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Perrone V, Losi S, Rogai V, Antonelli S, Fakhouri W, Giovannitti M, Giacomini E, Sangiorgi D, Degli Esposti L. Treatment Patterns and Pharmacoutilization in Patients Affected by Rheumatoid Arthritis in Italian Settings. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:5679. [PMID: 34073179 PMCID: PMC8197884 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18115679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2021] [Revised: 05/20/2021] [Accepted: 05/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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This study aimed to evaluate the treatment patterns and pharmacoutilization of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in real-world settings in Italy. This retrospective observational analysis was based on administrative databases of selected Italian entities. All adult patients with RA diagnosis confirmed by ≥1 discharge diagnosis of RA (ICD-9-CM code = 714.0) or an active exemption code (006.714.0) were enrolled in 2019. Two cohorts were created: one included patients prescribed baricitinib, the other those prescribed biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs). Overall, 47,711 RA patients were identified, most of them without DMARD prescription. As a first-line prescription, 43.2% of patients were prescribed conventional synthetic DMARDs (csDMARDs), 5.2% bDMARDs and 0.3% baricitinib. In 2019, 82.6% of csDMARD users continued with the same DMARD category, 15.9% had a bDMARD, while 1.5% had baricitinib as second-line therapy. Overall, 445 patients used baricitinib during 2019. During follow-up, baricitinib was prescribed as monotherapy to 31% of patients, as cotreatment with csDMARDs and corticosteroids to 27% of patients, with corticosteroids to 28% of patients and with csDMARDs to 14% of patients. In line with previous findings, a trend of bDMARD undertreatment was observed. The treatment patterns of baricitinib patients could help to better characterize patients eligible for new therapeutic options that will be available in the future.
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- Valentina Perrone
- CliCon S.r.l., Health Economics and Outcomes Research, 40141 Bologna, Italy; (E.G.); (D.S.); (L.D.E.)
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- Eli Lilly Italy S.p.A., 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy; (S.L.); (V.R.); (S.A.)
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- Eli Lilly Italy S.p.A., 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy; (S.L.); (V.R.); (S.A.)
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- Eli Lilly Italy S.p.A., 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy; (S.L.); (V.R.); (S.A.)
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- CliCon S.r.l., Health Economics and Outcomes Research, 40141 Bologna, Italy; (E.G.); (D.S.); (L.D.E.)
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- CliCon S.r.l., Health Economics and Outcomes Research, 40141 Bologna, Italy; (E.G.); (D.S.); (L.D.E.)
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- CliCon S.r.l., Health Economics and Outcomes Research, 40141 Bologna, Italy; (E.G.); (D.S.); (L.D.E.)
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Angelici L, Addis A, Agabiti N, Kirchmayer U, Davoli M, Belleudi V. Determinants of first-line biological treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: Results from an observational study. Medicine (Baltimore) 2021; 100:e25943. [PMID: 34106665 PMCID: PMC8133095 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000025943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2020] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Guidelines for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) recommend the use of conventional synthetic disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (cs-DMARDs) at the onset of the disease and only in the case of therapeutic failure, the addition of a biological drug (b-DMARD) is suggested.The study aimed to evaluate determinants for first-line biological treatment in patients with RA in clinical practice.A cohort of patients with RA, resident in Lazio, a central Italian Region, where Rome is located, and with at least one disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARD) prescription between 2010 and 2016 was selected using health information systems linkable with each other by an individual unique anonymous identifier. In particular RA cohort was defined retrieving all patients with at least a RA disease code in regional data claims (hospital discharge, exemption code, emergency department access, or therapeutic plan). Only new users were included and the first-line treatment was identified: cs-DMARD or b-DMARD.Descriptive analysis according to type of DMARD treatment was performed. Through multivariate logistic regression models (odds ratio [OR]; confidence interval [CI95%]) determinants of therapy such as age, comorbidity, and comedication were investigated.Finally, switching during the first year of treatment from cs-DAMARDs to b-DMARDs was analyzed.DMARD-new users with RA were 5641; 7.1% of them with b-DMARD as first-line treatment. Considering the year of dispensing, this percentage ranged from 4.9% (2011) to 8.2% (2015). Among cs-DMARD the most prescribed active agent was methotrexate (59.3%), while among b-DMARD it was etarnecept (37.0%), followed by adalimumab (21.2%). The average age of the cohort was 54 years with 77% of women. Determinants of first-line b-DMARD use were: age (OR<30vs>65 = 3.7; 2.6-5.2, OR[30-45)vs>65 = 1.7; 1.2-2.4, OR[45-55)vs>65 = 1.6; 1.1-2.4, OR[55-65)vs>65 = 1.2; 0.8-1.7), cancers (OR = 2.3; 1.3-4.2), cardio-cerebrovascular disease (OR = 1.4; 1.0-1.9), use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) (OR = 0.6; 0.4-0.7) and corticosteroids (OR = 0.6; 0.5-0.7) in the 6 months preceding diagnosis.In the first year of treatment, we observed a percentage of switch from cs-DMARDs to b-DMARDs of 7.9%.In clinical practice, about 7% of patients with RA are prescribed with a b-DMARD as first-line treatment. This therapeutic option, even if not supported by guide lines, is mostly link to younger age and clinical profile of the patients.
