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ArticleImmunity, inflammation and disease2024

A Triple Therapeutic Regiment Consisted of Colchicine, Thalidomide and Total Glucosides of Paeony Is Effective and Well-Tolerated for Treating Mucocutaneous Involvement in Patients With Behcet's Disease.

Jian-Fei Cai, Ya-Rong Wei, Yong Chen, Jun Zou, Shen Yan, Jian-Long Guan

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Jian-Fei CaiDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Ya-Rong WeiDepartment of Neurology, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Yong ChenDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Jun ZouDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Shen YanDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Jian-Long GuanDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9940-6067

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This work is supported by Shanghai Pujiang Young Rheumatologists Traing Program (SPROG) (grant no. SPROG 201707) and Clinical Science Innovation Program of Shanghai Shenkang Hospital Development Center (grant no. SHDC1207129).
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objectiveThis study aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of a triple therapy consisting of colchicine, thalidomide and total glucosides of paeony (TGP) in Behcet's disease (BD) patients with mucocutaneous involvement.

methodsTotally 355 newly diagnosed BD patients with mucocutaneous involvement were recruited, who received dexamethasone and colchicine for the first 2 weeks, then they were categorized into "sustained triple-therapy (ST)" (n = 231) and "colchicine to triple-therapy (CT)" (n = 124) groups respectively: for ST group, patients received colchicine, thalidomide plus TGP from Month (M)0.5 to M12; for CT group, patients received colchicine from M0.5 to M2, then switched to colchicine, thalidomide plus TGP from M3 to M12.

resultsThe percentages of oral ulceration (at M1, M2) and genital ulceration (at M1) were lower in ST group compared to CT group, whereas there was no difference of other clinical manifestations (including uveitis, erythema nodosum, thrombosis, arterial involvement or nervous system involvement) at each time point between the two groups. For biochemical indexes, ESR was higher at M1 but rapidly reduced at M2 in ST group compared to CT group, while CRP level was similar at all time points between the two groups. For side effects, occurrences of drug-related cytopenia and diarrhea were increased, in ST group compared to CT group.

conclusionsA triple therapy consisting of colchicine, thalidomide and TGP is more effective and equally tolerated compared to colchicine alone in treating BD patients with mucocutaneous involvement.

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Behcet SyndromeColchicineDrug Therapy, CombinationGlucosidesPaeoniaThalidomideAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOral UlcerTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultColchicineGlucosidesThalidomideBehcet's diseasecolchicineefficacysafetythalidomidetotal glucosides of paeony

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