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Vojinović J, Foeldvari I, Dehoorne J, Panaviene V, Susic G, Horneff G, Stanevicha V, Kobusinska K, Zuber Z, Dobrzyniecka B, Akikusa J, Avcin T, Borlenghi C, Arthur E, Tatulych SY, Zang C, Tsekouras V, Vlahos B, Martini A, Ruperto N. Ten-year safety and clinical benefit from open-label etanercept treatment in children and young adults with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2024; 63:140-148. [PMID: 37140539 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kead183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2022] [Revised: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 02/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/05/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES CLIPPER2 was an 8-year, open-label extension of the phase 3b, 2-year CLIPPER study on the safety and efficacy of etanercept in patients with JIA, categorized as extended oligoarticular arthritis (eoJIA), enthesitis-related arthritis (ERA) or PsA. METHODS Participants with eoJIA (2-17 years old), ERA or PsA (each 12-17 years old) who received ≥1 etanercept dose (0.8 mg/kg weekly; maximum 50 mg) in CLIPPER could enter CLIPPER2. Primary end point was occurrence of malignancy. Efficacy assessments included proportions achieving JIA ACR 30/50/70/90/100 criteria and ACR inactive disease criteria, and clinical remission (ACR criteria) or Juvenile Arthritis DAS (JADAS) ≤1. RESULTS Overall, 109/127 (86%) CLIPPER participants entered CLIPPER2 [n = 55 eoJIA, n = 31 ERA, n = 23 PsA; 99 (78%) on active treatment]; 84 (66%) completed 120 months' follow-up [32 (25%) on active treatment]. One malignancy (Hodgkin's disease in 18-year-old patient with eoJIA treated with methotrexate for 8 years) was reported; there were no cases of active tuberculosis or deaths. Numbers and incidence rates (events per 100 patient-years) of TEAEs (excluding infections/ISRs) decreased from 193 (173.81) in Year 1 to 9 (27.15) in Year 10; TE infections and serious infections also decreased. Over 45% of participants (n = 127) achieved JIA ACR50 responses from Month 2 onwards; 42 (33%) and 34 (27%) participants achieved JADAS and ACR clinical remission, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Etanercept treatment up to 10 years was well tolerated, consistent with the known safety profile, with durable response in the participants still on active treatment. The benefit-risk assessment of etanercept in these JIA categories remains favourable. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov IDs: CLIPPER (NCT00962741); CLIPPER2 (NCT01421069).
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- Jelena Vojinović
- Department of Pediatric Immunology and Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Niš, Niš, Serbia
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- Hamburg Centre for Pediatric Rheumatology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Children's Hospital, Affiliate of Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Clinic, Vilnius, Lithuania
- Clinic of Children's Diseases, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, University Children's Hospital, Institute of Rheumatology, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of General Paediatrics, Asklepios Clinic Sankt Augustin, Sankt Augustin, Germany
- Department of Paediatric and Adolescents Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, Medical Faculty, Cologne, Germany
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- Riga Stradins University, Children's University Hospital, Riga, Latvia
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- Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University, Krakow, Poland
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- Pediatric Rheumatology, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Allergology, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Children's Hospital, University Medical Centre, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Riabilitazione, Oftalmologia, Genetica e Scienze Materno-Infantili (DiNOGMI), Università degli Studi di Genova, Genoa, Italy
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- IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, UOC Servizio Sperimentazioni Cliniche Pediatriche/Gaslini Trial Centre, Paediatric Rheumatology International Trials Organisation (PRINTO), Genoa, Italy
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Tangcheewinsirikul S, Sukharomana M, Charuvanij S. Disability and disease-related damage in Thai children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 2023; 21:68. [PMID: 37430274 DOI: 10.1186/s12969-023-00852-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2023] [Accepted: 06/24/2023] [Indexed: 07/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) may suffer from disability and disease-related damage. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of disability and damage, and identify the factors associated with articular and extra-articular damage in children and adolescents with JIA in a resource-restricted setting in Thailand. METHODS This cross-sectional study enrolled JIA patients during June 2019-June 2021. Disability was assessed using the Child Health Assessment Questionnaire (CHAQ) and Steinbrocker classification criteria. Damage was evaluated using the Juvenile Arthritis Damage Index (JADI) and the modified-JADI (mJADI) tools. RESULTS There were 101 patients (50.5% female) with median age of 11.8 years. Median disease duration was 32.7 months. Enthesitis-related arthritis (ERA) was the most common subtype (33.7%), followed by systemic JIA (25.7%). Thirty-three (32.7%) patients had delayed diagnosis ≥ 6 months. Moderate to severe disability was found in 20 (19.8%) patients. Patients with Steinbrocker functional classification > class I were seen in 17.9%. Thirty-seven (36.6%) patients had articular damage. Extra-articular complications were observed in 24.8%. Growth failure and striae were the most common complications in 7.8%. Leg-length discrepancy was documented in 5.0%. Ocular damage was found in 1 patient with ERA. Multivariable logistic regression analysis revealed Steinbrocker functional classification > class I (aOR: 18.1, 95% CI: 3.9-84.6; p < 0.001), delayed diagnosis ≥ 6 months (aOR: 8.5, 95%CI: 2.7-27.0; p < 0.001), and ERA (aOR: 5.7, 95%CI: 1.8-18.3; p = 0.004) as independent predictors of articular damage. Systemic corticosteroids use was the independent predictor of extra-articular damage (aOR: 3.8, 95%CI: 1.3-11.1; p = 0.013). CONCLUSIONS Disability and disease-related damage was identified in one-fifth and one-third of JIA patients. Early detection and treatment are essential for preventing permanent damage.
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- Sirikarn Tangcheewinsirikul
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, 2 Wanglang Road, Bangkoknoi, Bangkok, 10700, Thailand
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, 2 Wanglang Road, Bangkoknoi, Bangkok, 10700, Thailand
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, 2 Wanglang Road, Bangkoknoi, Bangkok, 10700, Thailand.
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de Oliveira RJ, Kishimoto ST, de Souza DP, Fernandes PT, Marini R, Appenzeller S. The importance of transition from pediatric to adult rheumatology care in juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Expert Rev Clin Immunol 2021; 17:155-161. [PMID: 33393405 DOI: 10.1080/1744666x.2020.1865157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Introduction: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common rheumatic inflammatory condition in childhood. The long-term morbidity, mortality, and quality of life have improved with the earlier use of disease-modifying drugs (DMARDs) and the availability of biology disease-modifying drugs (bDMARDs). Despite the improvement of treatment, around 50% of the patients reach adulthood with articular and/or extra articular disease activity. A careful planned transition from pediatric to adult care is necessary to reduce the loss of follow-up that is associated with stopping medications, flares, and disability due to untreated arthritis or uveitis.Areas covered: This narrative review provides an overview of the importance of transition in JIA Articles were selected from Pubmed searches.Expert opinion: JIA patients, family, and healthcare workers have to be trained to provide an effective transition plan, based on local and national policies. Important aspects such as expectations, maturation, disease characteristics, disease activity, adherence, disability, and psychological aspects among others have to be considered and addressed during the transition phase to improve self-esteem, self-assurance, and quality of life.
