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POS0680 PHYSICIANS’ REASONS FOR PRESCRIBING JANUS KINASE INHIBITORS (JAKi) IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS (RA), AND ASSOCIATED ALIGNMENT BETWEEN PHYSICIANS AND PATIENTS IN A REAL-WORLD CLINICAL SETTING
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  1. P. C. Taylor1,
  2. B. Fautrel2,
  3. Y. Piette3,
  4. S. Romero-Yuste4,
  5. J. Broen5,
  6. M. Welcker6,
  7. E. Holdsworth7,
  8. M. Zignani8,
  9. K. Van Beneden8,
  10. R. Caporali9,
  11. R. Alten10
  1. 1University of Oxford, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Oxford, United Kingdom
  2. 2Sorbonne Université - Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Rheumatology Department, Paris, France
  3. 3Ghent University Hospital, Ghent and AZ Sint-Jan Brugge - Oostende AV, Rheumatology, Bruges, Belgium
  4. 4University Hospital Complex of Pontevedra, Rheumatology Service, Pontevedra, Spain
  5. 5Maxima Medical Centre Location Veldhoven, Regional Rheumatology Center, Veldhoven and Eindhoven, Netherlands
  6. 6MVZ für Rheumatologie, -, Planegg, Germany
  7. 7Adelphi Real World, Rheumatology, Bollington, United Kingdom
  8. 8Galapagos NV, Medical Affairs, Mechelen, Belgium
  9. 9The University of Milan, Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Milan, Italy
  10. 10Schlosspark Klinik, Department of Internal Medicine II, Berlin, Germany

Abstract

Background Shared decision making, a cornerstone of RA management1, allows physicians and their patients to make informed decisions about their treatment goals and choice of care. As new treatments become available, it is important to understand rheumatologists’ reasons for choosing JAKi.

Objectives This survey evaluated rheumatologists’ clinical and patient centric reasons for choosing JAKi, in addition to exploring alignment between rheumatologists and RA patients in terms of treatment choice and satisfaction.

Methods The Adelphi RA Disease Specific Programme™2 is a large, multinational, point-in-time survey conducted amongst rheumatologists and their consulting patients with RA in Europe (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK) between January and October 2020. Physicians completed record forms for up to 10 consecutive RA patients, collecting demographic, clinical and treatment data, and reasons for current treatment choice. Patients were invited to complete a patient questionnaire to assess their satisfaction with ongoing treatment (5-point scale), and perceptions of shared decision making for the current treatment.

Results 316 rheumatologists provided data for 3121 patients, of whom 1130 (36.2%) completed patient reported questionnaires. Overall, 67% were female, mean age was 53 years (SD 14), 23% had moderate-high disease activity score (DAS28: >3.2). 68% of patients were currently receiving either a biologic or targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD; defined here as advanced therapy, AT), 72% were on first line AT. Overall, physicians and their patients were aligned that a conversation took place about a treatment decision (n=855, 79% net alignment), and this was a shared treatment decision (n=814, 75% net alignment). 15% of patients not taking an AT were reported to have a clinical condition warranting one; reasons for not taking AT included patients’ concerns about infection (24%), conventional synthetic DMARDs were tolerable and safe in the patient (18%), and patient dislike of infusions/injections (17%). Of 2143 patients receiving AT, 19% were prescribed JAKi; 57% as monotherapy, 43% as combination therapy. For physician stated reasons for choice of JAKi, factors were driven by both perceptions of clinical efficacy and onset of action, as well as factors relating to patient acceptability such as method of delivery and ease of use (Table 1). With respect to JAKi treatment (n=135 patient-physician pairs), 62% of physicians and their patients were aligned on satisfaction, however 30% of patients reported less satisfaction than their consulting physician (Figure 1).

Table 1.

Physician stated clinical and patient centric reasons for prescribing a JAKi in their patients with RA (data are percentage of patients; n=397)

Conclusion Communicating the choice of pharmacological therapy to patients with RA has become increasingly complex for physicians with expansion of approved treatments. In this subgroup of patients on JAKi, the drug attributes considered as reasons for prescribing were driven by clinical factors as well as by patient centric attributes. Although communications between patients and physicians were largely aligned, better understanding of patient expectations might serve to improve messaging about treatment options and resulting satisfaction.

References [1]Smolen JS et al. Ann Rheum Dis 2017;76.

[2]Anderson P et al. Curr Med Res Opin 2008;24(11):3063–72.

Acknowledgements The study was funded by Galapagos NV (Mechelen, Belgium). We thank the physicians and patients who participated in this survey. Medical writing support was provided by Gary Sidgwick, PhD (Adelphi Real World, Bollington, UK) and publications management was provided by Aspire Scientific Ltd, (Bollington, UK), funded by Galapagos NV.

Disclosure of Interests Peter C. Taylor Consultant of: AbbVie, Biogen, Bristol Myers Squibb, Fresenius, Galapagos, Gilead, GlaxoSmithKline, Janssen, Lilly, Nordic Pharma, Pfizer, Roche, Sanofi, and UCB, Grant/research support from: Celgene and Galapagos, Bruno Fautrel Consultant of: AbbVie, Amgen, Biogen, Bristol Myers Squibb, Celgene, Celltrion, Fresenius Kabi, Gilead, Janssen, Lilly, Medac, MSD, Mylan, NORDIC Pharma, Novartis, Pfizer, Roche, Sandoz, Sanofi-Genzyme, Sobi, and UCB, Grant/research support from: AbbVie, Lilly, MSD, and Pfizer, Yves Piette Consultant of: AbbVie, Galapagos, Grünenthal, Novartis, Janssen, and Sandoz, Susana Romero-Yuste Speakers bureau: AbbVie, Amgen, Bristol Myers Squibb, Grunenthal, Janssen, Kern Pharma, Lilly, Roche, Sandoz, Sanofi, and UCB, Consultant of: AbbVie, Bristol, Biogen, Fresenius, Galapagos, Gebro, Janssen, and Lilly, Grant/research support from: Bristol Myers Squibb, MSD, Novartis, and Pfizer, Jasper Broen Consultant of: Galapagos, Gilead, UCB, and Novartis, Martin Welcker Speakers bureau: AbbVie, Aescu, Amgen, Biogen, BMS, Berlin Chemie, GSK, Hexal, Janssen, Medac, MSD, Mundipharma, Mylan, Novartis, Pfizer, Riemser, Sanofi, and UCB, Consultant of: AbbVie, Boehringer, BMS, Celgene, Galapagos, Gilead, GSK, Medac, Mylan, Novartis, Pfizer, Sanofi, and UCB, Grant/research support from: AbbVie, Actelion, Boehringer, Galapagos, Gilead, GSK, Hexal, Novartis, and UCB, Elizabeth Holdsworth Employee of: Adelphi Real World, Monia Zignani Employee of: Galapagos NV, Katrien Van Beneden Shareholder of: Galapagos NV, Employee of: Galapagos NV, Roberto Caporali Speakers bureau: AbbVie, Amgen, Bristol Myers Squibb, Celltrion, Fresenius Kabi, Galapagos, Gilead, Lilly, MSD, Pfizer, Roche, Samsung Bioepis, Sanofi, and UCB, Consultant of: Galapagos, Gilead, Janssen, Lilly, and MSD, Rieke Alten Consultant of: AbbVie, Amgen, Biogen, BMS, Celltrion, Galapagos, Gilead, Janssen, Lilly, Novartis, Pfizer, and Roche

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