Door Prof. Dr. Hans Bijlsma wordt ingegaan op de balans tussen effectiviteit en veiligheid bij Glucocorticoїden (GC): leiden GC altijd tot botverlies, of kan het ontstekingsremmend effect sterker zijn dan de direct negatieve effecten op het bot? Zijn de bijwerkingen dosis-afhankelijk? Hoe kijken patiënten tegen bijwerkingen aan? Zijn er nieuwe medicamenten in aantocht met minder bijwerkingen?
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1. GLUCOCORTICOIDEN:
ALTIJD SCHADELIJK VOOR HET BOT?
HANS BIJLSMA
Director,
AMSTERDAM RHEUMATOLOGY CENTER,
Professor of rheumatology
UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT
THE NETHERLANDS
2. GCs in 2013:
babyboomer coming of age
First RA patient treated 1948
After 65 years retirement ?
4. Utrecht study monotherapy
• EARLY, DMARD-naive,
RA
• 10 mg prednisone
versus placebo
• Two years duration
• Sulphasalazine rescue
after 6 months
Ann Intern Med 2002; 136: 1
5. Total score: effects after 2 and 5 years
Placebo
Prednisone
Totalscore
Totalscore
Probability score (%)Time (months)
Placebo
Prednisone
Radiologic score for both erosions and joint space narrowing in hands and feet
14. Effect of low dose prednisone (10 mg/day during 1 week) on
markers of bone metabolism in healthy volunteers
WF Lems et al, Br J Rheum 1998; 37: 23-33.
.
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**: p <0,05
15. Glucocorticoids and fractures
(Van Staa et al. J Bone Miner Res 2000)
Dose RR hip RR vertebral
< 2.5 0.99 1.55
2.5 – 7.5 1.77 2.59
> 7.5 mg
predn/day
2.27 5.18
17. “Some data suggest that low dose GCs may even
benefit the bones of patients with RA”
• disease activity: ↓
• pro-inflammatory cytokines (anti-TNF, IL-1, IL-6,
IL-17) inducing degradation of bone: ↓
• weightbearing activity: ↑
19. Double edged sword
Inflammation as such impairs glucose
metabolism.
Glucocorticoids as such impair glucose
metabolism.
Glucocorticoids reduce inflammation and
as such improve glucose metabolism.
Same holds also for
• osteoporosis
• cardiovascular risk
• ……..
Buttgereit, ARD 2011; 70:1881-3
20. Glucose and insulin levels during oral glucose
tolerance test (Hoes, ARD 2011).
21. Prospective study data –
osteoporosis now manageable ?
• Preventive and therapeutic guidelines:
– Always calcium and vitamin D
– Bisphosphonates on indication
22. Start glucocorticoids
General advice
Dosage and fractures in medical history
High dosage
(> 15 mg/d)
or
fracture
Intermediate dosage
(7.5 – 15 mg/d)
low dosage
< 7.5 mg/d)
postmenopausal women
men > 70 years
Premenopausal women
men < 70 years
DXA
X-SPINE
High riskStart bisphosphonate
low risk
1 – 3 years
Look for special circumstances
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23.
24.
25. • Multicentre study;
inclusion period: 2003 – 2009
Inclusion criteria:
early RA (<1 year)
1987 revised ACR criteria
≥ 18 years
DMARD & glucocorticoid
naïve
• MTX-based tight control &
randomized double-blind
placebo or prednisone 10 mg
CAMERA-II: Computer-Assisted Management
of Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
26. CAMERA-II – adding placebo or prednisone to a
tight control MTX treatment
Both: tight control
treatments
• Monthly visits
• Computer decision
model
(SJC, TJC, ESR, VASgh)
• Aimed at remission
elbow
wrist
MCP
PIP
MTP
ankle
knee
LeftRight
shoulder
27. CAMERA-II – design
• MTX-based tight control treatment
• Prednisone or placebo
Prednisone 10 mg/day or placebo
start: 10 mg/wk
time
15 mg/wk
20 mg/wk
25 mg/wk
30 mg/wk
Adalimumab (if needed)
)
28. CAMERA-II – design
• MTX-based tight control treatment
• Prednisone or placebo
Prednisone 10 mg/day or placebo
start: 10 mg/wk
time
15 mg/wk
20 mg/wk
25 mg/wk
30 mg/wk
Adalimumab (if needed)
TREATMENT
DECREASES
WHEN
REMISSION
REACHED
37. Ranking adverse events
Osteoporosis
CVD
Peptic ulcer
DM / glucose int.
Weight gain
Renal dysfunction
Cataract
Hypertension
Myopathy
Fatigue
Moon face
Glaucoma
Palpitations
Dyspnea
DM / glucose int.
Osteoporosis
Weight gain
Infections
CVD
Atherosclerosis
Peptic ulcer
Cataract
Myopathy
AEs due to interactions
Osteonecrosis
Impaired wound healing
Dyslipidemia
Hypertension
DoctorsPatients
Patients’ and rheumatologists’ perspectives on glucocorticoids
38. Ranking adverse events
Osteoporosis
CVD
Peptic ulcer
DM / glucose int.
Weight gain
Renal dysfunction
Cataract
Hypertension
Myopathy
Fatigue
Moon face
Glaucoma
Palpitations
Dyspnea
DM / glucose int.
