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    Long-term follow-up of a multicentric cohort of 101 patients with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis

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    Objectifs : Etudier le devenir Ă  long terme des patients atteints de granulomatose Ă©osinophilique avec polyangĂ©ite (EGPA) MĂ©thodes : 101 patients rĂ©pondant aux critĂšres ACR 1990 du syndrome de Churg-Strauss ont Ă©tĂ© inclus entre 1990 et 2011 dans 3 centres hospitaliers europĂ©ens (Cambridge, Lyon et Cagliari). Les antĂ©cĂ©dents, les caractĂ©ristiques cliniques, le statut ANCA et le five-factor score (FFS) des patients ont Ă©tĂ© recueillis Ă  la prise en charge. La survie globale, la survie sans rĂ©cidive et les sĂ©quelles d'organes ont ensuite Ă©tĂ© analysĂ©es en fonction du statut ANCA et du FFS. RĂ©sultats : Plus de la moitiĂ© des patients avait un antĂ©cĂ©dent d'asthme allergique sans distinction du statut ANCA. Les patients ANCA-nĂ©gatifs avaient reçu davantage de montelukast (p=O.OOS) et avaient plus d'asthme grave (p=0.03). La prĂ©valence de l'atteinte cardiaque n'Ă©tait pas diffĂ©rente selon le statut ANCA. 79.6% des patients Ă©taient mis en rĂ©mission aprĂšs le traitement d'induction, mais 81.1o/o prĂ©sentaient au moins une rechute. Les patients ANCA-positifs ne rechutaient pas plus que les patients ANCA-nĂ©gatifs, mais ils avaient un phĂ©notype plus sĂ©vĂšre avec davantage de mononeuropathie multiple (p=0.0004) et d'atteinte rĂ©nale (p=0.02), tĂ©moins de la vascularite systĂ©mique. La nationalitĂ© italienne Ă©tait le seul facteur pronostique associĂ© Ă  une meilleure survie sans rĂ©cidive (p=0.01) grĂące Ă  une immunosuppression plus prolongĂ©e. La nĂ©cessitĂ© du maintien d'une corticothĂ©rapie faible au long cours voire Ă  vie reste Ă  dĂ©finir. La survie globale atteignait 93.1% aprĂšs une pĂ©riode de suivi moyenne de 7.3 ans. Aucun facteur n'Ă©tait significativement associĂ© Ă  la mortalitĂ©. Cependant, les patients ĂągĂ©s de plus de 65 ans, ayant une atteinte cardiaque ou ANCA-positifs tendaient Ă  avoir une mortalitĂ© plus Ă©levĂ©e. Les sĂ©quelles concernaient 83.2% des patients. L'atteinte ORL Ă©tait un facteur de bon pronostic sur les morbiditĂ©s rĂ©nale (p=0.04) et cardiaque (p=0.03). Les patients ANCA-positifs dĂ©veloppaient plus de maladie rĂ©nale chronique (p=0.03) et de sĂ©quelles neurologiques pĂ©riphĂ©riques (p=0.02). Conclusions : Les challenges thĂ©rapeutiques actuels dans la prise en charge de l'EGPA sont d'une part de rĂ©duire le nombre de rechutes, et d'autre part de limiter les sĂ©quelles et d'amĂ©liorer la qualitĂ© de vie des patients. L'existence d'une atteinte ORL au diagnostic pourrait ĂȘtre un facteur de bon pronostic en termes de morbiditĂ©s rĂ©nale et cardiaque. La positivitĂ© des ANCA serait un facteur prĂ©dictif de sĂ©quelles vascularitiques rĂ©nale et neurologique. Le choix des traitements devrait ĂȘtre adaptĂ© au profil Ă©volutif de chaque patientLYON1-BU SantĂ© (693882101) / SudocSudocFranceF

    Etanercept may induce neurosarcoidosis in a patient treated for rheumatoid arthritis.

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    International audienceBACKGROUND: TNFα blockers have drastically improved rheumatoid arthritis prognosis by preventing joint destruction in DMARD resistant patients. Altering cytokine balance in immune diseases may expose to paradoxical adverse events. CASE PRESENTATION: We present the case of a 40-year-old woman, with a confirmed erosive and seropositive RA, successfully treated by TNFα blocker (etanercept) for seven years, and who developed a severe neurosarcoidosis. She had lymphocytic meningitis, bilateral peripheral facial paralysis and anosmia, associated with bilateral hilar lymph nodes, papilloedema, anterior uveitis and elevated serum angiotensin-converting enzyme level. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a bilateral thickening of the Gasser's ganglia walls and enhanced signal of the vestibulocochlear, the facial and the proximal portion of trijeminal nerves. CONCLUSION: This case raised the issue of the imputability of etanercept in the development of neurosarcoidosis. Neurological symptoms onset in patients on TNFα blockers should lead to exclude infections, induced lupus but also paradoxical neurosarcoidosis

    Evolution of therapeutic management of patients with ANCA associated vasculitis in France after licensing Rituximab use

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    Abstract Introduction In 2013, rituximab was approved in France for the treatment of ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV). The aim of the study was to compare the treatment and health events of adult incident patients with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) and microscopic polyangiitis (MPA), included before rituximab approval (over 2010–2012, Group 1) and those included after rituximab approval (over 2014–2017, Group 2). Method Data were extracted from the French National Health Insurance database (SNDS) including outpatient health care consumption and hospital discharge forms. Comparisons between inclusion periods were performed using Wilcoxon and χÂČ tests. Kaplan-Meier method was used to model the duration of treatment induction, maintenance, and off-drug periods. Fine and Gray tests were used to compare treatment phase durations. Results A total of 694 GPA and 283 MPA patients were included in Group 1, while 668 GPA and 463 MPA patients were included in Group 2. Between the two inclusion periods, the proportions of patients treated with rituximab increased in the induction and maintenance phases whereas treatment with azathioprine declined. These proportions remained stable in the case of methotrexate, cyclophosphamide, and glucocorticoid-treated patients. Frequency of first-time hospitalized infections, diabetes and renal failure during the first year after inclusion increased for both groups. Limitations of the study This is a retrospective study based on claims data including only 76% of people covered by health insurance in France. The period studied includes the learning phase of using rituximab. This study lacks biological data and precise quantitative analysis for the use of steroids, therefore the criteria for establishing diagnosis and therapeutic choice were unknown. Conclusions Introduction of rituximab reduced the use of azathioprine without affecting the use of glucocorticoids or cyclophosphamide
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