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Degli Esposti L, Perrone V, Sangiorgi D, Sinigaglia L. Assessment of patients affected by rheumatoid arthritis eligible for biotechnological agents and evaluation of their healthcare resource utilization and related costs. Reumatismo 2021; 73:5-14. [PMID: 33874642 DOI: 10.4081/reumatismo.2021.1329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2020] [Accepted: 02/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To provide estimates of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) eligible for biotechnological therapy and to evaluate their healthcare costs. METHOD An observational analysis was performed based on data-linkage between administrative databases of selected Italian Regional/Local healthcare departments. Data were then re-proportioned to the Italian population. Patients with RA diagnosis defined by discharge diagnosis and/or exemption code during 01/01/2013- 31/12/2017 were included. The criteria applied to evaluate the elegibility for biotechnological therapy were: 1) methotrexate (MTX)-treatment failure ≥6 months and start of a different conventional-synthetic diseasemodifying antirheumatic drugs (csDMARD); 2) corticosteroid ≥6 months with dosage ≥7.5 mg/die; 3) MTX-contraindication (therapy or hospitalization for renal damage/interstizial lung disease/hepatic failure). Mean annual costs per patient included drugs, hospitalizations, outpatient services. RESULTS Data re-proportioned to the Italian population estimated 318,328 RA patients: 43,361 with, 274,967 without biotechnological agents. Among the latter, 26,487(9.6%) patients met ≥1 criteria applied for eligibility: 1,896 had MTX-treatment failure and started another csDMARD; 15,833 received corticosteroid ≥7.5 mg/die; 7,788 had MTX-contraindication. Regarding patients fulfilling two criteria, 107 had MTX-treatment failure followed by another csDMARDs and corticosteroid ≥7.5 mg/die, 53 were treated with another csDMARDs after MTX-treatment failure and also presented MTX-contraindication, 810 had corticosteroid ≥7.5 mg/die and MTX-contraindication. Mean total annual costs for patients estimated eligible for biotechnological therapy was € 3,132, of which € 177 related to drugs indicated for RA and € 2,955 related to other direct costs. CONCLUSIONS According to our estimates, around 10% RA patients not currently treated with biotechnological agents are eligible for such therapies, highlighting a trend of under-use in clinical practice for RA management.
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- L Degli Esposti
- Clicon S.r.l., Health Economics and Outcomes Research, Bologna.
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- Clicon S.r.l., Health Economics and Outcomes Research, Bologna.
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- Clicon S.r.l., Health Economics and Outcomes Research, Bologna.
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- Department of Rheumatology, Gaetano Pini Institute, Milan.