Osteoporosis
Weight gain
Infections
CVD
Atherosclerosis
Peptic ulcer
Cataract
Myopathy
AEs due to interactions
Osteonecrosis
Impaired wound healing
Dyslipidemia
Hypertension
Patients’ and rheumatologists’ perspectives on glucocorticoids
Patients Doctors
39. Goals of monitoring
• Specific goals for monitoring in daily practice and
clinical trials
– Daily practice: treating patients safely
limited set of recommendations
– Clinical trials: … and obtaining high-quality data on the
occurrence of adverse events
more extensive set of recommendations
41. • Prevention or treatment of AE possible? y n
− If not: reversible? y n
• Frequently occuring? y n
• Severe AE? y n
• Cost-effectiveness? y n
• Reliable scoring possible? y n
Skin atrophy: Monitoring not indicatedOsteoporosis: Monitoring indicated
yes no
Monitoring in daily practice
Developing recommendations (example)
43. 1. Prednisolone + dipyridamole
combination drug#
2. Non-PEGylated liposomal
dexamethasone phosphate#
3. Long-circulating liposomal
prednisolone#
4. Modified-release
prednisone#
Phase I
Approved
Animal
model
Animal
model
PEG, polyethylene glycol
+
PEG
PEG
Improved treatment with conventional GC: current
status
44. Prednisolone and dipyramidole combination drug
Approach: to combine very low prednisolone with dipyramidole
This leads to: enhanced anti-inflammatory activity in immune cells,
but no increase in GC-induced adverse effects elsewhere
Results:
• ↓ TNFα, IL-6 and MMP-9 release in human PBMC
• Effective in animal models (CIA, AIA) with sub-therapeutic dose &
no increase in adverse events (e.g. on bone, HPA suppression)
+
Zimmermann et al. Arthritis Res Ther 2009;11:R12
Lehár et al. Nat Biotech 2009;27:659–66
AIA, adjuvant-induced arthritis; CIA, collagen-induced arthritis, IL-6, interleukin-6; HPA,
hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal; MMP-9, matrix metallopeptidase-9; PBMC, peripheral
blood mononuclear cells; TNFα, tumour necrosis factor-α
45. Non-PEGylated liposomal dexamethasone
phosphate
• Liposomes (295nm) with dexamethasone molecules inside
• Taken up by monocytes and macrophages, accumulate in spleen
• No free dexamethasone
• Effective in animal models (CIA, AIA)
• CIA: single liposome injection gave
comparable suppression of flare to daily
administration of free dexamethasone for 7 days
• No impact on HPA axis, blood glucose compared
to significant effect with free dexamethasone
• AIA: liposome injection (but not free dexa-
methasone) prevented joint destruction
• It seems that this approach does allow persistent therapeutic effect
of targeted high GC concentration with separation of benefits/risks
Rauchhaus et al. Arthritis Res Ther 2009;11:R190
Rauchhaus et al. Ann Rheum Dis 2009;68:1933–4
46. Long-circulating liposomal prednisolone
• Encapsulation of GC in long-circulating PEG liposomes
• Small-sized liposomes with
↓ uptake into macrophages
↑ circulation time
Accumulation in arthritic joints (>105M)
→ genomic + non-genomic actions
• Effective in animal models (AIA, CIA)
• Single liposome injection → complete remission
of inflammatory response for almost a week
• unencapsulated prednisolone much weaker even at daily
doses for a week
• Effective in phase I, 12-week study of 16 patients with RA
• A single liposome injection (150mg i.v.) → faster/more pronounced
decrease in DAS & better improvement of ACR criteria
(compared with 120mg methylprednisolone i.m.)
• Liposomes well-tolerated Metselaar et al. Arthritis Rheum 2003;48:2059–66
Metselaar et al. Ann Rheum Dis 2004;63:348–53
Stahn & Buttgereit. Nat Clin Pract Rheumatol 2008;4:525–33
Barrera et al. Presented at ACR 2008
PEG
PEG
ACR, American College of Rheumatology;
DAS; disease activity score; RA, rheumatoid arthritis
47. 10.00 pm 2.00 am 6.00 am 10.00 am 2.00 pm
IL-6 ↑
Endothelial activation ↑
Cell recruitment ↑
Activity of proteases ↑
MMP secretion ↑
B-cell function ↑
VEGF levels ↑
Pain mediators ↑
Clinical symptoms such
as morning stiffness ↓
IL-6
A
B
Reduced articular
and
systemic effects morning stiffness ↓ ↓
time of day
IL-6level
Buttgereit et al. Arthritis Rheum (in press)
48. Release
6 p.m. 10 p.m. 2 a.m. 6 a.m. 10 a.m.
Stiffness
and
Pain
High
Cytokine
Release
Dosing
Targe&ng
)me
of
administra)on
Inflammatory
Cytokine
Levels and
Pain and
Stiffness
Scores
Morning administration is too late to mediate the nocturnal cytokine
peak, while 2 a.m. administration is optimal but impractical.
49. • Active (red) core (1, 2 or 5mg prednisone)
within an inactive (white) coat
• High-precision production for accurate and
consistent central core positioning
• Tablet designed to be taken at
approximately 10.00 pm
• Programmed release of active core
4 hours after administration
(approximately 2.00 am) to antagonize the
increase in proinflammatory cytokines
• Pharmacokinetic profile of 5mg
MR prednisone has been shown to be
very similar to that of 5mg IR prednisone –
apart from the 4 hours delay
From bench to bedsite:
The design of modified release prednisone#
50. Double-blind treatment for 12 weeks1 followed by 9-month open label extension treatment
with modified-release prednisone2 (total duration of study 12 months)
Week 0 Week 12
DMARDs at a stable dose
Concomitant medication at a stable dose
≥1 week
screening
phase
12 weeks double-blind phase
Predniso(lo)ne at a
stable individual dose
(2.5–10mg/day)
Conventional prednisone
at same stable dose taken in
the morning (7–8 am)
Modified-release prednisone
at same stable dose taken in
the evening (10pm)
1. Buttgereit et al. Lancet 2008;371:205–14
2. Buttgereit et al. Ann Rheum Dis 2010;69 :1275-80
CAPRA-1: study design