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<article article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.3" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xml:lang="ru"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">rsp</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="ru">Научно-практическая ревматология</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="en"><trans-title>Rheumatology Science and Practice</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">1995-4484</issn><issn pub-type="epub">1995-4492</issn><publisher><publisher-name>IMA-PRESS, LLC</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.14412/1995-4484-2013-635</article-id><article-id custom-type="elpub" pub-id-type="custom">rsp-773</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="section-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>Статьи</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="section-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>Articles</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>Опыт применения тоцилизумаба у больных ревматоидным артритом (по данным многоцентрового исследования ЛОРНЕТ)</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="en"><trans-title>Experience with tocilizumab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (according to the data of the LORNET multicenter trial)</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Панасюк</surname><given-names>Е. Ю.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Panasyuk</surname><given-names>E Yu</given-names></name></name-alternatives><email xlink:type="simple">-</email></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Amirdzhanova</surname><given-names>V N</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Amirdzhanova</surname><given-names>V N</given-names></name></name-alternatives><email xlink:type="simple">-</email></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Avdeyeva</surname><given-names>Anastasia Sergeyevna</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Avdeyeva</surname><given-names>Anastasia Sergeyevna</given-names></name></name-alternatives><email xlink:type="simple">9056249400@mail.ru</email></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Лучихина</surname><given-names>Е. Л.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Luchikhina</surname><given-names>E L</given-names></name></name-alternatives><email xlink:type="simple">-</email></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Александрова</surname><given-names>Елена Николаевна</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Aleksandrova</surname><given-names>E N</given-names></name></name-alternatives><email xlink:type="simple">-</email></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Новиков</surname><given-names>А. А.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Novikov</surname><given-names>A A</given-names></name></name-alternatives><email xlink:type="simple">-</email></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Насонов</surname><given-names>Евгений Львович</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Nasonov</surname><given-names>E L</given-names></name></name-alternatives><email xlink:type="simple">-</email></contrib></contrib-group><pub-date pub-type="collection"><year>2013</year></pub-date><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>15</day><month>04</month><year>2013</year></pub-date><volume>51</volume><issue>2</issue><issue-title>№2 (2013)</issue-title><fpage>104</fpage><lpage>110</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>Copyright &amp;#x00A9; Панасюк Е.Ю., Amirdzhanova V.N., Avdeyeva A.S., Лучихина Е.Л., Александрова Е.Н., Новиков А.А., Насонов Е.Л., 2013</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2013</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Панасюк Е.Ю., Amirdzhanova V.N., Avdeyeva A.S., Лучихина Е.Л., Александрова Е.Н., Новиков А.А., Насонов Е.Л.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Panasyuk E.Y., Amirdzhanova V.N., Avdeyeva A.S., Luchikhina E.L., Aleksandrova E.N., Novikov A.A., Nasonov E.L.</copyright-holder><license xml:lang="ru" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.</license-p></license><license xml:lang="en" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.