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Merkel ED, Behon A, Schwertner WR, Pinter A, Osztheimer I, Geller L, Zima E, Becker DP, Kosztin A, Merkely B. P1167Effect of diabetes on all-cause mortality in CRT patients. Europace 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/europace/euaa162.322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background
Heart failure patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) have a higher risk for all-cause mortality and also for sudden cardiac death. We lack data on the effect of adding an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) on all-cause mortality in diabetic heart failure patients.
Purpose
We aimed to investigate the risk of DM on all-cause mortality in CRT patients, and to examine the beneficial effect of adding an ICD on all-cause mortality by left ventricular ejection fraction in CRT patients with or without DM.
Methods
We examined retrospectively 2525 patients who underwent CRT implantation based on the current guidelines at our clinic between June 2000 and September 2018, of which 928 (36%) had diabetes. The primary endpoint was all-cause mortality, also expressed as events per 100 person-year by quintiles of ejection fraction (EF) with or without an ICD or DM. Time to event data was investigated by Kaplan Meier and multivariate Cox regressional analysis.
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During our mean follow-up time of 4.6 years, 1432 (56%) patients reached the primary endpoint, of which 553 (38%) had DM. In the DM group, hypertension (82% vs. 66%; p‹0.01), ischemic etiology (56% vs. 44%; p‹0.01), myocardial infarction (43% vs. 36%; p‹0.01) was more frequent compared to non-DM group. There was no difference between the two groups regarding the implantation of an ICD (54% vs. 53%; p = 0,84). Those with DM showed a 25% higher risk of all-cause mortality (HR 1.25; 95% CI 1.12-1.40; p‹0.01), also observable after adjusting for relevant clinical covariates such as age, gender, atrial fibrillation and the addition of an ICD (HR 1.17; 95% CI 1.06-1.31; p‹0.01). Examined as all-cause mortality per 100 person-year follow up, patients with EF›30% and DM (13,7 events/ 100 person-year follow-up for an EF 30-35%) showed similar risk as those without DM and a severely impaired left ventricular function with EF‹25% (14 events/100 person-year follow-up for an EF <25%). Investigating the composite end-point of all-cause mortality and heart failure hospitalization, those with DM showed a 21% higher risk than non-DM CRT patients (HR 1.21; CI 1.09-1.34; p = 0 < 0.001). Adding an ICD for CRT patients with DM reduces the risk of all-cause mortality significantly by 32% (HR 0,68; CI 0,56 to 0,82; p < 0.001) during the first six years but diminished on longer follow-up time.
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Diabetes was found as an independent predictor of all-cause mortality in CRT patients. Those with a left ventricular ejection fraction above 30% have comparable risk of mortality as non-diabetic patients with a severely impaired left ventricular function. In diabetic CRT patients the addition of an ICD reduces the risk of all-cause mortality mostly seen in the first six years. These findings might implicate the relevance of adding an ICD to CRT even at a higher ejection fraction in those with severe comorbidities such as diabetes.
