[Optimization of the treatment of moderate to severe and active thyroid orbitopathy considering the recommendations of the European Group on Graves' Orbitopathy (EUGOGO) [Optymalizacja leczenia umiarkowanej do ciężkiej i aktywnej orbitopatii tarczycowej z uwzględnieniem zaleceń European Group on Graves' Orbitopathy (EUGOGO)]]. 2022

Mariusz Nowak, and Bogdan Marek, and Beata Kos-Kudła, and Lucyna Siemińska, and Magdalena Londzin-Olesik, and Joanna Głogowska-Szeląg, and Wojciech Nowak, and Dariusz Kajdaniuk
Pathophysiology Division, Department of Pathophysiology and Endocrinology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland. nowak-mar@wp.pl.

Graves' disease (GB), also known as Basedow's disease, is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism, and thyroid orbitopathy (TO) is its most common non-thyroid manifestation with an incidence of 42.2/million people/year. Based on the guidelines of the European Graves' Orbitopathy Group (EUGOGO), certain management standards presented in our publication should be used to optimize and improve the efficacy of TO treatment. Deciding on the optimal treatment for both hyperthyroidism and TO requires a cooperative team of specialists: endocrinologist, ophthalmologist, radiation therapist, and surgeon, as well as consideration of the risk of relapse and possible complications of the treatment method. The inflammatory activity and severity of TO should be diagnosed based on the investigator's own experience and according to standard diagnostic criteria. Assessment of the inflammatory activity of TO can be performed using the clinical activity score (CAS) and using imaging methods - mainly MRI. The severity of TO is assessed using a seven-grade NOSPECS classification and a three-grade EUGOGO scale. In moderate to severe and active TO, i.v. methylprednisolone pulses are the treatment of choice. It is important to maintain the standard and regimen of treatment. The recommended standard as first-line treatment in most patients with moderate to severe and active TO is the combined use of methylprednisolone i.v. (cumulative dose of 4.5 g over 12 weeks) with concurrent administration of mycophenolate sodium 0.72 g per day for 24 weeks. In more severe forms of moderate to severe and active TO, a higher cumulative dose of methylprednisolone i.v. is recommended as an alternative first-line treatment (7.5 g) as monotherapy starting with a dose of 0.75 g once a week for 6 weeks and 0.5 g for a further 6 weeks. EUGOGO guidelines recommend that in cases of no clinical response after 6 weeks of first-line treatment with i.v. methylprednisolone and mycophenolate, after 3-4 weeks, a second course of i.v. methylprednisolone monotherapy should be started with a higher cumulative dose of 7.5 g. Other second-line treatment options are orbital radiotherapy with or without oral or i.v. systemic glucocorticosteroid therapy, cyclosporine, or azathioprine in combination with p.o. glucocorticosteroid, methotrexate monotherapy, and a group of biologic drugs rituximab, tocilizumab, teprotumumab). Keeping in mind that TO is a sight-threatening disease, we expect, through the treatment applied, to maintain full visual acuity, pain relief, single vision in the useful part of the visual field, and a positive cosmetic effect.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008775 Methylprednisolone A PREDNISOLONE derivative with similar anti-inflammatory action. 6-Methylprednisolone,Medrol,Metipred,Urbason,6 Methylprednisolone
D005938 Glucocorticoids A group of CORTICOSTEROIDS that affect carbohydrate metabolism (GLUCONEOGENESIS, liver glycogen deposition, elevation of BLOOD SUGAR), inhibit ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE secretion, and possess pronounced anti-inflammatory activity. They also play a role in fat and protein metabolism, maintenance of arterial blood pressure, alteration of the connective tissue response to injury, reduction in the number of circulating lymphocytes, and functioning of the central nervous system. Glucocorticoid,Glucocorticoid Effect,Glucorticoid Effects,Effect, Glucocorticoid,Effects, Glucorticoid
D006111 Graves Disease A common form of hyperthyroidism with a diffuse hyperplastic GOITER. It is an autoimmune disorder that produces antibodies against the THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE RECEPTOR. These autoantibodies activate the TSH receptor, thereby stimulating the THYROID GLAND and hypersecretion of THYROID HORMONES. These autoantibodies can also affect the eyes (GRAVES OPHTHALMOPATHY) and the skin (Graves dermopathy). Basedow's Disease,Exophthalmic Goiter,Goiter, Exophthalmic,Graves' Disease,Basedow Disease,Hyperthyroidism, Autoimmune,Basedows Disease,Disease, Basedow,Disease, Basedow's,Disease, Graves,Disease, Graves',Exophthalmic Goiters,Goiters, Exophthalmic
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000069283 Rituximab A murine-derived monoclonal antibody and ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT that binds specifically to the CD20 ANTIGEN and is used in the treatment of LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOMA and RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS. CD20 Antibody, Rituximab,GP2013,IDEC-C2B8,IDEC-C2B8 Antibody,Mabthera,Rituxan,IDEC C2B8,IDEC C2B8 Antibody,Rituximab CD20 Antibody
D049970 Graves Ophthalmopathy An autoimmune disorder of the EYE, occurring in patients with Graves disease. Subtypes include congestive (inflammation of the orbital connective tissue), myopathic (swelling and dysfunction of the extraocular muscles), and mixed congestive-myopathic ophthalmopathy. Graves Eye Disease,Ophthalmopathy, Infiltrative,Ophthalmopathy, Thyroid-Associated,Thyroid Eye Disease,Thyroid-Associated Ophthalmopathy,Congestive Ophthalmopathy,Dysthyroid Ophthalmopathy,Edematous Ophthalmopathy,Graves Orbitopathy,Myopathic Ophthalmopathy,Ophthalmopathies, Thyroid-Associated,Thyroid-Associated Ophthalmopathies,Congestive Ophthalmopathies,Disease, Graves Eye,Disease, Thyroid Eye,Dysthyroid Ophthalmopathies,Edematous Ophthalmopathies,Eye Disease, Graves,Eye Disease, Thyroid,Infiltrative Ophthalmopathies,Infiltrative Ophthalmopathy,Myopathic Ophthalmopathies,Ophthalmopathy, Congestive,Ophthalmopathy, Dysthyroid,Ophthalmopathy, Edematous,Ophthalmopathy, Graves,Ophthalmopathy, Myopathic,Ophthalmopathy, Thyroid Associated,Orbitopathy, Graves,Thyroid Associated Ophthalmopathies,Thyroid Associated Ophthalmopathy,Thyroid Eye Diseases

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