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Moor CC, Obi ON, Kahlmann V, Buschulte K, Wijsenbeek MS. Quality of life in sarcoidosis. J Autoimmun 2023:103123. [PMID: 37813805 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaut.2023.103123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2023] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/11/2023]
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Having sarcoidosis often has a major impact on quality of life of patients and their families. Improving quality of life is prioritized as most important treatment aim by many patients with sarcoidosis, but current evidence and treatment options are limited. In this narrative review, we describe the impact of sarcoidosis on various aspects of daily life, evaluate determinants of health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and provide an overview of the different patient-reported outcome measures to assess HRQoL in sarcoidosis. Moreover, we review the current evidence for pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions to improve quality of life for people with sarcoidosis.
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- Catharina C Moor
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Centre of Excellence for Interstitial Lung Diseases and Sarcoidosis, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Centre of Excellence for Interstitial Lung Diseases and Sarcoidosis, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Center for Interstitial and Rare Lung Diseases, Pneumology and Respiratory Critical Care Medicine, Thoraxklinik, University of Heidelberg, German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Centre of Excellence for Interstitial Lung Diseases and Sarcoidosis, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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Hilker C, Weis J, Ziehfreund S, Arkema EV, Biedermann T, Zink A. "The chameleon among diseases" - an explorative view of sarcoidosis and identification of the consequences for affected patients and relatives using qualitative interviews. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2023; 18:276. [PMID: 37679829 PMCID: PMC10486085 DOI: 10.1186/s13023-023-02866-4] [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: 08/19/2022] [Accepted: 08/23/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Sarcoidosis is a multisystemic disease, with the lungs being the main site of manifestation. Although the exact etiology remains unclear, both genetic and environmental factors are being discussed. Diagnostic evaluation is challenging, and the management of chronic patients and assessment of their needs proves difficult, especially in the absence of targeted therapy. Studies on sarcoidosis patients have shown that quality of life is limited even after clinically measurable parameters have resolved. The question remains how patients and their relatives perceive medical care and the diagnostic process and how these affect their well-being. METHODS Qualitative, semi-structured interviews were conducted with patients and their relatives between September 2019 and February 2020. Interviews were recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed using qualitative content analysis. Deductive hypotheses were then formed based on categories according to personal aspects, symptoms, diagnostic, daily life activity, therapy, psychological aspects and wishes. RESULTS Fourteen patients and five relatives were included. Most patients reported subacute symptoms before the first organ-related episode. A high degree of personal initiative was required from the majority of respondents in both the diagnostic and subsequent therapeutic processes. In addition, respondents reported so-called "doctor-hopping", a lack of specialists or contacts, and a lack of medical support. The Internet and self-help groups played a fundamental role for patients and relatives in exchanging information with other affected persons and to compensate for an existing information deficit. CONCLUSION The results provide new insights into patients' and relatives' perceptions of the sarcoidosis diagnosis and treatment process. Identification of barriers such as a lack of physicians and an information deficit highlights potential targets for strategies to optimize sarcoidosis management.
