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Real‐World Treatment and Care Patterns in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Initiating First‐Line Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitor Therapy in the United States.
- Source :
- ACR Open Rheumatology; Apr2024, Vol. 6 Issue 4, p179-188, 10p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Objective: Treatment guidelines for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) recommend targeting low disease activity or remission and switching therapies for patients not reaching those targets. We evaluated real‐world use of disease activity measures, treatment discontinuation, and switching patterns among patients with RA initiating a first‐line tumor necrosis factor inhibitor (TNFi). Methods: Data from adult patients with RA initiating a first‐line TNFi were collected from the American Rheumatology Network (January 2014–August 2021). The proportion of patients with recorded disease activity scores (Clinical Disease Activity Index [CDAI] or Routine Assessment of Patient Index Data 3 [RAPID3]) at TNFi initiation was assessed. Among patients with moderate or severe RA at TNFi initiation, reasons for discontinuation and subsequent advanced therapy were evaluated. Results: Among TNFi initiators (n = 15,182), 44.8% recorded a CDAI/RAPID3 score at treatment initiation; of those who did not, 47.0% had recorded a tender and/or swollen joint count or pain score. Among patients with moderate or severe RA (n = 1,651), 52% discontinued their initial TNFi during follow‐up, of which 15%, 46%, 28%, and 12% initiated the same TNFi, another TNFi, a non‐TNFi biologic, or a Janus kinase inhibitor, respectively. The proportion of patients restarting the same TNFi or initiating another TNFi varied according to TNFi discontinuation reason. Conclusion: In clinical practice, over half of patients with RA initiating a first‐line TNFi did not have baseline disease activity assessments. Many patients cycled through TNFi despite citing lack of efficacy as the most common reason for discontinuation. Consistent, objective monitoring of treatment response and timely switch to effective therapy is needed in patients with RA. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ANTI-inflammatory agents
MEDICAL protocols
RHEUMATOID arthritis
TERMINATION of treatment
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
RETROSPECTIVE studies
JANUS kinases
LONGITUDINAL method
KAPLAN-Meier estimator
PHYSICIAN practice patterns
ELECTRONIC health records
GENERIC drug substitution
NEUROTRANSMITTER uptake inhibitors
PATIENT aftercare
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 25785745
- Volume :
- 6
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- ACR Open Rheumatology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 176608725
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/acr2.11646