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Jönsson L, Awad SF, Regnier SA, Talon B, Kymes S, Lee XY, Goadsby PJ. Structural equation modeling for identifying the drivers of health-related quality of life improvement experienced by patients with migraine receiving eptinezumab. J Headache Pain 2024; 25:45. [PMID: 38549121 PMCID: PMC10976712 DOI: 10.1186/s10194-024-01752-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2024] [Accepted: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/02/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND As new migraine therapies emerge, it is crucial for measures to capture the complexities of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) improvement beyond improvements in monthly migraine day (MMD) reduction. Investigations into the correlations between MMD reduction, symptom management, and HRQoL are lacking, particularly those that focus on improvements in canonical symptoms and improvement in patient-identified most-bothersome symptoms (PI-MBS), in patients treated with eptinezumab. This exploratory analysis identified efficacy measures mediating the effect of eptinezumab on HRQoL improvements in patients with migraine. METHODS Data from the DELIVER study of patients with 2-4 prior preventive migraine treatment failures (NCT04418765) were inputted to two structural equation models describing sources of HRQoL improvement via Migraine-Specific Quality-of-Life Questionnaire (MSQ) scores. A single latent variable was defined to represent HRQoL and describe the sources of HRQoL in DELIVER. One model included all migraine symptoms while the second model included the PI-MBS as the only migraine symptom. Mediating variables capturing different aspects of efficacy included MMDs, other canonical symptoms, and PI-MBS. RESULTS In the first model, reductions in MMDs and other canonical symptoms accounted for 35% (standardized effect size [SES] - 0.11) and 25% (SES - 0.08) of HRQoL improvement, respectively, with 41% (SES - 0.13) of improvement comprising "direct treatment effect," i.e., unexplained by mediators. In the second model, substantial HRQoL improvement with eptinezumab (86%; SES - 0.26) is due to MMD reduction (17%; SES - 0.05) and change in PI-MBS (69%; SES - 0.21). CONCLUSIONS Improvements in HRQoL experienced by patients treated with eptinezumab can be substantially explained by its effect on migraine frequency and PI-MBS. Therefore, in addition to MMD reduction, healthcare providers should discuss PI-MBS improvements, since this may impact HRQoL. Health technology policymakers should consider implications of these findings in economic evaluation, as they point to alternative measurement of quality-adjusted life years to capture fully treatment benefits in cost-utility analyses. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov (Identifier: NCT04418765 ; EudraCT (Identifier: 2019-004497-25; URL: https://www.clinicaltrialsregister.eu/ctr-search/search?query=2019-004497-25 ).
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- Linus Jönsson
- Department for Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Neurogeriatrics, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden
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- NIHR King's Clinical Research Facility and Headache Group, King's College London, London, UK
- Department of Neurology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Charleston L, Talon B, Sullivan C, Anderson C, Kymes S, Regnier SA, Soni-Brahmbhatt S, Nahas SJ. Persistence to anti-CGRP monoclonal antibodies and onabotulinumtoxinA among patients with migraine: a retrospective cohort study. J Headache Pain 2023; 24:101. [PMID: 37532991 PMCID: PMC10394944 DOI: 10.1186/s10194-023-01636-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 08/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND To date, real-world evidence on persistence to anti-calcitonin gene-related peptide (anti-CGRP) monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) or onabotulinumtoxinA have excluded eptinezumab. This retrospective cohort study was performed to compare treatment persistency among patients with migraine on anti-CGRP mAbs (erenumab, fremanezumab, galcanezumab, or eptinezumab) or onabotulinumtoxinA. METHODS This retrospective study used IQVIA PharmMetrics data. Adult patients with migraine treated with an anti-CGRP mAb or onabotulinumtoxinA who had 12 months of continuous insurance enrollment before starting treatment were included. A "most recent treatment episode" analysis was used in which the most recent episode was defined as the latest treatment period with the same drug (anti-CGRP mAb or onabotulinumtoxinA) without a ≥ 15-day gap in medication supply on/after June 25, 2020, to December 31, 2021. Patients were indexed at the start of their most recent episode. Patients were considered non-persistent and discontinued the therapy associated with their most recent episode if there was ≥ 15-day gap in medication supply. A Cox proportional-hazards model estimated the discontinuation hazard between treatments. The gap periods and cohort definition were varied in sensitivity analyses. RESULTS The study included 66,576 patients (median age 46 years, 88.6% female). More eptinezumab-treated patients had chronic migraine (727/1074), ≥ 3 previous acute (323/1074) or preventive (333/1074) therapies, and more prior treatment episodes (3) than other treatment groups. Based on a 15-day treatment gap, patients on subcutaneous anti-CGRP mAbs had a 32% (95% CI: 1.19, 1.49; erenumab), 42% (95% CI: 1.27, 1.61; galcanezumab), and 58% (95% CI: 1.42, 1.80; fremanezumab) higher discontinuation hazard than those receiving eptinezumab, with this relationship attenuated, but still statistically significant based on 30-day and 60-day treatment gaps. There was no significant difference in the discontinuation hazard between eptinezumab and onabotulinumtoxinA. Based on a 15-day treatment gap among patients who newly initiated therapy, the discontinuation hazard of subcutaneous anti-CGRP mAbs remained significantly higher compared to eptinezumab and onabotulinumtoxinA. CONCLUSION Patients treated with eptinezumab demonstrated persistency that was higher than subcutaneous anti-CGRP mAbs and similar to onabotulinumtoxinA.
