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Observational studyRheumatology international2020

Up to 5-year retention of abatacept in Belgian patients with moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis: a sub-analysis of the international, observational ACTION study.

R Westhovens, S E Connolly, J Margaux, M Vanden Berghe, M Maertens, M Van den Berghe, Y Elbez, M Chartier, F Baeke, S Robert and 1 more

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Observational study in Rheumatology international, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02109666 (Long Term Experience With Abatacept in Routine Clinical Practice), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT02109666 completednot on this map

Long Term Experience With Abatacept in Routine Clinical Practice

TypeobservationalSponsorBristol-Myers SquibbRan2008 to 2016Enrolled2,364ConditionsRheumatoid ArthritisArmsAbatacept
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 8 institutions in 3 countries.

R WesthovensDepartment of Development and Regeneration, Skeletal Biology and Engineering Research Center Leuven, University Hospitals Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium. rene.westhovens@uzleuven.be.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3432-3073
S E ConnollyBristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4884-861X
J MargauxRheumatology and Physical Medicine Department, Erasme Hospital, Brussels, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9127-0203
M Vanden BergheGrand Hôpital de Charleroi, Charleroi, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6739-3991
M MaertensAZ Damiaan, Oostende, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1770-6259
M Van den BergheASZ Aalst, Wetteren, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4000-0385
Y ElbezExcelya, Boulogne-Billancourt, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1883-8632
M ChartierBristol-Myers Squibb, Rueil Malmaison, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2469-920X
F BaekeBristol-Myers Squibb, Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0761-9338
S RobertBristol-Myers Squibb, Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2844-4346
M MalaiseCHU Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0132-2867
Bristol-Myers Squibb (Belgium) · BEBristol-Myers Squibb (France) · FRBristol-Myers Squibb (United States) · USCentre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège · BEDamiaan Dicht bij het leven · BEErasmus Hospital · BEGrand Charleroi Hospital · BEKU Leuven · BE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Favorable efficacy and safety profiles have been demonstrated for abatacept in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in randomized controlled trials, but these data require validation during long-term follow-ups in routine clinical practice. This study explored long-term safety and retention rates in RA patients treated with intravenous abatacept in the Belgian cohort of the international AbataCepT In rOutiNe clinical practice (ACTION) study (NCT02109666). This non-interventional, observational, longitudinal study included Belgian patients aged ≥ 18 years with moderate-to-severe RA who started intravenous abatacept treatment as first- or second/further-line biologic therapy in routine clinical practice. Between October 2010 and December 2012, 141 patients were enrolled in this cohort, of whom 135 evaluable patients (6 biologic-naïve; 129 previously exposed to ≥ 1 prior biologic disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs) were eligible for the descriptive analysis; 131/135 were included in the effectiveness analysis. Mean disease duration was 10.5 years (standard deviation 9.7) before abatacept initiation. RA patients presented with high disease activity and comorbidity rate, having failed multiple previous treatment options. In this cohort, the 5-year abatacept retention rate was 34% (95% confidence interval, 23-45%) per protocol, and 51% (95% confidence interval, 40-61%) when temporary discontinuations of abatacept > 84 days (n = 24) were not considered as treatment discontinuations. After 5 years of abatacept treatment, clinical outcomes were favorable [good/moderate European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) responses in 91.7% patients]. No new safety signals were detected for abatacept in routine clinical practice. In this difficult-to-treat Belgian RA population, high retention rates, good clinical outcomes and favorable safety profile were observed with abatacept.

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AbataceptAdministration, IntravenousAgedAntirheumatic AgentsArthritis, RheumatoidBelgiumFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMedication AdherenceMiddle AgedTreatment OutcomeAbataceptAntirheumatic AgentsAbataceptEffectivenessLong-term outcomesRetentionRheumatoid arthritis

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PMID32556473
PMCPMC7371673
OpenAlexW3035976917

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