Antigen-Specific Immunotherapy with Thyrotropin Receptor Peptides in Graves' Hyperthyroidism: A Phase I Study

Background: Graves' disease is one of the most common autoimmune conditions, but treatment remains imperfect. This study explores the first-in-human use of antigen-specific immunotherapy with a combination of two thyrotropin receptor (TSHR) peptides (termed ATX-GD-59) in Graves' hyperthyroidism. Methods: Twelve participants (11 female) with previously untreated mild to moderate Graves' hyperthyroidism were enrolled in a Phase I open label trial to receive 10 doses of ATX-GD-59 administered intradermally over an 18-week period. Adverse events, tolerability, changes in serum free thyroid hormones, and TSHR autoantibodies were measured. Results: Ten subjects received all 10 doses of ATX-GD-59,…

Future Research in Graves' Orbitopathy: From Priority Setting to Trial Design Through Patient and Public Involvement

Graves' orbitopathy (GO) is a disfiguring autoimmune condition, which can sometimes cause blindness (1). The disease has profound effects on quality of life (2), psychological health (3), and socioeconomic status (4). Progress in understanding and treating this disease has been slow. However, recent advances include delineation of plausible immunological mechanisms (5), development of an animal model (6), and publication of randomized studies defining the role and limitations of intravenous steroids (7), rituximab (8,9), and selenium (10). Yet, some of this knowledge remains to be translated into improvement in clinical care. Access of patients to specialist treatments is patchy and seems t…

Declaratión de consenso del Grupo europeo sobre la orbitopatía de Graves (EUGOGO) sobre el tratamiento de la orbitopatía de Graves' (OG)

PREGO (presentation of Graves' orbitopathy) study: changes in referral patterns to European Group On Graves' Orbitopathy (EUGOGO) centres over the period from 2000 to 2012

BACKGROUND/AIMS: The epidemiology of Graves' orbitopathy (GO) may be changing. The aim of the study was to identify trends in presentation of GO to tertiary centres and initial management over time.METHODS: Prospective observational study of European Group On Graves' Orbitopathy (EUGOGO) centres. All new referrals with a diagnosis of GO over a 4-month period in 2012 were included. Clinical and demographic characteristics, referral timelines and initial decisions about management were recorded. The data were compared with a similar EUGOGO survey performed in 2000.RESULTS: The demographic characteristics of 269 patients studied in 2012 were similar to those collected in the year 2000, includi…

Consensus statement of the European Group on Graves' Orbitopathy (EUGOGO) on management of Graves' Orbitopathy

Luigi Bartalena, Lelio Baldeschi, Alison J. Dickinson, Anja Eckstein, Pat Kendall-Taylor, Claudio Marcocci, Maarten P. Mourits, Petros Perros, Kostas Boboridis, Antonella Boschi, Nicola Curro, Chantal Daumerie, George J. Kahaly, Gerasimos Krassas, Carol M. Lane, John H. Lazarus, Michele Marino, Marco Nardi, Christopher Neoh, Jacques Orgiazzi, Simon Pearce, Aldo Pinchera, Susanne Pitz, Mario Salvi, Paolo Sivelli, Matthias Stahl, Georg von Arx, and Wilmar M. Wiersinga