods: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies were conducted. All studies on the association of baseline RF (titer and/or status) and response to any TNF antagonists, or with enough information to estimate this association were included.
Objective: To compare the effectiveness of switching to rituximab (RTX) with switching to alternative tumour necrosis factor (TNF) antagonists in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) failing on TNF antagonists.
Methods: A multicentre prospective 3-year observational study was performed in patients with RA treated with RTX or an alternative TNF antagonist. The baseline 28-joint disease activity score (DAS28) and Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) score were compared with 6, 9 and 12 month values, adjusting for propensity score quintiles.
Objective: To evaluate the safety, efficacy, and effectiveness of TNF antagonists in patients with sarcoidosis.
Methods: A descriptive study of a case series registered in BIOBADASER and a systematic review was performed. The search strategy of articles published between 1998 and July 2011 in Medline, Embase, and the Cochrane Library included synonyms of sarcoidosis and synonyms of TNF antagonists.