Infection outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with abatacept and other disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs : Results from a 10-year international post-marketing study

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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate risk of infections requiring hospitalization and opportunistic infections, including tuberculosis, in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treated with abatacept versus conventional synthetic (cs) disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) and other biologic/targeted synthetic (b/ts) DMARDs.

METHODS: Five international observational data sources were used: two biologic registries (Sweden, Germany), a disease registry (USA) and two healthcare claims databases (Canada, USA). Crude incidence rates (IRs) per 1000 patient-years, with 95 % CIs, were used to estimate rate ratios (RRs) comparing abatacept versus csDMARDs or other b/tsDMARDs. RRs were adjusted for demographic factors, comorbidities, and other potential confounders and then pooled across data sources using a random effects model (REM).

RESULTS: The data sources included 6450 abatacept users, 136,636 csDMARD users and 54,378 other b/tsDMARD users, with a mean follow-up range of 2.2-6.2 years. Across data sources, the IRs for infections requiring hospitalization ranged from 16 to 56 for abatacept, 19-46 for csDMARDs, and 18-40 for other b/tsDMARDs. IRs for opportunistic infections were 0.4-7.8, 0.3-4.3, and 0.5-3.8; IRs for tuberculosis were 0.0-8.4, 0.0-6.0, and 0.0-6.3, respectively. The pooled adjusted RR (95 % CI), only reported for infections requiring hospitalization, was 1.2 (0.6-2.2) for abatacept versus csDMARDs and 0.9 (0.6-1.3) versus other b/tsDMARDs.

CONCLUSIONS: Data from this international, observational study showed similar hospitalized infection risk for abatacept versus csDMARDs or other b/tsDMARDs. IRs for opportunistic infections, including tuberculosis, were low. These data are consistent with the known safety profile of abatacept.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:64

Enthalten in:

Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism - 64(2024) vom: 12. Jan., Seite 152313

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Simon, Teresa A [VerfasserIn]
Suissa, Samy [VerfasserIn]
Skovron, Mary Lou [VerfasserIn]
Frisell, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Askling, Johan [VerfasserIn]
Michaud, Kaleb [VerfasserIn]
Pedro, Sofia [VerfasserIn]
Strangfeld, Anja [VerfasserIn]
Meissner, Yvette [VerfasserIn]
Boers, Maarten [VerfasserIn]
Hoffman, Veena [VerfasserIn]
Dominique, Alyssa [VerfasserIn]
Gomez, Andres [VerfasserIn]
Hochberg, Marc C [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

7D0YB67S97
Abatacept
Antirheumatic Agents
Biological Products
Disease-modifying antirheumatic drug
Infection
Journal Article
Observational Study
Observational study
Rheumatoid arthritis
Safety

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Date Completed 12.01.2024

Date Revised 12.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.semarthrit.2023.152313

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NLM36535225X