Abstract Figure. All-cause mortality in CRT, DM patients
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Reich K, Augustin M, Thaçi D, Pinter A, Leutz A, Henneges C, Schneider E, Schacht A, Dossenbach M, Mrowietz U. A trial to compare the biologic drug ixekizumab with two other treatments for psoraisis, fumaric acid esters and methotrexate. Br J Dermatol 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.18905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Reich K, Augustin M, Thaçi D, Pinter A, Leutz A, Henneges C, Schneider E, Schacht A, Dossenbach M, Mrowietz U. 比较生物制剂依奇珠单抗与其他两种治疗银屑病的药物富马酸酯和甲氨蝶呤的试验. Br J Dermatol 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.18915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Kromer C, Wilsmann-Theis D, Gerdes S, Krebs S, Pinter A, Philipp S, Mössner R. Changing within the same class: efficacy of brodalumab in plaque psoriasis after treatment with an IL-17A blocker – a retrospective multicenter study. J DERMATOL TREAT 2020; 32:878-882. [DOI: 10.1080/09546634.2020.1716932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Thaçi D, Pinter A, Sebastian M, Termeer C, Sticherling M, Gerdes S, Wegner S, Krampe S, Bartz H, Rausch C, Mensch A, Eyerich K. Guselkumab is superior to fumaric acid esters in patients with moderate‐to‐severe plaque psoriasis who are naive to systemic treatment: results from a randomized, active‐comparator‐controlled phase IIIb trial (POLARIS). Br J Dermatol 2020; 183:265-275. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.18696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/07/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Augustin M, Thaci D, Eyerich K, Pinter A, Radtke M, Lauffer F, Mrowietz U, Gerdes S, Pariser D, Lebwohl M, Sieder C, Melzer N, Reich K. 苏金单抗持续用于治疗银屑病的疗效. Br J Dermatol 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.18670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Augustin M, Thaci D, Eyerich K, Pinter A, Radtke M, Lauffer F, Mrowietz U, Gerdes S, Pariser D, Lebwohl M, Sieder C, Melzer N, Reich K. The efficacy of secukinumab with continued use in the treatment of psoriasis. Br J Dermatol 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.18653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Bouaziz JD, Silverberg J, Pinter A, Pulka G, Poulin Y, Wollenberg A, Murrel D, Alexis A, Lindsey L, Ahmad F, Piketty C, Clucas A. Étude de phase 2b sur némolizumab chez des patients adultes présentant une dermatite atopique modérée à sévère associée à un prurit sévère. Ann Dermatol Venereol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annder.2019.09.119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Reich K, Augustin M, Thaçi D, Pinter A, Leutz A, Henneges C, Schneider E, Schacht A, Dossenbach M, Mrowietz U. A 24-week multicentre, randomized, open-label, parallel-group study comparing the efficacy and safety of ixekizumab vs. fumaric acid esters and methotrexate in patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis naive to systemic treatment. Br J Dermatol 2019; 182:869-879. [PMID: 31376153 PMCID: PMC7187169 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.18384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Background Interleukin‐17 antagonists have received a first‐line label for moderate‐to‐severe plaque psoriasis. Objectives We conducted the first head‐to‐head trial between the two most commonly used first‐line therapies in Germany, fumaric acid esters (FAEs) and methotrexate, and the interleukin‐17A antagonist, ixekizumab. Methods Systemic‐naive patients were randomized in this parallel‐group, active‐comparator, open‐label, rater‐blinded trial (each group n = 54). The primary outcome was the proportion of patients achieving ≥ 75% improvement in Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI 75) at 24 weeks. Key secondary outcomes included 24‐week PASI 90 and 100, static Physician's Global Assessment (sPGA) score of 0 or 1, and Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) score of 0 or 1. Safety events at week 24 were analysed using Fisher's exact test. Missing data were imputed using nonresponder imputation. The trial was registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02634801) and EudraCT (2015‐002649‐69). Results At week 24, more ixekizumab‐treated patients achieved PASI 75 [91% vs. 22% FAEs (P < 0·001) and 70% methotrexate (P = 0·014)], PASI 90 [80% vs. 9% FAEs (P < 0·001) and 39% methotrexate (P < 0·001)] and PASI 100 [41% vs. 4% FAEs (P < 0·001) and 13% methotrexate (P = 0·0041)], as well as sPGA (0,1) and DLQI (0,1). Conclusions Ixekizumab was superior in inducing PASI 75/90/100, sPGA (0,1) and DLQI (0,1) responses at week 24 compared with methotrexate and FAEs. Safety profiles for all treatments were consistent with prior studies. What's already known about this topic? Fumaric acid esters (FAEs) and methotrexate are two frequently used conventional systemic therapies for chronic plaque psoriasis. A recent meta‐analysis of methotrexate showed a ≥ 75% reduction in Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI 75) rate of 45·2% from primary end points at either 12 or 16 weeks. Until recently, FAEs were licensed for psoriasis only in Germany, but were used in many other European countries as off‐label treatment of psoriasis. In 2017, the European Medicines Agency approved dimethyl fumarate, presumed to be the main active ingredient of FAEs, for the treatment of adult patients with moderate‐to‐severe chronic plaque psoriasis.
