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ArticleActa paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)2016

Circulating complexes between tumour necrosis factor-alpha and etanercept predict long-term efficacy of etanercept in juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Robin Kahn, Elisabet Berthold, Birgitta Gullstrand, Tobias Schmidt, Fredrik Kahn, Pierre Geborek, Tore Saxne, Anders A Bengtsson, Bengt Månsson

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Article in Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Robin KahnDepartment of Pediatrics, Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
Elisabet BertholdDepartment of Rheumatology, Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
Birgitta GullstrandDepartment of Rheumatology, Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
Tobias SchmidtDepartment of Pediatrics, Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
Fredrik KahnDepartment of Infection Medicine, Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
Pierre GeborekDepartment of Rheumatology, Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
Tore SaxneDepartment of Rheumatology, Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
Anders A BengtssonDepartment of Rheumatology, Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
Bengt MånssonDepartment of Rheumatology, Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
Lund University · SESkåne University Hospital · SE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimThe relationship between tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) and drug survival had not been studied in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), and there were no laboratory tests to predict the long-term efficacy of biological drugs for JIA. We studied whether serum levels of TNF-α, free or bound to etanercept, could predict long-term efficacy of etanercept in children with JIA.

methodsWe included 41 biologic-naïve patients with JIA who started treatment with etanercept at Skåne University Hospital between 1999 and 2010. Serum taken at the start of treatment and at the six-week follow-up were analysed for TNF-α and the long-term efficacy of etanercept was assessed using the drug survival time.

resultsLevels of TNF-α increased significantly at the six-week follow-up, and this was almost exclusively comprised of TNF-α in complex with etanercept. The increase in TNF-α showed a dose-dependent correlation to long-term drug survival (p < 0.01).

conclusionIncreasing levels of circulating TNF-α at treatment initiation predicted long-term efficacy of etanercept in children with JIA, which may have been due to different pathophysiological mechanisms of inflammation. Our result may provide a helpful clinical tool, as high levels of circulating TNF-α/etanercept complexes could be used as a marker for the long-term efficacy of etanercept.

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AdolescentAntirheumatic AgentsArthritis, JuvenileChildChild, PreschoolEtanerceptFemaleHumansInfantLongitudinal StudiesMaleTreatment OutcomeTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaAntirheumatic AgentsEtanerceptTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaArthritisBiomarkerInflammationJuvenile idiopathic arthritisTumour necrosis factor-alpha

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