</license-p></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://rsp.mediar-press.net/rsp/article/view/773">https://rsp.mediar-press.net/rsp/article/view/773</self-uri><abstract><p>Цель оценить изменение качества жизни пациентов с ревматоидным артритом (РА) при добавлении к терапии базисными противовоспалительными препаратами (БПВП) тоцилизумаба (ТЦЗ), а также изучить эффективность и безопасность терапии ТЦЗ у больных РА с неадекватным ответом на предшествующее лечение БПВП. Материал и методы. Обследован 201 больной РА. Все пациенты получили по шесть инфузий ТЦЗ в дозе 8 мг/кг внутривенно с интервалом в 4 нед на фоне стабильной терапии БПВП и глюкокортикоидами. Для оценки эффективности терапии ТЦЗ использовали критерии EULAR, ACR, а также индексы активности SDAI и CDAI. Ремиссию заболевания оценивали по критериям EULAR. Результаты и обсуждение. До начала терапии ТЦЗ значения (медиана [25-й; 75-й перцентили]) индексов DAS28 6,8 [6,1; 7,4], SDAI 41,8 [34,6; 53,7] и CDAI 39,2 [31,4; 49,5] соответствовали высокой активности РА. К 4-й неделе терапии ТЦЗ отмечено снижение уровней DAS28 4,6 [3,8; 5,4], SDAI 24,6 [17,8; 33,4] и CDAI 23,6 [17,5; 32,0], сохранявшееся до 24-й недели (р&lt;0,01). К 24-й неделе терапии ТЦЗ у 133 (70,4%) больных наблюдался хороший эффект по критериям EULAR, у 54 (28,6%) пациентов удовлетворительный; эффект отсутствовал у 2 (1,1%) больных. Эффект по ACR20/50/70 регистрировался соответственно у 89,1/70,6/44,3% больных. Ремиссия по критериям EULAR была достигнута у 51,3% больных, по индексу SDAI у 21,4%. Наблюдалось улучшение функционального состояния, а также качества жизни по опросникам EQ-5D и SF-36. Нормализация уровня С-реактивного белка и СОЭ регистрировалась через 4 нед после первой инфузии препарата и сохранялась до 24-й недели лечения. Заключение. Таким образом, анализ данных российского исследования убедительно свидетельствует об эффективности и хорошей переносимости ТЦЗ при тяжелом РА, резистентном к стандартной терапии БПВП.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="en"><p>Objective: to estimate quality of life changes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) while adding tocilizumab (TCZ) to therapy with disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) and to study the efficiency and safety of the therapy in RA patients with an inadequate response to previous DMARD treatment. Subjects and methods. 201 patients with RA were examined. All the patients received six intravenous infusions of TCZ 8 mg/kg at a 4-week interval during stable therapy with DMARDs and glucocorticoids. The EULAR/ACR classification criteria and SDAI and CDAI were used to evaluate the efficiency of TCZ therapy. Remission was assessed by the EULAR criteria. Results and discussion. Prior to TCZ therapy, median [25th to 75th percentiles] DAS28 6.8 [6.1 to 7.4], SDAI 41.8 [34.6 to 53.7], and CDAI 39.2 [31.4 to 49.5] corresponded to high RA activity. At week 4 of TCZ therapy, there was a reduction in DAS28 (4.6 [3.8 to 5.4]), SDAI (24.6 [17.8 to 33.4]), and CDAI (23.6 [17.5 to 32.0]), which was retained until 24 weeks (р &lt; 0.01). At week 24 of TCZ therapy, good and fair effects according to the EULAR criteria were observed in 133 (70.4%) and 54 (28.6%) patients, respectively; no effect was seen in 2 (1.1%) patients. The ACR20/50/70 effect was recorded in 89.1, 70.6, and 44.3% of the patients, respectively. EULAR and SDAI remissions were achieved in 51.3 and 21.4%, respectively. There were improvements in functional status and quality of life according to the EQ-5D and SF-36 questionnaires. C-reactive protein levels and erythrocyte sedimentation rate normalized 4 weeks after the first infusion of the drug and remained until week 24 of treatment. Conclusion. Thus, an analysis of the data of the Russian trial convincingly suggests that TCZ is effective and well tolerated in severe RA resistant to standard therapy with DMARDs.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>ревматоидный артрит</kwd><kwd>тоцилизумаб</kwd><kwd>качество жизни</kwd><kwd>ремиссия заболевания</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>DAS28</kwd><kwd>SDAI</kwd><kwd>rheumatoid arthritis</kwd><kwd>tocilizumab</kwd><kwd>quality of life</kwd><kwd>DAS28</kwd><kwd>SDAI</kwd><kwd>remission</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><back><ref-list><title>References</title><ref id="cit1"><label>1</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="ru">&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Амирджанова В.Н. Популяционные показатели качества жизни. Науч-практич ревматол 2008;1:36-48.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Насонов Е.Л. Новые подходы к фармакотерапии ревматоидного артрита: перспективы применения тоцилизумаба (моноклональные антитела к рецептору интерлейкина-6). 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