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ArticleRheumatology and therapy2023

Safety and Effectiveness of Etanercept Biosimilar SB4 for Rheumatic Diseases in South Korea: Real-World Post-marketing Surveillance Data.

Wan-Hee Yoo, Young Mo Kang, Dong Wook Kim, Eun Ha Kang, Yeon-Ah Lee, Chang-Hee Suh, Yoon-Kyoung Sung, Sang-Hoon Lee, Dong-Ha Gu, Jiwon Lee and 1 more

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Article in Rheumatology and therapy, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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11 authors at 10 institutions in 1 country.

Wan-Hee YooDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Jeonbuk National University Medical School and Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Jeonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Korea.
Young Mo KangDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Korea.
Dong Wook KimInje University Busan Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea.
Eun Ha KangDivision of Rheumatology Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.
Yeon-Ah LeeDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Chang-Hee SuhDepartment of Rheumatology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.
Yoon-Kyoung SungDepartment of Rheumatology, Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, Korea.
Sang-Hoon LeeDepartment of Rheumatology, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.
Dong-Ha GuSamsung Bioepis, Incheon, Korea.
Jiwon LeeSamsung Bioepis, Incheon, Korea.
Jung-Yoon ChoeDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Daegu Catholic University School of Medicine, 33, Duryugongwon-Ro 17-Gil, Nam-Gu, Daegu, Republic of Korea. jychoe@cu.ac.kr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0957-0395
Samsung (South Korea) · KRAjou University · KRDaegu Catholic University · KRHanyang University Seoul Hospital · KRInje University Busan Paik Hospital · KRJeonbuk National University · KRKyung Hee University Dental Hospital · KRKyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong · KRKyungpook National University Hospital · KRSeoul National University Bundang Hospital · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionSB4 is the first approved biosimilar of etanercept, a biologic tumor necrosis factor inhibitor, to treat various autoimmune diseases including axial spondylarthritis (axSpA), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis (PsA), and plaque psoriasis (PsO). This post-marketing surveillance (PMS) study of SB4 investigated safety and effectiveness in routine clinical practice and is part of the drug approval process in Korea.

methodsThis prospective, multi-center, open-label, observational, phase IV PMS study was designed to enroll patients with axSpA, RA, PsA, and PsO in Korea from September 2015 to September 2019. Both etanercept-naïve patients or patients switched from reference etanercept were included. SB4 was administered weekly via subcutaneous injections using pre-filled syringes. Safety was assessed by the incidence of adverse events (AEs), adverse drug reactions (ADRs) and serious adverse events (SAE). Effectiveness was assessed by the change from baseline of investigator-rated Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI) in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and disease activity score-28 (DAS28) in patients with RA.

resultsAmong 316 enrolled patients, 314 were included in the safety analysis (176 with AS and 138 with RA). The overall incidence of AEs, ADRs and serious AEs were 17.8, 9.9, and 1.3%, respectively. Most AEs were mild (66.7%) or moderate (31.1%) and not related to SB4 (58.9%). Most common AEs were injection site pruritus (1.9%) and injection site rash (1.3%). At week 24, mean disease activity scores significantly decreased compared to baseline in naïve patients with AS and RA (BASDAI 2.7 vs. 6.2, p < 0.0001; DAS28 3.8 vs. 5.7, p < 0.0001) and in switched patients with AS and RA (BASDAI 1.0 vs. 1.3, p = 0.0018; DAS28 2.4 vs. 2.9, p = 0.0893).

conclusionThis first real-world evidence of SB4 from a phase IV PMS study in Korea shows comparable effectiveness to historical SB4 real-world evidence without any new significant safety signals.

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Ankylosing spondylitisBiosimilarEffectivenessEtanerceptPost-marketing surveillanceReal-world evidenceRheumatoid arthritisSafetySB4

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