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1 Review Talk 4 in JSI212 Paradigm shift of the treatment in systemic autoimmune diseases Yoshiya Tanaka, MD, PhD Professor and Chairman, Department of Internal Medicine-I, School of Medicine and Deputy Director, The University Hospital, University of Occupational & Environmental Health, Japan

2 Paradigm shift of the treatment in systemic autoimmune diseases 1. Dream comes true with TNF inhibitors? 2. TNF is only a target? 3. Emerging only for RA? 4. Biologics are enough? 5. Biologics need for a lifetime?

3 DMARD cannot stop progress of joint destruction in RA patients with stage I: radiographic changes after 2-year treatment Ⅰ Ⅱ DMARD (n=41) Ⅰ Ⅱ 62.9 Combined DMARD (n=38) Ⅰ Ⅱ ( % ) *p<.5 Nakayamada S, et al Clin Rheumatol (23) 15, 27

4 Biologics purified from biological constructs in body (relative safety) pin-point therapy targeting certain molecule which is relevant to the disease (high efficacy)

5 Pathology of synovitis in rheumatoid arthritis osteoarthritis RA

6 Migration of lymphocytes into synovial tissue Rolling/tethering T-cell Activation of integrin High-affinity adhesion Vascular lumen chemokine Activated integrin Trans-endothelial migration TNF-α, IL-1, IL-6 Endothelial cells ICAM-1 TNF-α, IL-1, IL-6 Inhibition of a Activated disease lymphocyte process may lead to disease chemokine control macrophage Rheumatoid synovial tissue Tanaka Y, et al: Nature 361: 79, 1993

7 Biologics targeting RA launched in Japan infliximab etanercept adalimumab golimumab tocilizumab abatacept S Structure Chimeric IgG TNFR-IgG1 Human IgG Human IgG Humanized IgG CTLA4-IgG1 Target TNFα TNFα LTα TNFα TNFα Soluble and membrane-il-6r CD8/CD86 on APC Affinity 1.8x x x1 1.7x x1 7 Half life 8-1 days days ~14 days ~14 days days 1 days administration DIV SC SC SC DIV DIV Amount 3 mg/kg (~1) 5 mg 4 mg(~8mg) 5mg 1mg 8 mg/kg 5mg, 75mg, 1g Interval q8w (~q4w) 1/W q2w q4w q4w q4w Marketed 23/7 25/3 28/6 211/9 28/4 21/9

8 Revolution of treatment of RA by biotherapies Improvement of signs and symptoms was a goal (~1999) methotrexate (MTX) as an anchor drug + TNF-inhibitors 1) Clinical remission and its maintenance (SDAI 3.3) no signs, no symptoms, no laboratory abnormality 2) Structural remission ( mtss<.5) no progress of joint destruction 3) Functional remission (HAQ.5) no progress in functional disturbance

9 Efficacy of infliximab for refractory RA: DAS28 (RECONFIRM-2: UOEH, Saitama MC, Tokyo Women s U RC) > High activity 9% are at the high disease activity after 6-12 months 4% improved at the low disease activity and 3% became in the clinical remission moderate Low activity before At half a year At 1 year <2.3 DAS28-CRP (N=41, LOCF) Clinical remission Tanaka Y, et al. Mod Rheumatol (28) 18, 146

10 Efficacy of infliximab for refractory RA: ΔmTSS (RECONFIRM-2J: UOEH, Saitama MC, Tokyo Women s U RC) Ave.=21.33 Ave.=-.3 week week 54 week week 54 mtss of enrolled 67 patients were at week Yearly progression of TSS (LOCF) Takeuchi T, et al. Mod Rheumatol (28) 18: 447

11 Role of TNF/IL-6 in joint destruction in RA MCP-1 Monocyte (precursor of osteoclast) migration RANK RANKL osteoclasts Maturation and activation LFA-1 ICAM-1 Activated osteoclasts NF-κB Synovial cells and T cells TNF, IL-6 TCZ, TNF-inhibitors Tanaka Y and Okada Y. Curr Drugs Targets (25) 4, 325

12 Average of HAQ score 1 years outcome of ETN for RA (US): HAQ Long established RA (disease duration > 3Y, average=12.4 Y, #714) Early RA (disease duration < 3Y, average=.9y, #558) Treatment with etanercept (years) Weinblatt M et al, Arthritis Care Res (211) 63, 373

13 Paradigm shift of the treatment in systemic autoimmune diseases 1. Dream comes true with TNF inhibitors? 2. TNF is only a target? 3. Emerging only for RA? 4. Biologics are enough? 5. Biologics need for a lifetime?