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- Larry Charleston
- Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, MI, East Lansing, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Headache Center, 900 Walnut Steet, Suite 200, PA, 19107-5509, Philadelphia, USA.
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Fawsitt CG, Thom H, Regnier SA, Lee XY, Kymes S, Vase L. Comparison of indirect treatment methods in migraine prevention to address differences in mode of administration. J Comp Eff Res 2023; 12:e230021. [PMID: 37222593 PMCID: PMC10508308 DOI: 10.57264/cer-2023-0021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 05/02/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2023] Open
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Aim: Indirect treatment comparisons (ITCs) are anchored on a placebo comparator, and the placebo response may vary according to drug administration route. Migraine preventive treatment studies were used to evaluate ITCs and determine whether mode of administration influences placebo response and the overall study findings. Materials & methods: Change from baseline in monthly migraine days produced by monoclonal antibody treatments (subcutaneous, intravenous) was compared using fixed-effects Bayesian network meta-analysis (NMA), network meta-regression (NMR), and unanchored simulated treatment comparison (STC). Results: NMA and NMR provide mixed, rarely differentiated results between treatments, whereas unanchored STC strongly favors eptinezumab over other preventive treatments. Conclusion: Further investigations are needed to determine which ITC best reflects the impact of mode of administration on placebo.
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- Clifton Insight, Bristol, United Kingdom
- University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Department of Psychology & Behavioural Sciences, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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Jönsson L, Regnier SA, Kymes S, Awad SF, Talon B, Lee XY, Goadsby PJ. Estimating treatment effects on health utility scores for patients living with migraine: a post hoc analysis of the DELIVER trial. Expert Rev Pharmacoecon Outcomes Res 2023; 23:797-803. [PMID: 37256558 DOI: 10.1080/14737167.2023.2219898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND This post hoc analysis aimed to estimate eptinezumab's therapeutic effect on health utilities and determined to which extent monthly migraine days (MMDs) explain changes in health utilities. RESEARCH DESIGN/METHODS DELIVER, a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3b trial (NCT04418765), investigated eptinezumab efficacy and safety in patients with 2-4 prior migraine treatment failures. Regression analysis explored the relationship between utility scores and MMDs, with eptinezumab treatment as a covariate along with MMDs to identify any MMD-independent effect on utilities. Path analysis quantified eptinezumab's impact as mediated through MMD reduction. RESULTS The base case model showed that each reduction in MMD was associated with a mean utility score increase (0.0189; 95% CI: 0.0180, 0.0198; P < 0.001). Mean utility score was generally higher for eptinezumab versus placebo, justifying addition of treatment effect to the base case model. Patients administered eptinezumab had on average 0.0562 (95% CI: 0.0382, 0.0742; P < 0.001) higher utility versus placebo when controlling for number of MMDs. From path analysis, MMD reduction resulting from eptinezumab treatment accounted for 53% additional utility gain observed in patients. CONCLUSIONS Changes in MMDs alone inadequately captured migraine's impact on patient utility, as there was also a positive eptinezumab-driven, treatment-specific impact on utility score. TRIAL REGISTRATION The trial is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (CT.gov identifier: NCT04418765).
