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ABSTRACT. Objective. To report the 5-year outcome of a large prospective cohort of patients with very early rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and to identify factors predictive of outcome. Methods. Patients were recruited if they had early arthritis of < 6 months' duration, had a high probability of developing RA, and had never been prescribed disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARD) or steroids. Logistic regression analysis was used to determine factors that predict outcome. Results. We included 813 patients from December 2002 to April 2005. Age was 48.1 ± 12.6 years, delay before referral 103.1 ± 52.4 days, 28-joint Disease Activity Score (DAS28) 5.1 ± 1.3, Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) 1.0 ± 0.7; 45.8% and 38.7% had rheumatoid factor or antibodies to cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP), respectively; 22% had hand or foot erosions; 78.5% fulfilled the American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism criteria for RA at baseline and 93.8% during followup. At 5 years, 573 patients were evaluated. The outcome was mild for most patients: disease activity (median DAS28 = 2.5) and HAQ disability (median 0.3) were well controlled over time; 50.6% achieved DAS28 remission and 64.7% low disease activity. Radiographic progression was low (2.9 Sharp unit/year) and only a few patients required joint surgery. Nevertheless, some patients developed new comorbidities. During the 5 years, 82.7% of patients had received at least 1 DMARD (methotrexate, 65.9%), 18.3% a biological DMARD, and about 60% prednisone at least once. Anti-CCP was the best predictor of remaining in the cohort for 5 years, of prescription of synthetic or biologic DMARD, and of radiographic progression. Conclusion. The 5-year outcome of an early RA cohort in the 2000s was described. Anti-CCP was a robust predictor of outcome. The generally good 5-year outcome could be related to early referral and early effective treatment, key processes in the management of early RA in daily practice
5-year RA outcomes Personal non-commercial use only
ABSTRACT. Objective. To report the 5-year outcome of a large prospective cohort of patients with very early rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and to identify factors predictive of outcome. Methods. Patients were recruited if they had early arthritis of < 6 months' duration, had a high probability of developing RA, and had never been prescribed disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARD) or steroids. Logistic regression analysis was used to determine factors that predict outcome. Results. We included 813 patients from December 2002 to April 2005. Age was 48.1 ± 12.6 years, delay before referral 103.1 ± 52.4 days, 28-joint Disease Activity Score (DAS28) 5.1 ± 1.3, Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) 1.0 ± 0.7; 45.8% and 38.7% had rheumatoid factor or antibodies to cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP), respectively; 22% had hand or foot erosions; 78.5% fulfilled the American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism criteria for RA at baseline and 93.8% during followup. At 5 years, 573 patients were evaluated. The outcome was mild for most patients: disease activity (median DAS28 = 2.5) and HAQ disability (median 0.3) were well controlled over time; 50.6% achieved DAS28 remission and 64.7% low disease activity. Radiographic progression was low (2.9 Sharp unit/year) and only a few patients required joint surgery. Nevertheless, some patients developed new comorbidities. During the 5 years, 82.7% of patients had received at least 1 DMARD (methotrexate, 65.9%), 18.3% a biological DMARD, and about 60% prednisone at least once. Anti-CCP was the best predictor of remaining in the cohort for 5 years, of prescription of synthetic or biologic DMARD, and of radiographic progression. Conclusion. The 5-year outcome of an early RA cohort in the 2000s was described. Anti-CCP was a robust predictor of outcome. The generally good 5-year outcome could be related to early referral and early effective treatment, key processes in the management of early RA in daily practice
Five-year favorable outcome of patients with early rheumatoid arthritis in the 2000s: data from the ESPOIR cohort.
International audienceOBJECTIVE: To report the 5-year outcome of a large prospective cohort of patients with very early rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and to identify factors predictive of outcome. METHODS: Patients were recruited if they had early arthritis of < 6 months' duration, had a high probability of developing RA, and had never been prescribed disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARD) or steroids. Logistic regression analysis was used to determine factors that predict outcome. RESULTS: We included 813 patients from December 2002 to April 2005. Age was 48.1 ± 12.6 years, delay before referral 103.1 ± 52.4 days, 28-joint Disease Activity Score (DAS28) 5.1 ± 1.3, Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) 1.0 ± 0.7; 45.8% and 38.7% had rheumatoid factor or antibodies to cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP), respectively; 22% had hand or foot erosions; 78.5% fulfilled the American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism criteria for RA at baseline and 93.8% during followup. At 5 years, 573 patients were evaluated. The outcome was mild for most patients: disease activity (median DAS28 = 2.5) and HAQ disability (median 0.3) were well controlled over time; 50.6% achieved DAS28 remission and 64.7% low disease activity. Radiographic progression was low (2.9 Sharp unit/year) and only a few patients required joint surgery. Nevertheless, some patients developed new comorbidities. During the 5 years, 82.7% of patients had received at least 1 DMARD (methotrexate, 65.9%), 18.3% a biological DMARD, and about 60% prednisone at least once. Anti-CCP was the best predictor of remaining in the cohort for 5 years, of prescription of synthetic or biologic DMARD, and of radiographic progression. CONCLUSION: The 5-year outcome of an early RA cohort in the 2000s was described. Anti-CCP was a robust predictor of outcome. The generally good 5-year outcome could be related to early referral and early effective treatment, key processes in the management of early RA in daily practice
MUC5B promoter variant rs35705950 and rheumatoid arthritis associated interstitial lung disease survival and progression
Background: The major risk factor for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
(IPF), MUC5B rs35705950, was found to be associated with rheumatoid
arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD). Whilst the
MUC5B rs35705950 T risk allele has been associated with better survival
in IPF, its impact on RA-ILD prognosis remains to be determined. Our
objective was to explore the influence of MUC5B rs35705950 on survival
and progression in RA-ILD. Methods: Through an international
retrospective observational study, patients with RA-ILD were genotyped
for the MUC5B rs35705950 variant and consecutive pulmonary function
tests (PFTs) findings were collected. Longitudinal data up to a 10-year
follow-up were considered and analyzed using mixed regression models.
Proportional hazards and joint proportional hazards models were used to
analyze the association of baseline and longitudinal variables with lung
transplant-free survival. Significant progression of RA-ILD was defined
as at least an absolute or relative 10% decline of forced vital
capacity at 2 years from baseline. Results: Out of 321 registered
patients, 261 were included in the study: 139 women (53.3%), median age
at RA-ILD diagnosis 65 years (interquartile range [IQR] 57 to 71), 151
ever smokers (59.2%). Median follow-up was 3.5 years (IQR 1.3 to 6.6).
Mortality rate was 32% (95%CI 19 to 42) at 10 years. The MUC5B
rs35705950 variant did not impact lung transplant-free survival (HR for
the T risk allele carriers=1.26; 95%CI 0.61 to 2.62; P=0.53). Decline
in pulmonary function at 2 years was not influenced by MUC5B rs35705950
(OR=0.95; 95%CI 0.44 to 2.05; P=0.89), irrespective of the HRCT
pattern. Conclusion: In this study, the MUC5B rs35705950 promoter
variant did not influence transplant-free survival or decline in
pulmonary function in patients with RA-ILD. (c) 2021 Published by
Elsevier Inc