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- Rodrigo Joel de Oliveira
- School of Medical Science, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil.,Autoimmunity Lab, School of Medical Science, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
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- Autoimmunity Lab, School of Medical Science, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil.,Pathophysiology Program, School of Medical Science, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
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- School of Medical Science, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil.,Autoimmunity Lab, School of Medical Science, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Sport Sciences, Faculty of Physical Education, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Orthopedics, School of Medical Sciences and University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil
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- Autoimmunity Lab, School of Medical Science, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil.,Rheumatology Unit-Department of Medicine, School of Medical Sciences and University of Campinas (UNICAMP), São Paulo, Brazil
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Juvenile idiopathic arthritis in Southeast Asia: the Singapore experience over two decades. Clin Rheumatol 2020; 39:3455-3464. [PMID: 32418038 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-020-05081-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2020] [Revised: 03/23/2020] [Accepted: 04/01/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To examine the clinical characteristics, treatment and outcomes of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) patients evaluated in Singapore and compare those with reports elsewhere. METHODS Patients with JIA were recruited from our Singapore pediatric rheumatology registry from January 1997 to December 2015. Demographic, clinical, treatment, and outcome data were retrospectively collected. Nonparametric statistics were used to describe the data. Chi-squared, Mann-Whitney U, or Kruskal-Wallis tests were applied to compare differences between groups where appropriate. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to identify predictors for clinical parameters. RESULTS Two hundred eighty-seven JIA patients with 60.6% males of predominantly Chinese descent were included in the study. The median onset age was 9 years (IQR 5.3-12.6), and the median follow-up duration was 30.1 months (IQR 9.1-61.7). Enthesitis-related arthritis (ERA, 32.8%) followed by persistent oligoarthritis (31.0%) was the most common. Elbow or ankle involvement predicted oligoarthritis extension (OR 15.8 (95% CI: 2.3-108.3, p = 0.005), 8.1 (95% CI: 1.5-45.3, p = 0.017)). JIA-associated uveitis was rare (2.8%) which paralleled the less common positive-ANA rate. Majority of our ERA patients had HLA-B27 (79.8%), together with older age predicted sacroiliitis (OR 4.7 (95% CI: 2.0-11.1, p < 0.05), OR 1.2 (95% CI: 1.1-1.3, p = 0.002)). TMJ involvement was under-reported. Methotrexate remained the most common DMARD used, but 36% of patients required biologics for which ERA and polyarthritis were the majority. Joint damage was rare. CONCLUSION This study highlights geographical and ethnic differences in JIA epidemiology. Compared with reports elsewhere, our JIA population had many unique findings and good functional outcomes requiring regional study validation. Key points • ERA is the most prominent JIA subtype in Singapore with high prevalence of HLA-B27. • JIA-associated uveitis is rare in SEA and is not associated with ANA or JIA-subtypes. • Elbow and/or ankle involvement at presentation is associated with oligoarthritis extension in our JIA cohort.
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A prediction rule for lack of achievement of inactive disease with methotrexate as the sole disease-modifying antirheumatic therapy in juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 2019; 17:50. [PMID: 31345226 PMCID: PMC6657374 DOI: 10.1186/s12969-019-0355-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2019] [Accepted: 07/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND To investigate the frequency of achievement of inactive disease (ID) in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) treated with methotrexate (MTX) as the sole disease-modifyng antirheumatic (DMARD) therapy and to develop a prediction model for lack of attainment of ID. METHODS The clinical charts of consecutive patients started with MTX as the sole DMARD between 2000 and 2013 were reviewed. Patient follow-up was censored at first episode of ID or, in case ID was not reached, at last follow-up visit or when a biologic DMARD was prescribed. The characteristic at MTX start of patients who achieved or did not achieve ID were compared with univariate and multivariable analyses. Regression coefficients (β) of variables that entered the best-fitting logistic regression model were converted and summed to obtain a "prediction score" for lack of achievement of ID. RESULTS A total of 375 patients were included in the study. During MTX administration, 8.8% were given systemic corticosteroids and 44.1% intra-articular corticosteroids. After MTX start, 229 (61%) patients achieved ID after a median of 1.7 years, whereas 146 patients (39%) did not reach ID after a median of 1.2 years. On multivariable analysis, independent correlations with lack of achievement of ID were identified for the disease categories of systemic arthritis, enthesitis-related arthritis (ERA) and polyarthritis and C-reactive protein (CRP) > 1.4 mg/dl. The prediction score ranged from 0 to 3 and its cutoff that discriminated best between patients who achieved or did not achieve ID was > 0.5. The categories of systemic arthritis or ERA, both of which had a score greater than 0.5, were sufficient alone to predict a lower likelihood to reach ID. Polyarthritis and increased CRP, whose score was 0.5, assumed a predictive value only when present in association. CONCLUSION A conventional treatment regimen based on MTX as the sole DMARD led to achievement of ID in a sizeable proportion of children with JIA. Our findings help to outline the characteristics of patients who may deserve a synthetic DMARD other than MTX or the introduction of a biologic DMARD from disease outset.
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Giancane G, Muratore V, Marzetti V, Quilis N, Benavente BS, Bagnasco F, Alongi A, Civino A, Quartulli L, Consolaro A, Ravelli A. Disease activity and damage in juvenile idiopathic arthritis: methotrexate era versus biologic era. Arthritis Res Ther 2019; 21:168. [PMID: 31287015 PMCID: PMC6615271 DOI: 10.1186/s13075-019-1950-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2019] [Accepted: 06/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Objective To compare the long-term disease state, in terms of activity and damage, of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) who had their disease onset in methotrexate (MTX) or biologic eras. Methods Patients were included in MTX or biologic era cohort depending on whether their disease presentation occurred before or after January 2000. All patients had disease duration ≥ 5 years and underwent a prospective cross-sectional assessment, which included measurement of disease activity and damage. Inactive disease (ID) and low disease activity (LDA) states were defined according to Wallace, JADAS10, and cJADAS10 criteria. Articular and extraarticular damage was assessed with the Juvenile Arthritis Damage Index (JADI). Results MTX and biologic era cohorts included 239 and 269 patients, respectively. Patients were divided in the “functional phenotypes” of oligoarthritis and polyarthritis. At cross-sectional visit, patients in the biologic era cohort with either oligoarthritis or polyarthritis had consistently higher frequencies of ID and LDA by all criteria. The measurement of disease damage at cross-sectional visit revealed that the frequency of impairment of > 1 JADI-Articular items was higher in MTX than in biologic era cohort (17.6% versus 11% in oligoarthritis and 52.6% versus 21.8% in polyarthritis). Likewise, frequency of involvement of > 1 JADI-Extraarticular items was higher in the MTX than in the biologic era cohort (26.5% versus 16.2% in oligoarthritis and 31.4% versus 13.5% in polyarthritis). Conclusion Our study provides evidence of the remarkable outcome improvement obtained with the recent therapeutic advance in JIA.
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- Gabriella Giancane
- Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Riabilitazione, Oftalmologia, Genetica e Scienze Materno-Infantili, Università degli Studi di Genova, Genoa, Italy. .,Clinica Pediatrica e Reumatologia, IRCCS G. Gaslini, via G. Gaslini 5, 16147, Genoa, Italy.
