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EULAR recommendations for the management of Sjogren's syndrome with topical and systemic therapies

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Ramos-Casals, Manuel, Brito-Zerón, Pilar, Bombardieri, Stefano, Bootsma, Hendrika, De Vita, Salvatore, Dörner, Thomas, Fisher, Benjamin A, Gottenberg, Jacques-Eric, Hernandez-Molina, Gabriela, Kocher, Agnes, Kostov, Belchin, Kruize, Aike A., Mandl, Thomas, Ng, Wan-Fai, Retamozo, Soledad, Seror, Raphaèle, Shoenfeld, Yehuda, Sisó-Almirall, Antoni, Tzioufas, Athanasios G., Vitali, Claudio, Bowman, Simon, Mariette, Xavier·2020·Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Abstract

The therapeutic management of Sjögren syndrome (SjS) has not changed substantially in recent decades: treatment decisions remain challenging in clinical practice, without a specific therapeutic target beyond the relief of symptoms as the most important goal. In view of this scenario, the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) promoted and supported an international collaborative study (EULAR SS Task Force) aimed at developing the first EULAR evidence and consensus-based recommendations for the management of patients with SjS with topical and systemic medications. The aim was to develop a rational therapeutic approach to SjS patients useful for healthcare professionals, physicians undergoing specialist training, medical students, the pharmaceutical industry and drug regulatory organisations following the 2014 EULAR standardised operating procedures. The Task Force (TF) included specialists in rheumatology, internal medicine, oral health, ophthalmology, gynaecology, dermatology and epidemiology, statisticians, general practitioners, nurses and patient representatives from 30 countries of the 5 continents. Evidence was collected from studies including primary SjS patients fulfilling the 2002/2016 criteria; when no evidence was available, evidence from studies including associated SjS or patients fulfilling previous sets of criteria was considered and extrapolated. The TF endorsed the presentation of general principles for the management of patients with SjS as three overarching, general consensus-based recommendations and 12 specific recommendations that form a logical sequence, starting with the management of the central triplet of symptoms (dryness, fatigue and pain) followed by the management of systemic disease. The recommendations address the use of topical oral (saliva substitutes) and ocular (artificial tear drops, topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, topical corticosteroids, topical CyA, serum tear drops) therapies, oral muscarinic agonists (pilocarpine, cevimeline), hydroxychloroquine, oral glucocorticoids, synthetic immunosuppressive agents (cyclophosphamide, azathioprine, methotrexate, leflunomide and mycophenolate), and biological therapies (rituximab, abatacept and belimumab). For each recommendation, levels of evidence (mostly modest) and TF agreement (mostly very high) are provided. The 2019 EULAR recommendations are based on the evidence collected in the last 16 years in the management of primary 2002 SjS patients and on discussions between a large and broadly international TF. The recommendations synthesise current thinking on SjS treatment in a set of overarching principles and recommendations. We hope that the current recommendations will be broadly applied in clinical practice and/or serve as a template for national societies to develop local recommendations.

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Authors
Ramos-Casals, M., Brito-Zerón, P., Bombardieri, S., Bootsma, H., De Vita, S., Dörner, T., Fisher, B. A., Gottenberg, J.-E., Hernandez-Molina, G., Kocher, A., Kostov, B., Kruize, A. A., Mandl, T., Ng, W.-F., Retamozo, S., Seror, R., Shoenfeld, Y., Sisó-Almirall, A., Tzioufas, A. G., Vitali, C., Bowman, S., & Mariette, X.
Affiliations
  • University of Pisa (IT)
  • University of Groningen (NL)
  • German Rheumatism Research Centre (DE)
  • University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
  • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
  • University of Basel (CH)
  • Consorci Institut D'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi I Sunyer (ES)
  • University Medical Center Utrecht (NL)
  • Lund University (SE)
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
  • Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (AR)
  • St Petersburg University (RU)
  • National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (GR)
Venue
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2020-01
Volume
79
Issue
1
Pages
3-18
ISSN
0003-4967 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2982538063
Cited by
732
References
111
Citations by year
2026: 134 · 2025: 145 · 2024: 142 · 2023: 84 · 2022: 88 · 2021: 82 · 2020: 54
FWCI
38.73
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • edoc (University of Basel) (submittedVersion)
  • Lund University Publications (Lund University) (submittedVersion)
  • HighWire Press Open Archive (submittedVersion)
  • University of Birmingham Research Portal (University of Birmingham) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Newcastle University ePrints (Newcastle Univesity)
Funders
European League Against Rheumatism (CLI0174)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology (medical) › Salivary Gland Disorders and Functions
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Ophthalmology › Ocular Surface and Contact Lens
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Rheumatology › Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
Keywords
Sjögren's syndrome, treatment guidelines, dry eye, xerostomia, fatigue, topical treatment, systemic therapy, artificial saliva, artificial tears, topical corticosteroids, cyclosporine, pilocarpine, cevimeline, hydroxychloroquine, glucocorticoids, immunosuppressants, biologic therapy, rituximab, abatacept
MeSH terms
Adrenal Cortex Hormones, Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal, Glucocorticoids, Humans, Hydroxychloroquine, Immunosuppressive Agents, Saliva, Artificial, Sjogren's Syndrome, Cyclosporine, Antirheumatic Agents, Muscarinic Agonists, Administration, Ophthalmic, Lubricant Eye Drops

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