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- Charlotte Hilker
- School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Technical University of Munich, Biedersteiner Str. 29, 80802 Munich, Germany
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- School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Technical University of Munich, Biedersteiner Str. 29, 80802 Munich, Germany
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- School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Technical University of Munich, Biedersteiner Str. 29, 80802 Munich, Germany
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- Clinical Epidemiology Division, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Technical University of Munich, Biedersteiner Str. 29, 80802 Munich, Germany
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- School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Technical University of Munich, Biedersteiner Str. 29, 80802 Munich, Germany
- Division of Dermatology and Venereology Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Quijano-Campos JC, Sekhri N, Thillai M, Sanders J. Health-related quality of life in cardiac sarcoidosis: a systematic review. EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL OPEN 2023; 3:oead009. [PMID: 36974155 PMCID: PMC10039618 DOI: 10.1093/ehjopen/oead009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2022] [Revised: 12/25/2022] [Accepted: 02/14/2023] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
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People living with cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) are likely to have worse clinical outcomes and greater impairment on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) than other sarcoidosis manifestations. CS can result in a constellation of intrusive symptoms (such as palpitations, dizziness, syncope/pre-syncope, chest pain, dyspnoea, orthopnoea, or peripheral oedema) and/or life-threatening episodes, requiring consideration of invasive cardiac procedures for diagnosis and for the management of acute events. Additionally, the presence of multisystemic involvement and persistent non-specific sarcoidosis symptoms negatively affect HRQoL. A systematic review was undertaken to explore the impact of CS on HRQoL in adults with CS. Multiple bibliographic databases were searched for studies with HRQoL as primary or secondary outcomes in CS (PROSPERO registration: CRD42019119752). Data extraction and quality assessments were undertaken independently by two authors. From the initial 1609 identified records, only 11 studies included CS patients but none specifically reported HRQoL scores for CS patients. The average representation of CS patients was 14.5% within these cohorts (range 2-22%). The majority (73%) was conducted in single-centre tertiary care settings, and only one study (9%) included longitudinal HRQoL data. CS patients were among those sarcoidosis patients with impaired HRQoL and worse outcomes, requiring higher doses of sarcoidosis-specific therapy which contribute to further deterioration of HRQoL. Sarcoidosis studies do not incorporate stratified HRQoL scores for CS patients. While there is a need for longitudinal and multicentre studies assessing HRQoL outcomes in CS cohorts, the development of CS-specific tools is also needed.
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- Juan Carlos Quijano-Campos
- William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6BQ, UK
- St Bartholomew’s Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, West Smithfield, London EC1A 7DN, UK
- Research & Development, Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Papworth Road, Cambridge CB2 0AY, UK
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- Barts Heart Centre, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, West Smithfield, London EC1A 7BE, UK
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- Interstitial Lung Disease Unit, Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Papworth Road, Cambridge CB2 0AY, UK
- Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0SP, UK
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- William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6BQ, UK
- St Bartholomew’s Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, West Smithfield, London EC1A 7DN, UK
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Obi ON, Saketkoo LA, Russell AM, Baughman RP. Sarcoidosis: Updates on therapeutic drug trials and novel treatment approaches. Front Med (Lausanne) 2022; 9:991783. [PMID: 36314034 PMCID: PMC9596775 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.991783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous inflammatory disease of unknown etiology. It affects the lungs in over 90% of patients yet extra-pulmonary and multi-organ involvement is common. Spontaneous remission of disease occurs commonly, nonetheless, over 50% of patients will require treatment and up to 30% of patients will develop a chronic progressive non-remitting disease with marked pulmonary fibrosis leading to significant morbidity and death. Guidelines outlining an immunosuppressive treatment approach to sarcoidosis were recently published, however, the strength of evidence behind many of the guideline recommended drugs is weak. None of the drugs currently used for the treatment of sarcoidosis have been rigorously studied and prescription of these drugs is often based on off-label” indications informed by experience with other diseases. Indeed, only two medications [prednisone and repository corticotropin (RCI) injection] currently used in the treatment of sarcoidosis are approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration. This situation results in significant reimbursement challenges especially for the more advanced (and often more effective) drugs that are favored for severe and refractory forms of disease causing an over-reliance on corticosteroids known to be associated with significant dose and duration dependent toxicities. This past decade has seen a renewed interest in developing new drugs and exploring novel therapeutic pathways for the treatment of sarcoidosis. Several of these trials are active randomized controlled trials (RCTs) designed to recruit relatively large numbers of patients with a goal to determine the safety, efficacy, and tolerability of these new molecules and therapeutic approaches. While it is an exciting time, it is also necessary to exercise caution. Resources including research dollars and most importantly, patient populations available for trials are limited and thus necessitate that several of the challenges facing drug trials and drug development in sarcoidosis are addressed. This will ensure that currently available resources are judiciously utilized. Our paper reviews the ongoing and anticipated drug trials in sarcoidosis and addresses the challenges facing these and future trials. We also review several recently completed trials and draw lessons that should be applied in future.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ogugua Ndili Obi
