Abatacept In Japanese Patients Research Articles

Long-term safety and effectiveness of abatacept in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis: 3-year follow-up of a postmarketing surveillance.

To analyse the long-term safety and effectiveness of abatacept for rheumatoid arthritis using real-world, Japanese, postmarketing surveillance data, focusing on serious infections and malignancies as priority events. This 3-year, multicentre surveillance registered patients undergoing abatacept treatment by intravenous infusion between July 2011 and October 2012. The safety and effectiveness analysis sets included 647 and 596 patients, respectively. The total observation period for the safety analysis was 1280 patient-years. Over the 3-year follow-up, the incidence rates of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) and serious ADRs were 19.92 per 100 patient-years (22.87% of patients) and 4.06 per 100 patient-years (6.65% of patients), respectively. Infections and infestations were the most common ADRs (14.68%), followed by respiratory, thoracic, and mediastinal disorders (3.09%). Incidence rates of serious infections as ADRs and malignancy as adverse events were 1.95 and 1.02 per 100 patient-years, respectively. Retention rates at 1 and 3 years were 67.4% and 43.9%, respectively. Significant decreases from baseline were observed in Disease Activity Score (DAS) 28-erythrocyte sedimentation rate and DAS28-C-reactive protein, as well as Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index (HAQ-DI) and modified HAQ scores. No new safety signals were detected during the 3-year observation period and effectiveness was maintained over time.

Long-term results of joint damage in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with abatacept: 5-year results of a clinical observational study

Background: In abatacept treatment for RA, there are no studies investigating the long-term results of joint damage in daily clinical practice. We aimed to investigate the long-term efficacy of abatacept in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Methods: We examined 120 patients who received abatacept for 5 years. Joint damage was radiographically analyzed using the van der Heijde-modified total Sharp score. Disease activity score was assessed using the disease activity score in 28 joints-erythrocyte sedimentation rate (DAS28-ESR). The data analyses were used by observed case analysis. Results: Changes in the Sharp score was 0.60 ± 2.03, 0.93 ± 2.40, 1.23 ± 2.92, 1.53 ± 3.38, and 1.71 ± 3.84 at years 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, respectively. Progression of joint damage did not differ significantly between the Bio-naA¯ve and Bio-switch groups and methotrexate [MTX](+) and MTX(MTX(-)) groups. DAS28-ESR at baseline was associated with radiographic progression (p = 0.035). In all patients, the remission rates of DAS28-ESR were 44.6% and 50.0% at years 1 and 5, respectively. These rates were 45.2% and 50.8% in the biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (Bio)-naive¯ve group, and 42.9% and 47.1% in the Bio-switch group, respectively. Moreover, these rates were 45.2% and 52.6% in the MTX(+) group and 43.6% and 47.6% in the MTX(-) group, respectively. The remission rates were not significantly different between the groups at any of time points. Conclusions: we have analyzed the efficacy of abatacept treatment in patient with RA for 5 years in daily clinical practice. The present study suggested that improvement of joint damage, disease activity, and physical function are maintained in the long-term.

Intravenous abatacept in Japanese patients with polyarticular-course juvenile idiopathic arthritis: results from a phase III open-label study