What does this study add? This study is the first randomized, head‐to‐head trial comparing a biologic treatment with these therapies in a systemic‐treatment‐naive patient population. This study shows the low tolerability of FAEs leading to a significant discontinuation rate, the better tolerability and moderate efficacy of methotrexate, and the good tolerability, fast onset of action and high efficacy of ixekizumab in an unbiased comparison. Our findings reinforce the favourable risk–benefit profile of ixekizumab shown previously and provide further evidence of its efficacy at 24 weeks.
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Gerdes S, Pinter A, Papavassilis C, Reinhardt M. Effects of secukinumab on metabolic and liver parameters in plaque psoriasis patients. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2019; 34:533-541. [PMID: 31599476 PMCID: PMC7065121 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.16004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2018] [Accepted: 09/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Psoriasis is associated with metabolic, liver and cardiovascular comorbidity. Secukinumab, a fully human monoclonal antibody that selectively neutralizes interleukin-17A, has shown significant and sustained efficacy in the treatment of moderate to severe psoriasis. OBJECTIVES This was an exploratory post hoc analysis of pooled data from three phase 3 studies in plaque psoriasis patient populations. The objective was to show the course of metabolic and liver parameters under secukinumab, etanercept or placebo treatment over time. A further objective was to assess the impact of selected comorbidities and metabolic characteristics on high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), as a surrogate marker of systemic inflammation. METHODS Data from the phase 3 randomized controlled trials [FIXTURE (NCT01358578), ERASURE (NCT01365455) and SCULPTURE (NCT01406938); n = 3010] were included in this analysis. Patients were treated with secukinumab 150 mg or 300 mg, placebo or etanercept 50 mg (FIXTURE only) as active comparator. A set of metabolic and liver parameters was longitudinally assessed over 52 weeks. Multivariate regression analyses assessed the impact of selected comorbidities and metabolic characteristics on hs-CRP levels at baseline and under treatment. RESULTS Secukinumab treatment reduced hs-CRP levels. Body weight and uric acid levels tended to decrease over 52 weeks with secukinumab. Secukinumab showed a neutral effect on fasting plasma glucose, lipid parameters and liver enzymes. Psoriatic arthritis, metabolic syndrome, obesity, impaired glucose metabolism, and hyperuricemia were each associated with increased hs-CRP levels at baseline. Concomitant obesity attenuated the decline in hs-CRP under treatment. CONCLUSIONS These analyses suggest neutral to favourable long-term trends in metabolic and liver parameters under secukinumab treatment. Metabolic comorbidities were associated with increased hs-CRP levels, reflecting the role of systemic inflammatory processes in their pathophysiology.
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Thaçi D, Papp K, Marcoux D, Weibel L, Pinter A, Ghislain PD, Landells I, Hoeger PH, Unnebrink K, Seyger MMB, Williams DA, Rubant S, Philipp S. Sustained long-term efficacy and safety of adalimumab in paediatric patients with severe chronic plaque psoriasis from a randomized, double-blind, phase III study. Br J Dermatol 2019; 181:1177-1189. [PMID: 31017657 PMCID: PMC6916374 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.18029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Adalimumab (ADA) (Humira® , AbbVie Inc., U.S.A.) is approved by the European Medicines Agency for children aged ≥ 4 years with severe plaque psoriasis. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the long-term efficacy and safety of ADA in children with severe plaque psoriasis. METHODS Results are presented from the 52-week long-term extension (LTE) of the randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, phase III trial, in children with severe plaque psoriasis (results from prior periods have been published). Patients aged ≥ 4 and < 18 years were randomized 1 : 1 : 1 to ADA 0·8 mg kg-1 (40 mg maximum) or 0·4 mg kg-1 (20 mg maximum) every other week or to methotrexate (MTX) 0·1-0·4 mg kg-1 (25 mg maximum) weekly. The 16-week initial treatment (IT) period was followed by a 36-week withdrawal period and a 16-week retreatment period. Patients could enter the LTE at prespecified time points to receive ADA 0·8 mg kg-1 (blinded or open label) or ADA 0·4 mg kg-1 (blinded), or to remain off treatment. Efficacy is reported for patient groups according to doses received in the IT and LTE periods. RESULTS Of the 114 patients randomized in the IT period, 108 entered the LTE (n = 36 in each group); 93 received ADA 0·8 mg kg-1 . Efficacy (≥ 75% improvement from baseline in Psoriasis Area and Severity Index) was maintained or improved from entry to the end of the LTE: MTX(IT)/ADA 0·8(LTE) 31-86% of patients; ADA 0·4(IT)/0·4 or 0·8(LTE) 28-47%; ADA 0·8(IT)/0·8(LTE) 50-72%. No serious infections occurred in the LTE. CONCLUSIONS After 52 weeks of long-term ADA treatment in children aged 4-18 years with severe plaque psoriasis, disease severity was reduced and maintained or further improved, as demonstrated by efficacy outcomes. No new safety risks were identified. What's already known about this topic? The results from the first three periods of this phase III trial in children aged 4-18 years with severe plaque psoriasis suggest that adalimumab is a safe and efficacious treatment option in this population. What does this study add? This is the first study to evaluate long-term treatment of adalimumab in children with severe psoriasis, and the first to evaluate switching from methotrexate to adalimumab in this population.
