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. 2020 Sep 22;20(4):319–330. doi: 10.1007/s40268-020-00320-5

Table 2.

Summary of patient characteristics experiencing monoclonal antibody-induced subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus

Trait Percentage Further detail Monoclonal antibody No. of SCLE cases
Age, years (n = 52)

Median 61

Mean 58.9

IQR 51–66

Range 28–82

Etanercept

Adalimumab

Infliximab

Nivolumab

Pembrolizumab

Golimumab

Bevacizumab

Abatacept

Rituximab

Denosumab

Efalizumab

Natalizumab

Ranibizumab

Secukinumab

Ixekizumab

Atezolizumab

Ustekinumab

10

6

6

6

6

4

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Sex 73% female 38/52
Ethnicity

94% White

3% Omani

3% Brazilian

27/33

1/3

1/33

Onset time, weeks (n = 47)

Median 9

Mean 13.8

IQR 3–17

Range 1–100

Cessation time, weeks (n = 33)

Median 8

Mean 14

IQR 3–17

Range 2–52

Lesion distribution (n = 44)

68% trunk

64% arms

41% face

30% neck

30% legs

30% back

18% hands

14% head

30/44 trunk

28/44 arms

18/44 face

13/44 neck

13/44 legs

13/44 back

8/44 hands

6/44 head

First-line treatment (n = 49)
Serology

85% ANA + 

62% anti-Ro + 

27% anti-dsDNA

42% anti-histone

39/46

24/39

9/33

5/12

Monotherapy:

Biologic cessation

TOP corticosteroid only

PO corticosteroid only

DMARD only

16% (8/49)

31% (15/49)

10% (5/49)

8% (4/49)

Haematological

Pancytopenia

Lymphopenia

Leukopenia

Low complement

2/52

3/52

4/52

4/52

Polytherapy:

TOP + PO corticosteroid

DMARD + PO corticosteroid

DMARD + TOP corticosteroid

DMARD + PO + TOP corticosteroid

Other

6% (3/49)

8% (4/49)

2% (1/49)

10% (5/49)

8% (4/49)

ANA antinuclear antibodies, PO per oral, TOP topical, DMARD disease-modifying antirheumatic drug, IQR interquartile range, SCLE subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus, dsDNA double-stranded DNA