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Summary
Refractory anti-synthetase syndrome-associated interstitial lung disease (ASyS-ILD) lacks targeted therapy. Interleukin-6 drives both inflammation and fibrosis. We evaluated the real-world efficacy and safety of tocilizumab, an IL-6 receptor antagonist. This single-center retrospective cohort study included patients with refractory ASyS-ILD treated between January 2020 and July 2025. Tocilizumab recipients were compared with those receiving standard of care (SOC) immunosuppressants. Overlap weighting based on propensity scores was used to balance 11 baseline variables. The primary outcome was improvement in symptoms and HRCT findings at ≥3 months. Secondary outcomes included changes in biomarkers and pulmonary function, progression-free survival (PFS), and adverse events. Cox regression identified independent predictors of symptom progression. Generalized additive models (GAM) explored nonlinear relationships, and XGBoost-SHAP machine learning assessed variable importance.
Official title: Tocilizumab for Refractory Anti-Synthetase Syndrome-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease: A Real-World Retrospective Cohort Study
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
111
Start Date
2022-01-01
Completion Date
2025-10-31
Last Updated
2026-06-23
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Tociliuzumab
Tocilizumab, a humanized monoclonal antibody against the IL-6 receptor, is approved for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, and giant cell arteritis. In patients with rheumatoid arthritis-associated ILD, tocilizumab has been shown to reduce KL-6 levels, a biomarker of alveolar epithelial injury. However, evidence for tocilizumab in ASyS-ILD is limited to isolated case reports, and no systematic evaluation of its efficacy and safety in this specific population has been published.
Locations (1)
China-Japan Friendship Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China