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- Title
Analysis of haematological changes in tofacitinib-treated patients with rheumatoid arthritis across phase 3 and long-term extension studies.
- Authors
Schulze-Koops, Hendrik; Strand, Vibeke; Nduaka, Chudy; DeMasi, Ryan; Wallenstein, Gene; Kwok, Kenneth; Wang, Lisy
- Abstract
Objectives. Tofacitinib is an oral Janus kinase inhibitor for the treatment of RA. The aim of this analysis was to characterize changes in haematological parameters following tofacitinib treatment, and to compare changes in haemoglobin with markers of disease activity, fatigue and vitality. Methods. Changes in neutrophil counts, lymphocyte counts and haemoglobin levels were analysed in patients with RA from six phase 3 randomized controlled trials (n = 4271) of tofacitinib 5 or 10mg bd, placebo or active comparators of up to 24 months' duration, and two long-term extension (LTE) studies (n = 4858) of tofacitinib of up to 84 months' duration. Disease activity markers included CRP and ESR. Fatigue and vitality were assessed using the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue (FACIT-F) and Short Form Health Survey-36 vitality domain scores. Results. In phase 3 studies, mean neutrophil and lymphocyte counts decreased and mean haemoglobin levels increased in all tofacitinib treatment groups. Haemoglobin levels and neutrophil counts stabilized in the LTE studies, while lymphocyte count decreases stabilized at approximately month 48. Increased haemoglobin was associated with decreased ESR and CRP levels. Clinically meaningful reductions in haemoglobin levels (≥3g/dl from baseline or haemoglobin ≤7g/dl) occurred in <1.0% of patients in all treatment groups. FACIT-F and Short Form Health Survey-36 vitality scores were weakly correlated with haemoglobin levels. Conclusion. Small changes in haematological parameters were seen with tofacitinib treatment, which stabilized over time in the LTE studies. Changes in haemoglobin levels, although associated with changes in ESR and CRP, were not associated with fatigue or vitality.
- Subjects
PROTEIN kinase inhibitors; BIOMARKERS; BLOOD sedimentation; C-reactive protein; FATIGUE (Physiology); HEALTH surveys; HEMOGLOBINS; MEDICAL cooperation; NEUTROPENIA; NEUTROPHILS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH; RESEARCH funding; RHEUMATOID arthritis; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; BLIND experiment; SEVERITY of illness index; LYMPHOPENIA; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; LYMPHOCYTE count; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Rheumatology, 2017, Vol 56, Issue 1, p46
- ISSN
1462-0324
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/rheumatology/kew329