14 IL-6 Mechanisms of actions of tocilizumab tocilizumab IL-6 Soluble IL-6 receptor (sil-6r) Membrane-bound IL-6 receptor (IL-6R) gp13 Outer space Cell membrane Inner space Jak-Stat signal pathway transcription DNA

15 Mechanism of action of CTLA4-Ig abatacept activated B cell antigen-presenting cell T cell autoantibody IL-6 MHC TCR antigen (main) signal TNF-α IL-2 CD8/86 CD28 co-stimulatory signal IFN-γ RANKL CTLA4-Ig abatacept activated macrophage IL-6 TNF-α IL-1

16 Biologics for autoimmune diseases Murine IgG CDR Soluble receptor p75 Human IgG PEG chimeric humanized human IgG PEG-IgG Ig-fusion protein TNF-α (infliximab) CD2 (rituximab) IL-6R (tocilizumab) CD2 (ocrelizumab) CD22 (epuratuzumab) TNF-α (adalimumab) (golimumab) BLyS (belimumab) CD2 (ofatumumab) IFNα (cifalimumab) IL-12/IL-23 (p4) (ustekinumab) RANKL (denosumab) TNF-α (certolizumab) TNFR2-Ig (etanercept) CTLA4-Ig (abatacept) TACI-Ig (atacicept)

17 Paradigm shift of the treatment in systemic autoimmune diseases 1. Dream comes true with TNF inhibitors? 2. TNF is only a target? 3. Emerging only for RA? 4. Biologics are enough? 5. Biologics need for a lifetime?

18 Systemic manifestations of SLE Ocular (1%) Sicca (15%) Neuro-psychiatric (NPSLE) (6%) Systemic: fatigue, malaise fever, annorexia, weight loss (95%) Cutaneous (8%) Musculoskeletal (95%) Thrombosis (1%) Cardiopulmonary (6%) Renal (8%): lupus nephritis Gastrointestinal (4%) Hematologic (85%) Vasculitis (5%) Hahn BH. In Harrison s Principles of Internal Medicine, 18 th edition (211) 2724

19 Algorism of initial therapy of SLE Diagnosis, estimation of disease activity and organ involvement Not life- or organ-threatening Life- or organ-threatening QOL: acceptable QOL: not accepatable High dose GC + (MMF or IVCY) Conservative management Conservative treatment With low-dose GC response No response Maintenance By Low GC + MMF or AZ Developing agents (anti-cd2, anti-cd22, CTLA4-Ig, anti-baff, etc Hahn BH. In Harrison s Principles of Internal Medicine, 18 th edition (211) 2724

20 Biphasic reduction of B cells by rituximab in SLE CD4 absent µh-chain + stem cell pro-b cell µh-chain + pre-b cell CD2 + IgD + CD27 - naive B cell CD2 + IgD - CD27 + CD4 + CD8 + memory B cell CD2 high memory T cell CD4L + IgG + CD38 + VH plasma cell rituximab [LONG-TERM EFFECT] Inhibition of differentiation of B cells Re-constitution of B cells Resetting immunity and remission-induction Humoral immunity (immune-complex-mediated) rituximab [RAPID EFFECT] Preferential reduction of CD2 high CD4 + CD8 + B cells Regulation of B-T cell activation Reduction of disease activity Cellular immunity (B and T cell-mediated) Ig

21 Paradigm shift of the treatment in systemic autoimmune diseases 1. Dream comes true with TNF inhibitors? 2. TNF is only a target? 3. Emerging only for RA? 4. Biologics are enough? 5. Biologics need for a lifetime?

