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Mortality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease treated with an anti-tumor necrosis factor agent

  • Koo, Bon San (Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) ;
  • Hong, Seokchan (Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, You Jae (Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Yong-Gil (Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Chang-Keun (Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) ;
  • Yoo, Bin (Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
  • Received : 2013.09.24
  • Accepted : 2014.04.10
  • Published : 2015.01.01

Abstract

Background/Aims: To evaluate the impact on mortality of anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) treatment of rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD). Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 100 RA-ILD patients who visited our tertiary care medical center between 2004 and 2011, identified those treated with an anti-TNF agent, divided patients into non-survivor and survivor groups and evaluated their clinical characteristics and causes of death. Results: A total of 24 RA-ILD patients received anti-TNF therapy, of whom six died (25%). Mean age at initiation of anti-TNF therapy was significantly higher in the nonsurvivor versus survivor group (76 years [range, 66 to 85] vs. 64 years [range, 50 to 81], respectively; p = 0.043). The mean duration of anti-TNF treatment in the non-survivor group was shorter (7 months [range, 2 to 14] vs. 23 months [range, 2 to 58], respectively; p = 0.030). The duration of anti-TNF therapy in all nonsurviving patients was < 12 months. Pulmonary function test results at ILD diagnosis, and cumulative doses of disease-modifying drugs and steroids, did not differ between groups. Five of the six deaths (83%) were related to lung disease, including two diffuse alveolar hemorrhages, two cases of acute exacerbation of ILD, and one of pneumonia. The sixth patient died of septic shock following septic arthritis of the knee. Conclusions: Lung complications can occur within months of initial anti-TNF treatment in older RA-ILD patients; therefore, anti-TNF therapy should be used with caution in these patients.

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