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Gerdes S, Pinter A, Biermann M, Papavassilis C, Reinhardt M. Adiponectin levels in a large pooled plaque psoriasis study population. J DERMATOL TREAT 2019; 31:531-534. [PMID: 31179792 DOI: 10.1080/09546634.2019.1621979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Background: Adiponectin is an adipocyte-secreted protein potentially relevant in the context of cardiometabolic comorbidity of psoriasis patients.Objective: This post-hoc analysis aimed to assess the impact of obesity, metabolic syndrome, psoriasis severity and treatment with secukinumab/etanercept on adiponectin.Methods: Three phase III trials in moderate to severe plaque psoriasis were included. Correlations of Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI), body mass index (BMI), and associated comorbidity with adiponectin levels as well as the impact of secukinumab, etanercept, and placebo were analyzed.Results: Data of 3010 patients were included of whom 71.2% had a BMI >25. Adiponectin levels were significantly higher in patients with lower BMI (r = -0.23; p < .0001) and in patients without metabolic syndrome compared to patients with higher BMI and with metabolic syndrome. PASI score was negatively associated with adiponectin levels (r = -0.065; p = .0004). However, the correlation was extremely weak and thus clinically irrelevant. During treatment with secukinumab or etanercept over 52 weeks adiponectin levels remained stable.Conclusion: Metabolic syndrome and BMI are key determinants of adiponectin levels in psoriasis patients. Psoriasis severity and anti-psoriatic treatment had no relevant impact on adiponectin levels.
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Augustin M, Thaci D, Eyerich K, Pinter A, Radtke M, Lauffer F, Mrowietz U, Gerdes S, Pariser D, Lebwohl M, Sieder C, Melzer N, Reich K. Continued treatment with secukinumab is associated with high retention or regain of response. Br J Dermatol 2019; 182:67-75. [PMID: 30972746 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.17991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND Conventional analyses present aggregate data, masking late responders and efficacy reductions. Secukinumab, a fully human monoclonal antibody that selectively neutralizes interleukin (IL)-17A, shows sustained efficacy in moderate-to-severe psoriasis. OBJECTIVES To determine stability of response to secukinumab, changes in efficacy were assessed in individual patients. METHODS This is a post hoc analysis of two phase III randomized controlled trials, FIXTURE (trial registration: NCT01358578) and CLEAR (trial registration: NCT02074982). Patients received secukinumab 300 mg (FIXTURE and CLEAR), etanercept 50 mg (FIXTURE) or ustekinumab 45 or 90 mg (CLEAR) over 52 weeks. Mutually exclusive response categories were defined: ≥ 90% improvement in the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI 90) ('excellent'), ≥ 75% improvement in PASI (PASI 75) and < PASI 90 ('good') and < PASI 75 ('insufficient'). Reductions in efficacy were defined as shifts from higher to lower response categories between two consecutive visits maintained for a third consecutive visit. Loss of efficacy was defined as a reduction of efficacy resulting in 'insufficient' response. All comparisons are descriptive. RESULTS At 52 weeks, in CLEAR, 90·2% (303/336) of patients on secukinumab achieved stable efficacy without loss and 77·7% (261/336) showed stable efficacy without any reduction of response [74·3% (252/339) and 59·9% (203/339) of patients for ustekinumab]. In FIXTURE, 83·5% (273/327) and 66·4% (217/327) of patients on secukinumab had stable efficacy without loss or reduction of response [58·3% (190/326) and 42·6% (139/326) for etanercept]. Response was regained by continuing secukinumab treatment in 50% (8/16) of patients in CLEAR and 26% (9/34) in FIXTURE. Similar patterns were observed for other response definitions. CONCLUSIONS Efficacy with secukinumab was stable over 52 weeks of treatment in most patients. Continued treatment with secukinumab resulted in regain of efficacy in some patients. Persistent loss of response was uncommon. What's already known about this topic? Secukinumab, a fully human monoclonal antibody that selectively neutralizes interleukin (IL)-17A, shows significant and sustained efficacy in the treatment of moderate-to-severe psoriasis. Secondary loss of response