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Table 2 Results of the main studies analyzing the use of antiIL1 drugs in CINCA syndrome

From: Chronic Infantile Neurological Cutaneous and Articular (CINCA) syndrome: a review

Study

Type of study

Type of drug

Number of patients enrolled

Study duration (months)

Number of patients who reached primary endpoint

Number of patient with central nervous system remissiona

Goldbach-Mansky et al. 2006 [7]

Open-label

anakinra

18 CINCA

6

18/18

In 12 patients intracranial pressure, protein levels and white cells count decreased significantly

Lepore et al. 2010 [12]

Open-label

anakinra

14 CAPS:

-10 CINCA

- 4 MWS

36

14/14

Not evaluated

Sibley et al. 2012 [5]

Open-label

anakinra

26 CINCA

60

26/26

Significant decrease of CSF leukocyte count at 36 and 60 months (p = 0.0026 and 0.0076)

Hoffman et al. 2012 [58]

Open-label

rilonacept

101 CAPS (FCAS or MWS)

18

Mean key symptom score at week 72 reduced from 2.6 to 0

Not evaluated

Caorsi et al. 2013 [53]

Open-label

canakinumab

13 CAPS:

- 7 CINCA

- 4 MWS

- 2 overlap CINCA/MWS

12

Complete responseb:

Baseline: 5/13

Last Follow-up: 8/13

Not evaluated

Sibley et al. 2015 [55]

Open-label

canakinumab

6 CINCA

24

Full remissionc

at month 6: 0/6

Inflammatory remissiond at month 6: 4/6

6 months: 0/6

  1. aCNS involvement: abnormal CSF leukocyte count; bcomplete response: absent or minimal disease activity at the global assessment with acute phase reactants within the normal range; cFull remission: remission of patient-reported clinical components and measures of systemic inflammation and CNS inflammation; dInflammatory remission: CRP ≤10 mg/L and global diary score remission