RMD Open (Dec 2022)

Long-term follow-up of certolizumab pegol in uveitis due to immune-mediated inflammatory diseases: multicentre study of 80 patients

  • Ricardo Blanco,
  • Alfredo Adan,
  • Ignacio Torre,
  • Vega Jovani,
  • Susana Romero-Yuste,
  • Arantxa Conesa,
  • Vanesa Calvo-Río,
  • Cristina Fernández-Carballido,
  • Emma Beltrán-Catalán,
  • Patricia Fanlo,
  • Miguel Cordero-Coma,
  • Alvaro Garcia Martos,
  • Ines Hernanz,
  • Angel Garcia-Aparicio,
  • Patricia Moya Alvarado,
  • José Luis Martín-Varillas,
  • Lara Sanchez-Bilbao,
  • Adela Gallego-Flores,
  • Sonia Castro-Oreiro,
  • Juan Ramon De Dios,
  • Marisa Hernández-Garfella,
  • Amalia Sánchez-Andrade,
  • Andrea García-Valle,
  • Olga Maiz,
  • Roberto Miguélez,
  • Sergio Rodríguez-Montero,
  • Ana Urruticoechea,
  • Raúl Veroz,
  • Jose J Mondejar,
  • Olga Martínez González,
  • Paula Rubio-Muñoz,
  • Eva Peña-Sainz-Pardo,
  • Marta Garijo-Bufort,
  • Rosalía Demetrio-Pablo,
  • José L Hernández

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1136/rmdopen-2022-002693
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 2

Abstract

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Objectives To evaluate effectiveness and safety of certolizumab pegol (CZP) in uveitis due to immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMID).Methods Multicentre study of CZP-treated patients with IMID uveitis refractory to conventional immunosuppressant. Effectiveness was assessed through the following ocular parameters: best-corrected visual acuity, anterior chamber cells, vitritis, macular thickness and retinal vasculitis. These variables were compared between the baseline, and first week, first, third, sixth months, first and second year.Results We studied 80 (33 men/47 women) patients (111 affected eyes) with a mean age of 41.6±11.7 years. The IMID included were: spondyloarthritis (n=43), Behçet’s disease (n=10), psoriatic arthritis (n=8), Crohn’s disease (n=4), sarcoidosis (n=2), juvenile idiopathic arthritis (n=1), reactive arthritis (n=1), rheumatoid arthritis (n=1), relapsing polychondritis (n=1),Conclusions CZP seems to be effective and safe in uveitis related to different IMID, even in patients refractory to previous biological drugs.