• Der Internist · Feb 2022

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    [Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and spondylarthritis with biologics].

    • Christoph Fiehn.
    • Rheumatologie Baden-Baden, Tätigkeitsschwerpunkt Klinische Immunologie und Belegarzteinheit Rheumatologie an den ViDia-Kliniken Karlsruhe, Beethovenstr. 2, 76530, Baden-Baden, Deutschland. c.fiehn@rheuma-badenbaden.de.
    • Internist (Berl). 2022 Feb 1; 63 (2): 135-142.

    AbstractBiologics are an integral part of modern strategies for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and spondylarthritis (SpA), including psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Biologics are biotechnologically produced proteins that have inhibiting effects on humoral and cellular components of rheumatic inflammation. Substance classes used in rheumatology are tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, interleukin (IL)-1, IL‑6, IL-12, IL-17 and IL-23 inhibitors effective against cytokines as well as the T lymphocyte activation inhibitor abatacept and the B lymphocyte-depleting rituximab. There are clear recommendations for the use of biologics for RA patients inadequately responding to one or more conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs and for ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and nonradiographical axial SpA patients with an inadequate response to at least two nonsteroidal antirheumatic drugs. For PsA the recommended use depends on the most prominent manifestations in each case. Treatment with biologics should follow the treat to target principle, with a defined and validated treatment target. Treatment in cases of RA and SpA should target remission or at least a low or minimum disease activity. The safety of treatment with biologics has been intensively investigated. There are very specific contraindications for individual substance classes with a focus on an increased risk of infections. The standard procedure before starting treatment with biologics includes the exclusion of latent tuberculosis and hepatitis B. The TNF-alpha inhibitors have a protective effect with respect to myocardial infarction, stroke and venous thromboembolism.© 2022. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Medizin Verlag GmbH, ein Teil von Springer Nature.

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