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- Clinica Pediatrica, IRCCS Fondazione Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Clinica Pediatrica e Reumatologia, IRCCS G. Gaslini, via G. Gaslini 5, 16147, Genoa, Italy
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- Clinica Pediatrica e Reumatologia, IRCCS G. Gaslini, via G. Gaslini 5, 16147, Genoa, Italy
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- Clinica Pediatrica e Reumatologia, IRCCS G. Gaslini, via G. Gaslini 5, 16147, Genoa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Riabilitazione, Oftalmologia, Genetica e Scienze Materno-Infantili, Università degli Studi di Genova, Genoa, Italy.,Clinica Pediatrica e Reumatologia, IRCCS G. Gaslini, via G. Gaslini 5, 16147, Genoa, Italy
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- UOC Pediatria, Azienda Ospedaliera Cardinale G. Panico, Tricase, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Riabilitazione, Oftalmologia, Genetica e Scienze Materno-Infantili, Università degli Studi di Genova, Genoa, Italy.,Clinica Pediatrica e Reumatologia, IRCCS G. Gaslini, via G. Gaslini 5, 16147, Genoa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Riabilitazione, Oftalmologia, Genetica e Scienze Materno-Infantili, Università degli Studi di Genova, Genoa, Italy.,Clinica Pediatrica e Reumatologia, IRCCS G. Gaslini, via G. Gaslini 5, 16147, Genoa, Italy.,Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation
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Listing M, Mönkemöller K, Liedmann I, Niewerth M, Sengler C, Listing J, Foell D, Heiligenhaus A, Klein A, Horneff G, Ganser G, Haas JP, Klotsche J, Minden K. The majority of patients with newly diagnosed juvenile idiopathic arthritis achieve a health-related quality of life that is similar to that of healthy peers: results of the German multicenter inception cohort (ICON). Arthritis Res Ther 2018; 20:106. [PMID: 29848349 PMCID: PMC5977761 DOI: 10.1186/s13075-018-1588-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2018] [Accepted: 04/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Achieving the best possible health-related quality of life (HRQoL) for a patient is an important treatment goal in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). We investigated the 36-month trajectories of HRQoL in children with JIA compared with healthy peers and identified the predictors of an unfavorable HRQoL. Methods Patients with a recent JIA diagnosis were enrolled in the German inception cohort study ICON. As a peer group, friends of patients of the same age and sex were asked to cooperate. Children were prospectively followed and regularly questioned about their HRQoL using the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory 4.0 (PedsQL). Disease activity was assessed by the clinical Juvenile Arthritis Disease Activity Score (cJADAS-10), and the burden of the child’s chronic illness on their family was assessed by the Family Burden Questionnaire (FaBel). Linear mixed models were used to compare the HRQoL of the patients and their peers. Associations between the health status of a patient at enrollment and an unfavorable HRQoL (PedsQL total < 79.3) at their 3-year follow-up (FU) were analyzed by logistic regression. Results Data from 953 patients (median symptom duration 6 months, mean age 7.9 years) and 491 healthy peers (aged 8.4 years) were analyzed. During 3 years of FU, the disease activity and HRQoL of the patients improved significantly (cJADAS-10 from 9.8 (6.2) to 2.7 (3.6) and PedsQL total score from 71.7 (18.2) to 87.3 (13.9)). While the HRQoL of the patients varied among the several JIA categories at the time of enrollment, no significant differences were found at the 3-year FU. After 36 months, the HRQoL of the patients had largely converged with that of their healthy peers. JIA patients had a psychosocial health status comparable with their healthy peers, whereas a small significant mean difference remained in physical health (5.8, 95% confidence interval (CI) 4.1–7.6). Up to the 36-month FU, three-quarters of JIA patients attained a favorable HRQoL (PedsQL ≥ 79.3) which was achieved by 90% of the peers. A higher family burden, higher pain level, and lower well-being at enrollment were associated with an unfavorable HRQoL. Conclusions Under current therapeutic conditions, an HRQoL corresponding with that of healthy children is a realistic treatment goal in JIA.
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- Miriam Listing
- Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum Berlin, Epidemiology Unit, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany.
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- Kinderkrankenhaus Amsterdamer Straße, Kliniken der Stadt Köln gGmbH, Köln, Germany
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- Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum Berlin, Epidemiology Unit, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany
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- Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum Berlin, Epidemiology Unit, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany
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- Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum Berlin, Epidemiology Unit, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany
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- Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum Berlin, Epidemiology Unit, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Rheumatology and Immunology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology at St. Franziskus Hospital Münster, University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany
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- Asklepios Klinik Sankt Augustin, Sankt Augustin, Germany
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- Asklepios Klinik Sankt Augustin, Sankt Augustin, Germany
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- St. Josef-Stift Sendenhorst, Sendenhorst, Germany
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- Deutsches Zentrum für Kinder- und Jugendrheumatologie, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
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- Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum Berlin, Epidemiology Unit, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany.,Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Berlin, Germany
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- Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum Berlin, Epidemiology Unit, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany.,Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Berlin, Germany
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Nalbanti P, Kanakoudi-Tsakalidou F, Trachana M, Pratsidou-Gertsi P, Farmaki E, Bamidis P, Papachristou F. Juvenile idiopathic arthritis in the biologic era: predictors of the disease progression and need for early introduction of biologic treatment. Rheumatol Int 2018; 38:1241-1250. [PMID: 29845429 DOI: 10.1007/s00296-018-4062-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2018] [Accepted: 05/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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To assess longitudinally the course and outcome of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) in patients diagnosed and followed-up exclusively in the biologic era; also, to define possible predictors of the disease progression and need for early implementation of biologicals. Prospective and retrospective, monocentric cohort study of 120 JIA patients, diagnosed between 2001 and 2010, and followed-up for ≥ 4 years (median 8.04). Disease activity, cumulative articular/extra-articular damage and quality of life were evaluated by the assessment tools Juvenile Arthritis Disease Activity Score (JADAS71), Juvenile Arthritis Damage Index (JADI) and Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire (CHAQ), respectively. Moreover, potential predictors of the disease progression and their relation to biologic therapy were investigated. High JADAS71 score (> 9) at diagnosis was indicative of progression to polyarticular course and the need for early introduction of biologic treatment. Other independent predictors of progression to polyarthritis, were: involvement of upper limb, hip and ankle within 6 months following JIA diagnosis and percentage of cumulative time with active disease > 35% within the first year. At the end of the study, both the median JADAS71 score and the Disability Index were significantly lower than the initial (p < 0.001) and remission off medication was achieved in 25% of the patients. Articular and extra-articular (only ocular) cumulative damage was demonstrated only in 5 and 7.5% of patients, respectively. Physical functional ability was found normal/mildly restricted in 93.3% and moderately restricted in 6.7% of the patients. We believe that these findings, fit in with a picture of JIA course and outcome under current conditions of objective "disease status" evaluation and of tightly controlled follow-up. Predictors emerged from our study could contribute to the identification of patients who will need early implementation of biologic treatment.
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- Panayiota Nalbanti
- First Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Pediatric Immunology and Rheumatology Referral Center, Ippokration General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 49 Konstantinoupoleos St, 54642, Thessaloniki, Greece.
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- First Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Pediatric Immunology and Rheumatology Referral Center, Ippokration General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 49 Konstantinoupoleos St, 54642, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- First Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Pediatric Immunology and Rheumatology Referral Center, Ippokration General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 49 Konstantinoupoleos St, 54642, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- First Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Pediatric Immunology and Rheumatology Referral Center, Ippokration General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 49 Konstantinoupoleos St, 54642, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- First Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Pediatric Immunology and Rheumatology Referral Center, Ippokration General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 49 Konstantinoupoleos St, 54642, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Medical Education Informatics, Lab of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- First Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Pediatric Immunology and Rheumatology Referral Center, Ippokration General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 49 Konstantinoupoleos St, 54642, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Dimopoulou D, Trachana M, Pratsidou-Gertsi P, Sidiropoulos P, Kanakoudi-Tsakalidou F, Dimitroulas T, Garyfallos A. Predictors and long-term outcome in Greek adults with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a 17-year continuous follow-up study. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2017; 56:1928-1938. [PMID: 29088453 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kex265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Objectives To describe the disease characteristics, continuous course and long-term outcome and to evaluate predictors of outcome in JIA in Greece. Methods We performed a retrospective cohort analysis of 17 years' prospective data on JIA. Outcome assessment included radiographic (modified Sharp-van der Heidje score), articular and extra-articular damage (Juvenile Arthritis Damage Index), functional ability (HAQ Disability Index), and the cumulative percentage time spent in a state of active disease and also in clinical remission off medication (CR) (according to Wallace's criteria). Results One hundred and two (72 females) patients under regular follow-up were enrolled. The disease age of onset [mean (SD)] was 7.7 (4) years, the interval from onset to last visit was 17.2 (6.7) years and the patients' current age was 25 (5.9) years. At the last follow-up visit, 53 patients (52%) had disease activity, while 23.5% were in CR. The cumulative percentage time spent in a state of active disease and CR over the disease course was 52.6 and 17.8%, respectively. Polyarticular subtype of onset and longer disease activity during the first 5 years were independent predictors of worse outcome. Additional telephone-based interviews of 205 former JIA patients who had been lost to follow-up as adults were performed to extend the interpretation of our findings to a broader JIA population. Almost half (47.6%) of the total cohort of 307 patients were found to be in CR at the final evaluation and 69.7% had no disability. Conclusion The available data indicate that JIA as a whole is a heterogeneous disease with significant variability in course and long-term outcome.
