Abstract
There is a lack of information on the use oral immunosuppressive drugs in atopic dermatitis (AD) daily practice. A 10-years overview of the use of oral immunosuppressive drugs in patients with severe AD. Medical charts of patients with AD, who received oral immunosuppressive drugs at the Academic Medical Center Amsterdam and in the University Medical Center Utrecht between January 2001 and January 2011, were analysed. Particular attention was paid to patient characteristics, prior treatment, prescribed oral immunosuppressive drugs, the order of use, doses and treatment durations and reasons for discontinuation of treatment. Of 334 patients [53% male, mean age at start of an oral immunosuppressive drug 36.9 years (SD 13.6)] with AD received oral immunosuppressive treatment of which 102 (31%) participated in clinical trials. Cyclosporine A (CyA) was given in 80% of the patients, mycophenolate mofetil or enteric-coated mycophenolate (MMF/EC-MPS) in 31%, azathioprine (AZA) in 14%, methotrexate (MTX) in 11%, systemic glucocorticosteroids in 7% and systemic tacrolimus in 5%. In these academic centra, CyA was the first choice oral immunosuppressive in 252 patients. Reasons for discontinuation of oral immunosuppressive drugs were contr...Continue Reading
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