IMMUNOMODULATORS AND IMMUNOSUPPRESSANTS FOR PATIENTS WITH RELAPSING-REMITTING MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS- A NETWORK META-ANALYSIS
Author(s)
Lucchetta RC1, Tonin FS1, Borba HH1, Leonart LP1, Ferreira VL1, Bonetti AF1, Riveros BS1, Becker J2, Pontarolo R1, Fernandez-Llimós F3, Wiens A1
1Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, Brazil, 2Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil, 3Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Lisboa, Portugal
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to synthesize he evidence of clinical outcomes for alemtuzumab, cladribine, daclizumab, dimethyl fumarate, fingolimod, glatiramer acetate, interferons, natalizumab, ocrelizumab, peginterferon and teriflunomide in adults with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. METHODS: A systematic review was performed by Medline, Scopus and manual search (May 2017). Bayesian network meta-analyzes were conducted, of randomized clinical trials that evaluated any of the disease modifying therapies head-to-head or against placebo. Surface Under the Cumulative Ranking analysis (SUCRA), Cochrane tool for risk of bias (v2.0) and GRADE were used to ranking therapies, assess methodological bias, and quality of general evidence, respectively. RESULTS: Twenty-nine studies were included in the meta-analyzes. The most effective therapies considering the outcome annualized relapse rate were alemtuzumab, natalizumab, and ocrelizumab [HR versus placebo, of 0.30, 0.31 and 0.36, respectively (p < 0.05 for all comparisons)], without significant differences between these three therapies. Discontinuation due to adverse events (96-weeks) revealed similarity across all therapies, except for alemtuzumab, which showed less discontinuation when compared to interferon 1a [RR 0.37 (p < 0.05)]. CONCLUSIONS: Alemtuzumab, natalizumab, and ocrelizumab are the best choices considering clinical efficacy without compromising patient’s safety (high quality evidence).
Conference/Value in Health Info
2018-05, ISPOR 2018, Baltimore, MD, USA
Value in Health, Vol. 21, S1 (May 2018)
Code
PND12
Topic
Clinical Outcomes, Epidemiology & Public Health
Topic Subcategory
Comparative Effectiveness or Efficacy, Safety & Pharmacoepidemiology
Disease
Neurological Disorders