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Tiholov R, Lilov AI, Georgieva G, Palaveev KR, Tashkov K, Mitev V. Effect of increasing doses of colchicine on the treatment of 333 COVID-19 inpatients. Immun Inflamm Dis 2024; 12:e1273. [PMID: 38798123 PMCID: PMC11128776 DOI: 10.1002/iid3.1273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2024] [Revised: 04/27/2024] [Accepted: 05/03/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Previous research done in Bulgaria demonstrated a fivefold reduction in mortality from COVID-19 with increased doses of colchicine from two hospitals in the country. We report here a further 333 cases of COVID-19 inpatients, treated with different doses of colchicine and its effect on mortality. MATERIALS AND METHODS A case-control comparison from two additional hospitals was conducted between increased doses of colchicine and added bromhexine to standard of care (SOC) versus current SOC. Risk and odds ratio, as well as subgroup analysis, was conducted with newly reported data, alongside aggregate data from all hospital centers to determine the extent of mortality reduction in COVID-19 inpatients. RESULTS There was a clear reduction in the mortality of inpatients with increasing doses of colchicine-between twofold and sevenfold. Colchicine loading doses of 4 mg are more effective than those with 2 mg. Despite these doses being higher than the so-called "standard doses," colchicine inpatients experienced lower mortality than SOC patients (5.7% vs. 19.53%). This mortality benefit was evident in different age subgroups, with a 4-mg loading dose of colchicine proving slightly superior to a 2-mg loading dose. Colchicine led to an overall relative risk reduction of 70.7%, with SOC patients having 3.91 higher odds of death. The safety of the doses was not different than the reported in the summary of product characteristics. CONCLUSION Inpatients in Bulgaria with added colchicine and bromhexine to SOC achieved better clinical and mortality outcomes than those on SOC alone. These results question the World Health Organization-recommended strategy to inhibit viral replication. We posit that our treatment strategy to inhibit the Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 entry into the cell with inhaled bromhexine and the hyperactivated NLRP3 inflammasome with higher doses of colchicine, prevents the development of cytokine storm. The timing of the initiation of treatment seems critical.
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- Rumen Tiholov
- Internal Medicine and Pulmology DepartmentMHAT “Sv Ivan Rilsky”KozloduyBulgaria
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- Department of Pneumology and PhthysiatricsSHATPPD “ Sofia district”SofiaBulgaria
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- Department of Pneumology and PhthysiatricsSHATPPD “ Sofia district”SofiaBulgaria
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- Department of Social Pharmacy and Pharmacoeconomics, Faculty of PharmacyMedical University—SofiaSofiaBulgaria
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- Department of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of MedicineMedical University—SofiaSofiaBulgaria
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Lilov A, Palaveev K, Mitev V. High Doses of Colchicine Act As "Silver Bullets" Against Severe COVID-19. Cureus 2024; 16:e54441. [PMID: 38510906 PMCID: PMC10951753 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.54441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024] Open
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A 48-year-old patient with a weight of 120 kg with type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and gout was hospitalized on the third day of the COVID-19 diagnosis. His general condition is relatively good, oxygen saturation is 89%. Despite starting standard treatment, on the seventh day from the onset of symptoms, the patient deteriorated sharply (oxygen saturation dropped to 74%). The negative development of the disease is interrupted with a loading dose of colchicine of 6 mg. This is a typical case of the life-saving effect of high but safe doses of colchicine in high-risk COVID-19 patients.
