Long-term efficacy of baricitinib in patients with rheumatoid arthritis who have had inadequate response to csdmards: results from ra-beyond up to 7 years of treatment

BackgroundBaricitinib (BARI), an oral selective Janus kinase 1/2 inhibitor, has demonstrated efficacy in patients (pts) with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) for up to 3 years (yrs) in a long-term extension (LTE) study RA-BEYOND.1ObjectivesDisclose efficacy of BARI in csDMARD-IR pts in the completed LTE study (up to 7 yrs).MethodsIn RA-BUILD, csDMARD-IR pts were randomized 1:1:1 to BARI 4 mg, 2 mg, or placebo (PBO). Completers to week (wk) 24 could enter the LTE and received BARI 4 or 2 mg. In RA-BEAM, MTX-IR pts were randomized 1:1:1 to BARI 4 mg, adalimumab (ADA) 40 mg, or PBO. Completers to wk 52 received BARI 4 mg in the LTE. Pts with no response could be rescued after wk 16 in both studies. Data were analysed by treatment assigned at baseline in originating studies as observed up to time of stepdown (if applicable), study discontinuation or completion, whichever occurred earlier. Efficacy response rates (RR) were assessed as proportions of pts with observed data up to yr 7 (wk 364) for low-disease activity (LDA) (SDAI ≤ 11, DAS28-hsCRP ≤ 3.2, CDAI ≤ 10), remission (REM) (SDAI ≤ 3.3, DAS28-hsCRP < 2.6, CDAI ≤ 2.8, Boolean), and physical function (HAQ-DI ≤ 0.5). No formal statistical comparisons were conducted.ResultsApproximately 56%/25% of pts in BARI 4 mg, 80%/31% in BARI 2 mg, and 60%/25% in PBO from RA-BUILD remained active at yr 3/7; 59%/17% of pts in ADA, 54%/16% in BARI 4 mg, and 67%/14% in PBO from RA-BEAM remained active at year 3/7. SDAI and CDAI had comparable RR for LDA and REM (Table 1). DAS-28CRP LDA RR were similar to SDAI and CDAI, while REM RR were about twice those of SDAI and CDAI (Table 1). HAQ-DI ≤ 0.5 RR was achieved by 25-30% of BARI-treated pts from both trials and maintained to the end of LTE.Table 1.Efficacy outcomes in RA-BEYONDTimeaN/n (%)LDAREMHAQ-DI ≤0.5SDAICDAIDAS-28 CRPSDAICDAIDAS-28 CRPBooleanRA-BEYOND entryBARI 2 mg (BUILD)197/109197/103200/108197/38 (19.3)197/35 (17.8)200/72 (36.0)200/29 (14.5)200/50 (25.0)(55.3)(52.3)(54.0)BARI 4 mg (BUILD)188/113191/116189/112188/33191/35 (18.3)189/75 (39.7)189/26 (13.8)193/44 (22.8)(60.1)(60.7)(59.3)(17.6)BARI 4 mg (BEAM)412/288414/290412/280412/112414/108412/199412/78 (18.9)414/133 (27.3)(69.9)(70.0)(68.0)(27.2)(26.1)(48.3)Yr 3BARI 2 mg (BUILD)156/120158/116156/112156/41 (26.3)158/44 (27.8)156/81 (51.9)156/34 (21.8)159/38 (23.9)(76.9)(73.4)(71.8)BARI 4 mg (BUILD)107/76107/76107/74107/24107/26 (24.3)107/56 (52.3)107/17 (15.9)108/26 (24.1)(71.0)(71.0)(69.2)(22.4)BARI 4 mg (BEAM)222/166224/166222/164222/72224/71 (31.7)222/119222/48224/54 (24.1)(74.8)(74.1)(73.9)(32.4)(53.6)(21.6)Yr 7BARI 2 mg (BUILD)61/5061/4961/5161/17 (27.9)61/18 (29.5)61/40 (65.6)61/12 (19.7)62/16 (25.8)(82.0)(80.3)(83.6)BARI 4 mg (BUILD)45/3748/3745/3445/13 (28.9)48/16 (33.3)45/25 (55.6)45/8 (17.8)48/14 (29.2)(82.2)(77.1)(75.6)BARI 4 mg (BEAM)60/5364/5760/53 (88.3)60/18 (30.0)64/22 (34.4)60/38 (63.3)60/13 (21.7)64/14 (21.9)(88.3)(89.1)N: Number of pts with observed data; n: Number of pts with response. aTime from randomization in originating studies. Entry to RA-BEYOND=wk 24 and wk 52; Yr 3=wk 156 and wk 160; and Yr 7=wk 360 and wk 364 of RA-BUILD and RA-BEAM, respectively.ConclusionIn observed data, BARI demonstrated maintained efficacy in treatment and maintenance of physical function of a csDMARDs-IR RA pt population up to 7 yrs.References[1]Smolen JS, et al. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2021; 60(5):2256-66.Disclosure of InterestsRoberto Caporali Speakers bureau: Abbvie, Amgen, BMS, Celltrion, Eli Lilly and Company, Galapagos, Pfizer, Fresenius-Kabi, MSD, UCB, Roche,Janssen, Novartis, Sandoz, Consultant of: Abbvie, Amgen, BMS, Celltrion, Eli Lilly and Company, Galapagos, Pfizer, MSD, UCB, Janssen, Novartis, Sandoz, Daniel Aletaha Speakers bureau: Abbvie, Amgen, Eli Lilly and Company, Janssen, Merck, Novartis, Pfizer, Roche, Sandoz, Grant/research support from: Abbvie, Amgen, Eli Lilly and Company, Novartis, Roche, SoBi, Sanofi, Raimón Sanmartí Speakers bureau: Eli Lilly and Company, Grant/research support from: Eli Lilly and Company, Tsutomu Takeuchi Speakers bureau: AbbVie Japan GK, Ayumi Pharmaceutical Co., Bristol Myers Squibb Co., Ltd., Chugai Pharmaceutical Co, Ltd. Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. Eisai Co., Ltd. Eli Lilly Japan K.K.; Gilead Sciences, Inc. 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