Physicians' Biological Drug Preference in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Spondyloarthritis With a History of Malignancy : Perspectives From the Treasure Database

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OBJECTIVE: Because of concerns about malignancy risks, using biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) in patients with a history of malignancy remains a challenging issue in rheumatology practice. This study aimed to investigate bDMARD preferences of physicians when treating of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and spondyloarthritis (SpA) patients with a history of malignancy.

METHODS: The data for this cross-sectional study were gathered from the TReasure database using a date range of December 2017 and January 2020. Biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drug preferences were analyzed for 40 RA patients and 25 SpA patients with a history of malignancy.

RESULTS: The most frequently prescribed bDMARD was rituximab, which was given to 28 RA patients (70%). For 25 patients (62.5%), the time between the diagnosis of malignancy and starting on a bDMARD regimen was less than 60 months, with a median interval of 43.5 months. Among SpA patients, the preferred bDMARDs were secukinumab and etanercept, which were each administered to 7 patients (28%). For 13 SpA patients (52%), the time between the diagnosis of malignancy and starting on bDMARDs was less than 60 months, with a median interval of 97 months.

CONCLUSIONS: The observed bDMARD preferences may be related to the therapeutic effects of rituximab on lymphoproliferative malignancies, the protective effects of secukinumab on tumor progression, and the short half-life of etanercept. Biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs should be used in RA and SpA patients with malignancy in case of high inflammatory activity.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:28

Enthalten in:

Journal of clinical rheumatology : practical reports on rheumatic & musculoskeletal diseases - 28(2022), 2 vom: 01. März, Seite e318-e323

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tekgoz, Emre [VerfasserIn]
Colak, Seda [VerfasserIn]
Yardimci, Kubra G [VerfasserIn]
Kucuksahin, Orhan [VerfasserIn]
Cinar, Muhammet [VerfasserIn]
Yilmaz, Sedat [VerfasserIn]
Kasifoglu, Timucin [VerfasserIn]
Bes, Cemal [VerfasserIn]
Yagiz, Burcu [VerfasserIn]
Erden, Abdulsamet [VerfasserIn]
Kilic, Levent [VerfasserIn]
Kanitez, Nilufer A [VerfasserIn]
Ertenli, Ali I [VerfasserIn]
Coskun, Belkis N [VerfasserIn]
Ediboglu, Elif D [VerfasserIn]
Mercan, Ridvan [VerfasserIn]
Kiraz, Sedat [VerfasserIn]
Yazisiz, Veli [VerfasserIn]
Karadag, Omer [VerfasserIn]
Atagunduz, Pamir [VerfasserIn]
Kalyoncu, Umut [VerfasserIn]

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Antirheumatic Agents
Biological Products
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Date Completed 24.02.2022

Date Revised 27.09.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1097/RHU.0000000000001699

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM325635501