Table 1
Present series. Flores Robles et al.Martínez et al.Díaz-Lagares et al.Zmuda et al.Khan et al.Díaz-Llopis et al.Nicolli et al.Jeroudis et al.Díaz-Llopis et al.Yosuf et al.
SpainSpain (2)Spain (3)France (4)USA (5)Spain (6)Italy (7)USA (8)Spain (9)USA (10)
Number of Cases2342212182
Age (mean in years)43.540Not specified (NS)35.514.53639.515NS11
Previous immunosuppressive or biologicCYA and AZAMTX (2 cases)CyS (4 cases)MTXMTX (1 case)CySAZA (2 cases)MTXNSMTX (2 cases)
CyS (3 cases)MTX (2 cases)CyS (1 case)CyS (2 cases)MMF (1 case)
AZA (1 case)Tacrolimus (1 case)CyS (1 case)
AZA (1 case)
MMF (1 case)
Biologic usedIFX (n=2), ADA (n=2)IFXADAIFXIFXADAIFXADAIFXIFX
Reason for initiating anti-TNFαImmunosuppressant failure (IF)IFIFFirst-lineIFCyS failureIFMTXfailureIFFirst-line
Patients with clinical response2332212181
Adverse effects due to anti-TNFα1NoneNone(1 case)NoneNoneNoneNoneNot specifiedNone
Duration of response18 monthsNot specified9.5 months7 months17 months8 months27 months26 monthsNS12 months (1 patient)