Hydroxychloroquine versus tacrolimus for the treatment of persistently active systemic lupus erythematosus
Hydroxychloroquine versus tacrolimus for the treatment of persistently active systemic lupus erythematosus
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羟氯喹与他克莫司治疗持续活动性系统性红斑狼疮的比较
DOI:
10.1093/mr/roab010
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发表时间:
2021
影响因子:
2.2
通讯作者:
Niiro Hiroaki
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作者:
Ayano Masahiro;Kimoto Yasutaka;Mitoma Hiroki;Akahoshi Mitsuteru;Ono Nobuyuki;Arinobu Yojiro;Akashi Koichi;Horiuchi Takahiko;Niiro Hiroaki
ObjectivesWe aimed to reveal the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) compared with tacrolimus (TAC), an immunosuppressive agent, in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with persistent activity on standard treatment.MethodsWe retrospectively compared the efficacy and safety of the treatment between 18 patients receiving HCQ and 27 patients receiving TAC. None of the patients were in the lupus low disease activity state (LLDAS) at the beginning of this study. The efficacy end points were the cumulative incidence of LLDAS attainment without additional immunosuppressive agents, drug continuation rate, and treatment failure–free survival. The safety end point was the frequency of adverse events.ResultsEight (44.4%) patients in the HCQ group and 10 (37.0%) patients in the TAC group achieved LLDAS during the follow-up period; thus, the cumulative incidences of LLDAS attainment of the two treatments were nearly identical. The drug continuation and treatment failure–free survival rates were also not different between the two groups. The frequency of adverse events showed no clear differences between the two groups.ConclusionsThe efficacy and safety of an add-on treatment with HCQ are similar to those with TAC. Patients with persistently active SLE can benefit from HCQ in efforts to achieve at least low disease activity.