Improvement of recalcitrant multisystem disease in dermatomyositis with anifrolumab: a case series
This case series is the first to demonstrate anifrolumab's potential to treat refractory extracutaneous manifestations of adult-onset DM, facilitate prednisone tapering and discontinue systemic therapies. These findings provide new evidence that systemic blockade of type I interferon can manage treatment-resistant multi-organ DM manifestations, including skin, joint and muscle involvement.
Authors
- Saloni Patel
- Junren Kang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1011-6691)
- Susanna Jeurling
- Eleni Tiniakou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4749-870X)
- Jemima Albayda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8030-9504)
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Lara D. Veeken
- Published
- 2025-07-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keaf388
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.42