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Trial reportRheumatology international2012

Anakinra: a safe and effective first-line treatment in systemic onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis (SoJIA).

C M Hedrich, N Bruck, B Fiebig, M Gahr

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Trial report in Rheumatology international, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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24citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 50 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Cytokine Storm Syndrome Associated with Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2024
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  17. [Still's disease in children and adults].Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie · 2017
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  19. [Still's disease in children and adults].Der Hautarzt; Zeitschrift fur Dermatologie, Venerologie, und verwandte Gebiete · 2017
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

C M HedrichKlinik-und Poliklinik für Kinder-und Jugendmedizin, Pädiatrische Rheumatologie und Immunologie, Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Fetscherstr. 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany. Christian.hedrich@uniklinikum-dresden.de
N Bruck
B Fiebig
M Gahr
TU Dresden · DEKlinik und Poliklinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin · DEUniversity Hospital Carl Gustav Carus · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Systemic onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis (SoJIA) is a rare inflammatory disorder. It can result in disease and treatment-related disability. SoJIA is characterized by remitting fevers, evanescent rash, generalized lymphadenopathy, hepatomegaly/splenomegaly, and/or serositis. Non-responsiveness to standard therapy with corticosteroids and disease modifying antirheumatic drugs is not uncommon. IL-1β has been shown to be a main contributor to the pathogenesis of SoJIA. Anakinra, a recombinant IL-1β receptor antagonist, was shown to be effective in small cohorts of therapy-resistant adult and pediatric Still's patients. In order to assess the efficacy and safety of first-line anakinra treatment in SoJIA, we reviewed the charts of all SoJIA patients in our institution from 2005 to 2010, searching for first-line anakinra-treated patients. We report the clinical and laboratory course of four SoJIA patients. The mean follow-up was 13.5 (range: 2-50) months. Anakinra was started at doses from 1.5 to 4 mg/kg for a median duration of 3 (range: 3-18) months. Two patients responded to anakinra mono-therapy; two cases required corticosteroids. Normalized body temperatures and the absence of evanescent rashes were achieved after a median of 4 (range: 2-10) days. We did not see treatment-related adverse reactions other than local injection site inflammation. This is the first single-center series, reporting anakinra as first-line treatment in SoJIA. We show rapid efficacy of anakinra in early SoJIA with reduced treatment-related side effects. A subset of patients remains corticosteroid dependent. Further studies are warranted to follow larger cohorts and to assess long-term safety.

Indexed as

Antirheumatic AgentsArthritis, JuvenileChildChild, PreschoolCytokinesFemaleHumansInterleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist ProteinMaleTreatment OutcomeAntirheumatic AgentsCytokinesInterleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein

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PMID22083619
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