Raab, A., Kallinich, T., Huscher, D., Foeldvari, I., Weller-Heinemann, F., Dressler, F., Kuemmerle-Deschner, J. B., Klein, A. and Horneff, G. (2021). Outcome of children with oligoarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis compared to polyarthritis on methotrexate- data of the German BIKER registry. Pediatr. Rheumatol., 19 (1). LONDON: BMC. ISSN 1546-0096

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Abstract

BackgroundOligoarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (oligoJIA) is the most commonly diagnosed category of chronic arthritis in children. Nevertheless, there are no evidence- based guidelines for its treatment, in particular for the use of methotrexate (MTX). The primary objective of this analysis is to evaluate the outcomes in patients with persistent oligoJIA compared to those with extended oligoJIA and rheumatoid factor (RF) negative polyarthritis treated with methotrexate.MethodsPatients with persistent or extended oligoJIA or RF negative PA recorded in the Biologics in Pediatric Rheumatology Registry (BiKeR), receiving methotrexate for the first time were included in the analyses. Efficacy was determined using the Juvenile Arthritis Disease Activity Score 10 (JADAS 10). Safety assessment included the documentation of adverse and serious adverse events.ResultsFrom 2005 through 2011, 1056 patients were included: 370 patients with persistent oligoJIA, 221 patients with extended oligoJIA and 467 patients with RF negative PA. Therapeutic efficacy was observed following the start of methotrexate.Over a period of 24months JADAS-minimal disease activity (JADAS <= 2) was reached in 44% of patients with persistent oligoJIA, 38% with extended oligoJIA, 46% with RF negative PA, JADAS-remission defined as JADAS <= 1 was reached in 33% of patients with persistent oligoJIA, 29% with extended oligoJIA and 35% (RF negative PA). Patients with extended oligoJIA achieved JADAS remission significantly later and received additional biologic disease-modifying drugs significantly more often than patients with persistent oligoJIA or RF negative PA (p <0.001). Tolerability was comparable. New onset uveitis occurred in 0.3 to 2.2 per 100 patient years.ConclusionsPatients with persistent oligoJIA taking methotrexate are at least as likely to enter remission as patients with extended oligo JIA or polyarticular JIA. Patients with extended oligoJIA achieved JADAS remission significantly later. Within 2 years, almost half of the patients with persistent oligoJIA achieved JADAS-minimal disease activity.

Item Type: Journal Article
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CreatorsEmailORCIDORCID Put Code
Raab, A.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Kallinich, T.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Huscher, D.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Foeldvari, I.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Weller-Heinemann, F.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Dressler, F.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Kuemmerle-Deschner, J. B.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Klein, A.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Horneff, G.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-597183
DOI: 10.1186/s12969-021-00522-4
Journal or Publication Title: Pediatr. Rheumatol.
Volume: 19
Number: 1
Date: 2021
Publisher: BMC
Place of Publication: LONDON
ISSN: 1546-0096
Language: English
Faculty: Unspecified
Divisions: Unspecified
Subjects: no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:
KeywordsLanguage
Pediatrics; RheumatologyMultiple languages
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/59718

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