may be experienced by a minority of patients treated with secukinumab, as with other biologics, but the extent of this and the potential for regain of efficacy with continued treatment is not well understood. What does this study add? To determine stability of response to secukinumab and inform clinical practice, changes in efficacy were assessed at individual patient level using response categories. Efficacy with secukinumab was stable over 52 weeks of treatment in most patients, and continued treatment with secukinumab resulted in efficacy regain after loss in some patients. Persistent loss of response was uncommon. Patient factors such as body weight may affect the likelihood of loss of efficacy.
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Brites-Neto J, Brasil J, Takeda G, Guillen A, Labruna M, Pinter A. Diferenciação morfométrica entre larvas de Amblyomma sculptum Berlese, 1888 e Amblyomma dubitatum Neumann, 1899. ARQ BRAS MED VET ZOO 2018. [DOI: 10.1590/1678-4162-9774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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RESUMO Os carrapatos estão envolvidos em processos biológicos de uma grande variedade de organismos patogênicos. O gênero Amblyomma é o de maior importância médica, com a espécie Amblyomma sculptum Berlese, 1888 envolvida no ciclo de transmissão da febre maculosa brasileira (FMB). Neste estudo, objetivou-se a validação molecular para uma diferenciação na característica morfométrica e no tamanho de idiossoma de larvas de duas espécies de carrapatos, Amblyomma dubitatum Neumann, 1899 e A. sculptum. Larvas não alimentadas foram coletadas em duas áreas de transmissão para FMB, por meio da técnica de armadilha atrativa de CO2. Foram identificadas em nível de espécie por morfometria comparativa, análise molecular por PCR e sequenciamento genômico, com validação pela análise de concordância pelo teste Kappa. As larvas de A. dubitatum apresentaram um comprimento significativamente maior que as larvas de A. sculptum. Embora nenhuma outra espécie do gênero Amblyomma tenha sido testada neste estudo, essa técnica poderá ser utilizada nos locais onde levantamentos acarológicos prévios, baseados nos estádios de ninfa e adultos, indicaram a presença de apenas A. sculptum e A. dubitatum, geralmente mantidos por capivaras. Digno de nota, essa condição é muito comum ao longo das áreas endêmicas para FMB na região Sudeste do Brasil.
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Jabulowsky R, Loquai C, Derhovanessian E, Mitzel-Rink H, Utikal J, Hassel J, Kaufmann R, Pinter A, Diken M, Gold M, Heesen L, Schreeb K, Schwarck-Kokarakis D, Kreiter S, Gaiser M, Jäger D, Grabbe S, Türeci Ö, Sahin U. A first-in-human phase I/II clinical trial assessing novel mRNA-lipoplex nanoparticles encoding shared tumor antigens for immunotherapy of malignant melanoma. Ann Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy288.109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Poubel I, Cunha N, Fonseca A, Pinter A, Fonseca A, Cordeiro M, Almosny N. Seroprevalence of Rickettsia rickettsii and Rickettsia parkeri in dogs during a Brazilian Spotted Fever outbreak in the State of Rio de Janeiro. ARQ BRAS MED VET ZOO 2018. [DOI: 10.1590/1678-4162-9081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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ABSTRACT The present paper is the first to perform this evaluation in dogs from the cities of Natividade, Porciuncula and Varre-Sai. The aim of this study is to search for Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia in canine sera using indirect immunofluorescence assay and to identify the probable causative agent of sera reactions in animals. Of the 253 sampled canines, 67.59% (171/253) were seroreactive for Rickettsia rickettsii and 11.07% (28/253) for Rickettsia parkeri, both in dilution 1:64. Titration of tested sera against R. rickettsii antigens reached 1:131.072 and, for R. parkeri, 1:4.096. We conclude that dogs are important sentinels for R. rickettsii infection, and can be infected regardless of sex, age, the habit of visiting woodlands or being in direct contact with equines and capybaras. Serological diagnosis has highlighted many dogs infected by R. rickettsii, and ambient conditions, such as the presence of flowing water bodies, was important for the occurrence of Brazilian Spotted Fever in the northwestern of Rio de Janeiro State.
