Data from adult dermatomyositis/polymyositis patients in the rituximab (n = 147), etanercept (n = 14), and abatacept (n = 19) trials, and consensus patient profiles (n = 232) were evaluated. The Total Improvement Score (TIS), number of improving vs worsening CSMs, frequency of improvement with and without muscle-related CSMs, and contribution of PROM were evaluated by MRC category. Regression analysis was performed to assess contribution of each CSM to the MRC.
Of 412 adults with dermatomyositis/polymyositis, there were 37%, 24%, 25%, and 14% with no, minimal, moderate, and major MRC improvement, respectively. The number of improving CSMs and absolute percentage change in all CSMs increased by improvement category. In minimal-moderate improvement, only physician-reported disease activity contributed significantly more than expected by MRC. Of patients with at least minimal improvement, 95% had improvement in muscle-related measures and a majority (84%) had improvement in PROM. Patients with minimal improvement had worsening in a median of 1 CSM, and most patients with moderate-major improvement had no worsening CSMs. Physician assessment of change generally agreed with MRC improvement categories.
The ACR-EULAR MRC performs consistently across multiple studies, further supporting its use as an efficacy end point in future myositis therapeutic trials.
方法:来自利妥昔单抗(n=147)的成人皮肌炎/多发性肌炎患者的数据,依那西普(n=14),和abatacept(n=19)试验,和共识患者概况(n=232)进行了评估。总改善得分(TIS),改善与恶化的CSM数量,有或没有肌肉相关CSM的改善频率,和PROM的贡献按MRC类别进行评估。进行回归分析以评估每个CSM对MRC的贡献。
结果:在412名患有皮肌炎/多发性肌炎的成年人中,有37%,24%,25%,14%没有,最小,中度,以及主要的MRC改进,分别。改进的CSM的数量和所有CSM中的绝对百分比变化随改进类别而增加。在最小适度的改善中,只有医生报告的疾病活动对MRC的贡献显著高于预期.至少有最小改善的患者,95%的肌肉相关措施有所改善,大多数(84%)的PROM有所改善。改善最小的患者在1个CSM的中位数中恶化,大多数中度-重度改善的患者没有CSM恶化。医师对变化的评估通常与MRC改善类别一致。
结论:ACR-EULARMRC在多项研究中表现一致,进一步支持将其用作未来肌炎治疗试验的疗效终点.