22 Emerging treatments for autoimmune diseases rituximab ocrelizumab ofatumumab Antigenpresenting cell CD8/CD86 atacicept CD2 TACI B cell APRIL BCMA belimumab BAFF-R Syk-i Fostamatinib BAFF (BLyS) CD4L CD28/CTLA-4 abatacept CD4 T cell Jak-i Tofacitinib CD8/CD86 CD22 epratuzumab anti-il-6 sirukumab sarilumab anti-il-17 secukinumab LY anti-gmcsf-r mavrilimumab anti-p4 (IL-12/23) ustekinumab anti-il-2 NNC19-12 anti-ifnα sifalimumab rontalizumab anti-ifnr MEDI-546 anti-rankl denosumab

23 Jak3: role in cytokine signaling and SCID γc IL-2, IL-4, IL-7, IL-9, IL-15, IL-21 P P X SCID Stat P Jak1 Jak3 P Jak3-SCID P P CP-69,55 a Jak inhibitor Stat P P Stat transcription Yamaoka K, O Shea JJ, et al. Blood. 25;16:3227

24 Syk (spleen tyrosine kinase) antigen, Ig B cell receptor Fc receptor integrin fostamatinib (R788 transmembrane adaptor PY SH2 phosphorylation by Src-family kinase ITAM PY SH2 Syk or ZAP Downstream signaling Iwata S, et al. J Allergy Clin Invest (in press)

25 Significance of Syk in B cell activation Costimulatory molecule B cell receptor Syk-inhibitor Syk TLR CpG-DNAfor TLR9 (ssdna, dsdna) TRAF6 NFκB Ig IL-6 Iwata S, et al. J Allergy Clin Invest (in press)

26 Paradigm shift of the treatment in systemic autoimmune diseases 1. Dream comes true with TNF inhibitors? 2. TNF is only a target? 3. Emerging only for RA? 4. Biologics are enough? 5. Biologics need for a lifetime?

27 Paradigm shift of treatment of RA w/ biologics Relief from joint pain MTX + TNF-inhibitors 1. Induction of clinical remission (SDAI < 3.3) Sustained remission 2. Structural remission ( mtss <.5) 3. Functional remission (HAQ <.5) Biologic-free remission?

28 A case who discontinued infliximab 35F (stage Ⅱ) MTX Infliximab 3mg/kg MS TJ# SJ# MTX discontinued IFX discontinued 6 CRP (mg/dl) DAS28 DAS28<2.6 DAS28 3 6/ / / /1 3 6

29 RRR study: study flow diagram and results Enrolled in RRR IFX was discontinued (n=114) withdrawn (n=12) RRR-achieved DAS28 at year 1 <3.2: n=56 (55%) remission (DAS28<2.6): n=44 (43%) LDA (2.6 DAS28<3.2): n=12 (12%) Estimated at year 1 (n=12) RRR-failed Failed from LDA for 1 year: n=46 (45%) DAS28 at year 1 3.2: n=17 (17%) flared up within 1 year: n=29 (28%) LDA: low disease activity Tanaka Y, et al. Ann Rheum Dis (21) 69:1286

30 Baseline factors affecting bio-free remission in RA treated with IFX: logistic multivariate analysis (in our department) estimated SE χ2 P-value gender Disease duration #SJC CRP DAS RF Changes of positivity of RF by TNF-inhibitors By biologic-free 77% 52% By drug-free 4% % MMP HAQ MTX dose RF: (-), 1(+) PSL dose Is next target immunological remission?

31 1 Contribution of TNF-α to SKG Mice Incidence of arthritis (%) Arthritis severity scores TNF-α +/+ (n=24) TNF-α +/- (n=28) TNF-α -/- (n=27) Weeks Weeks Hata H, et al: J Clin Invest (24) 114: 582

32 Revolution of treatment of autoimmune diseases Improvement of signs and symptoms Anti-rheumatic drug methotrexate + Biologics TNF-inhibitors TCZ, ABT, RTX 1) Clinical remission 2) Structural remission 3) Functional remission RA Anti-lupus drug HGQ, MMF, AZ, CY, Syk-I + Biologics anti-cd2, CD22, BAFF? ABT, atacicept? 1) Clinical remission 2) improvement of organ damage 3) improvement of life span SLE

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