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Coadministration of tacrolimus with corticosteroid accelerates recovery in refractory patients with polymyositis/ dermatomyositis: a retrospective study.

AbstractBACKGROUND:
To investigate whether or not coadministration of tacrolimus (TAC) with prednisolone (PSL) can produce a beneficial effect in the treatment of polymyositis/ dermatomyositis (PM/DM).
METHODS:
We reviewed medical records of 32 PM/DM patients who had been admitted to our hospital, and abstracted those who had received TAC in addition to oral PSL for treatment. The clinical usefulness of TAC in PM/DM was objectively evaluated focusing upon the manual muscle strength test (MMT) score, serum creatine kinase (CK) and tapering of PSL.
RESULTS:
Nine patients with PM and 6 with DM were enrolled in this study. TAC was added because of difficulty in reduction of PSL in 12 patients and recurrence with corticosteroid-induced complications in the remaining 3. Both PM and DM patients showed significant increases in the MMT score and significant decreases in serum CK 1 to 3 months after starting TAC compared with before. Skin symptoms in a clinically amyopathic DM patient also improved 1 month after starting TAC. The daily dosage of PSL could be significantly reduced in both PM and DM after starting TAC compared with before. No serious adverse events ascribable to TAC occurred in any patients.
CONCLUSION:
Additional use of TAC with PSL may safely promote improvement of PM/DM and also accelerate tapering of the latter.
AuthorsYasuhiro Shimojima, Wataru Ishii, Masayuki Matsuda, Ko-ichi Tazawa, Shu-ichi Ikeda
JournalBMC musculoskeletal disorders (BMC Musculoskelet Disord) Vol. 13 Pg. 228 (Nov 22 2012) ISSN: 1471-2474 [Electronic] England
PMID23173570 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones
  • Biomarkers
  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • Prednisolone
  • Creatine Kinase
  • Tacrolimus
Topics
  • Administration, Oral
  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones (administration & dosage, adverse effects, therapeutic use)
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Biomarkers (blood)
  • Creatine Kinase (blood)
  • Dermatomyositis (blood, diagnosis, drug therapy, physiopathology)
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunosuppressive Agents (administration & dosage, adverse effects, therapeutic use)
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Muscle Strength (drug effects)
  • Muscle, Skeletal (drug effects, metabolism, physiopathology)
  • Prednisolone (administration & dosage, adverse effects, therapeutic use)
  • Recovery of Function
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Tacrolimus (administration & dosage, adverse effects, therapeutic use)
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Young Adult

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