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- 1st Academic Department of Pediatrics, Aristotle University, Pediatric Immunology and Rheumatology Referral Center, Thessaloniki
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- 1st Academic Department of Pediatrics, Aristotle University, Pediatric Immunology and Rheumatology Referral Center, Thessaloniki
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- 1st Academic Department of Pediatrics, Aristotle University, Pediatric Immunology and Rheumatology Referral Center, Thessaloniki
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Menon NVB, Peethambaran G, Puthiyapurayil AT, Nambudakath C, Arakkal R. Clinical profile and juvenile arthritis damage index in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: A study from a tertiary care center in south India. Int J Rheum Dis 2016; 21:871-879. [DOI: 10.1111/1756-185x.12886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- Department of Pediatrics; Institute of Maternal and Child Health (IMCH); Government Medical College; Kozhikode Kerala India
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- Department of Pediatrics; Institute of Maternal and Child Health (IMCH); Government Medical College; Kozhikode Kerala India
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- Department of Pediatrics; Institute of Maternal and Child Health (IMCH); Government Medical College; Kozhikode Kerala India
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- Department of Pediatrics; Institute of Maternal and Child Health (IMCH); Government Medical College; Kozhikode Kerala India
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Constantin T, Foeldvari I, Vojinovic J, Horneff G, Burgos-Vargas R, Nikishina I, Akikusa JD, Avcin T, Chaitow J, Koskova E, Lauwerys BR, Calvo Penades I, Flato B, Gamir ML, Huppertz HI, Raad JJJ, Jarosova K, Anton J, Macku M, Otero Escalante WJ, Rutkowska-Sak L, Trauzeddel R, Velez-Sanchez PJ, Wouters C, Wajdula J, Zang C, Bukowski J, Woodworth D, Vlahos B, Martini A, Ruperto N. Two-year Efficacy and Safety of Etanercept in Pediatric Patients with Extended Oligoarthritis, Enthesitis-related Arthritis, or Psoriatic Arthritis. J Rheumatol 2016; 43:816-24. [DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.150430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/31/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Objective.The main objective was to determine the 2-year clinical benefit and safety of etanercept (ETN) in children with the juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) categories of extended oligoarthritis (eoJIA), enthesitis-related arthritis (ERA), or psoriatic arthritis (PsA).Methods.CLIPPER was a 96-week, phase IIIb, open-label, multicenter study. Patients with eoJIA, ERA, or PsA received ETN 0.8 mg/kg once weekly (50 mg max) for up to 96 weeks. The proportions of patients reaching the JIA American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 30/50/70/90/100 and inactive disease responses at Week 96 were calculated. Adverse events (AE) were collected throughout the study (intention-to-treat sample).Results.There were 127 patients (eoJIA n = 60, ERA n = 38, PsA n = 29) who received ≥ 1 dose of ETN. The mean disease duration was 31.6 (eoJIA), 23.0 (ERA), and 21.8 (PsA) months. At Week 96, JIA ACR 30/50/70/90/100/inactive disease responses (95% CI) were achieved by 84.3% (76.7, 90.1), 83.5% (75.8, 89.5), 78.7% (70.6, 85.5), 55.1% (46.0, 63.9), 45.7% (36.8, 54.7), and 27.6% (20.0, 36.2) of patients, respectively. The most common AE (no. events, events per 100 patient-yrs) overall were headache (23, 10.7), pyrexia (12, 5.6), and diarrhea (10, 4.6). The most common infections were upper respiratory tract infection (83, 38.6), pharyngitis (50, 23.2), gastroenteritis (22, 10.2), bronchitis (19, 8.8), and rhinitis (17, 7.9). No cases of malignancy, active tuberculosis, demyelinating disorders, or death were reported.Conclusion.Over 96 weeks of therapy, ETN demonstrated sustained efficacy at treating the clinical symptoms of all 3 JIA categories, with no major safety issues.
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Lovell DJ, Ruperto N, Mouy R, Paz E, Rubio-Pérez N, Silva CA, Abud-Mendoza C, Burgos-Vargas R, Gerloni V, Melo-Gomes JA, Saad-Magalhaes C, Chavez-Corrales J, Huemer C, Kivitz A, Blanco FJ, Foeldvari I, Hofer M, Huppertz HI, Job Deslandre C, Minden K, Punaro M, Block AJ, Giannini EH, Martini A. Long-term safety, efficacy, and quality of life in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis treated with intravenous abatacept for up to seven years. Arthritis Rheumatol 2016; 67:2759-70. [PMID: 26097215 PMCID: PMC5054936 DOI: 10.1002/art.39234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2014] [Accepted: 06/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The efficacy and safety of abatacept in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) who experienced an inadequate response to disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs were previously established in a phase III study that included a 4-month open-label lead-in period, a 6-month double-blind withdrawal period, and a long-term extension (LTE) phase. The aim of this study was to present the safety, efficacy, and patient-reported outcomes of abatacept treatment (10 mg/kg every 4 weeks) during the LTE phase, for up to 7 years of followup. METHODS Patients enrolled in the phase III trial could enter the open-label LTE phase if they had not achieved a response to treatment at month 4 or if they had received abatacept or placebo during the double-blind period. RESULTS One hundred fifty-three (80.5%) of 190 patients entered the LTE phase, and 69 patients (36.3%) completed it. The overall incidence rate (events per 100 patient-years) of adverse events decreased during the LTE phase (433.61 events during the short-term phase [combined lead-in and double-blind periods] versus 132.39 events during the LTE phase). Similar results were observed for serious adverse events (6.82 versus 5.60), serious infections (1.13 versus 1.72), malignancies (1.12 versus 0), and autoimmune events (2.26 versus 1.18). American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Pediatric 30 (Pedi 30) responses, Pedi 70 responses, and clinically inactive disease status were maintained throughout the LTE phase in patients who continued to receive therapy. Improvements in the Child Health Questionnaire physical and psychosocial summary scores were maintained over time. CONCLUSION Long-term abatacept treatment for up to 7 years was associated with consistent safety, sustained efficacy, and quality-of-life benefits in patients with JIA.
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- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Children's Institute, Hospital das Clinicas, and Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Hospital Central Dr. Ignacio Morones Prieto y Facultad de Medicina and Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
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- Hospital General de Mexico and Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Altoona Arthritis and Osteoporosis Center, Duncansville, Pennsylvania
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- Hamburger Zentrum für Kinder und Jugendrheumatologie, Hamburg, Germany
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- Centre Multisite Romand de Rhumatologie Pédiatrique, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- IRCCS G. Gaslini and Università degli Studi di Genova, Genoa, Italy
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Klotsche J, Niewerth M, Haas JP, Huppertz HI, Zink A, Horneff G, Minden K. Long-term safety of etanercept and adalimumab compared to methotrexate in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Ann Rheum Dis 2015; 75:855-61. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-annrheumdis-2014-206747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2014] [Accepted: 04/05/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Schenck S, Niewerth M, Sengler C, Trauzeddel R, Thon A, Minden K, Klotsche J. Prevalence of overweight in children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Scand J Rheumatol 2015; 44:288-95. [DOI: 10.3109/03009742.2014.999351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Clinical features of juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-09138-1.00101-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Consolaro A, Negro G, Chiara Gallo M, Bracciolini G, Ferrari C, Schiappapietra B, Pistorio A, Bovis F, Ruperto N, Martini A, Ravelli A. Defining criteria for disease activity states in nonsystemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis based on a three-variable juvenile arthritis disease activity score. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2014; 66:1703-9. [PMID: 24980508 DOI: 10.1002/acr.22393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2014] [Accepted: 06/24/2014] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine cutoff values for defining the states of inactive disease (ID), low disease activity (LDA; or minimal disease activity), moderate disease activity (MDA), and high disease activity (HDA) using the clinical (3-variable) Juvenile Arthritis Disease Activity Score (cJADAS). METHODS For selection of cutoffs, data from a clinical database including 609 children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) were used. Optimal cutoffs were determined against external criteria by calculating the 75th and 90th percentile (for ID and LDA) and 10th and 25th percentile (for HDA) of cumulative score distribution and through receiver operating characteristic curve analysis. External criteria included definitions for ID and LDA cutoffs and therapeutic decisions for HDA cutoffs. MDA cutoffs were set at the score interval in-between LDA and HDA cutoffs. Crossvalidation was performed using 2 JIA patient samples (n = 485) and was based on assessment of construct and discriminant validity. RESULTS The selected cutoffs were as follows: ≤1 for ID in both oligoarthritis and polyarthritis; ≤1.5 and ≤2.5 for LDA in oligoarthritis and polyarthritis, respectively; 1.51-4 and 2.51-8.5 for MDA in oligoarthritis and polyarthritis, respectively; and >4 and >8.5 for HDA in oligoarthritis and polyarthritis, respectively. In crossvalidation analyses, the cutoffs showed a strong ability to discriminate between disease activity states defined subjectively by physicians and parents, levels of pain, and presence/absence of functional impairment and disease damage. CONCLUSION Cutoff values for classifying various disease states in nonsystemic JIA using the cJADAS were developed. The cutoffs revealed good measurement characteristics in crossvalidation analyses and are suited for application in clinical practice and research.
