Comparative Efficacy of Novel Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs as Monotherapy and in Combination With Methotrexate in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients With an Inadequate Response to Traditional Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs: A Network Meta-Analysis PMS5 Felicity Buckley,1 Jennie H. Best,2 Fred Dejonckheere,3 Axel Finckh,4 Tom W. J. Huizinga,5 Jeroen P. Jansen6 Mapi, Boston, MA, United States; 2Genentech, South San Francisco, CA, United States; 3F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland; 4 University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; 5Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands; 6Formerly of MAPI Consultancy, Boston, MA, United States 1 ACR20/50/70 Responses at 24 Weeks ABSTRACT •aTNF + MTX, TOFA + MTX, ABT intravenously (IV)/SC + MTX, and TCZ IV/SC + MTX demonstrated comparable ACR responses, whereas anakinra (ANA) + OBJECTIVES: To compare ACR responses between novel DMARDs, either as monotherapy or in combination with methotrexate (MTX), including subcutaneous (SC) abatacept and SC tocilizumab (TCZ), in RA patients with an inadequate response to conventional DMARDs (DMARD-IR). METHODS: A systematic literature review identified 30 randomized clinical trials (RCTs) that evaluated abatacept (intravenous [IV] and SC), anakinra, adalimumab, certolizumab pegol, etanercept, golimumab, infliximab, tofacitinib, and TCZ (IV and SC). Reported treatment effects—ACR responses at 24 weeks—were synthesized by means of Bayesian network meta-analyses to compare the different treatments as monotherapy and combination therapy. The effects of anti–tumor necrosis factor (aTNF) therapy were assumed to be interchangeable. aTNF data were pooled. MTX was less efficacious (Figure 2) Figure 2. Treatment effects (odds ratio + 95% CrI) for combination therapies relative to placebo (random effects network meta-analysis). ACR20 RESULTS: The combination therapies aTNFs + MTX, tofacitinib + MTX, abatacept IV/SC + MTX, and TCZ IV/SC + MTX demonstrated comparable ACR responses while anakinra + MTX was less efficacious. Among biologic monotherapies, greater ACR20/50/70 responses were observed with TCZ IV than with aTNFs and tofacitinib. When comparing biologics + MTX with biologic monotherapies, ACR20, ACR50, and ACR70 responses with TCZ + MTX were similar to TCZ as monotherapy (OR=1.04, 95% CI, 0.39-2.80; OR=1.28, 95% CI, 0.46-3.51; OR=0.97, 95% CI, 0.38-2.49, respectively). Greater ACR20/50/70 responses were observed with aTNF + MTX than with aTNF monotherapy (OR=2.22; 95% CI, 0.46-10.83, probability better=84%; OR=3.12, 95% CI, 0.60-16.32, probability better=92%; OR=1.39, 95% CI, 0.26-6.78, probability better=68%, respectively). Sensitivity analyses showed conflicting results for the indirect comparison of tofacitinib + MTX versus tofacitinib. ACR50 ACR70 ABT IV + MTX ABT SC + MTX CONCLUSIONS: Results suggest that most of the novel DMARDs, in combination with MTX, have similar levels of efficacy in DMARD-IR patients. As monotherapy, TCZ is likely to have a greater response than aTNFs and tofacitinib. TCZ monotherapy also shows comparable efficacy compared with TCZ + MTX, whereas aTNFs in combination with MTX showed greater ACR responses compared with aTNF monotherapy at 24 weeks. ANA + MTX INTRODUCTION •The goals of therapy in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are improvement in quality of life, control of symptoms, prevention of structural damage, and ultimately aTNF + MTX clinical remission. Abrogation of inflammation is the most important way to achieve these goals1 •Patients who are intolerant of or who show inadequate response (IR) to traditional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) are often treated with a biologic agent in combination with traditional DMARDs •However, one-third of RA patients receiving biologics receive them as monotherapy2-8 •A number of (network) meta-analyses indirectly compare the efficacy of biologics for RA. However, comparisons of the efficacy of biologics as monotherapy TOFA + MTX versus combination therapy with DMARDs are rare, and none include all currently approved biologics and tofacitinib (TOFA) (together referred to in this poster as “novel DMARDs”)9-16 TCZ IV + MTX OBJECTIVE •To compare American College of Rheumatology (ACR) responses to novel DMARDs, as monotherapy or in combination with methotrexate (MTX) including subcutaneous (SC) abatacept (ABT) and tocilizumab (TCZ), in RA patients with IR to traditional DMARDs (DMARD-IR) TCZ SC + MTX METHODS 0 Identification and Selection of Studies 5 10 15 20 OR vs Placebo + MTX •MEDLINE® and EMBASE® databases were searched simultaneously for articles published in English, from January 1990 to April 2013, according to a predefined search strategy •Among biologic monotherapies, greater ACR20/50/70 responses were observed with TCZ than with aTNF or TOFA (Table 2) Table 2. Treatment Effects for Monotherapies (random effects network meta-analysis) Odds Ratio (95% CrI) Analysis •Bayesian network meta-analysis models were used17-19 to synthesize the results of the included studies and simultaneously obtain the effect estimates of ACR20 ACR50 ACR70 aTNF vs placebo 6.52 (3.39, 12.80) 6.78 (3.18, 15.35) 12.00 (3.91, 50.98) TOFA vs placebo 4.75 (2.15, 10.18) 4.94 (1.21, 21.25) 3.78 (0.87, 19.25) TCZ vs placebo 12.28 (3.73, 40.76) 16.26 (4.53, 62.01) 28.48 (5.92, 151.10) TCZ vs aTNF 1.87 (0.67, 5.06) 2.41 (0.84, 6.89) 2.31 (0.85, 5.88) TCZ vs TOFA 2.58 (0.64, 10.82) 3.34 (0.47, 23.35) 7.34 (0.83, 72.11) TOFA vs aTNF 0.72 (0.26, 1.98) 0.73 (0.14, 3.82) 0.32 (0.04, 2.20) the novel DMARDs in their usual dose, alone and combined with MTX, in terms of ACR20/50/70 response at 24 weeks compared with placebo •Treatment effects were presented as relative response along with a 95% credible interval (95% CrI; reflecting the range of true estimates with 95% probability) •Fixed and random effects models were compared regarding goodness-of-fit to the data. The random effects model was considered appropriate for synthesis of the available evidence •We assumed that the different anti–tumor necrosis factor (aTNF) agents have similar efficacy, as demonstrated previously.9,14,15 Given this and the limited data identified for aTNF monotherapy in DMARD-IR patients, aTNF data were pooled and considered a treatment class RESULTS Studies •30 studies that met the inclusion criteria for review, that were conducted in comparable patient populations, and that provided sufficient ACR information at 24 weeks were included in the analysis •The evidence network of randomized controlled trials is provided in Figure 1 Figure 1. Evidence network.a TOFA + MTX 1 aTNF 1 TCZ IV 1 TCZ IV + MTX 4 2 3 1 aTNF + MTX 1 12 3 PBO 1 ABT SC + MTX •ACR20/50/70 responses observed with TCZ monotherapy were similar to those observed with TCZ + MTX (Table 3) • Greater ACR20/50/70 responses were observed with aTNF + MTX than with aTNF monotherapy (Table 3) •Sensitivity analyses showed conflicting results for TOFA monotherapy versus TOFA + MTX 1 ABT IV + MTX Table 3. Monotherapies Relative to Combination Therapies (random effects network meta-analysis) Odds Ratio (95% CrI) PBO + MTX 2 ACR20 ACR50 ACR70 aTNF vs aTNF + MTX 0.45 (0.09, 2.17) 0.32 (0.06, 1.67) 0.72 (0.15, 3.86) TOFA vs TOFA + MTX 0.45 (0.06, 2.99) 0.27 (0.03, 3.18) 0.13 (0.01, 