Objective: Accurate clinical assessment of disease activity in Takayasu arteritis (TAK) can be challenging. 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose–positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) can directly measure vascular inflammation. This study details the development of a new type of disease activity index called the Takayasu's Arteritis Integrated Disease Activity Index (TAIDAI). Methods: Clinical symptoms for TAIDAI were identified from a literature review. Each symptom was paired with FDG-PET findings in corresponding arterial territories. Constitutional symptoms were paired with acute phase reactant levels. One point was given for each clinical symptom paired with supporting FDG-PET or laboratory abnormalities and summed into the TAIDAI score. A TAIDAI of ≥1 defined active disease. To assess performance of TAIDAI, face validity, content validity, and sensitivity to change were evaluated within a prospective observational cohort study of patients with TAK. Results: Seventeen clinical symptoms were paired with imaging or laboratory abnormalities. In a cohort of 96 patients contributing 204 study visits, TAIDAI showed excellent sensitivity (96.3%) and good specificity (79.2%) compared to physician's clinical assessment. TAIDAI significantly correlated with physician global assessment, PET Vascular Activity Score, patient global assessment, and acute phase reactant levels. In patients treated with either tumor necrosis factor inhibitors or tocilizumab, a TAIDAI of 0 was achieved in 21 (91%) of 23 patients who met a predefined definition of clinical response. Conclusion: TAIDAI is new type of disease activity index in TAK in which clinical symptoms are integrated with specific laboratory and imaging findings. TAIDAI should be validated in future randomized controlled trials in TAK.

Development of the Takayasu Arteritis Integrated Disease Activity Index / Marvisi, C.; Bolek, E. C.; Ahlman, M. A.; Alessi, H.; Redmond, C.; Muratore, F.; Galli, E.; Ricordi, C.; Kaymaz-Tahra, S.; Ozguven, S.; Alibaz-Oner, F.; Direskeneli, H.; Salvarani, C.; Quinn, K. A.; Grayson, P. C.. - In: ARTHRITIS CARE & RESEARCH. - ISSN 2151-464X. - 76:4(2024), pp. 531-540. [10.1002/acr.25275]

Development of the Takayasu Arteritis Integrated Disease Activity Index

Marvisi C.;Muratore F.;Galli E.;Ricordi C.;Salvarani C.;
2024

Abstract

Objective: Accurate clinical assessment of disease activity in Takayasu arteritis (TAK) can be challenging. 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose–positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) can directly measure vascular inflammation. This study details the development of a new type of disease activity index called the Takayasu's Arteritis Integrated Disease Activity Index (TAIDAI). Methods: Clinical symptoms for TAIDAI were identified from a literature review. Each symptom was paired with FDG-PET findings in corresponding arterial territories. Constitutional symptoms were paired with acute phase reactant levels. One point was given for each clinical symptom paired with supporting FDG-PET or laboratory abnormalities and summed into the TAIDAI score. A TAIDAI of ≥1 defined active disease. To assess performance of TAIDAI, face validity, content validity, and sensitivity to change were evaluated within a prospective observational cohort study of patients with TAK. Results: Seventeen clinical symptoms were paired with imaging or laboratory abnormalities. In a cohort of 96 patients contributing 204 study visits, TAIDAI showed excellent sensitivity (96.3%) and good specificity (79.2%) compared to physician's clinical assessment. TAIDAI significantly correlated with physician global assessment, PET Vascular Activity Score, patient global assessment, and acute phase reactant levels. In patients treated with either tumor necrosis factor inhibitors or tocilizumab, a TAIDAI of 0 was achieved in 21 (91%) of 23 patients who met a predefined definition of clinical response. Conclusion: TAIDAI is new type of disease activity index in TAK in which clinical symptoms are integrated with specific laboratory and imaging findings. TAIDAI should be validated in future randomized controlled trials in TAK.
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Development of the Takayasu Arteritis Integrated Disease Activity Index / Marvisi, C.; Bolek, E. C.; Ahlman, M. A.; Alessi, H.; Redmond, C.; Muratore, F.; Galli, E.; Ricordi, C.; Kaymaz-Tahra, S.; Ozguven, S.; Alibaz-Oner, F.; Direskeneli, H.; Salvarani, C.; Quinn, K. A.; Grayson, P. C.. - In: ARTHRITIS CARE & RESEARCH. - ISSN 2151-464X. - 76:4(2024), pp. 531-540. [10.1002/acr.25275]
Marvisi, C.; Bolek, E. C.; Ahlman, M. A.; Alessi, H.; Redmond, C.; Muratore, F.; Galli, E.; Ricordi, C.; Kaymaz-Tahra, S.; Ozguven, S.; Alibaz-Oner, F...espandi
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