Azuma A, Chung L, Behera D, Chung M, Kondoh Y, Ogura T, Okamoto M, Swarnakar R, Zeng X, Zou H, Meng X, Gahlemann M, Alves M, Kuwana M. Efficacy and safety of nintedanib in Asian patients with systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease: Subgroup analysis of the SENSCIS trial.
Respir Investig 2020;
59:252-259. [PMID:
33223487 DOI:
10.1016/j.resinv.2020.10.005]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2020] [Accepted: 10/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE
In the SENSCIS trial in patients with systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD), nintedanib reduced the rate of decline in forced vital capacity (FVC) (mL/year) over 52 weeks by 44% in comparison with placebo, with manageable adverse events in most patients. We analyzed the efficacy and safety of nintedanib in patients of Asian race.
METHODS
Patients with SSc-ILD were randomized to receive nintedanib or placebo. The outcomes over 52 weeks were analyzed in Asian versus non-Asian patients.
RESULTS
Of the 288 patients in each treatment group, 62 (21.5%) in the nintedanib group and 81 (28.1%) in the placebo group were Asian; 90.2% of the Asian patients were enrolled in Asian countries. In the placebo group, the rate of FVC decline over 52 weeks was consistent between Asian and non-Asian patients (-99.9 and -90.6 mL/year, respectively). The effect of nintedanib on reducing the rate of FVC decline over 52 weeks was consistent between Asian (difference, 44.3 mL/year [95% CI: -32.8, 121.4]) and non-Asian patients (difference, 39.0 mL/year [95% CI: -5.1, 83.1]) (treatment-by-time-by-subgroup interaction, p = 0.91). Diarrhea was the most frequent adverse event and was reported in similar proportions of Asian and non-Asian patients in the nintedanib group (80.6% and 74.3%, respectively) and placebo group (28.4% and 32.9%, respectively).
CONCLUSIONS
In patients with SSc-ILD, nintedanib had a consistent benefit on slowing the progression of SSc-ILD in Asian and non-Asian patients, with a similar adverse event profile.
TRIAL REGISTRATION
ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02597933.
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