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Von Stebut E, Reich K, Thaci D, Koenig W, Pinter A, Korber A, Rassaf T, Waisman A, Mani V, Yates D, Frueh J, Sieder C, Melzer N, Gori T. Secukinumab Reduces Endothelial Dysfunction in Subjects with Moderate-to-Severe Plaque Psoriasis Over 52 Weeks: Results of the Exploratory CARIMA Study. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018. [DOI: 10.25251/skin.2.supp.20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Abstract not available. Disclosures: Study sponsored by Novartis. Copyright 2018 SKIN
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Heesen L, Jabulowsky R, Loquai C, Utikal J, Gebhardt C, Hassel J, Kaufmann R, Pinter A, Derhovanessian E, Diken M, Kranz L, Haas H, Attig S, Kuhn A, Langguth P, Schwarck-Kokarakis D, Jäger D, Grabbe S, Türeci Ö, Sahin U. A first-in-human phase I/II clinical trial assessing novel mRNA-lipoplex nanoparticles encoding shared tumor antigens for potent melanoma immunotherapy. Ann Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx711.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Zouboulis CC, Tzellos T, Kyrgidis A, Jemec GBE, Bechara FG, Giamarellos-Bourboulis EJ, Ingram JR, Kanni T, Karagiannidis I, Martorell A, Matusiak Ł, Pinter A, Prens EP, Presser D, Schneider-Burrus S, von Stebut E, Szepietowski JC, van der Zee HH, Wilden SM, Sabat R. Development and validation of the International Hidradenitis Suppurativa Severity Score System (IHS4), a novel dynamic scoring system to assess HS severity. Br J Dermatol 2017. [PMID: 28636793 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.15748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 256] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND A validated tool for the dynamic severity assessment of hidradenitis suppurativa/acne inversa (HS) is lacking. OBJECTIVES To develop and validate a novel dynamic scoring system to assess the severity of HS. METHODS A Delphi voting procedure was conducted among the members of the European Hidradenitis Suppurativa Foundation (EHSF) to achieve consensus towards an initial HS Severity Score System (HS4). Strengths and weaknesses of HS4 were examined by a multicentre prospective study. Multivariate logistic regression, discriminant analysis and receiver operating characteristic curves, as well as examination for correlation (Spearman's rho) and agreement (Cohen's kappa) with existing scores, were engaged to recognize the variables for a new International HS4 (IHS4) that was established by a second Delphi round. RESULTS Consensus HS4 was based on number of skin lesions, number of skin areas involved and Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI), and was evaluated by a sample of 236 patients from 11 centres. Subsequently, a multivariate regression model calculated adjusted odds ratios for several clinical signs. Nodules, abscesses and draining tunnels resulted as the scoring variables. Three candidate scores were presented to the second Delphi round. The resulting IHS4 score is arrived at by the number of nodules (multiplied by 1) plus the number of abscesses (multiplied by 2) plus the number of draining tunnels (multiplied by 4). A total score of 3 or less signifies mild, 4-10 signifies moderate and 11 or higher signifies severe disease. Cohen's kappa was fair (κ = 0·32) compared with Hurley classification, and moderate (κ = 0·49) compared with Expert Opinion. Correlation was good (ρ > 0·6) with Hurley classification, Expert Opinion, Physician's Global Assessment and Modified Sartorius score, and moderate for DLQI (ρ = 0·36). CONCLUSIONS The novel IHS4 is a validated tool to dynamically assess HS severity and can be used both in real-life and the clinical trials setting.
