[Safe use of biological therapies for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and spondyloarthritides].

Abstract

The treatment of autoimmune rheumatic diseases has gradually improved over the last half century, which has been expanded with the contribution of biological therapies or immunobiopharmaceuticals. However, we must be alert to the possibilities of undesirable effects from the use of this class of medications. The Brazilian Society of Rheumatology (Sociedade Brasileira de Reumatologia/SBR) produced a document based on a comprehensive literature review on the safety aspects of this class of drugs, specifically with regard to the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and spondyloarthritides. The themes selected by the participating experts, on which considerations have been established as the safe use of biological drugs, were: occurrence of infections (bacterial, viral, tuberculosis), infusion reactions, hematological, neurological, gastrointestinal and cardiovascular reactions, neoplastic events (solid tumors and hematologic neoplasms), immunogenicity, other occurrences and vaccine response. For didactic reasons, we opted by elaborating a summary of safety assessment in accordance with the previous themes, by drug class/mechanism of action (tumor necrosis factor antagonists, T-cell co-stimulation blockers, B-cell depletors and interleukin-6 receptor blockers). Separately, general considerations on safety in the use of biologicals in pregnancy and lactation were proposed. This review seeks to provide a broad and balanced update of that clinical and experimental experience pooled over the last two decades of use of immunobiological drugs for RA and spondyloarthritides treatment.

• Authors: Licia Maria Henrique da Mota, Bóris Afonso Cruz, Claiton Viegas Brenol, Daniel Feldman Pollak, Geraldo da Rocha Castelar Pinheiro, Ieda Maria Magalhães Laurindo, Ivânio Alves Pereira, Jozélio Freire de Carvalho, Manoel Barros Bertolo, Marcelo de Medeiros Pinheiro, Max Victor Carioca Freitas, Nilzio Antônio da Silva, Paulo Louzada-Júnior, Percival Degrava Sampaio-Barros, Rina Dalva Neubarth Giorgi, Rodrigo Aires Corrêa Lima, Luis Eduardo Coelho Andrade
• Journal: Revista brasileira de reumatologia (Rev Bras Reumatol) 2015 May-Jun Vol. 55 Issue 3 Pg. 281-309 ISSN: 1809-4570 [Electronic] Brazil
• Vernacular Title: Segurança do uso de terapias biológicas para o tratamento de artrite reumatoide e espondiloartrites.
• PMID: 26054442 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Editora Ltda. All rights reserved.

Chemical References

• Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
• Antirheumatic Agents
• Rituximab
• Abatacept
• tocilizumab

Topics

• Abatacept (therapeutic use)
• Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized (therapeutic use)
• Antirheumatic Agents (therapeutic use)
• Arthritis, Rheumatoid (therapy)
• Biological Therapy
• Humans
• Rituximab (therapeutic use)
• Spondylarthritis (therapy)