1.90) TCZ vs TCZ + MTX 0.96 (0.36, 2.60) 0.78 (0.29, 2.16) 1.03 (0.40, 2.64) 1 TOFA 30 OR, odds ratio. •The relevance of each citation and subsequent full-text report was assessed according to predefined selection criteria −− Population: Adult RA patients who responded inadequately or for whom treatment with traditional DMARDs failed, as defined in each trial −− Intervention: Novel DMARDs, at their recommended dose, as monotherapy or in combination −− Comparator: Any placebo or active intervention −− Outcome: ACR20/50/70 response at 24 weeks −− Study design: Randomized controlled trials TCZ SC + MTX 25 ANA + MTX ANA, anakinra; IV, intravenously; PBO, placebo. a Numbers refer to available direct comparisons of the 30 included studies. Patient Population •Despite some variation in patient characteristics across studies (eg, duration of disease), no systematic differences were observed across the different types of comparisons (Table 1),20-49 indicating the feasibility of the indirect comparison Interventions Study ABT IV 10 mg/kg Q4W+ MTX Kremer 200320 Placebo + MTX ABT IV 10 mg/kg Q4W + MTX Kremer 2006 21 Placebo + MTX ABT IV 10 mg/kg Q4W + MTX Schiff 2008 (ATTEST) 22 IFX 3 mg/kg Q8W + MTX Placebo + MTX ABT SC 125 mg QW + MTX Genovese 2011 (AQUIRE) 23 ABT IV 10 mg/kg Q4W + MTX ABT SC 125 mg QW + MTX Weinblatt 201324 (AMPLE) ADA 40 mg Q2W+ MTX ANA 100 mg QD + MTX Cohen 2004 25 Placebo + MTX van de Putte 2004 26 ADA 40 mg Q2W Placebo van Vollenhoven 201127 (AUGUST-2) ADA 40 mg Q2W Weinblatt 200328 (ARMADA) ADA 40 mg Q2W + MTX Keystone 200429 Placebo Placebo + MTX ADA 40 mg Q2W + MTX Placebo + MTX Fleischmann 200930 (FAST4WARD) CTZ 400 mg Q4W Keystone 2008 (RAPID 1) CTZ 200 mg Q2W + MTX Smolen 200932 (RAPID 2) CTZ 200 mg Q2W + MTX 31 Placebo Placebo + MTX Placebo + MTX CTZ 400 mg Q4W + MTX Choy 2012 33 Placebo + MTX Moreland 1999 34 Weinblatt 199935 ETN 25 mg BW Placebo ETN 25 mg BW + MTX Placebo + MTX GLB 50 mg Q4W + MTX Kay 200836 Placebo + MTX Keystone 200937 (GO-FORWARD) GLB 50 mg Q4W + MTX Maini 199938 (ATTRACT) IFX 3 mg/kg Q8W + MTX Westhovens 200639 (START) IFX 3 mg/kg Q8W + MTX Smolen 200840 (OPTION) TCZ IV 8 mg/kg Q4W + MTX Dougados 201341 (ACT-RAY) TCZ IV 8 mg/kg Q4W + MTX Kremer 201142 (LITHE) TCZ IV 8 mg/kg Q4W + MTX Burmester 201243 (SUMMACTA) TCZ SC 162 mg QW Gabay 201344 (ADACTA) TCZ IV 8 mg/kg Q4W Fleischmann 201245 (ORAL-Solo) TOFA 5 mg BID Fleischmann 201246 TOFA 5 mg BID Placebo + MTX Placebo + MTX Placebo + MTX Placebo + MTX TCZ IV 8 mg/kg Q4W Placebo + MTX TCZ IV 8 mg/kg Q4W ADA 40 mg Placebo Placebo TOFA 5 mg or 10 mg BID + MTX van Vollenhoven 201247 ADA 40 mg Q2W+ MTX Placebo + MTX (followed by TOFA 5 mg) Placebo + MTX (followed by TOFA 10 mg) Kremer 2012 48 TOFA 5 mg + MTX Placebo + MTX TOFA 5 mg + MTX van der Heijde 201349 Placebo + MTX (followed by TOFA 5 mg) Placebo + MTX (followed by TOFA 10 mg) Patients, n Age, y Female, % Disease Duration, y 115 119 433 219 156 165 110 736 721 318 328 250 251 113 110 79 76 67 62 207 200 111 109 393 199 246 127 126 121 78 80 59 30 35 35 89 133 86 88 360 363 205 204 277 276 398 393 558 537 163 162 243 122 49 59 204 204 56 52 71 69 321 81 79 56 55 52 50 49 49 49 50 50 51 51 56 57 53 54 53 54 57 56 56 56 53 55 51 52 52 52 53 56 53 51 48 53 57a 52a 52a 52a 54 51 53 42 51 51 53 54 53 51 52 53 54 53 52 50 54 53 53 53 56 52 52 53 54 53 52 75 66 78 82 83 87 82 84 80 81 82 79 75 80 77 64 64 75 82 76 73 78 89 82 84 84 84 72 66 74 76 90 73 86 74 81 82 81 80 80 83 NR NR 82 79 82 83 83 83 79 82 85 86 88 88 85 79 77 75 80 81 84 80 91 10 9 9 9 8 8 7 8 8 2 2 11 10 11 12 9 8 12 11 11 11 9 10 6 6 6 6 9 10 11 12 13 13 8 6 5a 7a 10 11 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 7 6 8 8 8 11 8 8 