BackgroundTo investigate efficacy and safety of intravenous abatacept in Japanese patients with active polyarticular-course juvenile idiopathic arthritis (pJIA).MethodsIn this phase III, open-label, multicenter, single-arm study, patients with pJIA aged 4–17 years who failed ≥1 biologic or methotrexate received weight-tiered (< 75 kg: 10 mg/kg; 75–100 kg: 750 mg; > 100 kg: 1000 mg) intravenous abatacept at Weeks 0, 2, 4, and every 4 weeks thereafter. The study comprised a short-term period (16 weeks) and ongoing long-term period. Primary endpoint: Week 16 JIA-American College of Rheumatology criteria 30 (JIA-ACR30) response rate. Secondary endpoints/outcomes included Week 16 JIA-ACR50/70/90 response and inactive disease rates, Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index (CHAQ-DI), pharmacokinetics, safety, and immunogenicity. Proportions of patients achieving Juvenile Arthritis Disease Activity Score in 27 joints using C-reactive protein (JADAS27-CRP) remission (score < 1) and minimal disease activity (MDA; score < 3.8), were among exploratory endpoints.ResultsAll 20 patients who received study medication completed the short-term period. During the long-term period, two patients discontinued due to insufficient efficacy or patient decision. Median age and disease duration at baseline were 10.5 and 0.75 years, respectively. Week 16 JIA-ACR30 response rate (primary endpoint) was 90.0% (18/20). JIA-ACR50/70/90 response and inactive disease rates at Week 16 were 75.0% (15/20), 70.0% (14/20), 35.0% (7/20), and 25.0% (5/20), respectively. At Week 52, JIA-ACR30/50/70/90 response and inactive disease rates were observed by 88.9% (16/18), 88.9% (16/18), 83.3% (15/18), 66.7% (12/18) and 44.4% (8/18), respectively. CHAQ-DI improved after Week 12. JADAS27-CRP remission and MDA were achieved by 15.0% (3/20) and 45.0% (9/20) of patients at Week 16, and by 50.0% (9/18) and 78.0% (14/18) of patients at Week 52, respectively. The mean abatacept pre-dose serum concentration was above the target therapeutic exposure (10 μg/ml) from Week 8 through Week 16. All adverse events were of mild/moderate intensity, except for one case of severe gastroenteritis. No deaths, malignancies, or autoimmune disorders were observed. No antidrug antibodies were detected through Week 16; one patient had a positive immunogenic response during the cumulative period.ConclusionIntravenous abatacept was efficacious and well tolerated in Japanese patients with active pJIA.Trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01835470. Date of registration: April 19, 2013.

Multicenter, observational clinical study of abatacept in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis

The aim of this study was to assess abatacept in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patient. Patients (20 men, 89 women, aged 61.9 ± 10.4 y) who responded inadequately to conventional synthetic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug were treated with abatacept for 24-months. Disease activity score in 28 joints (DAS28-CRP) was evaluated. Of 109 patients, 82 (75.2%) were on methotrexate (MTX; mean dosage 9.0 ± 2.7 mg/week); 48 (44.0%) were naive to biologics and 61 (56.0%) had failed biologics. The 1- and 2-year retention rates were 77% and 53%, respectively. At 24-months, the DAS28-CRP remission rates were 62.8% in the biologic-naïve patients, and 33.3% in the biologic-failure patients (p < .01), while the structural remission rates were 83.9% and 73.1%, respectively (p = .461). Abatacept was equally effective in RA patients who were and were not on concomitant MTX. Biologic-naïve was associated with better clinical outcome. Abatacept was effective in patients who showed decreasing anti-CCP antibody titers or serum MMP-3 levels during treatment. Infection was the most frequent adverse effect of abatacept therapy. In conclusion, abatacept is more effective in biologic-naïve than in biologic-failure RA patients with or without concomitant use of MTX. Abatacept is more effective in RA patients with than without decreasing serum MMP-3 or anti-CCP antibody titers during treatment.

Postmarketing surveillance of the safety and effectiveness of abatacept in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Objective: To perform a postmarketing surveillance study evaluating the safety and effectiveness of abatacept in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).Methods: Safety and effectiveness data were collected for all RA patients (at 772 sites) treated with intravenous abatacept between September 2010 and June 2011. Patients were treated by the approved dosing regimen according to the package insert. Treatment effectiveness was evaluated at baseline and at weeks 4, 12, and 24 using Disease Activity Score 28 (DAS28) according to erythrocyte sedimentation rate or serum C-reactive protein concentrations.Results: Overall, 3882 and 3016 abatacept-naïve RA patients were included in safety and effectiveness analyses, respectively. Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) were reported for 15.66% of patients and serious ADRs were detected for 2.52% of patients. The incidence of serious infections was 1.03% and these were mainly attributed to different types of bacterial pneumonia. Disease activity improved significantly over 6 months. Separate multivariate analysis identified predictors of severe ADR, and severe infections and factors predictive of clinically meaningful DAS28 improvement after 6 months of treatment with abatacept.Conclusions: Abatacept was efficacious and well tolerated in a clinical setting. No new safety concerns were detected.

