RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS AND PATIENT BURDEN OF DISEASE
Author(s)
Priest J1, Strand V2, Litman HJ3, Saunders KC3, Persuitte G3, Brand A4, Kremer JM5, Greenberg JW6
1GlaxoSmithKline, Durham, NC, USA, 2Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA, 3Corrona, LLC, Southborough, MA, USA, 4Corrona, LLC, Seattle, WA, USA, 5Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, USA, 6New York University, New York, NY, USA
OBJECTIVES: To describe patient reported outcomes (PROs) among those who have initiated targeted biologic treatment in a US observational cohort of patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). METHODS: Eligible patients were from the Corrona RA registry who had initiated a biologic agent between 2001-2016 and had a 6 month follow-up visit post initiation. Outcomes included the Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI), pain and fatigue (visual analog score; 0-100); morning stiffness (yes/no and hours); patient reported depression and anxiety; and others. Participants were grouped by initiation of a biologic: 1st line initiators, (patients initiating their 1st biologic), 2nd line initiators, and 3rd+ line initiators and by Tumor Necrosis Factor inhibitors (TNFi) and non-TNFi therapies. Means (SD) of outcomes are presented as changes between initiation and the 6 month follow-up visit by line of therapy. RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS: Despite many therapies to treat RA, patients still experience significant burden of disease. For the majority of outcomes, biologic naïve patients reported the largest improvements; lesser improvements occurred in 2nd and 3rd line initiators. Initiators of non-TNFi had more homogenous changes across lines of therapy.
Conference/Value in Health Info
2017-05, ISPOR 2017, Boston, MA, USA
Value in Health, Vol. 20, No. 5 (May 2017)
Code
PMS49
Topic
Patient-Centered Research
Topic Subcategory
Patient-reported Outcomes & Quality of Life Outcomes
Disease
Musculoskeletal Disorders