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[Updated recommendations of the German Society for Rheumatology for the care of patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases in the context of the SARS-CoV‑2/COVID‑19 pandemic, including recommendations for COVID‑19 vaccination]

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Authors: C. Specker, P. Aries, J. Braun, G. Burmester, R. Fischer-Betz, R. Hasseli, J. Holle, B. F. Hoyer, C. Iking-Konert, A. Krause, K. Kruger, M. Krusche, J. Leipe, H. M. Lorenz, F. Moosig, R. Schmale-Grede, M. Schneider, A. Strangfeld, R. Voll, A. Voormann, U. Wagner, H. Schulze-Koops

Date Published: 2021

Publication Type: Journal

Different risk profiles of biologic agents for new-onset psoriasis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

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OBJECTIVE: To investigate rates and risk factors for incident and recurrent psoriasis in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients treated with different biologic (b) and conventional synthetic (cs) … disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs). METHODS: RA patients enrolled in the German biologics register RABBIT without (n = 14,525) or with a history of psoriasis (n = 375) were analyzed separately. All first events of psoriasis reported until October 2017 were assigned to the treatments prescribed in the previous 3 months. Crude incidence rates (IR) of psoriasis were calculated per 1000 patient-years. To investigate risk factors for psoriasis, cox regressions with and without inverse probability weights were applied to adjust for confounding by indication. RESULTS: 117 incident and 37 recurrent psoriatic events were reported. Patients exposed to TNFi had a significantly higher incidence rate (IR = 3.04/1,000 PY) than those exposed to csDMARDs only (IR = 0.65), whereas IRs for abatacept, rituximab and tocilizumab did not differ significantly from csDMARDs. Adjusted Cox regression confirmed a higher risk for TNFi. Female sex (HR: 1.7) and smoking (HR: 2.1) were significantly associated with incident psoriasis while methotrexate decreased the risk (HR: 0.5). For recurrent psoriasis, IRs for TNFi, abatacept and rituximab were significantly higher than for csDMARDs. CONCLUSIONS: Our data confirm a previously observed increased risk of incident psoriasis in patients exposed to TNFi compared to csDMARDs. However, the overall risk is low and the event is usually non-serious. Comedication of TNFi with methotrexate seems to lower the risk of incident psoriasis. In patients with a history of psoriasis, recurrence as adverse event is rare.

Authors: L. Baganz, J. Listing, J. Kekow, C. Eisterhues, S. Wassenberg, A. Zink, A. Strangfeld

Date Published: 2020

Publication Type: Journal

National registry for patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases (IRD) infected with SARS-CoV-2 in Germany (ReCoVery): a valuable mean to gain rapid and reliable knowledge of the clinical course of SARS-CoV-2 infections in patients with IRD

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OBJECTIVES: Patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases (IRD) infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) may be at risk to develop a severe course of COVID-19. The … influence of immunomodulating drugs on the course of COVID-19 is unknown. To gather knowledge about SARS-CoV-2 infections in patients with IRD, we established a registry shortly after the beginning of the pandemic in Germany. METHODS: Using an online questionnaire (www.COVID19-rheuma.de), a nationwide database was launched on 30 March 2020, with appropriate ethical and data protection approval to collect data of patients with IRD infected with SARS-CoV-2. In this registry, key clinical and epidemiological parameters-for example, diagnosis of IRD, antirheumatic therapies, comorbidities and course of the infection-are documented. RESULTS: Until 25 April 2020, data from 104 patients with IRD infected with SARS-CoV-2 were reported (40 males; 63 females; 1 diverse). Most of them (45%) were diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, 59% had one or more comorbidities and 42% were treated with biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs. Hospitalisation was reported in 32% of the patients. Two-thirds of the patients already recovered. Unfortunately, 6 patients had a fatal course. CONCLUSIONS: In a short time, a national registry for SARS-CoV2-infected patients with IRD was established. Within 4 weeks, 104 cases were documented. The registry enables to generate data rapidly in this emerging situation and to gain a better understanding of the course of SARS-CoV2-infection in patients with IRD, with a distinct focus on their immunomodulatory therapies. This knowledge is valuable for timely information of physicians and patients with IRD, and shall also serve for the development of guidance for the management of patients with IRD during this pandemic.