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- Alexander Lilov
- Pulmonology, Specialized Hospital for Active Treatment Pneumo-Pneumonia-Phthisiatric Diseases (SHATPPD) "Sofia District" Hospital, Sofia, BGR
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- Pulmonology, Specialized Hospital for Active Treatment Pneumo-Pneumonia-Phthisiatric Diseases (SHATPPD) "Sofia District" Hospital, Sofia, BGR
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- Chemistry and Biochemistry, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, BGR
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Do H, Choi HJ, Choi B, Son CN, Kim SH, Choi SR, Kim JH, Kim MJ, Shin K, Kim HO, Song R, Lee SW, Ahn JK, Lee SG, Lee CH, Son KM, Moon KW. Factors for achieving target serum uric acid levels after initiating urate-lowering therapy in patients with gout: results from the ULTRA registry. Sci Rep 2023; 13:20511. [PMID: 37993515 PMCID: PMC10665459 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-47790-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 11/18/2023] [Indexed: 11/24/2023] Open
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Achieving target serum uric acid (SUA) levels is important in gout management. Guidelines recommend lowering SUA levels to < 6 mg/dL; however, many patients fail to reach this target, even with uric acid-lowering therapy (ULT). This study investigated clinical characteristics of target SUA achievers among Korean patients with gout. This study used data from the ULTRA registry, a nationwide inception cohort established in September 2021 that enrolls patients with gout who initiate ULT. Demographic, clinical, and laboratory data were collected at baseline; the 6-month follow-up. Patients were divided into two groups: target achievers (SUA level < 6 mg/dL at 6 months) and non-achievers. The mean participant (N = 117) age was 56.1 years, and 88.0% were male. At 6 months, 83 patients (70.9%) reached target SUA levels. Target achievers had better drug adherence (≥ 80%) to ULT (97.6% vs. 76.5%; p < 0.01) than non-achievers. Target non-achievers had a higher percentage of a family history of gout (32.4% vs. 10.8%; p < 0.01) and less antihypertensive agent use (38.2% vs. 59.0%; p = 0.03) than target achievers. Multivariate regression analysis revealed that good adherence to ULT, the absence of a family history of gout, and antihypertensive agent use were key factors associated with achieving target SUA levels at 6 months.
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- Hyunsue Do
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kangwon National University School of Medicine, 1 Kangwondaehak-gil, Chuncheon, 24341, South Korea
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon, South Korea
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Metropolitan Seoul Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Eulji University School of Medicine, Uijeongbu, South Korea
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, South Korea
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, South Korea
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, South Korea
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Metropolitan Government-Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Metropolitan Government-Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, South Korea
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Soon Chun Hyang University Hospital, Cheonan, South Korea
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, South Korea
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Iksan, South Korea
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kangwon National University School of Medicine, 1 Kangwondaehak-gil, Chuncheon, 24341, South Korea.
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Pisaniello HL, Fisher MC, Farquhar H, Vargas-Santos AB, Hill CL, Stamp LK, Gaffo AL. Efficacy and safety of gout flare prophylaxis and therapy use in people with chronic kidney disease: a Gout, Hyperuricemia and Crystal-Associated Disease Network (G-CAN)-initiated literature review. Arthritis Res Ther 2021; 23:130. [PMID: 33910619 PMCID: PMC8080370 DOI: 10.1186/s13075-021-02416-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Gout flare prophylaxis and therapy use in people with underlying chronic kidney disease (CKD) is challenging, given limited treatment options and risk of worsening renal function with inappropriate treatment dosing. This literature review aimed to describe the current literature on the efficacy and safety of gout flare prophylaxis and therapy use in people with CKD stages 3-5. A literature search via PubMed, the Cochrane Library, and EMBASE was performed from 1 January 1959 to 31 January 2018. Inclusion criteria were studies with people with gout and renal impairment (i.e. estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) or creatinine clearance (CrCl) < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2), and with exposure to colchicine, interleukin-1 inhibitors, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), and glucocorticoids. All study designs were included. A total of 33 studies with efficacy and/or safety analysis stratified by renal function were reviewed-colchicine (n = 20), anakinra (n = 7), canakinumab (n = 1), NSAIDs (n = 3), and glucocorticoids (n = 2). A total of 58 studies reported these primary outcomes without renal function stratification-colchicine (n = 29), anakinra (n = 10), canakinumab (n = 6), rilonacept (n = 2), NSAIDs (n = 1), and glucocorticoids (n = 10). Most clinical trials excluded study participants with severe CKD (i.e. eGFR or CrCl of < 30 mL/min/1.73 m2). Information on the efficacy and safety outcomes of gout flare prophylaxis and therapy use stratified by renal function is lacking. Clinical trial results cannot be extrapolated for those with advanced CKD. Where possible, current and future gout flare studies should include patients with CKD and with study outcomes reported based on renal function and using standardised gout flare definition.
