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Real-world treatment persistence of golimumab in the management of immune-mediated rheumatic diseases in Europe: a systematic literature review.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Long-term persistence of biological agents in the treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis.Clinical rheumatology · 2026Pooled it
- Real-World Clinical Effectiveness and Safety of Vedolizumab and Ustekinumab in Biologic-Naïve Patients With Early or Late Crohn's Disease: Results From the EVOLVE Expansion Study.Crohn's & colitis 360 · 2025Article
- Retention rate of subcutaneous TNF inhibitors in axial spondyloarthritis in a multicentre study from the RIC-FRANCE network.Scientific reports · 2024Observational
- Four-years retention rate of golimumab administered after discontinuation of non-TNF inhibitors in patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases.Advances in rheumatology (London, England) · 2023Article
- The effects of golimumab on work productivity and quality of life among work-active axial spondyloarthritis and psoriatic arthritis patients treated in the routine care in Greece: the 'GO-UP' study.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2022Article
- Conventional Synthetic Disease-Modifying Anti-rheumatic Drugs for Psoriatic Arthritis: Findings and Implications From a Patient Centered Longitudinal Study in Brazil.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2022Article
- Real-world effectiveness and persistence of reference etanercept versus biosimilar etanercept GP2015 among rheumatoid arthritis patients: A cohort study.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2022Article
- Factors associated with long-term retention of treatment with golimumab in rheumatoid arthritis, axial spondyloarthritis, and psoriatic arthritis: an analysis of the Spanish BIOBADASER registry.Clinical rheumatology · 2021Article
- Persistence on biologic DMARD monotherapy after achieving rheumatoid arthritis disease control on combination therapy: retrospective analysis of corrona registry data.Rheumatology international · 2021Observational
- Impact of Non-Persistence on Healthcare Resource Utilization and Costs in Patients With Immune-Mediated Rheumatic Diseases Initiating Subcutaneous TNF-Alpha Inhibitors: A Before-and-After Study.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2021Article
- Golimumab as the First-, Second-, or at Least Third-Line Biologic Agent in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, or Ankylosing Spondylitis: Post Hoc Analysis of a Noninterventional Study in Germany.Rheumatology and therapy · 2020Article
- Real Life Efficacy and Safety of Secukinumab in Biologic-Experienced Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis.Frontiers in medicine · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo summarise real-world data from studies reporting golimumab persistence in European immune-mediated rheumatic disease (IMRD) populations and to report pooled estimates.
designSystematic literature review. DATA SOURCES: Relevant literature was identified through searching Medline and Embase via Ovid as well as the conference databases of European League Against Rheumatism and American College of Rheumatology-Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: We screened records using predefined patients, interventions, comparators, outcomes and study design criteria. Eligible studies included reports of persistence among adult IMRD patients in Europe receiving treatment with subcutaneous golimumab. Clinical trials, randomised controlled trials, literature reviews, editorials, guidelines and studies with <20 patients receiving golimumab were excluded. DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS: Following double screening by two independent reviewers, 27 studies out of 578 identified records were selected for inclusion and subsequent data extraction. Persistence was most commonly reported at 12and 24 months; hence, pooled persistence estimates were calculated for these two time points and reported according to indication.
resultsPersistence ranged between 58.1% (psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients regardless of treatment line) and 75.7% (biological-naïve rheumatoid arthritis patients) at 12 months; at 24 months, the range was 43% (axial spondyloarthritis (AxSpA) patients regardless of treatment line) and 69.6% (biological-naïve PsA patients). On the basis of data from 12 studies, persistence with golimumab treatment was either significantly higher or not significantly different from other tumour necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi).
conclusionsGolimumab persistence at 24 months approximates 50%, with a lower persistence among AxSpA (43%) patients. However, as the number of studies in these populations was low, they warrant further research. In 12 studies comparing various TNFi treatments, golimumab was shown to have significantly better or equal persistence to its comparators.
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