PATTERNS OF USE OF TESTS TO MONITOR DISEASE ACTIVITY AMONG PATIENTS CURRENTLY TREATED FOR RELAPSING REMITTING MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS (RRMS) IN EUROPE
Author(s)
Narayanan S1, O'Meara PA2, White JL3, Chan JN3, Hooper RL3, Baynton EJ3
1Ipsos Healthcare, Washington, DC, USA, 2Ipsos Healthcare, New York, NY, USA, 3Ipsos Healthcare, London, UK
OBJECTIVES: To assess the patterns of use of tests to monitor disease activity/progression among patients currently treated with disease modifying treatments (DMTs) for RRMS in EU. METHODS: A multi-center retrospective chart-review study of MS patients was conducted in EU (UK/France/Germany/Italy/Spain) to collect de-identified data on diagnosis, clinical status, and disease management approaches. Healthcare providers (mostly neurologists) were screened for duration of practice (≥3yrs) and patient volume (≥15 MS patients/mo) and recruited from a large panel to be geographically representative in each country. Medical charts of next 10 consecutive MS patients were abstracted by each HCP. RRMS patients currently on DMTs were analyzed. RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS: Neurological exam and EDSS were used among most patients, while prevalence of use of other tests varied and increased with patient progression through treatment lines. At least one-fourth and one-fifth of patients across treatment lines had unknown T2 and gd-enhanced lesions respectively. Observed practice patterns may warrant further scrutiny to optimize care delivery and therapeutic interventions to alleviate disease burden.
Conference/Value in Health Info
2015-11, ISPOR Europe 2015, Milan, Italy
Value in Health, Vol. 18, No. 7 (November 2015)
Code
PMD117
Topic
Health Service Delivery & Process of Care
Topic Subcategory
Treatment Patterns and Guidelines
Disease
Neurological Disorders