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- Huai Leng Pisaniello
- Discipline of Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, the University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.,Prima CARE, Fall River, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Discipline of Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, the University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.,Rheumatology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville South, South Australia, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Alabama, 1720 2nd Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA. .,Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, USA.
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Ahn SM, Oh JS, Hong S, Lee CK, Yoo B, Kim YG. Comparative efficacy of low-dose versus regular-dose colchicine to prevent flares in gout patients initiated on urate-lowering therapies. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2021; 61:223-229. [PMID: 33764413 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keab303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To compare the prophylactic effect between regular-dose (RD, 1.2 mg/day) and low-dose (LD, 0.6 mg/day) colchicine on gout flare when initiating urate-lowering therapy (ULT). METHODS In this retrospective cohort study, we included gout patients who were initiated on allopurinol or febuxostat and colchicine therapy and followed them up for three months. We analysed the rates of gout flare and adverse events according to the dose of colchicine. We performed the inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW) and weighted logistic regression analysis to assess the treatment effect. Analysis of gout flares and adverse events was performed on an intention-to-treat (ITT) and per-protocol (PP) basis. RESULTS Of the total 419 patients with gout, 177 (42.2%) patients received LD colchicine, whereas 242 (57.8%) patients received RD colchicine. Lower body mass index and estimated glomerular filtration rate and higher incidence of cardiovascular disease were seen in the LD group than in the RD group. In IPTW-adjusted analysis, events of gout flare were not significantly different between the LD and RD groups (ITT: 14.3% vs 11.3%; OR = 1.309, 95% CI [0.668-2.566], p = 0.432, PP: 15.3% vs 10.0%; OR = 1.623, 95% CI [0.765-3.443], p = 0.207). However, LD colchicine was associated with a lower rate of adverse events than RD colchicine (ITT: 8.2% vs 17.9%; OR = 0.410, 95% CI [0.217-0.777], p < 0.05, PP: 8.4% vs 17.2%; OR = 0.442, 95% CI [0.223-0.878], p < 0.05). CONCLUSION Our data suggest that LD colchicine can adequately prevent gout flare with fewer adverse events compared with RD colchicine.
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- Soo Min Ahn
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Information Medicine, Big Data Research Center, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Huang YY, Ye Z, Gu SW, Jiang ZY, Zhao L. The efficacy and tolerability of febuxostat treatment in a cohort of Chinese Han population with history of gout. J Int Med Res 2021; 48:300060520902950. [PMID: 32363973 PMCID: PMC7221481 DOI: 10.1177/0300060520902950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Objective To measure the effect of febuxostat on the serum levels of uric acid (sUA)
and the proinflammatory cytokines interleukin (IL)-6, IL-17 and tumour
necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in Chinese Han patients with gout and
hyperuricaemia. Methods This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study enrolled
patients with gout and hyperuricaemia (sUA ≥ 8 mg/dl). Patients were
randomized to receive either febuxostat 80 mg or placebo once daily for 24
weeks. The serum levels of sUA, IL-6, IL-17 and TNF-α were measured at weeks
0 (baseline), 2, 4, 8, 12, 16 and 24. Baseline clinical and demographic
characteristics were recorded for all patients. Results A total of 156 patients were randomized: placebo group
(n = 78) and febuxostat group (n = 78).
The febuxostat group showed a significantly greater reduction in sUA
compared with the placebo group. Serum uric acid concentration was reduced
below 8 mg/dl in 46 of 61 patients (75.4%) by week 24. There were also
reductions in the serum levels IL-6, IL-17 and TNF-α in the febuxostat
group. In the febuxostat group, 10 of 78 patients (12.82%) discontinued
treatment due to adverse drug reactions. Conclusion Febuxostat reduced the levels of sUA, TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-17, but there were
some side-effects.
