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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Terapevticheskii arkhiv</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">Terapevticheskii arkhiv</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Терапевтический архив</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">0040-3660</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2309-5342</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">LLC Obyedinennaya Redaktsiya</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">631998</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.26442/00403660.2024.05.202701</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>Original articles</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>Оригинальные статьи</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Reduction in the need for glucocorticoids on the background of therapy with biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs and Janus kinase inhibitors in rheumatoid arthritis: evidence from real clinical practice</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Снижение потребности в глюкокортикоидах на фоне терапии генно-инженерными биологическими препаратами и ингибиторами янус-киназ при ревматоидном артрите: данные реальной клинической практики</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8627-5341</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Potapova</surname><given-names>Alena S.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Потапова</surname><given-names>Алена Сергеевна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>аспирант</p></bio><email>dr.aspotapova@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1391-0711</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Karateev</surname><given-names>Andrey E.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Каратеев</surname><given-names>Андрей Евгеньевич</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>доктор мед. наук, нач. отд. воспалительных заболеваний суставов, зав. лаб. патофизиологии боли и полиморфизма скелетно-мышечных заболеваний</p></bio><email>dr.aspotapova@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5103-5447</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Polishchuk</surname><given-names>Elena Yu.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Полищук</surname><given-names>Елена Юрьевна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>кандидат мед. наук, ст. науч. сотр. лаб. патофизиологии боли и полиморфизма скелетно-мышечных заболеваний</p></bio><email>dr.aspotapova@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2475-8620</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Filatova</surname><given-names>Ekaterina S.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Филатова</surname><given-names>Екатерина Сергеевна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>доктор мед. наук, ст. науч. сотр. лаб. патофизиологии боли и полиморфизма скелетно-мышечных заболеваний, врач-невролог</p></bio><email>dr.aspotapova@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5382-6357</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Amirdzhanova</surname><given-names>Vera N.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Амирджанова</surname><given-names>Вера Николаевна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>доктор мед. наук, науч. консультант</p></bio><email>dr.aspotapova@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6068-3080</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Lila</surname><given-names>Aleksander M.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Лила</surname><given-names>Александр Михайлович</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>доктор мед. наук, проф., дир. ФГБНУ «НИИ ревматологии им. В.А. Насоновой», зав. каф. ревматологии ФГБОУ ДПО РМАНПО</p></bio><email>dr.aspotapova@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">ФГБНУ «Научно-исследовательский институт ревматологии им. В.А. Насоновой»</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff2"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">ФГБОУ ДПО «Российская медицинская академия непрерывного профессионального образования» Минздрава России</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2024-06-03" publication-format="electronic"><day>03</day><month>06</month><year>2024</year></pub-date><volume>96</volume><issue>5</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">Issues of rheumatology</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">Вопросы ревматологии</issue-title><fpage>465</fpage><lpage>470</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2024-05-15"><day>15</day><month>05</month><year>2024</year></date><date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="2024-05-15"><day>15</day><month>05</month><year>2024</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2024, Consilium Medicum</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2024, ООО "Консилиум Медикум"</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2024</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Consilium Medicum</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">ООО "Консилиум Медикум"</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://ter-arkhiv.ru/0040-3660/article/view/631998">https://ter-arkhiv.ru/0040-3660/article/view/631998</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p><bold>Background</bold><bold>. </bold>Clinical guidelines for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) recommend reducing the use of glucocorticoids (GCs) due to the high risk of associated complications.