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- Linus Jönsson
- Department for Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Neurogeriatrics, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden
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- NIHR SLaM Clinical Research Facility at King's, and Headache Group, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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Schattenberg JM, Balp MM, Reinhart B, Tietz A, Regnier SA, Capkun G, Ye Q, Loeffler J, Pedrosa MC, Docherty M. NASHmap: clinical utility of a machine learning model to identify patients at risk of NASH in real-world settings. Sci Rep 2023; 13:5573. [PMID: 37019931 PMCID: PMC10076319 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-32551-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2022] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 04/07/2023] Open
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The NASHmap model is a non-invasive tool using 14 variables (features) collected in standard clinical practice to classify patients as probable nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) or non-NASH, and here we have explored its performance and prediction accuracy. The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) NAFLD Adult Database and the Optum Electronic Health Record (EHR) were used for patient data. Model performance metrics were calculated from correct and incorrect classifications for 281 NIDDK (biopsy-confirmed NASH and non-NASH, with and without stratification by type 2 diabetes status) and 1,016 Optum (biopsy-confirmed NASH) patients. NASHmap sensitivity in NIDDK is 81%, with a slightly higher sensitivity in T2DM patients (86%) than non-T2DM patients (77%). NIDDK patients misclassified by NASHmap had mean feature values distinct from correctly predicted patients, particularly for aspartate transaminase (AST; 75.88 U/L true positive vs 34.94 U/L false negative), and alanine transaminase (ALT; 104.09 U/L vs 47.99 U/L). Sensitivity was slightly lower in Optum at 72%. In an undiagnosed Optum cohort at risk for NASH (n = 2.9 M), NASHmap predicted 31% of patients as NASH. This predicted NASH group had AST and ALT mean levels above normal range of 0-35 U/L, and 87% had HbA1C levels > 5.7%. Overall, NASHmap demonstrates good sensitivity in predicting NASH status in both datasets, and NASH patients misclassified as non-NASH by NASHmap have clinical profiles closer to non-NASH patients.
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- Jörn M Schattenberg
- Metabolic Liver Research Program, I. Department of Medicine, University Medical Center, Mainz, Germany.
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- ZS Associates, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Dick K, Schneider JE, Briggs A, Lecomte P, Regnier SA, Lean M. Mendelian randomization: estimation of inpatient hospital costs attributable to obesity. Health Econ Rev 2021; 11:16. [PMID: 33990897 PMCID: PMC8122556 DOI: 10.1186/s13561-021-00314-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2020] [Accepted: 05/02/2021] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Mendelian Randomization is a type of instrumental variable (IV) analysis that uses inherited genetic variants as instruments to estimate causal effects attributable to genetic factors. This study aims to estimate the impact of obesity on annual inpatient healthcare costs in the UK using linked data from the UK Biobank and Hospital Episode Statistics (HES). METHODS UK Biobank data for 482,127 subjects was linked with HES inpatient admission records, and costs were assigned to episodes of care. A two-stage least squares (TSLS) IV model and a TSLS two-part cost model were compared to a naïve regression of inpatient healthcare costs on body mass index (BMI). RESULTS The naïve analysis of annual cost on continuous BMI predicted an annual cost of £21.61 [95% CI £20.33 - £22.89] greater cost per unit increase in BMI. The TSLS IV model predicted an annual cost of £14.36 [95% CI £0.31 - £28.42] greater cost per unit increase in BMI. Modelled with a binary obesity variable, the naïve analysis predicted that obese subjects incurred £205.53 [95% CI £191.45 - £219.60] greater costs than non-obese subjects. The TSLS model predicted a cost £201.58 [95% CI £4.32 - £398.84] greater for obese subjects compared to non-obese subjects. CONCLUSIONS The IV models provide evidence for a causal relationship between obesity and higher inpatient healthcare costs. Compared to the naïve models, the binary IV model found a slightly smaller marginal effect of obesity, and the continuous IV model found a slightly smaller marginal effect of a single unit increase in BMI.
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- Katherine Dick
- Avalon Health Economics, 26 Washington St. 2nd Floor, Morristown, NJ, 07960, USA.