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- Yuan-Yuan Huang
- Department of Rheumatology, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China.,Outpatient Department of Paediatrics, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China.,The Laboratory of Biomedicine, Jilin University of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
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Latourte A, Pascart T, Flipo RM, Chalès G, Coblentz-Baumann L, Cohen-Solal A, Ea HK, Grichy J, Letavernier E, Lioté F, Ottaviani S, Sigwalt P, Vandecandelaere G, Richette P, Bardin T. 2020 Recommendations from the French Society of Rheumatology for the management of gout: Management of acute flares. Joint Bone Spine 2020; 87:387-393. [PMID: 32422339 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2020.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2020] [Accepted: 05/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To develop French Society of Rheumatology-endorsed recommendations for the management of gout flares. METHODS These evidence-based recommendations were developed by 9 rheumatologists (academic or community-based), 3 general practitioners, 1 cardiologist, 1 nephrologist and 1 patient, using a systematic literature search, one physical meeting to draft recommendations and 2 Delphi rounds to finalize them. RESULTS A set of 4 overarching principles and 4 recommendations was elaborated. The overarching principles emphasize the importance of patient education, including the need to auto-medicate for gout flares as early as possible, if possible within the first 12h after the onset, according to a pre-defined treatment. Patients must know that gout is a chronic disease, often requiring urate-lowering therapy in addition to flare treatment. Comorbidities and the risk of drug interaction should be screened carefully in every patient as they may contraindicate some anti-inflammatory treatments. Colchicine must be early prescribed at the following dosage: 1mg then 0.5mg one hour later, followed by 0.5mg,2 to 3 times/day over the next days. In case of diarrhea, which is the first symptom of colchicine poisoning, dosage must be reduced. Colchicine dosage must also be reduced in patients with chronic kidney disease or taking drugs, which interfere with its metabolism. Other first-line treatment options are systemic/intra-articular corticosteroids, or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents (NSAIDs). IL-1 inhibitors can be considered as a second-line option in case of failure, intolerance or contraindication to colchicine, corticosteroids and NSAIDs. They are contraindicated in cases of infection and neutrophil blood count should be monitored. CONCLUSION These recommendations aim to provide strategies for the safe use of anti-inflammatory agents, in order to improve the management of gout flares.
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- Augustin Latourte
- Service de rhumatologie, hôpital Lariboisière, AP-HP, 2, rue Ambroise-Paré, 75010 Paris, France; Inserm U1132 BIOSCAR, université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Service de rhumatologie, université de Lille, GH de l'institut catholique de Lille, Lille, France; EA4490, physiopathologie des maladies osseuses inflammatoires, université de Lille, Lille, France
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- Service de rhumatologie, université de Lille, CHU de Lille, Lille, France
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- Service de cardiologie, hôpital Lariboisière, AP-HP, Paris, France; Inserm U942 MASCOT, université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Service de rhumatologie, hôpital Lariboisière, AP-HP, 2, rue Ambroise-Paré, 75010 Paris, France; Inserm U1132 BIOSCAR, université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Service de physiologie, hôpital Tenon, AP-HP, Paris, France; Inserm U1155, UPMC Université Paris 6, Sorbonne Universités, Paris, France
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- Service de rhumatologie, hôpital Lariboisière, AP-HP, 2, rue Ambroise-Paré, 75010 Paris, France; Inserm U1132 BIOSCAR, université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Service de rhumatologie, hôpital Lariboisière, AP-HP, 2, rue Ambroise-Paré, 75010 Paris, France; Inserm U1132 BIOSCAR, université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Service de rhumatologie, hôpital Lariboisière, AP-HP, 2, rue Ambroise-Paré, 75010 Paris, France; Inserm U1132 BIOSCAR, université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Service de rhumatologie, hôpital Lariboisière, AP-HP, 2, rue Ambroise-Paré, 75010 Paris, France; Inserm U1132 BIOSCAR, université de Paris, Paris, France.
