Background: Intravenous iloprost has been widely used for the treatment of systemic sclerosis peripheral vasculopathy. No agreement has been found on the regimen and the dosage of intravenous iloprost in different scleroderma subset conditions. This study aimed to evaluate the modalities of intravenous iloprost administration within a large cohort of systemic sclerosis patients from the SPRING Registry and to identify any associated clinical-demographic, instrumental or therapeutic data. Patients and Methods: Data of systemic sclerosis patients treated with intravenous iloprost for at least 1 year (case group) were retrospectively analyzed, including different timing and duration of intravenous iloprost session, and compared with those of untreated patients (control group). Results: Out of 1895 analyzed patients, 937 (49%) received intravenous iloprost treatment, while 958 (51%) were assigned to the control group. Among cases, about 70% were treated every 4 weeks, 24% with an interval of more than 4 weeks, and only 6% of less than 4 weeks. Most patients receiving the treatment every 4 weeks, or less, underwent infusion cycle for 1 day only, while if it was scheduled with an interval of more than 4 weeks, a total number of 5 consecutive days of infusions was the preferred regimen. The comparison between the two groups revealed that patients treated with intravenous iloprost had a higher frequency of DUs (p < 0.001), pitting scars (p < 0.001), diffuse cutaneous involvement (p < 0.001), interstitial lung disease (p < 0.002), as well as higher rates of anti-topoisomerase I, “late” scleroderma pattern at nailfold videocapillaroscopy. These findings were confirmed by multivariate analysis. Conclusion: Our data provide a picture on the Italian use of intravenous iloprost among systemic sclerosis patients and showed that it was usually employed in patients with a more aggressive spectrum of the disease. The disparity of intravenous iloprost treatment strategies in the different centers suggests the need of a rational therapeutical approach based on the clinical characteristics of different patients’ subsets.
Practice pattern for the use of intravenous iloprost for the treatment of peripheral vasculopathy in systemic sclerosis: A case-control study from the Italian national multicenter "SPRING" (Systemic Sclerosis Progression InvestiGation) Registry / Riccieri, Valeria; Pellegrino, Greta; Cipolletta, Edoardo; Giuggioli, Dilia; Bajocchi, Gianluigi; Bellando-Randone, Silvia; Dagna, Lorenzo; Zanframundo, Giovanni; Foti, Rosario; Cacciapaglia, Fabio; Cuomo, Giovanna; Ariani, Alarico; Rosato, Edoardo; Lepri, Gemma; Girelli, Francesco; Zanatta, Elisabetta; Laura Bosello, Silvia; Cavazzana, Ilaria; Ingegnoli, Francesca; De Santis, Maria; Murdaca, Giuseppe; Abignano, Giuseppina; Romeo, Nicoletta; Della Rossa, Alessandra; Caminiti, Maurizio; Iuliano, Annamaria; Ciano, Giovanni; Beretta, Lorenzo; Bagnato, Gianluca; Lubrano, Ennio; De Andres, Ilenia; Giollo, Alessandro; Saracco, Marta; Agnes, Cecilia; Lumetti, Federica; Spinella, Amelia; Magnani, Luca; Campochiaro, Corrado; De Luca, Giacomo; Codullo, Veronica; Visalli, Elisa; Di Vico, Claudio; Gigante, Antonietta; Saccon, Francesca; Grazia Lazzaroni, Maria; Franceschini, Franco; Generali 19, Elena; Mennillo, Gianna; Barsotti, Simone; Pagano Mariano, Giuseppa; Calabrese, Francesca; Furini, Federica; Vultaggio, Licia; Parisi, Simone; Lisa Peroni, Clara; Bianchi, Gerolamo; Conti, Fabrizio; Cozzi, Franco; D'Angelo, Salvatore; Doria, Andrea; Fusaro, Enrico; Govoni, Marcello; Guiducci, Serena; Iannone, Florenzo; Salvarani, Carlo; Domenico Sebastiani, Gian; Ferri, Clodoveo; Matucci-Cerinic, Marco; DE ANGELIS, Rossella. - In: JOURNAL OF SCLERODERMA AND RELATED DISORDERS. - ISSN 2397-1983. - 9:1(2024), pp. 38-49. [10.1177/23971983231209809]
Practice pattern for the use of intravenous iloprost for the treatment of peripheral vasculopathy in systemic sclerosis: A case-control study from the Italian national multicenter "SPRING" (Systemic Sclerosis Progression InvestiGation) Registry
Edoardo Cipolletta;Rossella De AngelisWriting – Original Draft Preparation
2024-01-01
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Background: Intravenous iloprost has been widely used for the treatment of systemic sclerosis peripheral vasculopathy. No agreement has been found on the regimen and the dosage of intravenous iloprost in different scleroderma subset conditions. This study aimed to evaluate the modalities of intravenous iloprost administration within a large cohort of systemic sclerosis patients from the SPRING Registry and to identify any associated clinical-demographic, instrumental or therapeutic data. Patients and Methods: Data of systemic sclerosis patients treated with intravenous iloprost for at least 1 year (case group) were retrospectively analyzed, including different timing and duration of intravenous iloprost session, and compared with those of untreated patients (control group). Results: Out of 1895 analyzed patients, 937 (49%) received intravenous iloprost treatment, while 958 (51%) were assigned to the control group. Among cases, about 70% were treated every 4 weeks, 24% with an interval of more than 4 weeks, and only 6% of less than 4 weeks. Most patients receiving the treatment every 4 weeks, or less, underwent infusion cycle for 1 day only, while if it was scheduled with an interval of more than 4 weeks, a total number of 5 consecutive days of infusions was the preferred regimen. The comparison between the two groups revealed that patients treated with intravenous iloprost had a higher frequency of DUs (p < 0.001), pitting scars (p < 0.001), diffuse cutaneous involvement (p < 0.001), interstitial lung disease (p < 0.002), as well as higher rates of anti-topoisomerase I, “late” scleroderma pattern at nailfold videocapillaroscopy. These findings were confirmed by multivariate analysis. Conclusion: Our data provide a picture on the Italian use of intravenous iloprost among systemic sclerosis patients and showed that it was usually employed in patients with a more aggressive spectrum of the disease. The disparity of intravenous iloprost treatment strategies in the different centers suggests the need of a rational therapeutical approach based on the clinical characteristics of different patients’ subsets.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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