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Rasu RS, Cline SK, Shaw JW, Hayes O, Agbor Bawa W, Cifaldi MA. Impact of JIA on parents' work absences. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2014; 54:1177-85. [PMID: 25504895 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keu414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2014] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Children with JIA have long-term morbidity and require extensive parental assistance. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of having a child with JIA on parents' missed work time, which can lead to decreased work productivity. METHODS The Truven Health MarketScan Commercial Database (2000-9) was accessed to identify a cohort of parents having a child with newly diagnosed JIA. For comparison, a cohort of parents having no children with JIA was identified and matched with the preceding cohort. Parents' work absences were analysed using descriptive statistics and multivariable regression. Estimates were weighted to be generalizable to the US employer-sponsored insurance population. RESULTS The study identified 108 parents having a child with newly diagnosed JIA (mean age 42.5 years), representing an estimated 3335 (weighted) parents nationally. Most of them were from the South (45%), male (71%) and employed in the transportation and utilities industry (58%). The demographic characteristics of the control cohort of parents were generally similar. Children with JIA (mean age 10.6 years) represented an estimated 3528 cases nationally. The mean number of reported missed work-time hours was 281.81 (s.e. 40.50) in a 9 year period for parents having a child with JIA compared with other parents 183.36 (28.55). Work-time loss was significantly related to having a child with JIA, sex and geographical region of residence. Parents having a child with JIA were 2.78 times more likely to report work-time loss [odds ratio (OR) 2.78 (95% CI 1.47, 5.26)] than those having no children with JIA. CONCLUSION Parents having a child with JIA report significant work-time loss compared with parents with no children having JIA, particularly during the year following the child's diagnosis.
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, Global Health Economics and Outcomes Research, AbbVie, North Chicago, IL and School of Pharmacy, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, Global Health Economics and Outcomes Research, AbbVie, North Chicago, IL and School of Pharmacy, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, Global Health Economics and Outcomes Research, AbbVie, North Chicago, IL and School of Pharmacy, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, Global Health Economics and Outcomes Research, AbbVie, North Chicago, IL and School of Pharmacy, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, Global Health Economics and Outcomes Research, AbbVie, North Chicago, IL and School of Pharmacy, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, Global Health Economics and Outcomes Research, AbbVie, North Chicago, IL and School of Pharmacy, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA
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Klotsche J, Minden K, Thon A, Ganser G, Urban A, Horneff G. Improvement in health-related quality of life for children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis after start of treatment with etanercept. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2014; 66:253-62. [PMID: 23983081 DOI: 10.1002/acr.22112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2012] [Accepted: 08/07/2013] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Improvement in health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is an important therapy goal in the treatment of patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). We investigated the 12-month course of HRQOL in patients with JIA after the start of therapy with etanercept and identified its determining factors. METHODS Children with JIA were enrolled in the BiKer (Biologics in Pediatric Rheumatology) registry at the start of etanercept treatment. Children were prospectively followed in the first year of treatment and completed the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) at each occasion. The change in HRQOL was investigated by random-effect regression models. The time-varying variables pain and inactive disease were used for predicting the change in HRQOL. Inactive disease was defined by the Wallace et al criteria and pain was assessed on a visual analog scale (range 0-100). RESULTS The children (n = 61) had a mean age of 10.6 years and a mean disease duration of 3.4 years at the start of etanercept. The mean PedsQL total score was 75. The PedsQL total score increased at a rate of 2.8 units per month (P < 0.001) in the first 6 months of treatment, up to a level of 89.7. A low HRQOL score was significantly highly associated with the number of tender joints, functional restrictions, pain, disease activity, and the existence of a comorbid condition at baseline. Inactive disease and reduced pain predicted better HRQOL under etanercept treatment. CONCLUSION HRQOL was dramatically improved in children who started etanercept treatment. Inactive disease and lower pain were important predictors for improvement of HRQOL over time.
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- German Rheumatism Research Centre Berlin, Leibniz Institute, Berlin, Germany
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Consolaro A, Ruperto N, Filocamo G, Lanni S, Bracciolini G, Garrone M, Scala S, Villa L, Silvestri G, Tani D, Zolesi A, Martini A, Ravelli A. Seeking insights into the EPidemiology, treatment and Outcome of Childhood Arthritis through a multinational collaborative effort: Introduction of the EPOCA study. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 2012; 10:39. [PMID: 23164467 PMCID: PMC3551702 DOI: 10.1186/1546-0096-10-39] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2012] [Accepted: 11/10/2012] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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The epidemiology of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is variable worldwide. In particular, a wide disparity exists in the prevalence of the diverse disease subtypes across different geographic areas. The therapeutic approach to JIA is not standardized and no established and widely accepted guidelines are available. In the past decade, there have been important progresses in the management of the disease, but the availability of the novel and costly biologic medications is not uniform throughout the world. This issue may have significant impact on disease prognosis, with children living in poorer countries being at greater risk of accumulating disease- and treatment-related damage than children followed in Western pediatric rheumatology centers. The multinational study of the EPidemiology, treatment and Outcome of Childhood Arthritis (EPOCA study) is aimed to obtain information on the frequency of JIA subtypes in different geographic areas, the therapeutic approaches adopted by pediatric rheumatologists practicing in diverse countries or continents, and the disease and health status of children with JIA currently followed worldwide. Parent- and child-reported outcomes are meant to be recorded through the administration of a new multidimensional questionnaire, the Juvenile Arthritis Multidimensional Assessment Report (JAMAR). The first step of the study is based on the translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the questionnaire in the national language of each participating country. Each center is, then, asked to enroll a sample of consecutive JIA patients, who should undergo a retrospective assessment and a cross-sectional evaluation, including completion of the JAMAR, a standardized joint examination, and the assessment of articular and extra-articular damage. At the end of May 2012, 124 centers in 55 countries have agreed to participate in the study. The JAMAR has been or is currently being translated in 38 national languages. The target patient sample is more than 10,000 JIA children worldwide.
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- Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy
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- Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy,Università degli Studi di Genova, Genova, Italy
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- Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy,Università degli Studi di Genova, Genova, Italy
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Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a common chronic childhood illness. Pain is the most common and distressing symptom of JIA. Pain has been found to negatively impact all aspects of functioning, including physical, social, emotional and role functions. Children with arthritis continue to experience clinically significant pain despite adequate doses of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs and anti-inflammatory agents. The present article reviews the prevalence and nature of pain in JIA, the biopsychosocial factors that contribute to the pain experience, current approaches to assessing pain in this population, and ways of managing both acute and persistent pain using pharmacological, physical and psychological therapies. Finally, new approaches to delivering disease self-management treatment for youth with JIA using the Internet will be outlined.