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Eddaoudi M, Rostom S, Hmamouchi I, Binoune IE, Amine B, Abouqal R, Achemlal L, Allali F, Bouchti IE, Maghraoui AE, Ghozlani I, Hassikou H, Harzy T, Ichchou L, Mkinsi O, Niamane R, Bahiri R. The first biological choice in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: data from the Moroccan register of biotherapies. Pan Afr Med J 2021; 38:183. [PMID: 33995789 PMCID: PMC8106777 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2021.38.183.27081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2020] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Introduction the aim of our study is to determine, from data of the Moroccan register of biotherapies, the factors influencing the choice of the first prescribed biological treatment. Methods cross-sectional multicenter study including rheumatoid arthritis patients who were initiated the first biological treatment either: Rituximab, an anti-TNF, or Tocilizumab. The determinants related to the patient and disease have been gathered. A univariate and then multivariate analysis to determine the factors associated with the choice of the first bDMARDs was realized. Results a total of 225 rheumatoid arthritis patients were included in the Moroccan registry. The mean age was 52 ± 11 years, with female predominance 88% (n = 197). The first prescribed biological treatment was Rituximab 74% (n = 166), the second one was Tocilizumab, 13.6% (n = 31) then comes the anti-TNF in 3rd position with 12.4% (n = 28). The factors associated with the choice of Rituximab as the first line bDMARDs prescribed in univariate analysis were: the insurance type, the positivity of the rheumatoid factor. In multivariate analysis, only the insurance type that remains associated with the choice of Rituximab as the first biological drugs. The Tocilizumab was associated with shorter disease duration and was more prescribed as mono-therapy compared to non Tocilizumab group. TNFi was associated with the insurance type. Conclusion our study suggests that Rituximab and TNFi are associated with the type of insurance and Tocilizumab is the most prescribed biologic mono-therapy in RA patients. Further studies are needed to confirm these results.
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- Meryem Eddaoudi
- Rheumatology Department A, El Ayachi Hospital, Ibn Sina University Hospital, Rabat-Sale, Morocco
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- Rheumatology Department A, El Ayachi Hospital, Ibn Sina University Hospital, Rabat-Sale, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Rabat, Morocco.,Provincial Hospital, Skhirat-Temara, Morocco
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- Rheumatology Department A, El Ayachi Hospital, Ibn Sina University Hospital, Rabat-Sale, Morocco
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- Rheumatology Department A, El Ayachi Hospital, Ibn Sina University Hospital, Rabat-Sale, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Rabat, Morocco
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- Rheumatology Department, Military Hospital Mohamed V, Ibn Sina University Hospital, Rabat, Morocco
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- Rheumatology Department B, El Ayachi Hospital, Ibn Sina University Hospital, Rabat-Sale, Morocco
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- Rheumatology Department, Arrazi Hospital, University Hospital Mohammed VI, Marrakech, Morocco
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- Rheumatology Department, University Hospital, Agadir, Morocco
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- Rheumatology Department, Military Hospital, Hassan II University Hospital, Meknes, Morocco
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- Rheumatology Department, University Hospital Hassan II, Fez, Morocco
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- Rheumatology Department, University Hospital Mohammed VI, Oujda, Morocco
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- Rheumatology Department, University Hospital Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco
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- Rheumatology Department, Military Hospital Avicenne, University Hospital Mohammed VI, Marrakech, Morocco
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- Rheumatology Department A, El Ayachi Hospital, Ibn Sina University Hospital, Rabat-Sale, Morocco
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Freitas R, Godinho F, Madeira N, Fernandes BM, Costa F, Santiago M, Neto A, Azevedo S, Couto M, Sequeira G, Dias JM, Bernardes M, Miranda L, Pereira JP, Fonseca JE, Santos MJ. Safety and Effectiveness of Biologic Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs in Older Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Prospective Cohort Study. Drugs Aging 2020; 37:899-907. [PMID: 33205322 DOI: 10.1007/s40266-020-00801-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/19/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE The number of older patients with rheumatoid arthritis is increasing, but data on drug effectiveness and safety in these patients are scarce. This study assessed the effectiveness and safety of biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs in older patients with rheumatoid arthritis. METHODS This prospective cohort study was based on data recorded in the Rheumatic Diseases Portuguese Register (Reuma.pt). Treatment persistence, European League Against Rheumatism response at 6 and 12 months, and adverse events were compared between adult (age < 65 years), old (age 65-74 years), and very old (age ≥ 75 years) patients. RESULTS In total, 2401 patients were included, of which 379 were old and 83 were very old. Older patients had higher disease activity at baseline (Disease Activity Score 28: 5.5 in adults, 5.7 in old patients, and 6 in very old patients; p = 0.02) and more comorbidities, with patients aged 65-74 years beginning biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs later in the course of rheumatoid arthritis. Treatment persistence was similar in the three patient groups (p = 0.07). The European League Against Rheumatism response rates were comparable in the three groups at 6 months (81.6% of adults, 75.2% of old patients, and 81.8% of very old patients; p = 0.19), and inferior in old patients at 12 months. The proportion of patients who experienced adverse events was also similar in the three groups (21% of adults, 22.5% of old patients, and 22.9% of very old patients; p = 0.76), but the rate of serious adverse events was higher in old patients (1.94/100 patient-years) and very old patients (4.29/100 patient-years) compared with 1.03/100 patient-years in adult patients with rheumatoid arthritis (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Adults, old patients, and very old patients with rheumatoid arthritis benefit similarly from biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug treatments, although older patients have more active disease at baseline and more comorbidities. However, it is necessary to consider the risk of serious adverse events in older patients when prescribing a biologic.