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Pascart T, Lioté F. Gout: state of the art after a decade of developments. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2019; 58:27-44. [PMID: 29547895 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/key002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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This review article summarizes the relevant English literature on gout from 2010 through April 2017. It emphasizes that the current epidemiology of gout indicates a rising prevalence worldwide, not only in Western countries but also in Southeast Asia, in close relationship with the obesity and metabolic syndrome epidemics. New pathogenic mechanisms of chronic hyperuricaemia focus on the gut (microbiota, ABCG2 expression) after the kidney. Cardiovascular and renal comorbidities are the key points to consider in terms of management. New imaging tools are available, including US with key features and dual-energy CT rendering it able to reveal deposits of urate crystals. These deposits are now included in new diagnostic and classification criteria. Overall, half of the patients with gout are readily treated with allopurinol, the recommended xanthine oxidase inhibitor (XOI), with prophylaxis for flares with low-dose daily colchicine. The main management issues are related to patient adherence, because gout patients have the lowest rate of medication possession ratio at 1 year, but they also include clinical inertia by physicians, meaning XOI dosage is not titrated according to regular serum uric acid level measurements for targeting serum uric acid levels for uncomplicated (6.0 mg/dl) and complicated gout, or the British Society for Rheumatology recommended target (5.0 mg/dl). Difficult-to-treat gout encompasses polyarticular flares, and mostly patients with comorbidities, renal or heart failure, leading to contraindications or side effects of standard-of-care drugs (colchicine, NSAIDs, oral steroids) for flares; and tophaceous and/or destructive arthropathies, leading to switching between XOIs (febuxostat) or to combining XOI and uricosurics.
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- Tristan Pascart
- EA 4490, Lille University, Lille, France.,Service de Rhumatologie, Hôpital Saint-Philibert, Lomme, France
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- UFR de Médecine, University of Paris Diderot, USPC, France.,INSERM, UMR 1132 Bioscar (Centre Viggo Petersen), France.,Service de Rhumatologie (Centre Viggo Petersen), Pôle Appareil Locomoteur, Hôpital Lariboisière (AP-HP), Paris, France
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Pascart T, Norberciak L, Ea HK, Graf S, Guggenbuhl P, Lioté F. Difficult-to-treat gout flares: eligibility for interleukin-1 inhibition in private practice is uncommon according to current EMA approval. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2019; 58:2181-2187. [DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kez203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2019] [Revised: 04/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Objective
The objective was to determine the proportion of patients with difficult-to-treat or difficult-to-prevent acute gout attacks eligible for IL-1 inhibition.
Methods
Participants included in the French cross-sectional GOSPEL cohort (n = 1003 gout patients) were examined for contraindications and intolerance to standard of care (SoC) drugs of gout flares (colchicine, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and systemic glucocorticoids). Patients were classified as definitely eligible for first-line IL-1 inhibition (canakinumab) according to European summary of product characteristics (contraindications/intolerance to SoC and at least three flares per year) without any other anti-inflammatory options (contraindications/intolerance only), or potentially eligible (precaution of use). Eligibility to receive IL-1 during an on-going flare related to insufficient efficacy was assessed (second-line eligibility).
Results
Definite first-line eligibility for IL-1 therapy was found in 10 patients (1%) and contraindication to all SoC therapies in nine patients who had presented <3 flares in the past 12 months. At least precaution of use for SoC therapies was noted for 218/1003 patients (21.7%). Of 487 patients experiencing flares at baseline, 114 (23.4%) were still experiencing pain scored ⩾4/10 numeric scale on day 3, one of whom could not receive further SoC drugs. Only nine of them had three or more flares in the past year and were eligible for second-line IL-1 inhibition.