The efficacy of abatacept in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis: 104 weeks radiographic and clinical results in clinical practice

Objective: We aimed to assess the efficacy of abatacept in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in clinical practice.Methods: We examined 92 patients who received abatacept for 104 weeks. Analysis of radiographic efficacy was conducted using van der Heijde-modified total Sharp score (mTSS). Disease activity score was assessed using disease activity score in 28 joints (DAS28) and simplified disease activity index (SDAI) by last observation carried forward.Results: The change in mTSS was 0.61 at 52 weeks and 0.27 at 52–104 weeks. Structural remission occurred in 64.9% at 52 weeks and 76.6% at 104 weeks. The significant risk factors for joint damage progression at 52 weeks were prednisolone use, baseline C-reactive protein level (CRP), and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), as well as average DAS28-CRP and DAS28-ESR scores, SDAI, CRP, ESR, and matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3) levels. The clinical remission rates were 47.8% by DAS28-CRP, 39.1% by DAS28-ESR, and 30.4% by SDAI at 52 weeks, were 59.8% by DAS28-CRP, 48.9% by DAS28-ESR, and 43.5% by SDAI at 104 weeks.Conclusion: This study suggested efficacy of abatacept treatment in Japanese patient with RA for 104 weeks in daily clinical practice. Abatacept lead to suppress joint destruction for 104 weeks.

Long-term safety and efficacy of treatment with subcutaneous abatacept in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis who are methotrexate inadequate responders

Objective. To assess the long-term safety, immunogenicity, and efficacy of subcutaneous (SC) abatacept in combination with methotrexate (MTX) in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis who were MTX inadequate responders, in a long-term extension (LTE) to a double-dummy, double-blind study (NCT01001832).Methods. Patients, who had previously received SC or intravenous (IV) abatacept with MTX (6–8 mg/week) for 24 weeks, received SC abatacept (125 mg/week) with MTX for an additional 52 weeks. Safety, immunogenicity, and efficacy were assessed.Results. The LTE included 112 patients. SC abatacept was generally well tolerated in the LTE, with no new safety signals. American College of Rheumatology 20, 50, and 70 response rates, disease activity score 28 (C-reactive protein) remission rates (< 2.6), and Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index response rates (≥ 0.3 improvement from baseline) achieved at the end of the double-blind period were maintained over the LTE and were comparable in patients who received SC or IV abatacept in the double-blind period. Seropositivity for immunogenicity occurred in 4 (3.6%) patients. Self-injection of SC abatacept was well controlled and not associated with additional safety events.Conclusions. SC abatacept had acceptable safety and was well tolerated and effective over the LTE (76 weeks in total), with low rates of immunogenicity in Japanese patients.

Phase III, multicenter, open-label, long-term study of the safety of abatacept in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis and an inadequate response to conventional or biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs

Objectives. To examine the long-term safety of intravenous (IV) abatacept treatment in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and an inadequate response to methotrexate (MTX) or other conventional or biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs.Methods. This Phase III, open-label, long-term study (NCT00484289) comprised Japanese patients with RA who had completed abatacept Phase I or Phase II studies, and new patients intolerant to MTX. Patients from Phase I and Phase II studies received a weight-tiered dosing equivalent of 10 mg/kg abatacept, with MTX at doses up to 8 mg/week; newly enrolled patients received weight-tiered 10 mg/kg abatacept monotherapy. Safety and efficacy were assessed.Results. A total of 217 patients (Phase I, n = 13; Phase II, n = 178; newly enrolled, n = 26) were treated with IV abatacept for a mean of 3 years. Serious adverse events occurred in 67/217 (30.9%) patients. Most adverse events were mild or moderate. For all cohorts combined, American College of Rheumatology 20% response rates ranged from 61.3 to 81.8% for as-observed and last observation carried forward analyses over 192 weeks. Following initial response, clinical and functional outcomes were maintained for up to 3 years.Conclusions. In Japanese patients with RA, IV abatacept with and without background MTX showed tolerable safety and sustained efficacy over 3 years.

Tolerability and efficacy of abatacept in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a phase I study

Objective The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the tolerability of single and multiple doses of abatacept in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Secondary objectives included evaluating its pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, immunogenicity, and efficacy.Methods This dose-escalation, single- and multiple-dose, multicenter, open-label study was conducted at nine sites in Japan. Seven patients were enrolled at each of three dose levels (2, 8 and 16 mg/kg) and received a single intravenous dose of abatacept on day 1 of the single-dose phase. The multiple-dose phase, at the same dose, started once the patients had completed the single-dose phase and when it was confirmed that there were no safety issues.Results Twenty patients started the single-dose phase. Single and multiple doses of abatacept were well tolerated, and adverse events were of mild to moderate intensity. There were no discontinuations or deaths due to adverse events. The pharmacokinetics of abatacept were linear, with no notable accumulation. There were no immunogenic effects on the safety, efficacy, or pharmacokinetics of abatacept. Multiple doses of abatacept improved individual items of the American College of Rheumatology core set.Conclusion Single and multiple doses of abatacept showed favorable tolerability and efficacy in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

FRI0249 Long-term safety and efficacy of treatment with subcutaneous abatacept in japanese patients with ra who were mtx inadequate responders – 76-week results

BackgroundSubcutaneous (SC) abatacept demonstrated comparable safety and efficacy to intravenous (IV) abatacept after 24 weeks in Japanese patients with active RA.1ObjectivesTo assess the long-term safety, immunogenicity and efficacy of SC...

