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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RHEUMATIC DISEASES
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WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/1756-185X.14999
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anti-MDA5 antibody; dermatomyositis; immunosuppressive therapy; interstitial lung disease
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Aggressive multi-combination therapy may improve the survival outcome of patients with anti-MDA5 antibody-positive DM-RPILD. Group B exhibited a lower corticosteroid dose during the treatment period compared to Group A.
ObjectivesTo elucidate the efficacy and safety of aggressive multi-combination therapy with mycophenolate mofetil, rituximab, and plasma exchange or polymyxin B immobilized fiber column direct hemoperfusion followed by conventional therapy with corticosteroids, calcineurin inhibitors, and intravenous pulse cyclophosphamide in patients with rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease (RPILD) with anti-melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 (MDA5)-antibody-positive dermatomyositis (DM).MethodsA total of 23 patients with anti-MDA5 antibody-positive DM-RPILD were enrolled, with nine patients in Group A (treated conventionally before March 2015) and 14 patients in Group B (received aggressive treatment after April 2015).ResultsPretreatment severity of interstitial lung disease (ILD) did not differ between the two groups. However, Group B exhibited a higher cumulative survival rate at 48 weeks than Group A (64.3% vs. 33.3%). The corticosteroid dose, divided by the initial dose at 3 months and 12 months, was significantly lower in Group B than in Group A (p = .046 and .026, respectively). Among the ILD-related deaths in Group B, there was a tendency toward a higher proportion of males and more severe ILD. The incidence of infection did not differ between the groups, but leukopenia was more common in Group B.ConclusionThis aggressive multi-combination therapy may improve the survival outcome of patients with anti-MDA5 antibody-positive DM-RPILD. However, careful management of complications, such as opportunistic infections and leukopenia, is essential. Future refinement through longitudinal investigations tracking the long-term efficacy, safety, and cost-effectiveness of this treatment strategy is needed.
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