Macitentan in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Associated with Connective Tissue Disease (CTD-PAH) : Real-World Evidence from the Combined OPUS/OrPHeUS Dataset

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INTRODUCTION: Data on real-world clinical practice and outcomes of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with connective tissue disease (CTD-PAH) are scarce. The OPUS/OrPHeUS studies enrolled patients newly initiating macitentan, including those with CTD-PAH. This analysis describes patient characteristics, treatment patterns, outcomes, and safety profiles of patients with CTD-PAH newly initiating macitentan in the US using the OPUS/OrPHeUS combined dataset.

METHODS: OPUS was a prospective, US, multicenter, long-term, observational drug registry (April 2014-June 2020). OrPHeUS was a retrospective, US, multicenter medical chart review (October 2013-March 2017). The characteristics, treatment patterns, safety, and outcomes during macitentan treatment of patients with CTD-PAH and its subgroups systemic sclerosis (SSc-PAH), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE-PAH), and mixed CTD (MCTD-PAH) were descriptively compared to patients with idiopathic/heritable PAH (I/HPAH).

RESULTS: The combined OPUS/OrPHeUS population included 2498 patients with I/HPAH and 1192 patients with CTD-PAH (708 SSc-PAH; 159 SLE-PAH; 124 MCTD-PAH, and 201 other CTD-PAH etiologies). At macitentan initiation for patients with I/HPAH and CTD-PAH, respectively: 61.2 and 69.3% were in World Health Organization functional class (WHO FC) III/IV; median 6-min walk distance was 289 and 279 m; and 58.1 and 65.2% received macitentan as combination therapy. During follow-up, for patients with I/HPAH and CTD-PAH, respectively: median duration of macitentan exposure observed was 14.0 and 15.8 months; 79.0 and 83.0% experienced an adverse event; Kaplan-Meier estimates (95% confidence limits [CL]) of patients free from all-cause hospitalization at 1 year were 60.3% (58.1, 62.4) and 59.3% (56.1, 62.3); and Kaplan-Meier estimates (95% CL) of survival at 1 year were 90.5% (89.1, 91.7) and 90.6% (88.6, 92.3).

CONCLUSIONS: Macitentan was used in clinical practice in patients with CTD-PAH and its subgroups, including as combination therapy. The safety and tolerability profile of macitentan in patients with CTD-PAH was comparable to that of patients with I/HPAH.

TRIAL REGISTRATION: OPsumit® Users Registry (OPUS): NCT02126943; Opsumit® Historical Users cohort (OrPHeUS): NCT03197688; www.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Cardiology and therapy - (2024) vom: 07. März

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Channick, Richard [VerfasserIn]
Chin, Kelly M [VerfasserIn]
McLaughlin, Vallerie V [VerfasserIn]
Lammi, Matthew R [VerfasserIn]
Zamanian, Roham T [VerfasserIn]
Turricchia, Stefano [VerfasserIn]
Ong, Rose [VerfasserIn]
Mitchell, Lada [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Nick H [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Connective tissue disease
Journal Article
Macitentan
Mixed connective tissue disease
Pulmonary arterial hypertension
Real-world evidence
Scleroderma
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Systemic sclerosis

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Date Revised 07.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02126943, NCT03197688

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10.1007/s40119-024-00361-w

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NLM36941182X