- Division of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, United States,*Correspondence: Ogugua Ndili Obi,
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- New Orleans Scleroderma and Sarcoidosis Patient Care and Research Center, New Orleans, LA, United States,University Medical Center—Comprehensive Pulmonary Hypertension Center and Interstitial Lung Disease Clinic Programs, New Orleans, LA, United States,Section of Pulmonary Medicine, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, United States,Department of Undergraduate Honors, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, United States
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- Exeter Respiratory Institute University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom,Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Devon, United Kingdom,Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, United States
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Strykowski R, Patel DC, Neto MR, Hena KM, Gulati M, Maier LIA, Patterson K. Rationale and design of the SARCoidosis Outcomes in all respiratory Viral Infectious Diseases (SARCOVID) Study. BMJ Open Respir Res 2022; 9:9/1/e001254. [PMID: 35882424 PMCID: PMC9329732 DOI: 10.1136/bmjresp-2022-001254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2022] [Accepted: 06/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Respiratory infections are ubiquitous. The COVID-19 pandemic has refocused our attention on how morbid and potentially fatal they can be, and how host factors have an impact on the clinical course and outcomes. Due to a range of vulnerabilities, patients with sarcoidosis may be at higher risk of poor outcomes from respiratory infections. The objective of the SARCoidosis Outcomes in all respiratory Viral Infectious Diseases (SARCOVID) Study is to determine the short-term and long-term impacts of respiratory viral illnesses (COVID-19 and non-COVID-19) in sarcoidosis. METHODS AND ANALYSIS Up to 20 clinical sites across the USA are participating in the recruitment of 2000 patients for this observational, prospective study. To ensure that the study cohort is representative of the general population with sarcoidosis, participating sites include those dedicated to reaching under-represented minorities or patients from non-urban areas. Baseline data on demographic features, comorbidities, sarcoidosis characteristics and pre-enrolment lung function will be captured at study entry. During this 3-year study, all acute respiratory infectious events (from SARS-CoV-2 and any other respiratory pathogen) will be assessed and recorded at quarterly intervals. The level of required medical care and survival outcomes determine infection severity, and the impact of infection on quality of life measures will be recorded. Post-infection lung function and imaging results will measure the long-term impact on the trajectory of sarcoidosis. Patients will be analysed according to the clinical phenotypes of cardiac and fibrotic pulmonary sarcoidosis. Control groups include non-infected patients with sarcoidosis and patients with non-sarcoidosis interstitial lung disease. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION Each site received local institutional review board approval prior to enrolling patients, with the consent process determined by local institution standards. Data will be published in a timely manner (goal <12 months) at the conclusion of the 3-year follow-up period and will be made available upon request.
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- Rachel Strykowski
- Department of Medicine, Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Pulmonary Medicine, Respiratory Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, New York University, New York, New York, USA
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- Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Divisions of Cardiology and Pulmonary Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado, USA
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- Medicine, Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Division, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Medicine, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, UK
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Ageing, the accrual of molecular and cellular damage over a lifetime confers progressive physiologic dysfunction of bodily systems, leaving the body in a heightened state of vulnerability to biophysical and psychosocial stressors. The inflection point is frailty which easily leads to disability and death. Interstitial lung disease (ILD) creates biophysical and psychosocial stresses difficult for even optimally fit patients to cope with. With evolving ILD treatment pathways, people with ILD are living longer. RECENT FINDINGS ILD and ageing are bi-directionally influential: ILD, its treatments, complications, and collateral systemic extra-pulmonary damage (hypoxic and oxidative stress) wear on the ageing person and ageing impacts a person's tolerance of ILD. ILD extent may proportionally accelerate age-related vulnerabilities. ILD related to inflammatory systemic diseases, e.g. connective tissue diseases or sarcoidosis, exert an even more complex biophysical impact on the body. SUMMARY The present review stresses goals of preventing frailty in ILD and preserving general health and well being of people living with ILD of any age, from time of diagnosis and as they age. The development of a prediction score is proposed to classify those at risk of frailty and guide interventions that preserve successful ageing for all levels of ILD severity. VIDEO ABSTRACT http://links.lww.com/COPM/A32.
