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Table 2 The medications of the patients with RA-ILD

From: Variable course of disease of rheumatoid arthritis-associated usual interstitial pneumonia compared to other subtypes

Medicine

Ever used for RA or ILD N (%)

Used at the time of ILD diagnosis N (%)

Discontinued due to ILD diagnosis N (%)

Prednisolone

54 (91.5)

10 (16.9)

0 (0.0)

Azathioprine

42 (71.2)

8 (13.6)

0 (0.0)

Methotrexate

35 (59.3)

15 (25.4)

9 out of 15 (60.0)

Hydroxychloroquine

47 (79.7)

16 (27.1)

0 (0.0)

Sulfasalazine

45 (76.3)

16 (27.1)

2 out of 16 (12.5)

Leflunomide

12 (20.3)

2 (3.4)

2 out of 2 (100.0)

Penicillamine

5 (8.5)

  

Mycophenolate Mofetil

7 (11.9)

  

Sodium aurothiomalate

32 (54.2)

7 (11.9)

0 (0.0)

Cyclosporin

15 (25.4)

  

Cyclophosphamide

13 (22.0)

  

Chlorambucil

5 (8.5)

  

Podophyllotoxin

24 (40.7)

7 (11.9)

0 (0.0)

Etanercept

6 (10.2)

  

Infliximab

2 (3.4)

  

Golimumab

0 (0.0)

  

Adalimumab

5 (8.5)

  

Abatacept

1 (1.7)

  

Rituximab

11 (18.6)

1 (1.7)

0 (0.0)

Tocilizumab

1 (1.7)

  
  1. The first column shows the number of patients receiving each medication at any point and of any duration during their lives. The second column shows the number of patients receiving any particular medication at the time of the RA-ILD diagnosis