Conclusion
Despite significant numbers of patients without any SoC anti-inflammatory therapeutic options for gout flares, eligibility for IL-1 inhibition therapy according to current European approval is rare.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tristan Pascart
- Service de rhumatologie, Hôpital Saint-Philibert, Université de Lille, Lomme, France
- Laboratoire PMOI, Université de Lille, Lille, France
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- Département de recherche médicale, Hôpital Saint-Philibert, Université de Lille, Lomme, France
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- Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Diderot, Paris, France
- AP-HP, Hôpital Lariboisière, pôle appareil locomoteur, service de Rhumatologie, centre Viggo Petersen, Paris, France
- Inserm, UMR 1132, centre Viggo Petersen, Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris, France
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- Département de recherche médicale, Hôpital Saint-Philibert, Université de Lille, Lomme, France
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- Service de rhumatologie, CHU de Rennes, Rennes, France
- Institut NUMECAN, INSERM U 1241, INRA U 1341, Rennes, France
- Université de Rennes 1, Rennes, France
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- Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Diderot, Paris, France
- AP-HP, Hôpital Lariboisière, pôle appareil locomoteur, service de Rhumatologie, centre Viggo Petersen, Paris, France
- Inserm, UMR 1132, centre Viggo Petersen, Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris, France
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Reply to the comment of Mourgues et al., 2012. American guidelines for the management of gout as seen by general practitioners. Joint Bone Spine 2019; 86:279-280. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2018.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2018] [Accepted: 09/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Loustau C, Rosine N, Forien M, Ottaviani S, Juge PA, Lioté F, Bardin T, Richette P, Dieudé P, Richez C, Bannwarth B, Schaeverbeke T, Ea HK, Truchetet ME. Effectiveness and safety of anakinra in gout patients with stage 4–5 chronic kidney disease or kidney transplantation: A multicentre, retrospective study. Joint Bone Spine 2018; 85:755-760. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2018.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2017] [Accepted: 03/04/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Chapron A, Chopin T, Esvan M, Ea HK, Lioté F, Guggenbuhl P. Non-pharmacologic measures for gout management in the prospective GOSPEL cohort: Physicians' practice and patients' compliance profiles. Joint Bone Spine 2018; 86:225-231. [PMID: 30025959 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2018.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2018] [Accepted: 06/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Gout management includes non-pharmacological measures (NPM). The main objective of this study was to describe the NPM proposed by physicians and their implementation by patients after 3-6 months. The secondary objective was to identify NPM compliance profiles among these patients. METHODS Ancillary observational study using the GOSPEL French cohort of 1003 patients with gout, based on questionnaires for physicians and patients at inclusion and then after 3-6 months. Patients were included by a representative sample of 398 general practitioners (GP) and 109 private-practice rheumatologists. Modifiable risk factors of hyperuricemia and proposed NPM were compared. Patient compliance profiles were identified by multiple correspondence and hierarchical clustering analysis. RESULTS The study included 630 patients: 80.7% were obese or overweight, 51% reported excessive alcohol consumption. Physicians identified fewer modifiable risk factors than their real prevalence in the cohort. Physicians proposed NPM to 57% of patients, particularly diet modifications (46.4%). Increasing physical activity (P < 0.0001) was the best followed NPM. The physician's influence in the decision of starting NPM was more frequent among GPs' patients (P = 0.01). Three patients' compliance profiles were identified. "Very good responders" (55.8%) implemented all the proposed NPM. "Good responders" (12.7%) had a more severe disease and followed the proposed NPM, but for alcohol consumption. "Bad responders" (31.5%) did not modify their life style: these were older patients with a very recent gout diagnosis. CONCLUSION More personalized care about NPM requires adapting the practitioner's approach to patients' compliance profiles, especially elderly patients with recent gout.
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- Anthony Chapron
- Département de médecine générale, université de Rennes, 35000 Rennes, France; Inserm, CIC 1414, centre d'investigation clinique de Rennes, CHU de Rennes, 35000 Rennes, France.
