Utility of a simplified ultrasonography scoring system among patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A multicenter cohort study.
Journal
Medicine
ISSN: 1536-5964
Titre abrégé: Medicine (Baltimore)
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 2985248R
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
08 Jan 2021
08 Jan 2021
Historique:
received:
25
06
2020
accepted:
21
10
2020
entrez:
12
1
2021
pubmed:
13
1
2021
medline:
26
1
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
We aimed to evaluate the utility of a simplified ultrasonography (US) scoring system, which is desired in daily clinical practice, among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) receiving biological/targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs).A total of 289 Japanese patients with RA who were started on tumor necrosis factor inhibitors, abatacept, tocilizumab, or Janus kinase inhibitors between June 2013 and April 2019 at one of the 15 participating rheumatology centers were reviewed. We performed US assessment of articular synovia over 22 joints among bilateral wrist and finger joints, and the 22-joint (22j)-GS and 22-joint (22j)-PD scores were evaluated as an indicator of US activity using the sum of the GS and PD scores, respectively.The top 6 most affected joints included the bilateral wrist and second/third metacarpophalangeal joints. Therefore, 6-joint (6j)-GS and -PD scores were defined as the sum of the GS and PD scores from the 6 synovial sites over the aforementioned 6 joints, respectively. Although the 22j- or 6j-US scores were significantly correlated with DAS28-ESR or -CRP scores, the correlations were weak. Conversely, 6j-US scores were significantly and strongly correlated with 22j-US scores not only at baseline but also after therapy initiation.Using a multicenter cohort data, our results indicated that a simplified US scoring system could be adequately tolerated during any disease course among patients with RA receiving biological/targeted synthetic DMARDs.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33429728
doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000023254
pii: 00005792-202101080-00004
pmc: PMC7793436
doi:
Substances chimiques
Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors
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Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
e23254Subventions
Organisme : Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development
ID : 19ek0410038h0003
Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2021 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have no funding and conflicts of interest to disclose.
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