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

RMD Open. 2022 Dec;8(2):e002693. doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2022-002693.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: autoimmune diseases; biological therapy; certolizumab pegol; systemic vasculitis.

Publication types

  • Multicenter Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Certolizumab Pegol / adverse effects
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Immunosuppressive Agents* / adverse effects
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Uveitis* / diagnosis
  • Uveitis* / drug therapy
  • Uveitis* / etiology

Substances

  • Certolizumab Pegol
  • Immunosuppressive Agents