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- Raquel Freitas
- Rheumatology Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal.
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- Rheumatology Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal
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- Rheumatology Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Rheumatology Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Rheumatology Department, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Rheumatology Department, Hospital São Teotónio, Viseu, Portugal
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- Rheumatology Department, Centro Hospitalar Médio Tejo, Torres Novas, Portugal.,Nova Medical School, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Rheumatology Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário São João, Porto, Portugal.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Instituto Português Reumatologia, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Rheumatology Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário Santa Maria, Lisboa, Portugal.,Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Lisboa, Portugal.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Rheumatology Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário Santa Maria, Lisboa, Portugal.,Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Lisboa, Portugal.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Rheumatology Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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Müskens WD, Rongen-van Dartel SAA, van Riel PLCM, Adang EMM. Does Etanercept Biosimilar Prescription in a Rheumatology Center Bend the Medication Cost Curve? J Rheumatol 2020; 48:1803-1809. [PMID: 33132223 DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.200565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The market entry of biosimilars is expected to bring budgetary relief. Our objective was to determine how the introduction of biosimilars influences medication costs in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and which patients gain access to biologics due to the availability of biosimilars. METHODS Using hospital data of patients with RA between 2014 and 2018, an interrupted time series was performed. The interruption in the time series was placed at June 2016 (i.e., the introduction of the etanercept biosimilar). The changes in trends for rheumatic medication costs before and after the interruption were measured. Secondary analyses focused on explaining these trends. RESULTS In the first quarter after the interruption, there was a decrease in total costs for biologic users of -€63,020 (95% CI -€96,487 to -€29,553, P = 0.001). The postinterruption trend did not differ from the preinterruption trend (95% CI -€6695 to €6715, P = 0.998) and after 3 quarters, the medication costs were back at the interruption level. After the interruption, the average cost per biologic user decreased by -€370 (95% CI -€602 to -€138, P = 0.005), followed by a quarterly decrease (relative to the preinterruption trend; 95% CI -€86 to -€14, P = 0.010), bending the average cost curve. The percentage of patients being treated with biologics increased in postinterruption by 0.50 percentage points quarterly (95% CI 0.38-0.62, P < 0.001). Also, the average age at the start of the first biologic increased after the interruption (P = 0.057). CONCLUSION The average cost per patient treated with biologics decreased after the introduction of biosimilars with a persistent trend. However, the budgetary relief due to market entry of biosimilars vanished quickly due to an increase in patients treated with biologics.