</p> <p><bold>Aim</bold><bold>. </bold>To determine the frequency of GC cancellations and dose reductions in real clinical practice, while taking into account active RA therapy.</p> <p><bold>Materials</bold><bold> </bold><bold>and</bold><bold> </bold><bold>methods</bold><bold>. </bold>The study group consisted of 303 patients with RA reliable according to ACR/EULAR criteria (women 79.9%, age 52.8±13.3, disease duration 9 [4; 16] years, DAS-28-CRP 4.9±1.0, RF seropositivity 77.4%, ACPA seropositivity 70.3%), who were prescribed or changed therapy with disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs), biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) or Janus kinase inhibitors (iJAK) due to disease exacerbation and ineffectiveness of previous treatment. All patients initially received GC (7.7±3.8 mg/day equivalent of prednisolone). After adjustment of therapy, 42.9% of patients received methotrexate, 27.6% leflunomide, 2.5% sulfasalazine, hydroxychloroquine, or a combination with an Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, 63.7% bDMARDs, and 7.2% iJAK. The need for GC intake was assessed by a telephone survey conducted 6 months after the start of follow-up.</p> <p><bold>Results</bold><bold>. </bold>Telephone survey was possible in 274 (90.4%) persons. There was a significant decrease in pain intensity (numerical rating scale, NRS 0–10) from 6.3±1.4 to 4.3±2.4 (<italic>p</italic>&lt;0.001), fatigue (NRS) from 6.7±2.3 to 5.2±2.1 (<italic>p</italic>&lt;0.001), and functional impairment (NRS) from 5.4±2.1 to 3.9±2.0 (<italic>p</italic>&lt;0.001). A positive PASS index (symptom status acceptable to patients) was noted in 139 (50.7%) patients. GC cancellation was noted in 19.7%, dose reduction in 25.9%, maintaining the same dose in 42.7%, and dose increase in 11.7%.</p> <p><bold>Conclusion</bold><bold>. </bold>Against the background of intensive RA therapy, including combination of DMARDs with bDMARDs or iJAK, complete withdrawal or reduction of GC dose was achieved in less than half (45.6%) of patients after 6 months.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p><bold>Обоснование. </bold>Актуальные клинические рекомендации по лечению ревматоидного артрита (РА) указывают на необходимость снижения использования глюкокортикоидов (ГК) в связи с высоким риском осложнений на фоне приема этих препаратов.</p> <p><bold>Цель. </bold>Определить частоту отмен и снижения дозы ГК на фоне активной терапии РА в реальной клинической практике.</p> <p><bold>Материалы и методы.</bold> Исследуемую группу составили 303 пациента с РА, достоверным по критериям ACR/EULAR (женщины – 79,9%, возраст – 52,8±13,3 года, длительность болезни – 9 [4; 16] лет, DAS-28-СРБ – 4,9±1,0, серопозитивность по ревматоидному фактору – 77,4%, по антителам к циклическому цитруллиновому пептиду – 70,3%), которым в связи с обострением заболевания и неэффективностью предшествующего лечения назначена или изменена терапия синтетическими базисными противовоспалительными препаратами (сБПВП), генно-инженерными биологическими препаратами (ГИБП) или ингибиторами янус-киназ (иJAK). Все пациенты исходно получали ГК (7,7±3,8 мг/сут в эквиваленте преднизолона). После коррекции терапии 42,9% пациентов получали метотрексат, 27,6% – лефлуномид, 29,5% – сульфасалазин, гидроксихлорохин или комбинацию сБПВП, 63,7% – ГИБП, 7,2% – иJAK. Оценивалась потребность в приеме ГК по данным телефонного опроса, проведенного через 6 мес после начала наблюдения.</p> <p><bold>Результаты. </bold>Телефонный опрос удалось провести у 274 (90,4%) лиц. Отмечено достоверное снижение интенсивности боли (числовая рейтинговая шкала – ЧРШ 0–10) с 6,3±1,4 до 4,3±2,4 (<italic>p</italic>&lt;0,001), усталости (ЧРШ) – с 6,7±2,3 до 5,2±2,1 (<italic>p</italic>&lt;0,001), функциональных нарушений (ЧРШ) – с 5,4±2,1 до 3,9±2,0 (<italic>p</italic>&lt;0,001). Положительный индекс PASS (состояние симптомов, приемлемое для пациентов) отмечен у 139 (50,7%) пациентов. Отмена ГК наблюдалась у 19,7%, снижение дозы – у 25,9%, сохранение прежней дозы – у 42,7%, повышение дозы – у 11,7%.</p> <p><bold>Заключение. </bold>На фоне активной терапии РА, включающей комбинацию сБПВП с ГИБП или иJAK, через 6 мес удалось добиться полной отмены или снижения дозы ГК менее чем у 1/2 (45,6%) пациентов.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>rheumatoid arthritis</kwd><kwd>disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs</kwd><kwd>biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs</kwd><kwd>Janus kinase inhibitor</kwd><kwd>glucocorticoids</kwd><kwd>withdrawal</kwd><kwd>dose reduction</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>ревматоидный артрит</kwd><kwd>базисные противовоспалительные препараты</kwd><kwd>генно-инженерные биологические препараты</kwd><kwd>ингибиторы янус-киназ</kwd><kwd>глюкокортикоиды</kwd><kwd>отмена</kwd><kwd>снижение дозы</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group><funding-statement xml:lang="en">The study was supported by the Government. 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