Effect of nintedanib in patients with progressive pulmonary fibrosis associated with rheumatoid arthritis : data from the INBUILD trial

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OBJECTIVES: Some patients with rheumatoid arthritis develop interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD) that develops into progressive pulmonary fibrosis. We assessed the efficacy and safety of nintedanib versus placebo in patients with progressive RA-ILD in the INBUILD trial.

METHODS: The INBUILD trial enrolled patients with fibrosing ILD (reticular abnormality with traction bronchiectasis, with or without honeycombing) on high-resolution computed tomography of >10% extent. Patients had shown progression of pulmonary fibrosis within the prior 24 months, despite management in clinical practice. Subjects were randomised to receive nintedanib or placebo.

RESULTS: In the subgroup of 89 patients with RA-ILD, the rate of decline in FVC over 52 weeks was -82.6 mL/year in the nintedanib group versus -199.3 mL/year in the placebo group (difference 116.7 mL/year [95% CI 7.4, 226.1]; nominal p = 0.037). The most frequent adverse event was diarrhoea, which was reported in 61.9% and 27.7% of patients in the nintedanib and placebo groups, respectively, over the whole trial (median exposure: 17.4 months). Adverse events led to permanent discontinuation of trial drug in 23.8% and 17.0% of subjects in the nintedanib and placebo groups, respectively.

CONCLUSIONS: In the INBUILD trial, nintedanib slowed the decline in FVC in patients with progressive fibrosing RA-ILD, with adverse events that were largely manageable. The efficacy and safety of nintedanib in these patients were consistent with the overall trial population. A graphical abstract is available at: https://www.globalmedcomms.com/respiratory/INBUILD_RA-ILD . Key Points • In patients with rheumatoid arthritis and progressive pulmonary fibrosis, nintedanib reduced the rate of decline in forced vital capacity (mL/year) over 52 weeks by 59% compared with placebo. • The adverse event profile of nintedanib was consistent with that previously observed in patients with pulmonary fibrosis, characterised mainly by diarrhoea. • The effect of nintedanib on slowing decline in forced vital capacity, and its safety profile, appeared to be consistent between patients who were taking DMARDs and/or glucocorticoids at baseline and the overall population of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and progressive pulmonary fibrosis.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:42

Enthalten in:

Clinical rheumatology - 42(2023), 9 vom: 20. Sept., Seite 2311-2319

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Matteson, Eric L [VerfasserIn]
Aringer, Martin [VerfasserIn]
Burmester, Gerd R [VerfasserIn]
Mueller, Heiko [VerfasserIn]
Moros, Lizette [VerfasserIn]
Kolb, Martin [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adverse drug event
Arthritis rheumatoid
Clinical trial
G6HRD2P839
Interstitial lung disease
Journal Article
Nintedanib
Protein Kinase Inhibitors
Pulmonary fibrosis
Randomized Controlled Trial

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 10.08.2023

Date Revised 11.10.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s10067-023-06623-7

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM35711695X