The effects of golimumab on patient centric outcomes amongst rheumatoid arthritis patients in Greece. The GO-Q study

Abstract This study aimed at assessing the impact of golimumab on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and other patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in real-world settings. GO-Q was an observational, prospective, 12-month study, which recruited patients with moderate-to-severely active RA initiating golimumab treatment per label in rheumatology clinics and private practices. Primary endpoint was the change in PROs [EuroQol-5 Dimensions-3 Levels (EQ-5D-3L) questionnaire, Health Assessment Questionnaire Disease Index (HAQ-DI), and Work Productivity and Activity Index for RA (WPAI:RA)] after 12 months of treatment. Other endpoints included Disease Activity Score for 28 joints with erythrocyte sedimentation rate (DAS28-ESR), healthcare resource utilization, and golimumab adherence. Changes in continuous variables from baseline were evaluated with the paired t test. One hundred forty-five patients were recruited. The mean [standard deviation (SD)] EQ-5D-3L index increased significantly at 12 months versus baseline [from 0.427 (0.206) to 0.801 (0.229); p < 0.0001], with changes as early as 3 and 6 months (both p < 0.0001). Accordingly, there were statistically significant changes in all WPAI:RA domains from baseline to 3, 6, and 12 months (p < 0.0001). Patients’ function improved gradually from the third month until the end of follow-up (p < 0.0001 for all time-points). Thirty (27.3%) and 60 (54.6%) patients achieved remission (DAS28-ESR < 2.6) and low disease activity (DAS28-ESR ≤ 3.2), respectively, at 12 months. Adherence rate to golimumab was high (mean [SD] 90.3% (7.5) at 12 months). In patients with moderate-to-severely active RA, golimumab significantly improved HRQoL, physical function, and work productivity and activity, with improvements in disease activity over 12 months in real-world settings..

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2022

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2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:42

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Rheumatology international - 42(2022), 4 vom: 29. Jan., Seite 639-650

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Psaltis, Dimitrios [VerfasserIn]
Settas, Loukas [VerfasserIn]
Georgiadis, Athanasios [VerfasserIn]
Koukli, Eftichia [VerfasserIn]
Bounas, Andreas [VerfasserIn]
Livieratos, Achilleas [VerfasserIn]
Petrikkou, Evangelia [VerfasserIn]
Kalogiannaki, Heleni [VerfasserIn]
Repa, Argyro [VerfasserIn]
Vassilopoulos, Dimitrios [VerfasserIn]
Sidiropoulos, Prodromos [VerfasserIn]

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Effectiveness
Golimumab
Health-related quality of life
Patient-reported outcomes
Real-world study
Rheumatoid arthritis

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© The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2021

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10.1007/s00296-021-05073-1

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OLC2078313777