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Changing rate of serious infections in biologic-exposed rheumatoid arthritis patients. Data from South American registries BIOBADABRASIL and BIOBADASAR.
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Clinical rheumatology [Clin Rheumatol] 2019 Aug; Vol. 38 (8), pp. 2129-2139. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Apr 17. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Objective: Most reports on serious infections (SI) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients treated with biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) are from the USA and Western Europe. Data from other regions are largely missing. We report data from South American countries with different backgrounds and health-care systems but similar registries.<br />Methods: We merged 2010-2016 data from two registries, BIOBADABRASIL (Brazil) and BIOBADASAR (Argentina), which share the same protocol, online platform and data monitoring process. Patients with active RA were included when they began the first bDMARD or a conventional synthetic DMARD (csDMARD, control group). The SI incidence rate (IR) per 1000 patient/years and adjusted IR ratio (aIRR) were estimated for bDMARDs and csDMARDs.<br />Results: Data were analysed for 3717 RA patients with an exposure of 13,380 patient/years. The 2591 patients treated with bDMARDs (64% tumour necrosis factor-α inhibitors (TNFi)) had a follow-up of 9300 years, and the 1126 treated with csDMARDs had an exposure of 4081 patient/years. The SI IR was 30.54 (CI 27.18-34.30) for all bDMARDs and 5.15 (CI 3.36-7.89) for csDMARDs. The aIRR between the two groups was 2.03 ([1.05, 3.9] p = 0.034) for the first 6 months of treatment but subsequently increased to 8.26 ([4.32, 15.76] p < 0.001). The SI IR for bDMARDs decreased over time in both registries, dropping from 36.59 (28.41-47.12) in 2012 to 7.27 (4.79-11.05) in 2016.<br />Conclusion: While SI remains a major concern in South American patients with RA treated with bDMARDs, a favourable trend toward a reduction was observed in the last years.Key Points• New comprehensive data on biologic drugs safety from international collaboration in South America.• First proposal for national registries data merging in South America.• Serious infections remain a major concern in RA patients treated with biologics.• A significant reduction of serious infections in RA patients exposed to biologics was observed over a 7 years period.
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- Adult
Aged
Antirheumatic Agents adverse effects
Arthritis, Rheumatoid epidemiology
Brazil
Female
Humans
Incidence
Infections epidemiology
Infectious Disease Medicine trends
Male
Middle Aged
Registries
Risk Factors
South America epidemiology
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha antagonists & inhibitors
Arthritis, Rheumatoid complications
Arthritis, Rheumatoid therapy
Biological Products adverse effects
Infections etiology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1434-9949
- Volume :
- 38
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Clinical rheumatology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 31016578
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-019-04516-2