Evaluation of long-term TNFi effectiveness after a first switch in early axial spondyloarthritis considering time-varying prescription bias : an inverse-probability weighting analysis of the DESIR cohort

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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate long-term effectiveness of tumour necrosis factor inhibitor (TNFi) after a first switch, and their associated factors in an early axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) population, considering time-varying prescription bias.

METHODS: Observational prospective cohort (DEvenir des Spondylarthropathies Indifférenciées Récentes) with 5 years of follow-up, including 708 TNFi-naïve patients with early axSpA. Long-term effectiveness of TNFi after a first switch (ASAS40 response after at least 2 visits under treatment) were estimated using marginal structural models (implementing inverse-probability weighting and iterative propensity scores). Factors associated with the outcome were explored by multivariate Cox regression models.

RESULTS: The hazard to present an ASAS40 response after a first TNFi switch was increased (HR=2.4 (95% CI 1.9 to 3.0)); this response ratio was slightly lower compared with the response in TNFi naïve patients after a first TNFi (HR=3.3 (95% CI 2.9 to 3.8)). HLA-B27 positive was the only factor independently associated with ASAS40 response after a first TNFi switch.

CONCLUSION: After application of innovative methods to overcome time-varying prescription bias, the magnitude of the TNFi response after a first switch was found to be numerically lower but clinically relevant from the response in TNFi-naïve patients.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:8

Enthalten in:

RMD open - 8(2022), 1 vom: 18. Jan.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Pons, Marion [VerfasserIn]
Chevret, Sylvie [VerfasserIn]
Briot, Karine [VerfasserIn]
d'Agostino, Maria-Antonietta [VerfasserIn]
Roux, Christian [VerfasserIn]
Dougados, Maxime [VerfasserIn]
Molto, Anna [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Ankylosing
Epidemiology
Journal Article
Observational Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Spondylitis
Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors
Tumour necrosis factor inhibitors

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Date Completed 06.04.2022

Date Revised 06.04.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1136/rmdopen-2021-001846

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NLM335774512