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. 2022 Dec 30;60(6):422–436. doi: 10.5114/reum.2022.123672

Table IV.

Clinical, hematological and anthropological features of paraneoplastic arthritides

Author CRP ESR Mimicker Age Arthritis treatment Response to AT Tumor medical treatment Tumor surgical treatment Response of articular manifestations to tumor treatments
Longley et al. 1986 [26] n.a. n.a. n.a. 49 (g.u.) NSAIDs, GCs Partial n.a. n.a. n.a.
Lambert, Nuki 1992 [39] n.a. 43 RA 63 M NSAIDs, cyclophosphamide Partial CHT (nos) Penis amputation n.a.
Cohen et al. 1993 [27] n.a. 73 AxSPA 61 F Piroxicam, SSZ, prednisone, AZT n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Drenth et al. 1995 [38] n.a. 135 RA 49 F Naproxen, indometacin Poor Oral cyclophosphamide (100 mg/m2 days 1–14), 5-fluorouracil (600 mg/m2 days 1 and 8), methotrexate (40 mg/m2 days 1 and 8), and prednisone (30 mg/day) n.p. Remission after 3 months of CHT
Stummvoll et al. 2001 [5] 4.6 (1), 2.9 (2) 53 (1), 35 (2) RA (1) 60 M Diclofenac (1), Diclofenac (2) Poor (1) Partial (2) Cisplatin and etoposide soldesam, 5HT3 inhibitors (1), 5-fluorouracil and leucovorin (2) Lobectomy and lymphadenectomy (1), surgery (2) Response after chemotherapy (1), response after surgery (2)
Lima et al. 2002 [31] n.a. n.a. n.a. 35 F GCs Poor Cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone n.ap. Improvement
Glinkov et al. 2003 [6] n.a. n.a. n.a. 23 F GCs, NSAIDs Poor n.a. Resectomy Full remission
Mok, Kwan 2003 [7] 2.2 80 RA 69 F NSAIDs, SSZ, GCs Poor to NSAIDs, partial to SSZ and GCs n.p. n.p. Partial improement
Wiese et al. 2004 [40] n.a. 26 Reactive arthritis 34 F NSAIDs Poor n.p. Resectomy Full remission
Ardalan, Shoja 2007 [28] n.a. 53 RA 47 M MPPT, PDN Poor VAD n.a. Full remission
Bivalacqua et al. 2007 [21] n.a. n.a. RA 52 M n.a. n.a. n.a. Lobectomy + cystectomy Full remission
Cantini et al. 2007 [16] n.a. n.a. n.a. 57 M NSAIDs Poor n.a. Resectomy Full remission
Morel et al. 2008 [15] n.a. RA 57 (16 M/10 F) NSAIDs, GCs, csDMARDs NSAIDS – good (45%) GCs –excellent (91%) csDMARDs (poor) n.a. n.a. n.a.
Tedeschi et al. 2017 [29] 19.1 115 Pseudo gout 75 M Naproxen, MPPT colchicine, GCs injections Partial Azacitidine n.a. Poor
Zupancic et al. 2008 [17] 1.5 106 n.a. 43 M Naproxen, prednisone Poor Cisplatin + etoposide n.p. Good
Bahat et al. 2009 [9] n.a. n.a. RA 72 M (1), 63 F (2) NSAIDS, PDN, MTX, plaquenil (1) Good (1), poor (2) COP (1), 5-FU (2) n.a. (1), palliative (2) Partial (1), good (2)
Kumar et al. 2009 [8] 19.1 115 RA 58M Naproxen, MPPT, colchicine, GCs injections Partial Azacitidine n.a. Poor
Larson et al. 2011 [19] 3.4 35 RA 45 F Ibuprofen, GCs Poor n.a. n.a. n.a.
Kobak 2013 [25] 1.5 106 n.a. 43 M Naproxen, prednisone Poor Cisplatin + etoposide n.p. Good
Raja et al. 2010 [37] n.a. n.a. RA 40 F NSAIDS, PDN, MTX, plaquenil (1) Good (1), poor (2) COP (1), 5-FU (2) n.a. (1), palliative (2) Partial (1), good (2)
Han et al. 2012 [18] Normal 44 RA 55 F n.a. n.a. Gefitinib n.a. Good
Aruch et al. 2013 [32] n.a. n.a. n.a. 38 M Dexamethasone Poor ABVD n.a. Full remission
Ochi et al. 2012 [10] 15.6 104 RA 71 M n.a. n.a. n.a. Total gastrectomy Full remission after surgery
Prashanth et al. 2013 [33] Normal Normal n.c. 10 M Aspirin, naproxen, MPPT Poor n.a. n.a. Full remission with therapy
Handy et al. 2015 [34] 7.1 122 RA 61 F NSAIDs, GCs Poor CYC, vincristine, doxorubicin, and dexamethasone n.ap. Poor
Kisacik et al. 2014 [22] 65.1 ±85.5 58.5 ±31.9 RA 58.02 ±15.3 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Watson et al. 2015 [20] 11.8 (1), 1.2 (2) 21 (1), n.a. (2) RA (1 + 2) 80 F (1), 71 F (2) NSAIDs, GCs Poor to NSAIDs, good to MPPT (1), poor to NSAIDs and GCs (2) RT and CHT nos (1) n.a. (1), lobectomy (2) Remission (1), Remission after surgery (2)
Erlij et al. 2016 [35] 110 RA 46 M MPPT, prendisolone Partial Doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine and dacarbazine n.ap. Full remission
Levi Sandri et al. 2016 [13] n.a. n.a. RA 19 M n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Gamage et al. 2018 [36] ↑ (n.r.) ↑ (n.r.) RA 45 M NSAIDs, colchicine Poor RCHOP n.i. Full remission
Iqbal et al. 2018 [30] ↑ (n.r.) ↑ (n.r.) Pseudo-gout 83 M GCs Good Azacitidine n.ap. Full remission
Eidenschink et al. 2019 [24] 15.6 69 n.a. 73 M Naproxen Partial n.a. n.a. Improvement
Briones-Figueroa et al. 2019 [14] 9.5 51 n.a. 69 M GCs (prednisone) Poor RT and CHT n.p. Improvement
Rabah et al. 2020 [11] 10.43 120 RA 83 M NSAIDs, PDN Poor n.a. n.a. n.a.
Sachdev Manjit Singh et al. 2021[23] n.a. (1) 61 (1), raised (2) SPA (1), RA (2) 65 F (1), 64 M (2) PDN, SSZ (1 + 2) Poor (1) Gefitinib (1), carboplatin + paclitaxel + gemcitabine (2) n.p. Improvement (1), n.a. (2)
Silvèrio-Antònio et al. 2021 [12] 17.3 94 RA 64 M Dexamethasone, HCQ, PDN Good Cisplatin, 5-FU, trastuzumab n.p. Poor

ABVD – doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine, CHT – choline transporter, CYC – cyclophosphamide, GCs – glucocorticosteroids, F – female, HCQ – hydroxychloroquine, M – male, MPPT – methylprednisolone, MTX – methotrexate, n.a. – not assessed, n.p. – not performed, NSAIDs – non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, PDN – prednisone, RA – rheumatoid arthritis, RCHOP – rituximab, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, doxorubicin, and prednisolone, SPA – spondyloarthropathy, SSZ – salazopyrin, 5-FU – fluoropyrimidine 5-fluorouracil.