Phase II dose–response study of abatacept in Japanese patients with active rheumatoid arthritis with an inadequate response to methotrexate

Objective The objective of this study was to assess the response to abatacept at doses of 2 mg/kg and 10 mg/kg compared to placebo in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with an inadequate clinical response to methotrexate (MTX).Methods In this multicenter, placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel-group, dose–response study, 195 Japanese patients with active RA with an inadequate response to MTX were randomized 1:1:1 to receive 10 mg/kg or 2 mg/kg abatacept plus MTX, or placebo plus MTX, for 24 weeks.Results Abatacept demonstrated a dose–response relationship when given at 2 and 10 mg/kg. Based on the American College of Rheumatology criteria (20, 50, and 70 %), the responses to 10 mg/kg abatacept were significantly greater than those to placebo at week 24 (p < 0.001). Smaller yet statistically significant responses were also seen in the 2 mg/kg abatacept group. Overall rates of adverse events, serious adverse events, and treatment discontinuations because of adverse events were comparable in all three groups.Conclusions Abatacept (2 mg/kg and 10 mg/kg) showed a dose–response relationship in Japanese patients with active RA with an inadequate clinical response to MTX. Administration of abatacept in combination with MTX for 24 weeks was well tolerated.

Erratum to: Phase II dose–response study of abatacept in Japanese patients with active rheumatoid arthritis with an inadequate response to methotrexate

Erratum to: Phase II dose–response study of abatacept in Japanese patients with active rheumatoid arthritis with an inadequate response to methotrexate

Tolerability and efficacy of abatacept in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a phase I study

The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the tolerability of single and multiple doses of abatacept in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Secondary objectives included evaluating its pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, immunogenicity, and efficacy. This dose-escalation, single- and multiple-dose, multicenter, open-label study was conducted at nine sites in Japan. Seven patients were enrolled at each of three dose levels (2, 8 and 16 mg/kg) and received a single intravenous dose of abatacept on day 1 of the single-dose phase. The multiple-dose phase, at the same dose, started once the patients had completed the single-dose phase and when it was confirmed that there were no safety issues. Twenty patients started the single-dose phase. Single and multiple doses of abatacept were well tolerated, and adverse events were of mild to moderate intensity. There were no discontinuations or deaths due to adverse events. The pharmacokinetics of abatacept were linear, with no notable accumulation. There were no immunogenic effects on the safety, efficacy, or pharmacokinetics of abatacept. Multiple doses of abatacept improved individual items of the American College of Rheumatology core set. Single and multiple doses of abatacept showed favorable tolerability and efficacy in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Phase II dose–response study of abatacept in Japanese patients with active rheumatoid arthritis with an inadequate response to methotrexate

The objective of this study was to assess the response to abatacept at doses of 2 mg/kg and 10 mg/kg compared to placebo in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with an inadequate clinical response to methotrexate (MTX). In this multicenter, placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel-group, dose-response study, 195 Japanese patients with active RA with an inadequate response to MTX were randomized 1:1:1 to receive 10 mg/kg or 2 mg/kg abatacept plus MTX, or placebo plus MTX, for 24 weeks. Abatacept demonstrated a dose-response relationship when given at 2 and 10 mg/kg. Based on the American College of Rheumatology criteria (20, 50, and 70 %), the responses to 10 mg/kg abatacept were significantly greater than those to placebo at week 24 (p < 0.001). Smaller yet statistically significant responses were also seen in the 2 mg/kg abatacept group. Overall rates of adverse events, serious adverse events, and treatment discontinuations because of adverse events were comparable in all three groups. Abatacept (2 mg/kg and 10 mg/kg) showed a dose-response relationship in Japanese patients with active RA with an inadequate clinical response to MTX. Administration of abatacept in combination with MTX for 24 weeks was well tolerated.