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Factors affecting discontinuation of adalimumab and etanercept therapy in anti-TNF-naïve patients with ankylosing spondylitis: Nationwide population-based cohort study

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We investigated factors associated with discontinuation of anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) therapy in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), who were anti-TNF-naïve and were given etanercept (ETN) or adalimumab (ADA). Methods.

This is a retrospective nationwide population-based cohort study. We identified 1401 anti-TNF-naïve patients with AS who initiated ETN ( n = 441) or ADA ( n = 960) and measured the duration of anti-TNF drug use. We recorded demographic and clinical data of all patients, and calculated adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) using Cox proportional hazard regression analyses.

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Results . Overall, the ADA and ETN groups had similar risk for drug discontinuation (HR: 0.83; 95% CI: 0.63–1.08). In each group, concomitant use of methotrexate (MTX) or a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug was associated with a lower risk of discontinuation.

Subgroup analysis indicated that concomitant MTX use reduced risk of discontinuation of ADA (HR: 0.54; 95% CI: 0.40–0.74), but not ETN (HR: 1.03; 95% CI: 0.65–1.63). Conclusions. This study of anti-TNF-naïve patients with AS indicated that users of ADA and ETN had similar overall risk of drug discontinuation.

However, patients taking ADA with MTX had a lower risk of discontinuation than those taking ADA alone.

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