Real-World Sarilumab Use and Rule Testing to Predict Treatment Response in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis : Findings from the RISE Registry

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INTRODUCTION: Clinical trial findings may not be generalizable to routine practice. This study evaluated sarilumab effectiveness in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and tested the real-world applicability of a response prediction rule, derived from trial data using machine learning (based on C-reactive protein [CRP] > 12.3 mg/l and seropositivity [anticyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies, ACPA +]).

METHODS: Sarilumab initiators from the ACR-RISE Registry, with ≥ 1 prescription on/after its FDA approval (2017-2020), were divided into three cohorts based on progressively restrictive criteria: Cohort A (had active disease), Cohort B (met eligibility criteria of a phase 3 trial in RA patients with inadequate response/intolerance to tumor necrosis factor inhibitors [TNFi]), and Cohort C (characteristics matched to the phase 3 trial baseline). Mean changes in Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI) and Routine Assessment of Patient Index Data 3 (RAPID3) were evaluated at 6 and 12 months. In a separate cohort, predictive rule was tested based on CRP levels and seropositive status (ACPA and/or rheumatoid factor); patients were categorized into rule-positive (seropositive with CRP > 12.3 mg/l) and rule-negative groups to compare the odds of achieving CDAI low disease activity (LDA)/remission and minimal clinically important difference (MCID) over 24 weeks.

RESULTS: Among sarilumab initiators (N = 2949), treatment effectiveness was noted across cohorts, with greater improvement noted for Cohort C at 6 and 12 months. Among the predictive rule cohort (N = 205), rule-positive (vs. rule-negative) patients were more likely to reach LDA (odds ratio: 1.5 [0.7, 3.2]) and MCID (1.1 [0.5, 2.4]). Sensitivity analyses (CRP > 5 mg/l) showed better response to sarilumab in rule-positive patients.

CONCLUSIONS: In real-world setting, sarilumab demonstrated treatment effectiveness, with greater improvements in the most selective population, mirroring phase 3 TNFi-refractory and rule-positive RA patients. Seropositivity appeared a stronger driver for treatment response than CRP, although optimization of the rule in routine practice requires further data.

Errataetall:

ErratumIn: Rheumatol Ther. 2023 Nov 13;:. - PMID 37955805

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

Rheumatology and therapy - 10(2023), 4 vom: 22. Aug., Seite 1055-1072

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Curtis, Jeffrey R [VerfasserIn]
Yun, Huifeng [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Lang [VerfasserIn]
Ford, Stephanie S [VerfasserIn]
van Hoogstraten, Hubert [VerfasserIn]
Fiore, Stefano [VerfasserIn]
Ford, Kerri [VerfasserIn]
Praestgaard, Amy [VerfasserIn]
Rehberg, Markus [VerfasserIn]
Choy, Ernest [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

ACPA
CDAI
CRP
Journal Article
RISE registry
Real-world
Rheumatoid arthritis
Sarilumab
Seronegative
Seropositive
Treatment response

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Date Revised 16.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

ErratumIn: Rheumatol Ther. 2023 Nov 13;:. - PMID 37955805

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s40744-023-00568-8

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NLM358510236