2022
Inhibition of type 1 immunity with tofacitinib is associated with marked improvement in longstanding sarcoidosis
Damsky W, Wang A, Kim DJ, Young BD, Singh K, Murphy MJ, Daccache J, Clark A, Ayasun R, Ryu C, McGeary MK, Odell ID, Fazzone-Chettiar R, Pucar D, Homer R, Gulati M, Miller EJ, Bosenberg M, Flavell RA, King B. Inhibition of type 1 immunity with tofacitinib is associated with marked improvement in longstanding sarcoidosis. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 3140. PMID: 35668129, PMCID: PMC9170782, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-30615-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 1 immunityInternal organ involvementOrgan involvementT cell-derived IFNIdiopathic inflammatory disorderOpen-label trialMonths of treatmentType 1 cytokinesJanus kinase inhibitorImmunologic changesLongstanding sarcoidosisSarcoidosis activitySarcoidosis symptomsClinical improvementCutaneous sarcoidosisSecondary outcomesComplete responsePrimary outcomeTofacitinib treatmentActivity scoreCytokine mediatorsIL-12IL-15IL-6Inflammatory disorders
2020
Associations between Patient-reported Outcomes and Death or Lung transplant in IPF: Data from the IPF-PRO Registry
Case AH, Hellkamp AS, Neely ML, Bender S, Dilling DF, Gulati M, Hotchkin DL, Huie TJ, Lancaster L, Snyder LD, Conoscenti CS, Palmer S. Associations between Patient-reported Outcomes and Death or Lung transplant in IPF: Data from the IPF-PRO Registry. Annals Of The American Thoracic Society 2020, 0: 699-705. PMID: 32040340, PMCID: PMC7258421, DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.201906-437oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisPatient-reported outcomesLung transplantClinical variablesSt. George's Respiratory Questionnaire total scoreSGRQ activity scoreUnderwent lung transplantClinical risk factorsPredictors of mortalityHealth-related qualityQuestionnaire total scoreIPF-PRO RegistryProspective outcomes registrySGRQ symptomsComposite outcomeExercise capacityActivity scoreOutcomes RegistryPulmonary fibrosisRisk factorsPhysical activityPatientsUnivariable modelsTransplantWorse scores