7 9 9 9 9 9 10 SJC TJC 21.3 30.8 21.8 29.2 21.4 31.0 22.1 32.3 21.3 31.6 20.1 30.3 20.3 31.7 20.4 30.1 19.4 29.1 15.8 25.4 15.9 26.3 20.1 26.8 20.0 24.5 20.5 33.7 19.8 35.5 16.2 27.8 16.4 24.3 17.3 28.0 16.9 28.7 19.3 27.3 19.0 28.1 21.2 29.6 19.9 28.3 9.9a 12.4a 9.7a 13.0a 20.5 30.1 21.9 30.4 22.8 29.0 22.2 31.0 25.0 33.0 25.0 35.0 20.0 28.0 17.0 28.0 NR NR NR NR 13.0a 26.0a 12.0a 21.0a 22.0 32.0 21.0 31.0 15.0 22.0 15.0 22.0 19.5 31.9 20.7 32.8 14.4 25.8 15.3 26.6 17.3 29.3 16.6 27.9 15.1 27.5 16.8 28.8 11.3 15.9 12.4 16.5 16.3 29.4 17.3 28.9 17.4 27.1 16.9 25.9 16.7 28.5 16.4 26.7 16.9 26.6 16.4 28.1 14.1 21.5 15.7 21.6 14.1 24.1 14 23.3 14.5 22.6 ESR, mm/h CRP, mg/L RF Positive, % NR NR NR NR 49.4 47.0 47.8 NR NR NR NR 41.5 42.9 55.8 56.1 41.7 39.3 NR NR NR NR 30.9 35.6 43.5a 45.0a 43.7 40.8 24.4 25.9 35.0 39.0 25.0 36.0 NR NR NR NR 49.0 49.0 NR NR 51.2 49.7 39.9 39.6 46.4 46.5 NR NR 50.5 45.5 53.1 50.9 47.4 46.2 48.6 48.5 52.7 42.9 NR NR 50.1 47.8 54.4 29 32 33 28 31 27 33 26 27 16 15 27 26 52.6 57 16.6 16.5 21 31 18 18 11.6 11.3 16a 16a 14.2 13.5 11.9 13.1 47.0 41.0 22.0 26.0 21.0a 20.0a 10.0a 8.0a 39.0 40.0 16.0 12.0 26.0 24.0 NR NR 23.0 22.0 NR NR 26.0 25.0 22.9 17.8 24.5 23.5 14.9 17.5 20.3 11.6 18.0 18.9 15.5 12.2 15.3 90 90 82 79 87 77 85 84.8 85.9 76 77.4 76 78 80 82 NR NR NR NR 82 90 100 100 80 83 78 78 74 79 79 79 84 90 NR NR 81 81 84 77 83 81 83 71 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 77.5 74.5 66.8 68.2 71.4 60.8 83 83 75.2 79.7 75.3 ADA, adalimumab; ANA, anakinra; BID, twice a day; BW, body weight; CRP, C-reactive protein; CTZ, certolizumab; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; ETN, etanercept; GLB, golimumab; IFX, infliximab; IV, intravenously; NR, not reported; QD, every day; QW, every week; Q2W, every 2 weeks; Q4W, every 4 weeks; Q8W, every 8 weeks; RF, rheumatoid factor; SJC, swollen joint count; TJC, tender joint count. a Median value. All other values are means. Presented at the ISPOR (International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research) 19th Annual International Meeting; May 31–June 4, 2014; Montreal, QC, Canada •Probabilities of ACR20/50/70 response by treatment at 24 weeks (obtained with the network meta-analysis) are provided in Figure 3 Figure 3. ACR20/50/70 response (±95% CrI) at 24 weeks (random effects network meta-analysis). ACR20 ACR50 100 Probability of Response, % Table 1. Study and Patient Baseline Characteristics ACR70 73.9 71.7 90 71.9 80 51.3 68.8 72.7 54.6 57.7 68.7 56.3 30.8 57.8 50.0 60 24.4 50 58.4 39.2 41.8 51.6 70 56.5 75.3 61.1 29.7 21.1 20.0 17.6 29.0 13.2 26.2 20.1 30.8 40 30 20 10 0 15.4 5.4 17.4 4.6 6.2 1.5 PBO aTNF TOFA TCZ PBO + MTX ABT IV ABT SC + + MTX MTX ANA + MTX aTNF + MTX TOFA TCZ IV TCZ SC + + + MTX MTX MTX PBO, placebo. DISCUSSION •3 rituximab trials50-52 were not included in the analysis because, contrary to all other considered biologics, its label is restricted to aTNF-IR patients •5 randomized controlled trials evaluating the efficacy of biologics were excluded from this analysis because they were not considered comparable with the other studies −− TEMPO: DMARD-IR, but the majority of this patient population was MTX naive (unlike all other included studies) and, as such, was excluded53 −− Combe 2006: Only sulfasalazine background therapy was used54 −− Genovese 2008, Weinblatt 2012, Yazici 2012: Background DMARD therapy was not limited to MTX. Any DMARD or, in some circumstances, multiple DMARDs were permitted55-57 •The evidence base of this network meta-analysis consists of randomized controlled trials. However, randomization holds within trials and not across trials. 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