1-Year Comparative Effectiveness of Tofacitinib vs Ustekinumab for Patients With Ulcerative Colitis and Prior Antitumor Necrosis Factor Failure

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BACKGROUND: Tofacitinib is an oral Janus kinase inhibitor for the treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC). Real-world data comparing the effectiveness of tofacitinib to ustekinumab are limited. We compared 52-week outcomes of tofacitinib vs ustekinumab for UC after antitumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) failure.

METHODS: In this retrospective cohort study, adults initiated tofacitinib or ustekinumab for UC after anti-TNF failure May 1, 2018 to April 1, 2021, at a US academic medical center. The primary outcome was steroid-free clinical remission (SFCR) at 12 and 52 weeks. The secondary outcome was drug survival (ie, time to drug discontinuation due to nonresponse). Adverse events (AEs) were also assessed.

RESULTS: Sixty-nine patients initiated tofacitinib, and 97 patients initiated ustekinumab with median follow-up of 88.0 and 62.0 weeks, respectively. After inverse probability of treatment-weighted logistic and Cox regression, there was no association of tofacitinib vs ustekinumab with SFCR at 12 weeks (odds ratio, 1.65; 95% CI, 0.79-3.41), SFCR at 52 weeks (odds ratio, 1.14; 95% CI, 0.55-2.34), or drug survival (hazard ratio, 1.37; 95% CI, 0.78-2.37). Kaplan-Meier analysis demonstrated no separation in drug survival curves. Regression results were similar after excluding patients with prior tofacitinib or ustekinumab exposure. During available follow-up, 17 AEs were reported for tofacitinib (most commonly shingles, n = 4), and 10 AEs were reported for ustekinumab (most commonly arthralgia and rash, each n = 2). Two patients discontinued treatment due to AEs (1 tofacitinib for elevated liver enzymes, 1 ustekinumab for arthralgia).

CONCLUSIONS: In a real-world UC cohort, tofacitinib and ustekinumab demonstrated similar effectiveness at 52 weeks. Adverse events were consistent with the known safety profiles of these agents.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:30

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Inflammatory bowel diseases - 30(2024), 3 vom: 01. März, Seite 395-401

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Dalal, Rahul S [VerfasserIn]
Sharma, Puza P [VerfasserIn]
Bains, Kanwal [VerfasserIn]
Pruce, Jordan C [VerfasserIn]
Allegretti, Jessica R [VerfasserIn]

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87LA6FU830
Biologic
Efficacy
FU77B4U5Z0
Inflammatory bowel disease
Journal Article
Piperidines
Pyrimidines
Small molecule
Tofacitinib
Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors
Ustekinumab

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Date Completed 04.03.2024

Date Revised 04.03.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/ibd/izad087

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NLM357119223