OBJECTIVE: To compare the respective effects of tocilizumab (TCZ) monotherapy, etanercept (ETN) monotherapy, and adalimumab (ADA) monotherapy on arterial stiffness in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in an open-label, randomized controlled trial. METHODS:Patients with RA were eligible if they had active disease (28-joint Disease Activity Score > 3.2) and no prior treatment withmethotrexate or biologics. All 64 patients had no history of cardiovascular disease or steroid treatment. Patients were randomly assigned to receive TCZ alone (n = 22), ETN alone (n = 21), or ADA alone (n = 21). Arterial stiffness was assessed with cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) and aortic augmentation index normalized to a fixed heart rate of 75 bpm (AIx@75) at baseline and 24 weeks' followup. Clinical data were collected at regular visits. RESULTS: The characteristics of each group at baseline were not significantly different. In all groups there was significant attenuation from baseline to 24 weeks in CAVI (Week 0-Week 24, TCZ: 0.85 ± 0.15 m/s, p = 0.02; ETN: 0.81 ± 0.18 m/s, p = 0.03; ADA: 0.90 ± 0.21 m/s, p = 0.02) and in AIx@75. There were no significant differences among the groups in measures of CAVI or AIx@75. The 3 therapies made no difference to carotid intima-media thickness and carotid artery plaque. Only TCZ increased fasting serum total cholesterol from baseline to 24 weeks. CONCLUSION: The 3 types of monotherapy limited arterial stiffness in patients with RA to a similar extent.
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OBJECTIVE: To compare the respective effects of tocilizumab (TCZ) monotherapy, etanercept (ETN) monotherapy, and adalimumab (ADA) monotherapy on arterial stiffness in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in an open-label, randomized controlled trial. METHODS:Patients with RA were eligible if they had active disease (28-joint Disease Activity Score > 3.2) and no prior treatment with methotrexate or biologics. All 64 patients had no history of cardiovascular disease or steroid treatment. Patients were randomly assigned to receive TCZ alone (n = 22), ETN alone (n = 21), or ADA alone (n = 21). Arterial stiffness was assessed with cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) and aortic augmentation index normalized to a fixed heart rate of 75 bpm (AIx@75) at baseline and 24 weeks' followup. Clinical data were collected at regular visits. RESULTS: The characteristics of each group at baseline were not significantly different. In all groups there was significant attenuation from baseline to 24 weeks in CAVI (Week 0-Week 24, TCZ: 0.85 ± 0.15 m/s, p = 0.02; ETN: 0.81 ± 0.18 m/s, p = 0.03; ADA: 0.90 ± 0.21 m/s, p = 0.02) and in AIx@75. There were no significant differences among the groups in measures of CAVI or AIx@75. The 3 therapies made no difference to carotid intima-media thickness and carotid artery plaque. Only TCZ increased fasting serum total cholesterol from baseline to 24 weeks. CONCLUSION: The 3 types of monotherapy limited arterial stiffness in patients with RA to a similar extent.
Authors: C Vlachopoulos; A Gravos; G Georgiopoulos; D Terentes-Printzios; N Ioakeimidis; D Vassilopoulos; K Stamatelopoulos; D Tousoulis Journal: Clin Rheumatol Date: 2017-05-08 Impact factor: 2.980
Authors: Jing Wu; Mohamed A Saleh; Annet Kirabo; Hana A Itani; Kim Ramil C Montaniel; Liang Xiao; Wei Chen; Raymond L Mernaugh; Hua Cai; Kenneth E Bernstein; Jörg J Goronzy; Cornelia M Weyand; John A Curci; Natalia R Barbaro; Heitor Moreno; Sean S Davies; L Jackson Roberts; Meena S Madhur; David G Harrison Journal: J Clin Invest Date: 2015-11-23 Impact factor: 14.808
Authors: Adam W Akerman; Robert E Stroud; Ryan W Barrs; R Tyler Grespin; Lindsay T McDonald; R Amanda C LaRue; Rupak Mukherjee; John S Ikonomidis; Jeffery A Jones; Jean Marie Ruddy Journal: Ann Vasc Surg Date: 2017-10-26 Impact factor: 1.466