scholarly journals Steroid-Resistant Graves’ Orbitopathy Treated with Tocilizumab in Real-World Clinical Practice: A 9-Year Single-Center Experience

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 706
Author(s):  
José V. Pérez-Moreiras ◽  
María Varela-Agra ◽  
M. Consuelo Prada-Sánchez ◽  
Guillermo Prada-Ramallal

This study aimed to assess the effectiveness and safety of tocilizumab use for the treatment of active steroid-resistant Graves’ orbitopathy (GO). A retrospective longitudinal study was conducted by reviewing the medical records at a single center between November 2009 and December 2018. A total of 114 patients with steroid-resistant Graves’ orbitopathy were examined and treated with tocilizumab, of which 54 adults met the inclusion criteria. No concomitant medication for the treatment of orbitopathy was used. The main primary outcomes included changes from baseline in the Clinical Activity Score (CAS) and thyrotropin receptor antibody (TRAb) levels throughout therapy with tocilizumab. The absolute responses to treatment were defined as the achievement of CAS ≤ 1 and TRAb ≤ 10 U/L. A composite ophthalmic score including CAS, proptosis, eyelid retraction, and diplopia was used to evaluate individual improvement in GO. Adverse drug reactions were also assessed. Analysis of the patient’s CAS and TRAb levels showed meaningful reductions during tocilizumab treatment. Differences between values at baseline and subsequent time points were statistically significant (p < 0.001 for all comparisons). The absolute CAS response (CAS = 0 or 1) was achieved in 74% (37/50) of patients after the fourth dose of tocilizumab (at week 16), with a TRAb response being achieved in 55% (23/42) of patients. The relative CAS response (reduction ≥ 2 points) was achieved in 90.9% of patients (40/44) after the first dose of tocilizumab (at week 4). Measurements of proptosis (reduction ≥ 2 mm in 78% of patients, 42/54) and eyelid retraction (reduction ≥ 2 mm in 75%, 33/44), and the prevalence of diplopia (improvement in 68%, 19/28) were significantly reduced after the last dose of tocilizumab (p < 0.001 for all comparisons). GO improved in 98% (53/54) of patients when at least two criteria of the composite evaluation were required. Four patients exhibited disease recurrence, defined as an increase in CAS of ≥2 points in the six months following the date of inactivation. Most adverse drug reactions were mild or moderate in severity. In conclusion, our data suggest that a course of at least 4 months (one monthly dose) of tocilizumab therapy provides a significant benefit to patients with active moderate-to-severe steroid-resistant GO.

2013 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 200-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catalina Velez Echeverri ◽  
Gustavo Adolfo Zuluaga Valencia ◽  
Lina Maria Serna Higuita ◽  
Ana Katherina Serrano Gayubo ◽  
Carolina Lucia Ochoa ◽  
...  

1993 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 210-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Andrew ◽  
T. Haider

The relative risk of adverse drug reactions of ionic versus non-ionic contrast media injected i.v. were compared for different types of trials using odds-ratio. The absolute and relative risk found in large post-marketing trials were compared with that found in the iohexol pre-registration trials. The absolute risks were 2 to 10 times higher in the pre-registration trials compared to the post-marketing surveillances. The relative risk for all adverse drug reactions was 3 to 6 times higher for ionic vs. non-ionic media and independent of pre- or post-registration studies. The odds-ratio seems to be a feasible method of comparing the relative risk of adverse reactions in various trials.


2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 348-353
Author(s):  
Maryam Tashvighi ◽  
Yasaman Sadeghi ◽  
Narjes Mehrvar ◽  
Mohammad Faranoush ◽  
Negin Jafariyan Lahijani ◽  
...  

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (S3) ◽  
pp. 1613-1613 ◽  
Author(s):  
Garrett M. Nash ◽  
James D. Smith ◽  
Andrea Cercek ◽  
Laura Tang ◽  
Martin R. Weiser ◽  
...  

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