Predictors of ASDAS-CRP inactive disease in axial spondyloarthritis during treatment with TNF-inhibitors: Data from the EuroSpA collaboration

Lykke M Ørnbjerg, Louise Linde*, Stylianos Georgiadis, Simon H Rasmussen, Ulf Lindström, Johan Askling, Brigitte Michelsen, Daniela Di Giuseppe, Johan K Wallman, Karel Pavelka, Jakub Závada, Michael J Nissen, Gareth T Jones, Heikki Relas, Laura Pirilä, Matija Tomšič, Ziga Rotar, Arni Jon Geirsson, Bjorn Gudbjornsson, Eirik K KristianslundIrene van Sder Horst-Bruinsma, Anne Gitte Loft, Karin Laas, Florenzo Iannone, Addolorata Corrado, Adrian Ciurea, Maria J Santos, Helena Santos, Catalin Codreanu, Nurullah Akkoc, Ozgul S Gunduz, Bente Glintborg, Mikkel Østergaard, Merete Lund Hetland

*Corresponding author for this work

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: In patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) initiating their first tumor necrosis factor alpha-inhibitor (TNFi), we aimed to identify common baseline predictors of Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score (ASDAS-CRP) inactive disease (primary objective) and clinically important improvement (CII) at 6 months, and drug retention at 12-months across 15 European registries.

METHODS: Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics were collected. Outcomes were investigated per registry and in pooled data using logistic regression analyses on multiply imputed data.

RESULTS: The consistency of baseline predictors in individual registries justified pooling the data. In the pooled dataset (n = 21,196), the 6-month rates for ASDAS inactive disease and ASDAS CII were 26% and 51%, and the 12-month drug retention rate 65% in patients with available data (n = 9,845, n = 6,948 and n = 21,196, respectively). Nine common baseline predictors of ASDAS inactive disease, ASDAS CII and 12-month drug retention were identified, and the odds ratios (95%-confidence interval) for ASDAS inactive disease were: age, per year: 0.97 (0.97-0.98), men vs. women: 1.88 (1.60-2.22), current vs. non-smoking: 0.76 (0.63-0.91), HLA-B27 positive vs. negative: 1.51 (1.20-1.91), TNF start year 2015-2018 vs. 2009-2014: 1.24 (1.06-1.45), CRP>10 vs. ≤10 mg/l: 1.49 (1.25-1.77), one unit increase in health assessment questionnaire (HAQ): 0.77 (0.58-1.03), one-millimeter (mm) increase in Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI) fatigue and spinal pain: 0.99 (0.99-1.00) and 0.99 (0.99-1.99), respectively CONCLUSION: Common baseline predictors of treatment response and adherence to TNFi could be identified across data from 15 European registries, indicating that they may be universal across different axSpA populations.

Original languageEnglish
Article number152081
JournalSeminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism
Volume56
Pages (from-to)1-13
Number of pages13
ISSN0049-0172
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022

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