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The Value of a Patient Global Assessment in Management of Sarcoidosis. Lung 2021; 199:357-362. [PMID: 34255140 DOI: 10.1007/s00408-021-00455-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Accepted: 07/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The patient global assessment (PGA) is a reported outcome instrument used to gauge the patient's well-being. We performed a prospective study of patients seen at the University of Cincinnati Sarcoidosis Clinic. Two groups were studied: those at first visit during the time period (initial) and those seen at least one more time by the same physician (follow-up). A total of 1006, including 677 initial, visits occurred during the six-month period. Patients in whom anti-inflammatory treatment was initiated or increased had a significantly lower PGA score (ANOVA p < 0.001, p < 0.05 for increased versus all others). There was no significant difference in initial PGA score based on race, sex, or age. The change in PGA was significantly lower for patients in whom treatment was increased (ANOVA p < 0.001, increased different from all others, p < 0.05). The PGA was significantly lower for patients in whom anti-inflammatory therapy was increased; however, there was overlap between groups.
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Obi ON, Judson MA, Birring SS, Maier LA, Wells AU, Lower EE, Baughman RP. Assessment of dyspnea in sarcoidosis using the Baseline Dyspnea Index (BDI) and the Transition Dyspnea Index (TDI). Respir Med 2021; 191:106436. [PMID: 33992496 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2021.106436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2021] [Revised: 03/22/2021] [Accepted: 04/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The Borg and Modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) dyspnea scales have been used to evaluate dyspnea in sarcoidosis. The Baseline Dyspnea Index (BDI) and Transitional Dyspnea Index (TDI) are useful for the assessment of dyspnea in COPD. It is not known if the BDI-TDI accurately assesses dyspnea in sarcoidosis patients. METHODS Data was analyzed from the Registry for Advanced Sarcoidosis (ReAS), a multi-national database enrolling patients with advanced sarcoidosis and a comparison group of sarcoidosis patients with non-advanced disease. At baseline, patients completed a BDI questionnaire along with spirometry, 6-min walk distance (6MWD), mMRC, Borg score, fatigue assessment score (FAS) and HRQoL assessments using Kings Sarcoidosis Questionnaire (KSQ) and St Georges Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ). At 12-months, patients with advanced disease completed a TDI questionnaire along with the other measures. Correlations between BDI and baseline variables, and between TDI and changes in baseline variables were evaluated. RESULTS There was significant correlation (p < 0.001 for all) between BDI and baseline 6MWD (rho = 0.336), FVC% (rho = 0.387), FEV1% (rho = 0.285), DLCO% (rho = 0.355), mMRC (rho = -0.721), Borg score (rho = -0.389), FAS (rho = -0.669), SGRQ (rho = -0.785), and KSQ (rho = 0.318 to 0.724). At follow-up, TDI correlated with BDI, but not with changes in pulmonary function or other dyspnea measures. CONCLUSION BDI scores correlated with pulmonary function, 6MWD, and other dyspnea measures. TDI scores did not correlate with changes in pulmonary function or other dyspnea measures. BDI may be a useful independent measure of dyspnea in sarcoidosis patients. The role of TDI needs further evaluation in longitudinal studies associated with changes in clinical parameters.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ogugua Ndili Obi
- Division of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, 3E-149E Brody Medical Sciences Building, 600 Moye Blvd, Mail Stop 628, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, 27834-4354, USA.
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, 12208, USA
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- Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, National Jewish Health, University of Colorado Denver, USA; Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, USA; Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, USA; Department of Environmental/Occupational Health, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Denver, USA
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- Interstitial Lung Disease Unit, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, SW3 6NP, UK
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- Department of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Obi ON, Lower EE, Baughman RP. Biologic and advanced immunomodulating therapeutic options for sarcoidosis: a clinical update. Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol 2021; 14:179-210. [PMID: 33487042 DOI: 10.1080/17512433.2021.1878024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Introduction: Sarcoidosis is a multi-organ disease with a wide range of clinical manifestations and outcomes. A quarter of sarcoidosis patients require long-term treatment for chronic disease. In this group, corticosteroids and cytotoxic agents be insufficient to control diseaseAreas covered: Several biologic agents have been studied for treatment of chronic pulmonary and extra-pulmonary disease. A review of the available literature was performed searching PubMed and an expert opinion regarding specific therapy was developed.Expert opinion: These agents have the potential of treating patients who have progressive disease. Many of these agents have different mechanisms of action, response rates, and toxicity profiles.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ogugua Ndili Obi
- Division of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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