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Reich K, Pinter A, Lacour J, Ferrandiz C, Micali G, French L, Lomaga M, Dutronc Y, Henneges C, Wilhelm S, Hartz S, Paul C. Comparison of ixekizumab with ustekinumab in moderate-to-severe psoriasis: 24-week results from IXORA-S, a phase III study. Br J Dermatol 2017; 177:1014-1023. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.15666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Lacour JP, Ruer-Mulard M, Khemis A, Beylot-Barry M, Célérier P, Blauvelt A, Reich K, Tsai TF, Tyring S, Kingo K, Ziv M, Pinter A, Vender R, Hugot S, You R, Milutinovic M, Blanc AS, Martin L, Thaçi D. Supériorité du sécukinumab sur l’ustékinumab dans le psoriasis en plaques modéré à sévère de l’adulte : résultats de l’étude CLEAR à 1 an. Ann Dermatol Venereol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annder.2016.09.231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Pinter A, Wolter M, Kaufmann R. Frankfurter Dermatologentagung – 11. November 2015, Klinik für Dermatologie, Venerologie und Allergologie, Universitätsklinikum der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main. AKTUELLE DERMATOLOGIE 2015. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-107769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Ruer-Mulard M, Lacour JP, Khemis A, Beylot-Barry M, Célérier P, Thaci D, Blauvelt A, Reich K, Tsai TF, Vanaclocha F, Kingo K, Pinter A, Milutinovic M, Hugot S, Pinton P, Martin L. Supériorité du sécukinumab comparativement à l’ustékinumab évaluée d’après le blanchiment des lésions chez des sujets atteints de psoriasis en plaques modéré à sévère : résultats de l’étude CLEAR à 16 semaines. Ann Dermatol Venereol 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annder.2015.10.294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Pinter A, Horvath T, Toth A, Kadar K, Kollai M. PP.38.08. J Hypertens 2015. [DOI: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000468896.59896.9a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Gladstone DJ, Dorian P, Spring M, Panzov V, Mamdani M, Healey JS, Thorpe KE, Aviv R, Boyle K, Blakely J, Cote R, Hall J, Kapral M, Kozlowski N, Laupacis A, O’Donnell M, Sabihuddin K, Sharma M, Shuaib A, Vaid H, Pinter A, Abootalebi S, Chan R, Crann S, Fleming L, Frank C, Hachinski V, Hesser K, Kumar B, Soros P, Wright M, Basile V, Boyle K, Hopyan J, Rajmohan Y, Swartz R, Vaid H, Valencia G, Ween J, Aram H, Barber P, Coutts S, Demchuk A, Fischer K, Hill M, Klein G, Kenney C, Menon B, McClelland M, Russell A, Ryckborst K, Stys P, Smith E, Watson T, Chacko S, Sahlas D, Sancan J, Côté R, Durcan L, Ehrensperger E, Minuk J, Wein T, Wadup L, Asdaghi N, Beckman J, Esplana N, Masigan P, Murphy C, Tang E, Teal P, Villaluna K, Woolfenden A, Yip S, Bussière M, Dowlatshahi D, Sharma M, Stotts G, Robert S, Ford K, Hackam D, Miners L, Mabb T, Spence JD, Buck B, Griffin-Stead T, Jassal R, Siddiqui M, Hache A, Lessard C, Lebel F, Mackey A, Verreault S, Astorga C, Casaubon LK, del Campo M, Jaigobin C, Kalman L, Silver FL, Atkins L, Coles K, Penn A, Sargent R, Walter C, Gable Y, Kadribasic N, Schwindt B, Shuaib A, Kostyrko P, Selchen D, Saposnik G, Christie P, Jin A, Hicklin D, Howse D, Edwards E, Jaspers S, Sher F, Stoger S, Crisp D, Dhanani A, John V, Levitan M, Mehdiratta M, Wong D. Atrial Premature Beats Predict Atrial Fibrillation in Cryptogenic Stroke. Stroke 2015; 46:936-41. [DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.115.008714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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