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Table 3 Long-term follow-up

From: Safety and efficacy of low-dose intravenous arsenic trioxide in systemic lupus erythematosus: an open-label phase IIa trial (Lupsenic)

Patient no., gender, age (years)

ATO Dosage mg/kg/d

Week 24

Post-trial long-term follow-up

W24 treatment

SLEDAI score

OCS

mg/day

W24 SRI-4-R

W24 LLDAS

W52 LLDAS

Severe Flare

At last follow-up

sustained LLDAS

OCS

mg/day

LLDAS duration

Treatment

1. F, 35

0.10

HCQ, THAL, MTX

8

10

No

No

No

W24, C

No

2. F, 41

0.10

HCQ

2

2.5

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

0

4 y 3 m

HCQ

3. F, 49

0.10

HCQ

4

7

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

5

4 y 2 m

HCQ

4. M, 37

0.10

HCQ, MTX

2

8

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

0

3 y 5 m

HCQ, MTX

5. F, 47

0.15

HCQ

10

15

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

5

4 y

HCQ

6. F, 30

0.15

HCQ

6

7.5

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

7

2 y 10 m

HCQ

7. F, 50

0.15

HCQ

20

2

No

No

No

W20, R

No

8. H, 53

0.20

HCQ, MTX

0

5

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

0

3 y 6 m

HCQ, MTX

9. F, 45

0.20

MMF

4

5

Yes

Yes

No

W100, R

No

10. F, 23

0.20

HCQ, AZA

4

5

No

No

No

W80, R/H

No

  1. ATO arsenic trioxide, AZA azathioprine, HCQ hydroxychloroquine, MTX methotrexate, MMF mycophenolate mofetil, OCS oral corticosteroids, THAL thalidomide C, cutaneous, R renal, H heart, y years, m months, Lupus Low Disease Activity State, LLDAS SLEDAI, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index, SRI-4-R SLE response index-4 response