Authors: R. Hasseli, U. Mueller-Ladner, T. Schmeiser, B. F. Hoyer, A. Krause, H. M. Lorenz, A. C. Regierer, J. G. Richter, A. Strangfeld, R. E. Voll, A. Pfeil, H. Schulze-Koops, C. Specker

Date Published: 2020

Publication Type: Journal

[Register and cohort studies : Overview of the most important data sources at the German Rheumatism Research Center]

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Over the past 28 years the German Rheumatism Research Center in Berlin has initiated various epidemiological studies in which data on patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases are collected nationwide … and multicentric. The spectrum ranges from rheumatoid arthritis and spondylarthritis to connective tissue diseases and rheumatic diseases in childhood. Based on the respective scientific question, studies of different types were established. The German National Databases for adults and children annually collect cross-sectional data to map the care of patients. In two inception cohorts, adults with early arthritis and patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis are investigated from disease onset. The long-term observational cohorts/registries RABBIT, RABBIT-SpA and JuMBO focus on the long-term efficacy and safety of biologic drugs and other targeted treatments. Rhekiss investigates women with inflammatory rheumatic diseases when trying to become pregnant, during pregnancy and postpartum. This article highlights each of these observational studies with its characteristics as well as national and international collaborations.

Authors: Y. Meissner, F. Milatz, J. Callhoff, K. Minden, A. Regierer, A. Strangfeld

Date Published: 2020

Publication Type: Journal

Incidence of facial nerve palsies stratified by DMARD treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: data from the RABBIT register

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Authors: Y. Meissner, M. Schafer, M. Schneider, E. Wilden, S. Zinke, A. Zink, A. Strangfeld

Date Published: 2020

Publication Type: Journal

[The what, the how and the why in rheumatological research]

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Authors: K. Minden, A. Radbruch, G. R. Burmester, A. Strangfeld

Date Published: 2020

Publication Type: Journal

Factors associated with treatment satisfaction in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: data from the biological register RABBIT

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OBJECTIVE: To assess satisfaction with the effectiveness and tolerability of treatments in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS: Patients from the RABBIT register, starting a biological (b) … or targeted synthetic (ts) disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD), or a conventional synthetic (cs)DMARD treatment after >/=1 csDMARD failure, were included. Treatment satisfaction was measured after 1 year of treatment in four categories and binarised for analysis. Logistic regression models were performed to calculate ORs for factors associated with treatment satisfaction. RESULTS: Data of 10 646 patients (74% women, mean 58 years) were analysed. At baseline, 55% of the patients were satisfied with the efficacy and 68% with the tolerability of their previously given treatments. After 1 year, 85% of the patients were satisfied with treatment effectiveness and 90% with tolerability. Baseline satisfaction (OR 2.98, 95% CI 2.58 to 3.44), seropositivity (OR 1.36, 95% CI 1.17 to 1.57), reduction of DAS28 (OR 1.38, 95% CI 1.31 to 1.46) and pain (OR 1.26, 95% CI 1.22 to 1.31), and the improvement of physical capacity (OR 1.22, 95% CI 1.17 to 1.29) were positively associated with treatment satisfaction at follow-up while glucocorticoids (GCs) >5 mg/day, depression, fibromyalgia, obesity, prior bDMARDs and therapy changes were negatively associated. The impact of GC on satisfaction was dose-dependent, becoming strongest for GC >15 mg (OR 0.24, 95% CI 0.16 to 0.34). A 5 mg/day reduction within 12 months was positively associated with satisfaction regarding efficacy (OR 1.19, 95% CI 1.11 to 1.27) and tolerability (OR 1.11, 95% CI 1.03 to 1.21). CONCLUSION: Most patients were satisfied with their treatment’s effectiveness and tolerability after 1 year of treatment. Tapering GCs was positively associated with the improvement of patients’ satisfaction.

Authors: M. Schafer, K. Albrecht, J. Kekow, K. Rockwitz, A. Liebhaber, A. Zink, A. Strangfeld

Date Published: 2020

Publication Type: Journal

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