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Adverse effects related to methotrexate polyglutamate levels: adjudicated results from the cardiovascular inflammation reduction trial.


ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Methotrexate is widely used at low dosages (LD-MTX) for non-oncologic indications and is associated with a variety of adverse effects (AEs). We sought to determine whether concentrations of the active metabolite, MTX polyglutamates (MTX-PGs) 1-5, correlate with AEs.

Method

We examined data from the LD-MTX arm of the randomized double-blind Cardiovascular Inflammation Reduction Trial (CIRT). All AEs were blindly adjudicated and monitoring laboratories were tested centrally. The MTX-PGs 1-5 were assessed in one reference laboratory using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Based on prior literature, MTX-PGs 3-5 were chosen as the exposure of interest and quartiles of MTX-PGs 3-5 were assessed for their relationship with all AEs and each pre-specified category of AE using adjusted Cox proportional hazards regression.

Results

Of the 2391 subjects randomized to LD-MTX, MTX-PG levels were available for 1319 subjects (median dosage 16.1 mg/week) from the 8 month visit. We followed these subjects for a median of 2.2 years [interquartile range (IQR) 1.5-2.9]. Higher MTX-PG3-5 levels were related to an increased risk of anaemia [compared with quartile 1 (Q1); hazard ratio (HR) for Q4 1.27 (95% CI 0.98, 1.65), P for trend = 0.05] and a decreased risk of thrombocytopenia [HR for Q4 0.52 (95% CI 0.32, 0.84), P for trend = 0.05]. MTX-PG3-5 levels >134 nmol/l were associated with an increased risk of liver abnormalities [HR 1.36 (95% CI 1.08, 1.72)].

Conclusions

Higher MTX- PG3-5 levels were modestly associated with LD-MTX AEs, including anaemia and liver function abnormalities, but a reduced risk of thrombocytopenia and haemorrhage.

Clinical trial registration

NCT01594333.

SUBMITTER: Xu C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8494062 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Adverse effects related to methotrexate polyglutamate levels: adjudicated results from the cardiovascular inflammation reduction trial.

Xu Chang C   Selhub Jacob J   Jacques Paul P   Paynter Nina P NP   MacFadyen Jean G JG   Glynn Robert J RJ   Ridker Paul M PM   Solomon Daniel H DH  

Rheumatology (Oxford, England) 20210601 6


<h4>Objectives</h4>Methotrexate is widely used at low dosages (LD-MTX) for non-oncologic indications and is associated with a variety of adverse effects (AEs). We sought to determine whether concentrations of the active metabolite, MTX polyglutamates (MTX-PGs) 1-5, correlate with AEs.<h4>Method</h4>We examined data from the LD-MTX arm of the randomized double-blind Cardiovascular Inflammation Reduction Trial (CIRT). All AEs were blindly adjudicated and monitoring laboratories were tested central  ...[more]

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