PMID- 31070229 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200326 LR - 20200326 IS - 1462-0332 (Electronic) IS - 1462-0324 (Print) IS - 1462-0324 (Linking) VI - 58 IP - 10 DP - 2019 Oct 1 TI - Bone-marrow derived mesenchymal stromal cells infusion in therapy refractory juvenile idiopathic arthritis patients. PG - 1812-1817 LID - 10.1093/rheumatology/kez157 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVES: To compare the total number of adverse events (AEs) before and after mesenchymal stromal cell (MSC) infusion in refractory JIA and to evaluate its effectiveness. METHODS: Single-centre Proof of Mechanism Phase Ib, open label intervention study in JIA patients previously failing all biologicals registered for their diagnosis. Six patients received 2 million/kg intravenous infusions of allogeneic bone-marrow derived MSC. In case of ACR-Ped30-response but subsequent loss of response one and maximal two repeated infusions are allowed. RESULTS: Six JIA patients with 9.2 years median disease duration, still active arthritis and damage were included. All had failed methotrexate, corticosteroids and median five different biologicals. MSC were administered twice in three patients. No acute infusion reactions were observed and a lower post-treatment than pre-treatment incidence in AEs was found. The one systemic onset JIA (sJIA) patient had again an evolving macrophage activation syndrome, 9 weeks after tocilizumab discontinuation and 7 weeks post-MSC infusion. Statistically significant decreases were found 8 weeks after one MSC infusion in VAS well-being (75-56), the JADAS-71 (24.5-11.0) and the cJADAS10 (18.0-10.6). CONCLUSION: MSC infusions in six refractory JIA patients were safe, although in sJIA stopping the 'failing' biologic treatment carries a risk of a MAS flare, as the drug might still suppress the systemic features. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Trial register.nl, http://https://www.trialregister.nl, NTR4146. CI - (c) The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Society for Rheumatology. FAU - Swart, Joost F AU - Swart JF AD - Department of Pediatric Immunology and Rheumatology, UMC Utrecht, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital. AD - Faculty of Medicine, Utrecht University. FAU - de Roock, Sytze AU - de Roock S AD - Department of Pediatric Immunology and Rheumatology, UMC Utrecht, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital. AD - Faculty of Medicine, Utrecht University. FAU - Nievelstein, Rutger A J AU - Nievelstein RAJ AD - Faculty of Medicine, Utrecht University. AD - Department of Pediatric Radiology, Division Imaging, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands. FAU - Slaper-Cortenbach, Ineke C M AU - Slaper-Cortenbach ICM AD - Cell Therapy Facility, Division Laboratories and Pharmacy, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands. FAU - Boelens, Jaap J AU - Boelens JJ AD - Department of Pediatric Immunology and Rheumatology, UMC Utrecht, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital. AD - Faculty of Medicine, Utrecht University. FAU - Wulffraat, Nico M AU - Wulffraat NM AD - Department of Pediatric Immunology and Rheumatology, UMC Utrecht, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital. AD - Faculty of Medicine, Utrecht University. LA - eng SI - NTR/NTR4146 PT - Clinical Trial, Phase I PT - Journal Article PT - Randomized Controlled Trial PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - England TA - Rheumatology (Oxford) JT - Rheumatology (Oxford, England) JID - 100883501 SB - IM MH - Adolescent MH - Arthritis, Juvenile/*therapy MH - *Bone Marrow Cells MH - Child MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Infusions, Intravenous MH - Male MH - Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation/*methods MH - *Mesenchymal Stem Cells MH - Pilot Projects MH - Proof of Concept Study MH - Treatment Outcome PMC - PMC6758577 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Juvenile arthritis OT - mesenchymal stromal cells OT - stem cell transplantation OT - therapeutics EDAT- 2019/05/10 06:00 MHDA- 2020/03/27 06:00 PMCR- 2019/04/27 CRDT- 2019/05/10 06:00 PHST- 2019/01/07 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/03/25 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/05/10 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/03/27 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/05/10 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/04/27 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 5481137 [pii] AID - kez157 [pii] AID - 10.1093/rheumatology/kez157 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Rheumatology (Oxford). 2019 Oct 1;58(10):1812-1817. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kez157.