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- Département de médecine générale, université de Rennes, 35000 Rennes, France
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- Département de médecine générale, université de Rennes, 35000 Rennes, France; Inserm, CIC 1414, centre d'investigation clinique de Rennes, CHU de Rennes, 35000 Rennes, France
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- Université Paris Diderot USPC, 75010 Paris, France; Inserm UMR1132, hôpital Lariboisière, 75475 Paris cedex 10, France; Service de rhumatologie, hôpital Lariboisière, centre Viggo-Petersen, AP-HP, 75010 Paris, France
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- Université Paris Diderot USPC, 75010 Paris, France; Inserm UMR1132, hôpital Lariboisière, 75475 Paris cedex 10, France; Service de rhumatologie, hôpital Lariboisière, centre Viggo-Petersen, AP-HP, 75010 Paris, France
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- Université de Rennes, 35000 Rennes, France; Service de rhumatologie, CHU de Rennes, 35000 Rennes, France; Inserm, U1241, institut NUMECAN, Inra U 1341, 35000 Rennes, France
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Maravic M, Hincapie N, Pilet S, Flipo RM, Lioté F. Persistent clinical inertia in gout in 2014: An observational French longitudinal patient database study. Joint Bone Spine 2018; 85:311-315. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2017.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2017] [Accepted: 03/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Slobodnick A, Shah B, Krasnokutsky S, Pillinger MH. Update on colchicine, 2017. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2018; 57:i4-i11. [PMID: 29272515 PMCID: PMC5850858 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kex453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 152] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2017] [Revised: 10/25/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Colchicine is an ancient medication that is currently approved for the treatment of gout and FMF. However, colchicine has a wide range of anti-inflammatory activities, and studies indicate that it may be beneficial in a variety of other conditions. This paper reviews the evidence for the well-established use of colchicine in gout, as well as several other rheumatic diseases. In addition, we highlight the potential benefit of colchicine in cardiac disease, including coronary artery disease in patients both with and without gout.
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- Anastasia Slobodnick
- Crystal Diseases Study Group, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine
- Rheumatology and Cardiology Sections, VA New York Harbor Health Care System, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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- Rheumatology and Cardiology Sections, VA New York Harbor Health Care System, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Crystal Diseases Study Group, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine
- Rheumatology and Cardiology Sections, VA New York Harbor Health Care System, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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- Crystal Diseases Study Group, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine
- Rheumatology and Cardiology Sections, VA New York Harbor Health Care System, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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INTRODUCTION Gout is a common disease responsible for recurrent flares triggered by the deposition of monosodium urate crystals secondary to longstanding hyperuricaemia. The management of gout implies both the treatment of flares and the treatment of hyperuricaemia itself. Recent improvement in the understanding of the disease led to the development of new drugs. Areas covered: This review covers data related to 'old' treatments of flares and hyperuricaemia, evidence on the recently approved drugs and emerging therapies in development. Expert opinion: Recent data provide a good grasp of the optimal use of colchicine, corticosteroids and NSAIDs for the treatment of flares. Interleukin-1 blocking therapies have an increasing role in the management of difficult-to-treat gout. Sub-optimal use of allopurinol is common and its potency to reduce serum uric acid (SUA) levels is underestimated. Febuxostat effectively reduces SUA levels. New uricosurics, notably lesinurad and arhalofenate, in combination with xanthine oxidase inhibitors, offer promising perspectives to help a greater number of patients achieve sufficient SUA reduction.
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- Tristan Pascart
- a Department of Rheumatology, Lille Catholic Hospitals , University of Lille , Lomme , France.,b EA 4490, PMOI, Physiopathologie des Maladies Osseuses Inflammatoires , University of Lille , Lille , France
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- c Department of Rheumatology, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris , Hôpital Lariboisiere , Paris , France.,d INSERM U1132 and University Paris-Diderot , Paris , France
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Goossens J, Lancrenon S, Lanz S, Ea HK, Lambert C, Guggenbuhl P, Saraux A, Delva C, Sahbane S, Lioté F. GOSPEL 3: Management of gout by primary-care physicians and office-based rheumatologists in France in the early 21st century – comparison with 2006 EULAR Recommendations. Joint Bone Spine 2017; 84:447-453. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2017.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/24/2016] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Ganapathy Sivakumar
- Department of Engineering Technology, College of Technology, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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