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Bechtold S, Beyerlein A, Ripperger P, Roeb J, Dalla Pozza R, Häfner R, Haas JP, Schmidt H. Total pubertal growth in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis treated with growth hormone: analysis of a single center. Growth Horm IGF Res 2012; 22:180-185. [PMID: 22854327 DOI: 10.1016/j.ghir.2012.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2012] [Revised: 06/28/2012] [Accepted: 07/12/2012] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Growth failure is a permanent sequelae in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). The aim of the study was to compare pubertal growth in control and growth hormone (GH) treated JIA subjects. DESIGN 64 children with JIA at a mean age of 10.38 ± 2.80 years were enrolled and followed until final height (measured in standard deviation (SD) scores). 39 children (20 m) received GH therapy and 24 (9 m) served as controls. GH dose was 0.33 mg/kg/week. Linear regression analysis was performed to identify factors influencing total pubertal growth. RESULTS Mean total pubertal growth was 21.1 ± 1.3 cm (mean ± SD) in GH treated JIA patients and 13.8 ± 1.5 cm in controls. Final height was significantly higher with GH treatment (-1.67 ± 1.20 SD) compared to controls (-3.20 ± 1.84 SD). Linear regression model identified age at onset of puberty (ß=-4.2,CI: -5.9, -2.6 in controls and ß=-2.3,CI: -3.6, -1.1 in GH treated) as the main factor for total pubertal growth. Final height SDS was determined by the difference to target height at onset of puberty (ß=-0.59;CI: -0.80, -0.37 in controls and ß=-0.30,CI: -0.52, -0.08 in GH treated), age at onset of puberty (ß=0.47;CI:0.02,0.93 in controls and 0.23;CI: -0.00,0.46 in GH treated) and height gain during puberty (ß=0.13;CI:0.05,0.21 in controls and ß=0.11;CI:0.07,0.16 in GH treated). CONCLUSION Total pubertal growth in JIA patients treated with GH was increased by a factor of 1.5 greater in comparison to controls leading to a significantly better final height. To maximize final height GH treatment should be initiated early to reduce the height deficit at onset of puberty.
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- University Children's Hospital, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Germany.
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Consolaro A, Bracciolini G, Ruperto N, Pistorio A, Magni-Manzoni S, Malattia C, Pederzoli S, Davì S, Martini A, Ravelli A. Remission, minimal disease activity, and acceptable symptom state in juvenile idiopathic arthritis: defining criteria based on the juvenile arthritis disease activity score. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 64:2366-74. [PMID: 22231288 DOI: 10.1002/art.34373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine cutoff values for defining remission, minimal disease activity, and parent and child acceptable symptom state in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) using the Juvenile Arthritis Disease Activity Score (JADAS). METHODS For the selection of cutoff values, data from a clinical database including 609 children with JIA were used. Optimal cutoff values were determined against external criteria by calculating the 75th percentile of cumulative score distribution and through receiver operating characteristic curve analysis. External criteria included formal definitions of inactive disease and minimal disease activity, subjective rating of remission by physicians, parents, and children, and rating of acceptable symptom state by parents and children. The choice of cutoffs was made based on clinical and statistical grounds. Cross-validation was performed using 4 JIA patient samples that included a total of 1,323 patients, and was based on assessment of construct, discriminant, and predictive validity. RESULTS With all versions of the JADAS, the cutoff score for classifying a patient as having inactive disease was 1, whereas the cutoff for classification of minimal disease activity was 2 for oligoarticular JIA and 3.8 for polyarticular JIA. Cutoffs for physicians', parents', and children's subjective rating of remission ranged from 2 to 2.3. Cutoffs for acceptable symptom state ranged from 3.2 to 5.4 for parents and from 3 to 4.5 for children. Results of cross-validation analyses strongly supported the selected cutoff values. CONCLUSION Cutoff values for classifying various disease states in JIA using the JADAS were developed. In cross-validation analyses, they proved to have good construct and discriminant validity and ability to predict disease outcome.
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van Pelt PA, Takken T, van Brussel M, de Witte I, Kruize AA, Wulffraat NM. Aerobic capacity and disease activity in children, adolescents and young adults with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 2012; 10:27. [PMID: 22925405 PMCID: PMC3551670 DOI: 10.1186/1546-0096-10-27] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2012] [Accepted: 08/14/2012] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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UNLABELLED BACKGROUND As patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) progress into adulthood, long-term outcome is determined by disease activity, physical and psychosocial development. Decreased aerobic capacity may play a critical role in health-related outcomes in JIA, since it has been linked with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in late adulthood. The objectives of the current study are to examine the aerobic capacity and its relation to parameters of disease activity in children, adolescents and young adults with JIA. METHODS Sixty-three patients with JIA (aged 10-27 years) were cross sectional studied regarding their aerobic capacity and correlations were made to demographic, disease-related variables, and medication utilization. in a cross-sectional study group of 63 patients of all subtypes. Patients were divided in three age groups, 10-13 years; 14-17 years and 18-27 years. RESULTS Reduced aerobic capacity is found in clinical remission as well as active disease in all subtypes and all age groups. Aerobic capacity is more impaired in active disease shown by DAS 28, JADAS 27, ESR and serum thrombocyte counts. Lower haemoglobin has a negative impact. Long-term used medication including methotrexate and corticosteroids didn't influence outcome. There is no association with current sports participation. CONCLUSION Reduced aerobic capacity is present in children and adolescents with JIA, both in active disease and in patients with remission. Measures of aerobic capacity may serve as important outcome measure in JIA.
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- Philomien A van Pelt
- Department of Paediatric Immunology, Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
- Department of Rheumatology, Erasmus Medical Center, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Child Development & Exercise Center, Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Child Development & Exercise Center, Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatric Immunology, Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatric Immunology, Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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van Pelt PA, Takken T, van Brussel M, de Witte M, Kruize AA, Wulffraat NM. Aerobic capacity and disease activity in children, adolescents and young adults with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 2012; 10:25. [PMID: 22905830 PMCID: PMC3511878 DOI: 10.1186/1546-0096-10-25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2012] [Accepted: 08/14/2012] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED BACKGROUND As patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) progress into adulthood, long-term outcome is determined by disease activity, physical and psychosocial development. Decreased aerobic capacity may play a critical role in health-related outcomes in JIA, since it has been linked with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in late adulthood. The objectives of the current study are to examine the aerobic capacity and its relation to parameters of disease activity in children, adolescents and young adults with JIA. METHODS Sixty-three patients with JIA (aged 10-27 years) were cross sectional studied regarding their aerobic capacity and correlations were made to demographic, disease-related variables, and medication utilization. in a cross-sectional study group of 63 patients of all subtypes. Patients were divided in three age groups, 10-13 years; 14-17 years and 18-27 years. RESULTS Reduced aerobic capacity is found in clinical remission as well as active disease in all subtypes and all age groups. Aerobic capacity is more impaired in active disease shown by DAS 28, JADAS 27, ESR and serum thrombocyte counts. Lower haemoglobin has a negative impact. Long-term used medication including methotrexate and corticosteroids didn't influence outcome. There is no association with current sports participation. CONCLUSION Reduced aerobic capacity is present in adolescents and young adults with JIA, both in active disease and in patients with remission. Measures of aerobic capacity may serve as important outcome measure in JIA.
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- Philomine A van Pelt
- Department of Paediatric Immunology, Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
- Department of Rheumatology, Erasmus Medical Center, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Child Development & Exercise Center, Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Child Development & Exercise Center, Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatric Immunology, Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatric Immunology, Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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Minden K, Niewerth M, Zink A, Seipelt E, Foeldvari I, Girschick H, Ganser G, Horneff G. Long-term outcome of patients with JIA treated with etanercept, results of the biologic register JuMBO. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2012; 51:1407-15. [DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kes019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Boiu S, Marniga E, Bader-Meunier B, Mouy R, Compeyrot-Lacassagne S, Quartier P, Wouters CH. Functional status in severe juvenile idiopathic arthritis in the biologic treatment era: an assessment in a French paediatric rheumatology referral centre. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2012; 51:1285-92. [PMID: 22389127 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kes004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Sorina Boiu
- Université Paris-Descartes and Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, 149 rue de Sèvres, 75743 PARIS Cedex 15, France.