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- Avalon Health Economics, 26 Washington St. 2nd Floor, Morristown, NJ, 07960, USA
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- Avalon Health Economics, 26 Washington St. 2nd Floor, Morristown, NJ, 07960, USA
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel St, Bloomsbury, London, WC1E 7HT, UK
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- Novartis AG, WSJ - 210.15.30.23, CH-4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- University of Glasgow, University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, Scotland
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Docherty M, Regnier SA, Capkun G, Balp MM, Ye Q, Janssens N, Tietz A, Löffler J, Cai J, Pedrosa MC, Schattenberg JM. Development of a novel machine learning model to predict presence of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. J Am Med Inform Assoc 2021; 28:1235-1241. [PMID: 33684933 PMCID: PMC8200272 DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocab003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 01/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Objective To develop a computer model to predict patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) using machine learning (ML). Materials and Methods This retrospective study utilized two databases: a) the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) adult database (2004-2009), and b) the Optum® de-identified Electronic Health Record dataset (2007-2018), a real-world dataset representative of common electronic health records in the United States. We developed an ML model to predict NASH, using confirmed NASH and non-NASH based on liver histology results in the NIDDK dataset to train the model. Results Models were trained and tested on NIDDK NAFLD data (704 patients) and the best-performing models evaluated on Optum data (~3,000,000 patients). An eXtreme Gradient Boosting model (XGBoost) consisting of 14 features exhibited high performance as measured by area under the curve (0.82), sensitivity (81%), and precision (81%) in predicting NASH. Slightly reduced performance was observed with an abbreviated feature set of 5 variables (0.79, 80%, 80%, respectively). The full model demonstrated good performance (AUC 0.76) to predict NASH in Optum data. Discussion The proposed model, named NASHmap, is the first ML model developed with confirmed NASH and non-NASH cases as determined through liver biopsy and validated on a large, real-world patient dataset. Both the 14 and 5-feature versions exhibit high performance. Conclusion The NASHmap model is a convenient and high performing tool that could be used to identify patients likely to have NASH in clinical settings, allowing better patient management and optimal allocation of clinical resources.
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- ZS, Princeton, New Jersey, USA
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- Metabolic Liver Research Program. I. Department of Medicine, University Medical Center, Mainz, Germany
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Hunger M, Eriksson J, Regnier SA, Mori K, Spertus JA, Cristino J. Mapping the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) Onto EQ-5D-3L in Heart Failure Patients: Results for the Japanese and UK Value Sets. MDM Policy Pract 2020; 5:2381468320971606. [PMID: 33344768 PMCID: PMC7727069 DOI: 10.1177/2381468320971606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background. Health technology assessment bodies in several countries, including Japan and the United Kingdom, recommend mapping techniques to obtain utility scores in clinical trials that do not have a preference-based measure of health. This study sought to develop mapping algorithms to predict EQ-5D-3L scores from the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) in patients with heart failure (HF). Methods. Data from the randomized, double-blind PARADIGM-HF trial were analyzed, and EQ-5D-3L scores were calculated using the Japanese and UK value sets. Several different model specifications were explored to best fit EQ-5D data collected at baseline with KCCQ scores, including ordinary least square regression, two-part, Tobit, and three-part models. Generalized estimating equations models were also fitted to analyze longitudinal EQ-5D data. To validate model predictions, the data set was split into a derivation (n = 4,465) from which the models were developed and a separate sample (n = 1,892) for validation. Results. There were only small differences between the different model classes tested. Model performance and predictive power was better for the item-level models than for the models including KCCQ domain scores. R 2 statistics for the item-level models ranged from 0.45 to 0.52. Mean absolute error in the validation sample was 0.10 for the models using the Japanese value set and 0.114 for the UK models. All models showed some underprediction of utility above 0.75 and overprediction of utility below 0.5, but performed well for population-level estimates. Conclusions. Using data from a large clinical trial in HF, we found that EQ-5D-3L scores can be estimated from responses to the KCCQ and can facilitate cost-utility analysis from existing HF trials where only the KCCQ was administered. Future validation in other HF populations is warranted.
