This study aims to explore the clinical characteristics and mechanism of inhibitors of janus kinase in the treatment of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies
The investigators designed a single center, open-label, prospective study. Adults with active idiopathic inflammatory myopathies will be enrolled, meeting the Bohan \& Peter Dermatomyositis/Polymyositis(DM/PM) or Rheumatology(ACR) \& European allance of associations for rheumatology(EULAR)(2017) diagnostic criteria. Inhibitors of janus kinase including tofacitinib 5 mg once a day or twice a day and baricitinib 2mg once a day or 4mg once a day was administered for 6 months to explore its efficacy and safety, which could help to evaluate inhibitors of janus kinase's clinical characteristics and mechanism. Patients would be evaluated the improvement of clinical and laboratory indexes. Changes of symptoms, immune cell subsets and cytokines were monitored. Symptoms were evaluated by Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) of patient global and physician global, manual muscle testing(MMT-8), the Health Assessment Questionnaire(HAQ), Creatine kinase, Myositis Disease Activity Assessment Tool(MDAAT).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
10
Tofacitinib 5mg was taken orally once or twice a day and baricitinib 2mg or 4mg was taken orally once a day for 6 months.
Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
RECRUITINGImmunological Responses
Changes of follicular helper T cells (TFH) before and after tofacitinib treatment are analysed to evaluate efficacy.
Time frame: week 24
Myositis Disease Activity Assessment Tool(MDAAT)
Change of MDAAT(Myositis Disease Activity Assessment Tool) is measurement of effectiveness. MDAAT ranges from 0 to 10cm. The more severe the disease activity, the higher the score. We define response as an improvement of MDAAT at least 5%.
Time frame: week 24
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