A Triple Therapeutic Regiment Consisted of Colchicine, Thalidomide and Total Glucosides of Paeony Is Effective and Well‐Tolerated for Treating Mucocutaneous Involvement in Patients With Behcet's Disease

ABSTRACT Objective This study aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of a triple therapy consisting of colchicine, thalidomide and total glucosides of paeony (TGP) in Behcet's disease (BD) patients with mucocutaneous involvement. Methods Totally 355 newly diagnosed BD patients with mucocu...

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Main Authors: Jian‐Fei Cai, Ya‐Rong Wei, Yong Chen, Jun Zou, Shen Yan, Jian‐Long Guan
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Published: Wiley 2024-12-01
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author Jian‐Fei Cai
Ya‐Rong Wei
Yong Chen
Jun Zou
Shen Yan
Jian‐Long Guan
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Ya‐Rong Wei
Yong Chen
Jun Zou
Shen Yan
Jian‐Long Guan
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description ABSTRACT Objective This study aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of a triple therapy consisting of colchicine, thalidomide and total glucosides of paeony (TGP) in Behcet's disease (BD) patients with mucocutaneous involvement. Methods Totally 355 newly diagnosed BD patients with mucocutaneous involvement were recruited, who received dexamethasone and colchicine for the first 2 weeks, then they were categorized into “sustained triple‐therapy (ST)” (n = 231) and “colchicine to triple‐therapy (CT)” (n = 124) groups respectively: for ST group, patients received colchicine, thalidomide plus TGP from Month (M)0.5 to M12; for CT group, patients received colchicine from M0.5 to M2, then switched to colchicine, thalidomide plus TGP from M3 to M12. Results The percentages of oral ulceration (at M1, M2) and genital ulceration (at M1) were lower in ST group compared to CT group, whereas there was no difference of other clinical manifestations (including uveitis, erythema nodosum, thrombosis, arterial involvement or nervous system involvement) at each time point between the two groups. For biochemical indexes, ESR was higher at M1 but rapidly reduced at M2 in ST group compared to CT group, while CRP level was similar at all time points between the two groups. For side effects, occurrences of drug‐related cytopenia and diarrhea were increased, in ST group compared to CT group. Conclusions A triple therapy consisting of colchicine, thalidomide and TGP is more effective and equally tolerated compared to colchicine alone in treating BD patients with mucocutaneous involvement.
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spelling doaj-art-0c24525cc12b44dd9024efbd2fc8f1842025-08-20T01:57:39ZengWileyImmunity, Inflammation and Disease2050-45272024-12-011212n/an/a10.1002/iid3.70057A Triple Therapeutic Regiment Consisted of Colchicine, Thalidomide and Total Glucosides of Paeony Is Effective and Well‐Tolerated for Treating Mucocutaneous Involvement in Patients With Behcet's DiseaseJian‐Fei Cai0Ya‐Rong Wei1Yong Chen2Jun Zou3Shen Yan4Jian‐Long Guan5Department of Rheumatology and Immunology Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University Shanghai ChinaDepartment of Neurology Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine Shanghai ChinaDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University Shanghai ChinaDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University Shanghai ChinaDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University Shanghai ChinaDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University Shanghai ChinaABSTRACT Objective This study aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of a triple therapy consisting of colchicine, thalidomide and total glucosides of paeony (TGP) in Behcet's disease (BD) patients with mucocutaneous involvement. Methods Totally 355 newly diagnosed BD patients with mucocutaneous involvement were recruited, who received dexamethasone and colchicine for the first 2 weeks, then they were categorized into “sustained triple‐therapy (ST)” (n = 231) and “colchicine to triple‐therapy (CT)” (n = 124) groups respectively: for ST group, patients received colchicine, thalidomide plus TGP from Month (M)0.5 to M12; for CT group, patients received colchicine from M0.5 to M2, then switched to colchicine, thalidomide plus TGP from M3 to M12. Results The percentages of oral ulceration (at M1, M2) and genital ulceration (at M1) were lower in ST group compared to CT group, whereas there was no difference of other clinical manifestations (including uveitis, erythema nodosum, thrombosis, arterial involvement or nervous system involvement) at each time point between the two groups. For biochemical indexes, ESR was higher at M1 but rapidly reduced at M2 in ST group compared to CT group, while CRP level was similar at all time points between the two groups. For side effects, occurrences of drug‐related cytopenia and diarrhea were increased, in ST group compared to CT group. Conclusions A triple therapy consisting of colchicine, thalidomide and TGP is more effective and equally tolerated compared to colchicine alone in treating BD patients with mucocutaneous involvement.https://doi.org/10.1002/iid3.70057Behcet's diseasecolchicineefficacysafetythalidomidetotal glucosides of paeony
spellingShingle Jian‐Fei Cai
Ya‐Rong Wei
Yong Chen
Jun Zou
Shen Yan
Jian‐Long Guan
A Triple Therapeutic Regiment Consisted of Colchicine, Thalidomide and Total Glucosides of Paeony Is Effective and Well‐Tolerated for Treating Mucocutaneous Involvement in Patients With Behcet's Disease
Immunity, Inflammation and Disease
Behcet's disease
colchicine
efficacy
safety
thalidomide
total glucosides of paeony
title A Triple Therapeutic Regiment Consisted of Colchicine, Thalidomide and Total Glucosides of Paeony Is Effective and Well‐Tolerated for Treating Mucocutaneous Involvement in Patients With Behcet's Disease
title_full A Triple Therapeutic Regiment Consisted of Colchicine, Thalidomide and Total Glucosides of Paeony Is Effective and Well‐Tolerated for Treating Mucocutaneous Involvement in Patients With Behcet's Disease
title_fullStr A Triple Therapeutic Regiment Consisted of Colchicine, Thalidomide and Total Glucosides of Paeony Is Effective and Well‐Tolerated for Treating Mucocutaneous Involvement in Patients With Behcet's Disease
title_full_unstemmed A Triple Therapeutic Regiment Consisted of Colchicine, Thalidomide and Total Glucosides of Paeony Is Effective and Well‐Tolerated for Treating Mucocutaneous Involvement in Patients With Behcet's Disease
title_short A Triple Therapeutic Regiment Consisted of Colchicine, Thalidomide and Total Glucosides of Paeony Is Effective and Well‐Tolerated for Treating Mucocutaneous Involvement in Patients With Behcet's Disease
title_sort triple therapeutic regiment consisted of colchicine thalidomide and total glucosides of paeony is effective and well tolerated for treating mucocutaneous involvement in patients with behcet s disease
topic Behcet's disease
colchicine
efficacy
safety
thalidomide
total glucosides of paeony
url https://doi.org/10.1002/iid3.70057
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