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ArticleAdvances in therapy2021

Subcutaneously Administered Anti-TNFs for the Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis: A Retrospective, Propensity Score-Matched, US Health Claims Analysis.

Michael J Stewart, Talat Bessissow, James Gregor, Maureen Hazel, Tracy S H In, Kinda Karra, Dorota Dajnowiec, Martin Williamson, Bernie Sattin

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Article in Advances in therapy, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Michael J StewartDivision of Digestive Care and Endoscopy, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
Talat BessissowDivision of Gastroenterology, Montreal General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada.
James GregorDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
Maureen HazelJanssen Inc., 19 Green Belt Dr, Toronto, ON, M3C 1L9, Canada.
Tracy S H InJanssen Inc., 19 Green Belt Dr, Toronto, ON, M3C 1L9, Canada.
Kinda KarraJanssen Inc., 19 Green Belt Dr, Toronto, ON, M3C 1L9, Canada.
Dorota DajnowiecJanssen Inc., 19 Green Belt Dr, Toronto, ON, M3C 1L9, Canada.
Martin WilliamsonJanssen Inc., 19 Green Belt Dr, Toronto, ON, M3C 1L9, Canada.
Bernie SattinJanssen Inc., 19 Green Belt Dr, Toronto, ON, M3C 1L9, Canada. bsattin@its.jnj.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4062-6716
Bell (Canada) · CADalhousie University · CAEdwards Lifesciences (United States) · USMerck Canada Inc. (Canada) · CAMontreal General Hospital · CAWestern University · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionAdalimumab and golimumab are subcutaneously administered anti-tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα) biologics used in the treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC). To date, no studies have directly compared treatment patterns and healthcare resource utilization (HRU) among patients with UC receiving these therapies in a real-world setting. The objective of this study was to compare these outcomes among patients with UC treated with either adalimumab or golimumab using a US claims database.

methodsPatients with UC treated with golimumab or adalimumab were identified using the US Optum Clinformatics

resultsOverall, 990 patients were identified (golimumab: n = 277; adalimumab: n = 713). After PSM, 246 patients were included in each group. There were no significant differences between the adalimumab and golimumab groups over the full follow-up period in terms of treatment discontinuations (53.7% vs. 51.2%; P = 0.5881), dose optimizations (35.4% vs. 39.4%; P = 0.3515), or persistence (338.2 vs. 361.2 days; P = 0.4194). During the year after initiating therapy, there were no significant differences in concomitant immunosuppressant (21.9% vs. 21.7%; P = 0.9686) or corticosteroid use (74.7% vs. 78.8%; P = 0.3573) or in HRU outcomes including outpatient office visits (93.3% vs. 94.0%; P = 0.7660), ER visits (15.2% vs. 10.9%; P = 0.2238), and inpatient stays (15.2% vs. 13.6%; P = 0.6680).

conclusionsIn this nationwide PSM cohort study of patients with UC receiving golimumab or adalimumab, no significant differences were observed between groups for treatment patterns or HRU outcomes. High rates of concomitant corticosteroid use, treatment discontinuations, and HRU while on therapy highlight key unmet needs in the treatment of UC.

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Colitis, UlcerativeTumor Necrosis Factor InhibitorsAdalimumabCohort StudiesHumansInfliximabInsurance Claim ReviewPropensity ScoreRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeAdalimumabInfliximabTumor Necrosis Factor InhibitorsAdalimumabAnti-TNFα biologicsGolimumabHealthcare resource utilizationPropensity score matchingReal-world evidenceTreatment patternsUlcerative colitis

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PMID34159558
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