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- Wieland D Müskens
- W.D. Müskens, MD, MSc, Department of IQ Healthcare, Radboudumc, Nijmegen;
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- S.A. Rongen-van Dartel, PhD, P.L. van Riel, MD, PhD, Department of IQ Healthcare, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, and Department of Rheumatology, Bernhoven, Uden
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- S.A. Rongen-van Dartel, PhD, P.L. van Riel, MD, PhD, Department of IQ Healthcare, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, and Department of Rheumatology, Bernhoven, Uden
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- E.M. Adang, PhD, Department of Health Evidence, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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Michaut A, Varin S. [Biotherapies in elderly patients]. Rev Med Interne 2020; 41:591-597. [PMID: 32674900 DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2020.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2019] [Revised: 03/27/2020] [Accepted: 04/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The ageing of the population leads health professionals to question the tolerance and the effectiveness of the different biotherapies used in autoimmune diseases. Due to the exponential increase of biotherapies and their indications, several studies have been carried out to evaluate their impact on elderly patients suffering from autoimmune disease. However, these studies are still too few to take into account all the different specificities of elderly patients and their comorbidities; prescribers are therefore hesitant with their introduction after 75 years or even 65. More than the age of patients, it is necessary to evaluate the comorbidities before introducing this kind of treatments. Every biotherapy has different indications and contraindications, which must be known to adapt each treatment to each patient. This focus aims to remind of the adaptations and contraindications of the different biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs for geriatric population, and improve their uses since the treatments for these patients are sometimes not enough. Here we resume the methods allowing supervisors to identify errors of clinical reasoning in medical students and interns and we explain remediation techniques adapted to the types of error identified. Access to short illustrative videos of a MOOC (Massive Open On line Course) devoted to the supervision of clinical reasoning constitutes practical help for supervisors who are not expert in the complexity of medical pedagogy at the bedside.
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- A Michaut
- Service de Rhumatologie, Centre Hospitalier Départemental de Vendée, Boulevard Stéphane Moreau, 85000 La Roche-sur-Yon, France.
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- Service de Rhumatologie, Centre Hospitalier Départemental de Vendée, Boulevard Stéphane Moreau, 85000 La Roche-sur-Yon, France
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Alpay-Kanitez N, Pehlivan Ö, Omma A, Can-Sandikçi S, Girgin S, İçaçan OC, Çelik S, Bes C. Favorable retention rates and safety of conventional anti-rheumatic drugs in older patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Medicine (Baltimore) 2020; 99:e19696. [PMID: 32311948 PMCID: PMC7220761 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000019696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Physicians are challenged by the recognition and treatment of older patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The aim of this case-control study was to evaluate the retention and safety of conventional disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs in older patients with RA.In this observational case-control study, we assessed older patients with RA (≥65 years) who were diagnosed in 3 different rheumatology centers from Turkey. Patients were divided as to those aged ≥65 years (elderly rheumatoid arthritis [ERA]) and those aged <65 years (young rheumatoid arthritis [YRA]) at the time of conventional DMARD treatment initiation. The Mann-Whitney U test was used for the comparison of 2 non-normally distributed groups. The Chi-square (χ) test was used for categorical variables. Survival analysis were performed using the Kaplan-Meier method.Four hundred eighteen patients with RA (296 females [71%]) were included from January 2010 to January 2018. The age of treatment onset of 190 (47%) patients was in the elderly period and they were included in the ERA group. In the analysis of drug retention rates, there was no significant difference between the ERA and YRA groups for each conventional DMARD (methotrexate 71.2% in ERA, 62.7% in YRA, P = .817; hydroxychloroquine 82.9% in ERA, 78.8% in YRA, P = .899; leflunomide 81.4% in ERA, 84.4% in YRA, P = .205; sulfasalazine 37.5% in ERA, 40.9% in YRA, P = .380). The adverse event data were also similar in both groups.The drug retention and adverse effect rates in older patients with RA using conventional DMARDS are similar to the rates in young patients with RA.
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- Nilüfer Alpay-Kanitez
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Koç University School of Medicine, Health Sciences University
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Ümraniye Training and Research Hospital, Health Sciences University, Istanbul
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Health Sciences University, Ankara
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Health Sciences University, Ankara
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Bakirköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Health Sciences University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Bakirköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Health Sciences University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Bakirköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Health Sciences University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Bakirköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Health Sciences University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Lahaye C, Tatar Z, Dubost JJ, Tournadre A, Soubrier M. Management of inflammatory rheumatic conditions in the elderly. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2020; 58:748-764. [PMID: 29982766 PMCID: PMC6477520 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/key165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2017] [Revised: 05/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The number of elderly people with chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases is increasing. This heterogeneous and comorbid population is at particular risk of cardiovascular, neoplastic, infectious and iatrogenic complications. The development of biotherapies has paved the way for innovative therapeutic strategies, which are associated with toxicities. In this review, we have focused on the scientific and therapeutic changes impacting the management of elderly patients affected by RA, SpA or PsA. A multidimensional health assessment resulting in an integrated therapeutic strategy was identified as a major research direction for improving the management of elderly patients.
