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RMD Open ; 9(4)2023 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37880179

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OBJECTIVES: To analyse glucocorticoid (GC) use and trajectories in a real-life cohort of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS: Patients with RA included in the longitudinal RCVRIC cohort for initiating or changing biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, were compared for the use of GCs at baseline. Among the GC users, the GC dose was analysed over 2 years of follow-up by group-based trajectory models. Characteristics and outcomes were compared between the trajectories. RESULTS: Among the 184 patients (RA duration 4.2 years (1.3; 12.6), Disease Activity Scores (DAS)28-C reactive protein (CRP) 4.24±2.14), 81 (44%) were on GCs. The GC users were significantly older, had higher CRP and Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ), more hypertension and lower lumbar T-score, but similar activity and erosive scores. Among the GC users, two trajectories were identified: trajectory 1 (n=20, 25%) with GC discontinuation in the first year and trajectory 2 (n=61, 75%) with maintenance of low-dose GCs at 2 years. Trajectory 2 was significantly associated with higher HAQ, a longer GC duration and a less frequent methotrexate association. After adjustment for HAQ, GC duration and MTX use, good EULAR responses were less frequent at 6 months and 1 year in the GC maintenance trajectory (38.3% vs 81.3%, p=0.03; 42.0% vs 82.4%, p=0.02). Diabetes, fractures and increased body mass index were noted in trajectory 2. CONCLUSION: GCs were used in almost half of patients with established RA in real-world practice. For the majority of GC users, a long-term low dose of GCs is maintained over 2 years. These results highlight the difficulties with stopping GCs, the lack of consensus for the efficacy-safety balance of GCs, and the need to individualise the best GC tapering.


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Antirreumáticos , Artrite Reumatoide , Humanos , Glucocorticoides/efeitos adversos , Artrite Reumatoide/diagnóstico , Artrite Reumatoide/tratamento farmacológico , Artrite Reumatoide/epidemiologia , Antirreumáticos/efeitos adversos , Metotrexato/efeitos adversos
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