Partial remission of refractory RA after Adacolumn cytapheresis: a case report

Rheumatol Int. 2008 Jan;28(3):295-7. doi: 10.1007/s00296-007-0427-1. Epub 2007 Aug 8.

Abstract

We report on a female case of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with hepatitis C virus comorbidity. The patient was treated once weekly over ten consecutive weeks with Adacolumn device. Clinical assessment and HCV-RNA concentration were monitored at weeks-1, 4, 9, 14 and during follow-up over 6 months. At the end of the treatment: the number of tender and swollen joints, patient's global assessment of disease activity (VAS), physician's VAS, C-reactive protein (CRP) decreased, respectively; ACR response was >20. This improvement was maintained for over 2 months. At week 38, the patient was re-treated achieving again an ACR response >20.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / therapeutic use
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / epidemiology*
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / therapy*
  • Comorbidity
  • Cytapheresis / methods*
  • Female
  • Granulocytes / metabolism
  • Hepatitis C, Chronic / epidemiology*
  • Humans
  • Italy
  • Methylprednisolone / therapeutic use
  • Monocytes / metabolism
  • Piroxicam / therapeutic use
  • Remission Induction / methods
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Tuberculosis / epidemiology*

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
  • Piroxicam
  • Methylprednisolone