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- Matthias Hunger
- Real-World Evidence Strategy & Analytics, ICON plc, Munich, Germany
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- Real-World Evidence Strategy & Analytics, ICON plc, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Market Access and Public Affairs Division, Novartis Pharma K.K, Tokyo, Japan
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- Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute/UMKC, Kansas City, Missouri
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- Global Patient Access, Novartis, Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland
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Feldman SR, Regnier SA, Chirilov A, Hey F, Gilloteau I, Cella D. Patient-reported outcomes are important elements of psoriasis treatment decision making: A discrete choice experiment survey of dermatologists in the United States. J Am Acad Dermatol 2019; 80:1650-1657. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2019.01.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2018] [Revised: 12/18/2018] [Accepted: 01/21/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Regnier SA, Alsop J, Wright J, Nixon R, Staines H, Fajnkuchen F. Review and comparison of methodologies for indirect comparison of clinical trial results: an illustration with ranibizumab and aflibercept. Expert Rev Pharmacoecon Outcomes Res 2016; 16:793-801. [PMID: 26967930 DOI: 10.1586/14737167.2016.1165609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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AIM To review and compare methods for indirect comparison of aflibercept and ranibizumab in patients with diabetic macular edema. METHODS Post-stratification, inverse probability weighting based on simulated data, weight optimization, and regression model techniques were used to compare pooled individual patient-level data from the RESTORE and RESPOND (ranibizumab 0.5 mg as needed after 3 initial monthly doses) studies with summary-level data from the VIVID and VISTA (aflibercept 2.0 mg every 8 weeks after 5 initial monthly doses, 2q8) studies. The impact of adjusting for up to two baseline characteristics was assessed. RESULTS All methods provided similar results. After adjustment for baseline best-corrected visual acuity and central retinal thickness, no statistically significant difference in average gain in baseline best-corrected visual acuity from baseline at month 12 was found between ranibizumab 0.5 mg and aflibercept 2q8. CONCLUSIONS Weight optimization and regression methods are useful options to adjust for more than one baseline characteristic.
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- c Centre Ophtalmologique d'Imagerie et de Laser , Paris , France.,d Hôpital Avicenne , Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris , Bobigny , France
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- Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
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OBJECTIVE To compare the efficacy and safety of approved treatments for macular oedema secondary to branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO). DESIGN Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating the efficacy and safety of approved treatments for macular oedema secondary to BRVO were identified from an updated systematic review. SETTING A Bayesian network meta-analysis of RCTs of treatments for macular oedema secondary to BRVO. INTERVENTIONS Ranibizumab 0.5 mg pro re nata, aflibercept 2 mg monthly (2q4), dexamethasone 0.7 mg implant, laser photocoagulation, ranibizumab+laser, or sham intervention. Bevacizumab and triamcinolone were excluded. OUTCOME MEASURES Efficacy outcomes were mean change in best corrected visual acuity (Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study scale) and the percentage of patients gaining ≥ 15 letters. Safety outcome was the percentage of patients with increased intraocular pressure (IOP)/ocular hypertension (OH). RESULTS 8 RCTs were identified for inclusion with 1743 adult patients. The probability of being the most efficacious treatment at month 6 or 12 based on letters gained was 54% for ranibizumab monotherapy, 30% for aflibercept, 16% for ranibizumab plus laser (adjunctive or prompt), and 0% for dexamethasone implant, laser or sham. The probability of being the most efficacious treatment for patients gaining ≥ 15 letters was 39% for aflibercept, 35% for ranibizumab monotherapy, 24% for ranibizumab plus laser, 2% for dexamethasone implant, and less than 1% for laser or sham. There was no statistical difference between ranibizumab monotherapy and aflibercept for letters gained (+1.4 letters for ranibizumab vs aflibercept with 95% credible interval (CrI) of -5.2 to +8.5 letters) or the OR for gaining ≥ 15 letters: 1.06 (95% CrI 0.16 to 8.94)). Dexamethasone implant was associated with significantly higher IOP/OH than antivascular endothelial growth factor agents (OR 13.1 (95% CrI 1.7 to 116.9)). CONCLUSIONS There was no statistically significant difference between ranibizumab and aflibercept.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Glostrup Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Glostrup, Denmark
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- Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd., Frimley, Camberley, Surrey, UK
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Haig J, Regnier SA, Malcom W, Xue W. Cost-Effectiveness of Ranibizumab Verse Aflibercept in Treatment of Treatment of Visual Impairment Due to Diabetic Macular Oedema (Dmo). Value Health 2014; 17:A609. [PMID: 27202123 DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2014.08.2132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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- J Haig
- Optum, Burlington, ON, Canada
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- Novartis UK LTD, Frimley/Camberley, Surrey, UK
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