HLA-B27 as a predictor of effectiveness of treatment with TNF inhibitors in axial spondyloarthritis: data from the Swiss Clinical Quality Management Registry.

Fröhlich, Fabienne; Micheroli, Raphael; Hebeisen, Monika; Kissling, Seraphina; Bürki, Kristina; Exer, Pascale; Bräm, René; Niedermann, Karin; Möller, Burkhard; Nissen, Michael J; Kyburz, Diego; Andor, Michael; Distler, Oliver; Scherer, Almut; Ciurea, Adrian (2023). HLA-B27 as a predictor of effectiveness of treatment with TNF inhibitors in axial spondyloarthritis: data from the Swiss Clinical Quality Management Registry. Clinical rheumatology, 42(5), pp. 1267-1274. Springer 10.1007/s10067-022-06490-8

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OBJECTIVE

To explore the impact of the human leucocyte antigen (HLA)-B27 on the effectiveness of tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA).

METHODS

A total of 1109 patients with available HLA-B27 status (831 B27+ patients and 278 B27- patients) fulfilling the Assessment of Spondyloarthritis international Society classification criteria for axSpA from the prospective Swiss Clinical Quality Management Registry initiating a first TNFi were included. Drug retention was investigated with multiple adjusted Cox proportional hazard models with imputation of missing values. Multiple-adjusted logistic regression analyses were used to assess the proportion of patients reaching 50% reduction in the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI50) at 1 year.

RESULTS

B27+ and B27- patients differed with regard to age, sex, BASDAI, C-reactive protein (CRP), body mass index, enthesitis, uveitis, and classification status. After adjustment for potential confounders for the relationship between HLA-B27 and drug effectiveness (sex and family history of spondyloarthritis), a higher risk of drug discontinuation was found in B27- patients (HR 1.53, 95% CI 1.27-1.83). This difference decreased after additional adjustment for parameters which may act as mediators (HR 1.30, 95% CI 1.30-1.55). Male sex and elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) levels were consistently associated with longer retention. Comparable results were obtained for BASDAI50 responses.

CONCLUSION

The HLA-B27 genotype is an important predictor of treatment effectiveness. Male sex and CRP seem, however, to better describe variability of response in individual patients. This data may help avoiding potential discrimination of B27- individuals with regard to TNFi initiation. Key Points • HLA-B27 is a predictor of effectiveness of TNF inhibitors in axial spondyloarthritis. • Variability of response in individual patients is better defined by sex and objective markers of disease activity, such as C-reactive protein.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Dermatology, Urology, Rheumatology, Nephrology, Osteoporosis (DURN) > Clinic of Rheumatology, Clinical Immunology and Allergology

UniBE Contributor:

Möller, Burkhard

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

1434-9949

Publisher:

Springer

Language:

English

Submitter:

Pubmed Import

Date Deposited:

09 Jan 2023 16:09

Last Modified:

14 Apr 2023 00:13

Publisher DOI:

10.1007/s10067-022-06490-8

PubMed ID:

36574181

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Axial spondyloarthritis HLA-B27 TNF inhibition Treatment response

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/176566

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/176566

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