Reasons for multiple biologic and targeted synthetic DMARD switching and characteristics of treatment refractory rheumatoid arthritis.
Semin Arthritis Rheum
; 66: 152421, 2024 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Switching biologic and targeted synthetic DMARD (b/tsDMARD) medications occurs commonly in RA patients, however data are limited on the reasons for these changes. The objective of the study was to identify and categorize reasons for b/tsDMARD switching and investigate characteristics associated with treatment refractory RA.METHODS:
In a multi-hospital RA electronic health record (EHR) cohort, we identified RA patients prescribed ≥1 b/tsDMARD between 2001 and 2017. Consistent with the EULAR "difficult to treat" (D2T) RA definition, we further identified patients who discontinued ≥2 b/tsDMARDs with different mechanisms of action. We performed manual chart review to determine reasons for medication discontinuation. We defined "treatment refractory" RA as not achieving low disease activity (<3 tender or swollen joints on <7.5 mg of daily prednisone equivalent) despite treatment with two different b/tsDMARD mechanisms of action. We compared demographic, lifestyle, and clinical factors between treatment refractory RA and b/tsDMARD initiators not meeting D2T criteria.RESULTS:
We identified 6040 RA patients prescribed ≥1 b/tsDMARD including 404 meeting D2T criteria. The most common reasons for medication discontinuation were inadequate response (43.3 %), loss of efficacy (25.8 %), and non-allergic adverse events (13.7 %). Of patients with D2T RA, 15 % had treatment refractory RA. Treatment refractory RA patients were younger at b/tsDMARD initiation (mean 47.2 vs. 55.2 years, p < 0.001), more commonly female (91.8% vs. 76.1 %, p = 0.006), and ever smokers (68.9% vs. 49.9 %, p = 0.005). No RA clinical factors differentiated treatment refractory RA patients from b/tsDMARD initiators.CONCLUSIONS:
In a large EHR-based RA cohort, the most common reasons for b/tsDMARD switching were inadequate response, loss of efficacy, and nonallergic adverse events (e.g. infections, leukopenia, psoriasis). Clinical RA factors were insufficient for differentiating b/tsDMARD responders from nonresponders.Palavras-chave
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Artrite Reumatoide
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Produtos Biológicos
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Antirreumáticos
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Substituição de Medicamentos
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2024
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