KMID : 1084220220290020079
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Journal of Rheumatic Diseases 2022 Volume.29 No. 2 p.79 ~ p.88
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Assessment on Treatments With Conventional Synthetic Disease-modifying Drugs Before Initiating Biologics in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis in Korea: A Population-based Study
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Kim Min-Jung
Park Eun-Hye Shin An-Na Ha You-Jung Lee Yun-Jong Lee Eun-Bong Baek Han-Joo Kang Eun-Ha
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Abstract
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Objective: To assess pre-biologic treatments with conventional synthetic disease-modifying drugs (csDMARDs) prior to biologics initiation among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Methods: Using Korea National Health Insurance database, we examined pre-biologic treatments of RA patients on the following four items: whether 1) initial methotrexate (MTX) therapy was given, 2) MTX dose was escalated up to ¡Ã15 mg/week within 1-year post-diagnosis, 3) prednisone-equivalent glucocorticoid was used at a dose of ¡Â7.5 mg/day, and 4) glucocorticoid was discontinued within 6 months of treatment. Multivariable logistic regressions identified predictors of items 2) and 4) fulfillment.
Results: Among 6,986 biologics initiators with RA, 54.9% used MTX as the 1st csDMARD. Within 1-year post-diagnosis, 85.2% used MTX with half of them achieving a dose of ¡Ã15 mg/week. The majority (75.2%) of patients used glucocorticoids initially and 64.5% were still on glucocorticoids at 6 months, mostly at a dose of ¡Â7.5 mg/day. csDMARD combination was observed in 85.7%. Item 2) fulfillment was associated with males, younger age, glucocorticoid, combination therapy, cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitors, and viral hepatitis. Item 4) fulfillment was associated with males, MTX dose of ¡Ã15 mg/week, combination therapy, viral hepatitis, and hospitalizations.
Conclusion: RA patients in Korea were predominantly treated with MTX-based csDMARD combination plus glucocorticoids before initiating biologics, without sufficient MTX dose escalation or glucocorticoid discontinuation. Items 2) and 4) fulfillments were associated with patient age and gender, concomitant treatments, and comorbidities.
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KEYWORD
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Rheumatoid arthritis, Disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs, Methotrexate, Glucocorticoids, Combination therapy
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