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Ruperto N, Martini A. Current medical treatments for juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Front Pharmacol 2011; 2:60. [PMID: 22013422 PMCID: PMC3189546 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2011.00060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2011] [Accepted: 09/21/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) differs markedly from adult rheumatoid arthritis. It is not a single disease, but an exclusion diagnosis that gather together all forms of arthritis that begin before the age of 16 years, persist for more than 6 weeks, and are of unknown origin. The advent of the new biological treatments has dramatically changed both the observed responses to treatment and the expectations of therapies. The implementation of an adequate legislation as well as the presence of international research networks of pediatric rheumatology have contributed to foster the conduct of controlled clinical trials and the development of validated outcome measures. This review will currently describe the methodological approach for performing clinical trials in JIA as well as the current available drug treatment.
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- Nicolino Ruperto
- Pediatria II e Reumatologia, Istituto G Gaslini Genoa, University of GenoaGenoa, Italy
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- Pediatria II e Reumatologia, Istituto G Gaslini Genoa, University of GenoaGenoa, Italy
- Department of Pediatrics, University of GenoaGenoa, Italy
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Nordal E, Zak M, Aalto K, Berntson L, Fasth A, Herlin T, Lahdenne P, Nielsen S, Straume B, Rygg M. Ongoing disease activity and changing categories in a long-term nordic cohort study of juvenile idiopathic arthritis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 63:2809-18. [DOI: 10.1002/art.30426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Ruperto N, Martini A. Emerging drugs to treat juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Expert Opin Emerg Drugs 2011; 16:493-505. [DOI: 10.1517/14728214.2011.581662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Gäre BA, Fasth A. Presentations, clinical features, and special problems in children. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-06551-1.00098-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common chronic inflammatory arthritic disease affecting children. Despite the availability of potent disease-modifying antirheumatic medications, most children still experience a chronic course with long periods of active disease. Goals of treatment should include achievement of disease remission with optimal physical functioning that allows children to lead normal lives with no structural joint damage. The term remission implies a complete lack of disease activity. This article focuses on recently developed preliminary criteria for inactive disease and remission in JIA. Recent studies using these new definitions demonstrate only modest rates of achievement of remission favoring children with persistent oligoarticular JIA. Children with rheumatoid factor-positive polyarticular JIA are least likely to achieve remission. Therapeutic strategies to achieve remission are also discussed.
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- Susan Shenoi
- Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, University of Washington School of Medicine and Seattle Children's Hospital, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
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Moorthy LN, Peterson MGE, Hassett AL, Lehman TJA. Burden of childhood-onset arthritis. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 2010; 8:20. [PMID: 20615240 PMCID: PMC2914068 DOI: 10.1186/1546-0096-8-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2010] [Accepted: 07/08/2010] [Indexed: 03/04/2023] Open
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Juvenile arthritis comprises a variety of chronic inflammatory diseases causing erosive arthritis in children, often progressing to disability. These children experience functional impairment due to joint and back pain, heel pain, swelling of joints and morning stiffness, contractures, pain, and anterior uveitis leading to blindness. As children who have juvenile arthritis reach adulthood, they face possible continuing disease activity, medication-associated morbidity, and life-long disability and risk for emotional and social dysfunction. In this article we will review the burden of juvenile arthritis for the patient and society and focus on the following areas: patient disability; visual outcome; other medical complications; physical activity; impact on HRQOL; emotional impact; pain and coping; ambulatory visits, hospitalizations and mortality; economic impact; burden on caregivers; transition issues; educational occupational outcomes, and sexuality.The extent of impact on the various aspects of the patients', families' and society's functioning is clear from the existing literature. Juvenile arthritis imposes a significant burden on different spheres of the patients', caregivers' and family's life. In addition, it imposes a societal burden of significant health care costs and utilization. Juvenile arthritis affects health-related quality of life, physical function and visual outcome of children and impacts functioning in school and home. Effective, well-designed and appropriately tailored interventions are required to improve transitioning to adult care, encourage future vocation/occupation, enhance school function and minimize burden on costs.
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- Lakshmi N Moorthy
- Robert Wood Johnson Medical School-UMDNJ, Dept. of Pediatrics Room 1361, 89 French Street, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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- University of Michigan Medical School, Chronic Pain & Fatigue Research Center, Dept of Anesthesiology, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Hospital For Special Surgery, 535 East 70th Street, New York, NY, USA
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY, USA
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Ruperto N, Lovell DJ, Quartier P, Paz E, Rubio-Pérez N, Silva CA, Abud-Mendoza C, Burgos-Vargas R, Gerloni V, Melo-Gomes JA, Saad-Magalhães C, Chavez-Corrales J, Huemer C, Kivitz A, Blanco FJ, Foeldvari I, Hofer M, Horneff G, Huppertz HI, Job-Deslandre C, Loy A, Minden K, Punaro M, Nunez AF, Sigal LH, Block AJ, Nys M, Martini A, Giannini EH. Long-term safety and efficacy of abatacept in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 62:1792-802. [PMID: 20191582 DOI: 10.1002/art.27431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE We previously documented that abatacept was effective and safe in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) who had not previously achieved a satisfactory clinical response with disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs or tumor necrosis factor blockade. Here, we report results from the long-term extension (LTE) phase of that study. METHODS This report describes the long-term, open-label extension phase of a double-blind, randomized, controlled withdrawal trial in 190 patients with JIA ages 6-17 years. Children were treated with 10 mg/kg abatacept administered intravenously every 4 weeks, with or without methotrexate. Efficacy results were based on data derived from the 153 patients who entered the open-label LTE phase and reflect >or=21 months (589 days) of treatment. Safety results include all available open-label data as of May 7, 2008. RESULTS Of the 190 enrolled patients, 153 entered the LTE. By day 589, 90%, 88%, 75%, 57%, and 39% of patients treated with abatacept during the double-blind and LTE phases achieved responses according to the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Pediatric 30 (Pedi 30), Pedi 50, Pedi 70, Pedi 90, and Pedi 100 criteria for improvement, respectively. Similar response rates were observed by day 589 among patients previously treated with placebo. Among patients who had not achieved an ACR Pedi 30 response at the end of the open-label lead-in phase and who proceeded directly into the LTE, 73%, 64%, 46%, 18%, and 5% achieved ACR Pedi 30, Pedi 50, Pedi 70, Pedi 90, and Pedi 100 responses, respectively, by day 589 of the LTE. No cases of tuberculosis and no malignancies were reported during the LTE. Pneumonia developed in 3 patients, and multiple sclerosis developed in 1 patient. CONCLUSION Abatacept provided clinically significant and durable efficacy in patients with JIA, including those who did not initially achieve an ACR Pedi 30 response during the initial 4-month open-label lead-in phase.
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- Nicolino Ruperto
- Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico G. Gaslini, Genoa, Italy.
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Eyckmans L, Hilderson D, Westhovens R, Wouters C, Moons P. What does it mean to grow up with juvenile idiopathic arthritis? A qualitative study on the perspectives of patients. Clin Rheumatol 2010; 30:459-65. [PMID: 20383546 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-010-1444-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2009] [Revised: 02/19/2010] [Accepted: 03/16/2010] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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We investigated what it means to patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) to grow up with this disease. A qualitative study was conducted using semi-structured, in-depth interviews of 11 patients with JIA, aged 18-30 years. Interviews were tape recorded and transcribed verbatim. Data were analysed using procedures inherent to the grounded theory approach. Five main themes emerged: physical impact, medication, relationships and family, friends, and perceptions of their future. The physical impact of JIA involved functional limitations, pain, and fatigue. Taking medication properly was difficult; side effects were seen as a problem. With regard to relationships and family, JIA affected the subjects in their roles as family members and affected intimate relationships, pregnancy, and raising children. Indeed, the majority of the patients were afraid to become pregnant or to have children. Most patients found friends who understand their situation and who are a big support. Some patients were afraid of what the future would bring. A better understanding of the psychosocial needs of adolescents with JIA and getting insight into what it means to grow up with this condition will assist healthcare professionals to target interventions that are timely and effective in transitional care to adulthood.
