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1. Rheumatoid Arthritis in 21st
century
Where are we heading?
Farhan Tahir M.D.
Rheumatic Disease Associates
2. What this talk is about
• How we reached in to the biologic era
• Why is there a need for biologic therapy
• What are the targets of biologic therapy
• Measures of clinical and radiological activity
• Clinical and radiological remission is it “Reality or Fiction”
• What if anti TNF therapy fails
• Looking beyond joints and impact on society
• Weighing risk and benefits of treatment
• Surveillance of co morbidities
• Summary
5. What this talk is about
• How we reached in to the biologic era
• Why is there a need for biologic therapy
• What are the targets of biologic therapy
• Measures of disease activity and prognosis
• Customizing therapy to individual patient
• Clinical and radiological remission is it “Reality or Fiction”
• Monitoring efficacy of treatment
• Looking beyond joints and impact on society
• Weighing risk and benefits of treatment
• Surveillance of co morbidities
• Summary
6. Case Study
• Laura came into my office for an urgent appointment more
than a year ago. A bright, 25 years old woman, a university
student with a bright future . Healthy until recently when
suddenly one morning, she could not get out of bed and was
unable to dress because her fingers and wrists were swollen,
tender, and stiff.
• She had spent some days in bed, then moved back to her
parents because she was unable to manage on her own. When
I first saw her, she had been ill for about two months, and was
just getting worse and worse day-by-day. She had lost 3 kg
and was pale, desperate, and tired.
7. • It was obvious she had rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Tender
synovitis in several joints of the hands. She was
rheumatoid factor positive, had elevated C-reactive
protein and slight anemia. Erosions appeared on her
initial ultrasound exam.
• Without delay, she was started on prednisone and
methotrexate (MTX) 7.5 mg per week. Two weeks later,
when I saw her in the clinic, she was smiling and had
returned to the university. She got an injection in a
swollen finger joint and I increased the dosage of MTX to
15mg. I assured her she can get appointment within 2
days in case of any swollen joints needs to be injected.
8. • Six months later she had graduated from university but
her condition became worse. She was facing sick leave in
her new job. She was she was started on Etanercept in
combination with MTX. It worked. She went into
remission again.
• For the whole year, there is no progression of joint
damage but recently her disease flared again. Many
joints are affected causing severe problems in her daily
life. She is switched to infliximab (Remicade) which is
efficacious for now but what if arthritis showed its ugly
face again.
9. What this talk is about
• How we reached in to the biologic era
• Why is there a need for biologic therapy
• What are the targets of biologic therapy
• Measures of disease activity and prognosis
• Customizing therapy to individual patient
• Clinical and radiological remission is it “Reality or Fiction”
• Monitoring efficacy of treatment
• Looking beyond joints and impact on society
• Weighing risk and benefits of treatment
• Surveillance of co morbidities
• Summary
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11. What this talk is about
• How we reached in to the biologic era
• Why is there a need for biologic therapy
• What are the targets of biologic therapy
• Measures of clinical and radiological
activity
• Clinical and radiological remission is it “Reality or Fiction”
• What if anti TNF therapy fails
• Looking beyond joints and impact on society
• Weighing risk and benefits of treatment
• Surveillance of co morbidities
• Summary
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14. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
C-reactive protein level
IgM and IgA rheumatoid factor positivity Antiperinuclear
antibody positivity
Radiologic scores
Duration of morning stiffness
RA-associated HLA–DRB1p04 genes
28. What this talk is about
• How we reached in to the biologic era
• Why is there a need for biologic therapy
• What are the targets of biologic therapy
• Measures of clinical and radiological activity
• Clinical and radiological remission : is it
Reality or Fiction?
• What if anti TNF therapy fails
• Looking beyond joints and impact on society
• Weighing risk and benefits of treatment
• Surveillance of co morbidities
• Summary
29. Introduction to Biologic Therapy
Achieve goals of treatment
• Individualize treatment options
• Initiate treatment early
• Induction and maintenance of remission
• Use biologic as steroid and DMARD sparing
agents
• Plan ahead for failure and withdrawal of
therapy
49. What this talk is about
• How we reached in to the biologic era
• Why is there a need for biologic therapy
• What are the targets of biologic therapy
• Measures of clinical and radiological activity
• Clinical and radiological remission is it “Reality or Fiction”
• What if anti TNF therapy fails
• Looking beyond joints and impact on society
• Weighing risk and benefits of treatment
• Surveillance of co morbidities
• Summary
65. What this talk is about
• How we reached in to the biologic era
• Why is there a need for biologic therapy
• What are the targets of biologic therapy
• Measures of clinical and radiological activity
• Clinical and radiological remission is it “Reality or Fiction”
• What if anti TNF therapy fails
• Looking beyond joints and impact on
society
• Weighing risk and benefits of treatment
• Surveillance of co morbidities
• Summary
74. What this talk is about
• How we reached in to the biologic era
• Why is there a need for biologic therapy
• What are the targets of biologic therapy
• Measures of clinical and radiological activity
• Clinical and radiological remission is it “Reality or Fiction”
• What if anti TNF therapy fails
• Looking beyond joints and impact on society
• Weighing risk and benefits of
treatment
• Surveillance of co morbidities
• Summary
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87. What this talk is about
• How we reached in to the biologic era
• Why is there a need for biologic therapy
• What are the targets of biologic therapy
• Measures of clinical and radiological activity
• Clinical and radiological remission is it “Reality or Fiction”
• What if anti TNF therapy fails
• Looking beyond joints and impact on society
• Weighing risk and benefits of treatment
• Surveillance of co morbidities
• Summary
88. Role of TNF in controlling
infection
• CID 2005:41 (Suppl 3) • Ehlers
92. Summary
• Early diagnosis and treatment
• Aggressive monitoring to prevent joint
damage
• Aim for maintenance of remission and
functional capacity
• Surveillance of infections and comorbidites
Editor's Notes
A, Macrophage- derived TNF- as costimulus for T cells. B, T cell–derived TNFactivates macrophages for anti mycobacterial activity. C, TNF, recruits mononuclear cells and organises granulomas. D, Anti-TNF therapy results in g ranuloma breakdown and dissemination of mycobacteria