Reasons for canakinumab initiation among patients with periodic fever syndromes: a retrospective medical chart review from the United States

Autor: Peter Hur, Kathleen G. Lomax, Raluca Ionescu-Ittu, Ameur M. Manceur, Jipan Xie, Jordan Cammarota, Raju Gautam, Navneet Sanghera, Nina Kim, Alexei A. Grom
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1546-0096
DOI: 10.1186/s12969-021-00605-2
Popis: Abstract Background Although canakinumab has demonstrated efficacy in multiple trials in patients with periodic fever syndromes (PFS), the evidence on initiation of canakinumab among PFS patients in real world setting is not well understood. We aimed to characterize the reasons for canakinumab initiation among patients with PFS, specifically, cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome (CAPS), hyperimmunoglobulin D syndrome/mevalonate kinase deficiency (HIDS/MKD), TNF receptor-associated periodic syndrome (TRAPS) and familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). Methods Physicians retrospectively reviewed the medical charts of PFS patients prescribed canakinumab between 2016 and 2018. Information collected included patient clinical characteristics, reasons for previous treatment discontinuation and canakinumab initiation. The results were summarized for overall patients, and by children (
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