Session Information
Session Type: ACR Poster Session A
Session Time: 9:00AM-11:00AM
Background/Purpose: Abatacept is a widely approved and used biologic in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). The purpose of this study was to describe the longitudinal effectiveness and safety of abatacept in JIA patients.
Methods: Using a standardized protocol, clinical sites in the Pediatric Rheumatology Collaborative Study Group (PRCSG) and Paediatric Rheumatology International Trial Organization (PRINTO) enrolled patients with JIA currently on or starting abatacept in this longitudinal registry. Planned duration of follow-up is 10 years and data shown are those collected through 31 March, 2016 (up to 3 years of follow-up).
Results: Overview. Of 315 enrolled patients with JIA, 308 contributed data. The total mean person-years of observation were 231.9 years on abatacept. In this registry, 35 (11%) patients were new starters on abatacept (≤ 1 month of treatment), 207 (67%) had received abatacept for 1 month–1 year, 52 (18%) for 1–2 years and 14 (4%) >2 years. During follow-up, 224 (73%) patients continued abatacept.
Conclusion: In this JIA cohort, abatacept demonstrated persistent effectiveness with low MD global disease activity, low number of active joints and over 30% of patients were in clinical inactive disease. Abatacept was well tolerated and no new safety signals were observed.
Table 1. Follow-up effectiveness | |||||
Endpoints |
Baseline (n=308) |
3 months (n=247) |
6 months (n=215) |
12 months (n=121) |
24 months (n=35) |
Clinical | |||||
MD Global |
1.9/1.0 |
1.46/1.0 |
1.49/0.5 |
1.13/0.5 |
0.89/0.5 |
CID,1 % |
33 |
32 |
38 |
50 |
37 |
JAMAR Functional2 |
5.4/3.0 |
4.8/3.0 |
4.3/2.0 |
3.6/0.5 |
2.7/2.0 |
JAMAR HRQoL |
6.9/6.0 |
6.0/5.0 |
5.6/4.0 |
4.9/3.0 |
5.1/4.0 |
Data are mean/median unless otherwise indicated CID=clinical inactive disease (Wallace criteria); JAMAR Functional=Juvenile Arthritis Multidimensional Assessment Report Functionality Scale Child (range 0–15); JAMAR HRQoL=Juvenile Arthritis Multidimensional Assessment Report Health-Related Quality of Life Scale Child (range 0–15); MD Global=MD Global Disease Activity (VAS 0–10); VAS=visual analog scale |
To cite this abstract in AMA style:
Lovell D, Ruperto N, Tzaribachev N, Zeft A, Cimaz R, Stanevica V, Horneff G, Bohnsack J, Griffin T, Carrasco R, Trachana M, Dare J, Foeldvari I, Vehe R, Simon T, Baker N, Brunner HI, Martini A. Long-Term Effectiveness and Safety of Abatacept in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Interim Results from the Abatacept in JIA Registry [abstract]. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2016; 68 (suppl 10). https://acrabstracts.org/abstract/long-term-effectiveness-and-safety-of-abatacept-in-juvenile-idiopathic-arthritis-interim-results-from-the-abatacept-in-jia-registry-2/. Accessed .« Back to 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
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