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- Clément Lahaye
- CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Department of Rheumatology, Hôpital Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Department of Rheumatology, Hôpital Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Department of Rheumatology, Hôpital Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Department of Rheumatology, Hôpital Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Department of Rheumatology, Hôpital Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Older Adults and Elderly Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: What Role Can Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs Play in Cardiovascular Risk Reduction? Drugs Aging 2019; 36:493-510. [PMID: 30953327 DOI: 10.1007/s40266-019-00653-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the most common autoimmune inflammatory arthritis, is increasing, partly due to the aging of the general population. RA is an independent risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Older adults and elderly patients with RA develop CVD at a younger age compared with their general population peers. Both the traditional cardiovascular risk factors (age, sex, smoking, diabetes mellitus, hypertension), and systemic inflammation (i.e. high disease activity) are contributors to accelerated CVD in people with RA. Of the disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) used for RA treatment, methotrexate, triple combination oral therapy (methotrexate, sulfasalazine, and hydroxychloroquine), tumor necrosis factor inhibitor biologicals, and abatacept have the strongest data in favor of the reduction of cardiovascular events in patients with RA. A treat-to-target strategy should be employed in older adults and elderly patients with RA to ensure appropriate reduction in cardiovascular risk, which can also prevent short- and long-term musculoskeletal disability. Our review findings are in line with the 2016 European League Against Rheumatism guideline recommendations, specifically: (1) RA disease activity should be controlled with an optimal DMARD regimen using a treat-to-target approach; (2) the lipid profile should be assessed and monitored in every older adult and elderly RA patient; (3) CVD risk factors, including smoking cessation, blood pressure, and blood glucose control, should be optimized; (4) RA treatment should be initiated as soon as possible; and (5) shared decision making regarding the treatment of patients with RA should include a discussion on the potential amelioration of increased cardiovascular risk.
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Association between Bone Mineral Density of Femoral Neck and Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Biological Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs. Nutrients 2018; 10:nu10020234. [PMID: 29463015 PMCID: PMC5852810 DOI: 10.3390/nu10020234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2017] [Revised: 02/10/2018] [Accepted: 02/12/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) induces rapid remission. However, osteoporosis and its management remains a problem. The Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) evaluates the risk of malnutrition-related complications in elderly patients and has been shown to be a significant predictor of many diseases. We evaluated the correlation between GNRI and RA activity. In addition, risk factors for femoral neck bone loss were evaluated in RA patients treated with bDMARDs. We retrospectively examined the medical records of 146 patients with RA, collecting and recording the patients’ demographic and clinical characteristics. Bone mineral density (BMD) was measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Inverse correlations were observed between GNRI and disease duration, disease activity score-28 joint count serum C-reactive protein (CRP), simple disease activity index, modified health assessment questionnaire score and CRP. GNRI showed correlation with femoral neck BMD and femoral neck BMD ≤ 70% of young adult men (YAM). Multiple regression analysis showed that female sex, increased age and lower GNRI were risk factors for lower BMD of the femoral neck. Multivariate binomial logistic regression analysis showed that female sex (odd ratio: 3.67) and lower GNRI (odd ratio: 0.87) were risk factors for BMD ≤ 70% of YAM. Because the GNRI is a simple method, it might be a simple predictor for RA activity and BMD status in RA patients. Complementary nutritional therapies might improve RA activity and osteoporosis in RA patients who have undergone treatment with bDMARDs.
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Factors influencing the choice of first- and second-line biologic therapy for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: real-life data from the Italian LORHEN Registry. Clin Rheumatol 2017; 36:753-761. [DOI: 10.1007/s10067-016-3528-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2016] [Revised: 12/18/2016] [Accepted: 12/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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