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- Leen Eyckmans
- Department of Paediatrics, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Angeles-Han ST, Griffin KW, Lehman TJA, Rutledge JR, Lyman S, Nguyen JT, Harrison MJ. The importance of visual function in the quality of life of children with uveitis. J AAPOS 2010; 14:163-8. [PMID: 20236847 PMCID: PMC2866793 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2009.12.160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2009] [Revised: 12/18/2009] [Accepted: 12/22/2009] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Studies of quality of life (QOL) in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) have focused on changes in musculoskeletal function secondary to arthritis. The role of visual functionality as a result of JIA-associated uveitis and its complications has not been examined. We evaluated the individual impact of physical and visual disability on QOL in children with and without uveitis. METHODS We administered patient-based questionnaires that measured visual function, physical function, and overall QOL to 27 children with JIA or idiopathic uveitis. Demographic data, assessed joint involvement, and reviewed medical records were recorded. Groups with and without uveitis were compared for differences in arthritis and uveitis disease characteristics with use of the Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney, chi2, and Fisher exact tests. Associations between physical or visual function, and overall QOL were measured with use of Pearson's correlation coefficient. RESULTS Of 27 patients, 85.2% had had arthritis and 51.9% had had uveitis. The group without uveitis had increased morning stiffness (p = 0.036). Patients with uveitis reported more eye redness (p = 0.033) and photophobia (p = 0.013) than those without uveitis. We observed moderate associations between overall QOL and visual function in the uveitis group (r = -0.579) and overall QOL and physical function in the nonuveitis group (r = -0.562). CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates that visual impairment is an important component of QOL in children with uveitis. It suggests that QOL studies should incorporate both visual and physical function measures in their analyses, especially because many children with JIA also suffer from uveitis and visual impairment.
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- Sheila T Angeles-Han
- Emory University, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Atlanta, Georgia 30307, USA.
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Magni-Manzoni S, Epis O, Ravelli A, Klersy C, Veisconti C, Lanni S, Muratore V, Sciré CA, Rossi S, Montecucco C. Comparison of clinical versus ultrasound-determined synovitis in juvenile idiopathic arthritis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 61:1497-504. [PMID: 19877100 DOI: 10.1002/art.24823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To compare clinical evaluation and ultrasonography (US) in the assessment of joint synovitis in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). METHODS Thirty-two patients underwent clinical evaluation of 52 joints by 2 pediatric rheumatologists. Joints were assessed for swelling, tenderness/pain on motion, and restricted motion. The same joints were scanned independently by an experienced sonographer for synovial hyperplasia, joint effusion, and power Doppler (PD) signal. RESULTS In total, 1,664 joints were assessed both clinically and with US. On clinical examination, 98 joints (5.9%) were swollen, 59 joints (3.5%) were tender, and 40 joints (2.4%) had restricted motion. On US evaluation, 125 joints (7.5%) had synovial hyperplasia, 153 joints (9.2%) had joint effusion, and 53 joints (3.2%) had PD signal. A total of 104 (6.3%) and 167 (10%) joints had clinical and US synovitis, respectively. Of the 1,560 clinically normal joints, 86 (5.5%) had subclinical synovitis (i.e., had synovitis on US). US led to classifying 5 patients as having polyarthritis who were classified as having oligoarthritis or were found to have no synovitis on clinical evaluation. US variables were moderately correlated with clinical measures of joint swelling, but poorly correlated with those of joint tenderness/pain on motion and restricted motion. Overall, correlations were lower for PD signal than for synovial hyperplasia and joint effusion. CONCLUSION We found that subclinical synovitis as detected by US is common in children with JIA. This finding may have important implications for patient classification and may affect the choice of the optimal therapeutic strategy in individual patients.
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Condon C, Gormley J, Hussey J. A review of the physical activity levels of children with juvenile arthritis. PHYSICAL THERAPY REVIEWS 2009. [DOI: 10.1179/108331909x12540993898215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Oen K, Tucker L, Huber AM, Miettunen P, Scuccimarri R, Campillo S, Cabral DA, Feldman BM, Tse S, Chédeville G, Spiegel L, Schneider R, Lang B, Ellsworth J, Ramsey S, Dancey P, Silverman E, Chetaille AL, Cameron B, Johnson N, Dorval J, Petty RE, Duffy KW, Boire G, Haddad E, Houghton K, Saint-Cyr C, Turvey SE, Benseler S, Cheang M, Yeung RSM, Duffy CM. Predictors of early inactive disease in a juvenile idiopathic arthritis cohort: Results of a Canadian multicenter, prospective inception cohort study. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 61:1077-86. [DOI: 10.1002/art.24539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Jones F, Rodger S, Broderick S, De Monte R. Living with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Parents' Experiences of Treatment Regimens and Home Exercise Programmes. Br J Occup Ther 2009. [DOI: 10.1177/030802260907200603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The parents of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis have been identified as pivotal facilitators of children's involvement in treatment regimens, including home exercise programmes. As such, parents' perspectives regarding the factors that influence participation in their children's treatment regimens, and in particular home exercise programmes, are addressed in this study. In depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 16 families. Rigour was ensured through a rich description of participants, peer and member checking, field journals and audit trails. Four key topics related to the process — the experience of the child's diagnosis, community access and participation, treatment regimens and the impact of these regimens on the parent's roles and relationships — and were addressed. Seven key themes emerged, namely the difficult process of diagnosis, the emotional toll, medications, exercises, life revolves around arthritis, parents' relationship with their child and other family members, and parents and paid work. The implications for clinical practice and future research are discussed.
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- Fiona Jones
- Formerly Occupational Therapy (Honours) student, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Formerly Occupational Therapy (Honours) student, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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BAZSO ANNA, CONSOLARO ALESSANDRO, RUPERTO NICOLINO, PISTORIO ANGELA, VIOLA STEFANIA, MAGNI-MANZONI SILVIA, MALATTIA CLARA, BUONCOMPAGNI ANTONELLA, LOY ANNA, MARTINI ALBERTO, RAVELLI ANGELO. Development and Testing of Reduced Joint Counts in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. J Rheumatol 2009; 36:183-90. [DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.080432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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ObjectiveTo develop and test reduced joint counts in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).MethodsFour reduced joint counts including 45, 35, 27, and 10 joints were devised by a panel of experienced pediatric rheumatologists, who selected the joints to be included based on the ease of technical assessment, functional relevance, and frequency of involvement. Three large samples of patients with JIA (total n = 4353) who had a detailed joint assessment available were used to develop and test reduced joint counts. Performance of reduced counts was examined by comparing their Spearman correlation with the standard (i.e., complete) joint count. Construct validity was evaluated by calculating Spearman correlation with other JIA outcome measures. Responsiveness to clinical change was determined through the standardized response mean (SRM).ResultsSpearman correlations of reduced joint counts with the whole joint count and with the other JIA outcome measures were comparable, revealing that they had similar ability to serve as surrogate for the whole joint count and construct validity. Responsiveness to clinical change was also comparable across reduced counts (SRM 0.83–1.09 for active joint counts and 0.63–0.81 for restricted joint counts). Based on these results and considering the relative feasibility of the different counts, the 27-joint reduced count is proposed for use in JIA. This joint count includes the cervical spine and the elbow, wrist, metacarpophalangeal (from first to third), proximal interphalangeal, hip, knee, and ankle joints.ConclusionReduced joint counts appear to be as reliable as standard joint counts in assessment of the severity of joint disease and its change over time in children with JIA.
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