AB1139 ANALYSIS OF THE CLINICAL PROFILE OF A COHORT OF PATIENTS WITH SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS NOT RESPONSIVE TO BELIMUMAB. SHORT-TERM EFFICACY OF ANIFROLUMAB

• Published in: Annals of the rheumatic diseases Vol. 83; no. Suppl 1; pp. 1901 - 1902
• Main Authors: Camacho Halcón, M., Loaiza Cabello, D., Muñoz Jimenez, A., Garrido-Puñal, N., Gil Velez, R. J., García Morillo, S., García Hernández, F. J., Pertusa Mataix, R., Garrido Montes, M., Rubio Romero, E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and European League Against Rheumatism 01.06.2024; Elsevier B.V; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: biological DMARD; Comparative analysis; Corticosteroids; Lupus; Monoclonal antibodies; Observational studies/ registry; Patients; Prednisone; Remission; Remission (Medicine); Scientific Abstracts; Statistical analysis; Steroid hormones; Systemic lupus erythematosus; biological DMARD; Observational studies/ registry
• ISSN: 0003-4967; 1468-2060
• DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2024-eular.6168

Background:Anifrolumab is a human monoclonal antibody that acts by inhibiting the type I interferon pathway and has recently been introduced into the therapeutic regimen of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE).Objectives:This is a retrospective analysis of patients diagnosed with SLE who have started treatment with Anifrolumab, with which we want to share the experience in our centre.Methods:For this purpose, we collected various clinical and analytical data from the subjects, both at the time of starting treatment and three months later. We then performed a descriptive analysis of the group, and a comparative analysis between the data collected at both time points for each patient. For the clinical follow-up, various scales and scores were used to objectively assess the degree of disease activity (CLASI, DAS28, SLEDAI and PGA) and the average dose of steroids for activity control.Results:Data were collected from 10 patients of whom 100% were women aged 25-79 years (mean age 48 years). All were diagnosed with SLE according to the EULAR/ACR 2019 criteria.Follow-up was carried out for 3 months, from the beginning of treatment with Anifrolumab. We analyzed the data of 8 of the 10 patients collected in our database, since two of these patients began treatment with Anifrolumab less than a month ago, so we do not have data on the follow-up of these patients after three months of treatment.After 3 months of treatment, all patients recorded better results on 2 of the 3 Lupus activity scales. On the CLASI scale, a significant decrease in the mean score was observed (7.88± 4,30 at the beginning of treatment vs. 1.38 ± 1.69 after 3 months of treatment; p<0.05). Also on the SLEDAI scale, there was a significant decrease in the score in our sample of patients after treatment (7.5 ± 3.22 at the beginning of treatment vs. 2.63 ± 2.23 after 3 months of treatment; p<0.05). However, on the DAS28 scale, there was no significant improvement in the score after treatment. We also applied the Physician Global Assessment (PGA) scale, in which we also found a significant improvement in the score after 3 months of treatment compared to the beginning (2.06 ± 0.57 at the beginning of treatment vs. 0.65 ± 0.37 after 3 months of treatment; p<0.05)Regarding the adjuvant dose of prednisone used during treatment with Anifrolumab, there was a decrease in the dose, however, this was not statistically significant (20.44 ± 16.49 at the beginning of treatment vs. 6.37 ± 4.85 after 3 months of treatment; p≥0.05).It is important to highlight that after treatment with Anifrolumab for 3 months, 75% of our patients were in remission from Lupus. During the three months of follow-up treatment with Anifrolumab, only mild side effects were recorded in one of our patients.Conclusion:The results obtained indicate that patients with SLE not responsive to Belimumab treated with Anifrolumab as the main biological drug, shows a significant improvement in the activity of their disease at 3 months,. All patients reaching remission of the disease in terms of activity and there was a significant reduction in the physician’s global assessment measured by PGA. However, this improvement is not accompanied by a significant decrease in the use of corticosteroids as adjuvant treatment.However, studies with larger sample sizes and a longer follow-up period are needed to draw meaningful conclusions.REFERENCES:NIL.Acknowledgements:NIL.Disclosure of Interests:None declared.