Abstracts tagged "outcomes and treatment options"

Abstract Number: 2980 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018
Calcineurin Inhibitor for the Treatment of Myositis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease: Comparison between Cyclosporine and Tacrolimus
Takahisa Gono¹, Kenichi Masui², Naoshi Nishina³, Shinji Sato⁴ and Masataka Kuwana¹, ¹Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Nippon Medical School Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ²Department of Anesthesiology, Show University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan
Background/Purpose: Treatment options for myositis-associated interstitial lung disease (ILD) include corticosteroids (CS) in combination with or without cyclophosphamide (CY), calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs) such as cyclosporine…
Abstract Number: 2166 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017
Intravenous Immunoglobulins in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies: Efficacy and Predictive Factors for Clinical Response
Simone Barsotti^1,2, Ilaria Cavazzana³, Rossella Neri⁴, Francesco Locatelli⁵, Mara Taraborelli^3,6, Elisa Cioffi⁷, Ilaria Chiapparoli⁵, Angela Tincani⁸, Franco Franceschini³ and Marta Mosca¹, ¹Rheumatology Unit, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, ²Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy, ³Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy, ⁴Rheumatology Unit, University of Pisa, PISA, Italy, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, University and IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo Foudation, Pavia, Italy, ⁶Internal Medicine; Ospedale Mellini, Chiari (Brescia), Italy, ⁷Rheumatology Unit, Rheumatology Unit, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, ⁸Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
Background/Purpose: Despite the absence of specific guidelines or trials on intravenous immunoglobulins (IvIg) in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM), the treatment is considered effective…