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ArticleAdvances in therapy2025

Comparison of On-Label Treatment Persistence in Real-World Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis Receiving Guselkumab Versus Subcutaneous Interleukin-17A Inhibitors.

Philip J Mease, Shannon A Ferrante, Natalie J Shiff, Timothy P Fitzgerald, Soumya D Chakravarty, Jessica A Walsh

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Article in Advances in therapy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Philip J MeaseRheumatology Research, Providence Swedish Medical Center, 601 Broadway, Suite 600, Seattle, WA, 98122, USA. pmease@philipmease.com.ORCID 0000-0002-6620-0457
Shannon A FerranteJanssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, a Johnson & Johnson Company, Horsham, PA, USA.
Natalie J ShiffJanssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, a Johnson & Johnson Company, Horsham, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7410-9709
Timothy P FitzgeraldJanssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, a Johnson & Johnson Company, Horsham, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3441-1708
Soumya D ChakravartyJanssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, a Johnson & Johnson Company, Horsham, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7957-838X
Jessica A WalshSalt Lake City Veterans Affairs Health, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4563-0845

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionPsoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic, multidomain, inflammatory disease requiring long-term treatment. Guselkumab, a fully human interleukin [IL]-23p19-subunit inhibitor, and the IL-17A inhibitors (IL-17Ai) ixekizumab and secukinumab are approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for adults with active PsA. Real-world data evaluating on-label treatment persistence is an important consideration for patients.

methodsThis retrospective claim-based analysis (IQVIA PharMetrics® Plus) included adults with PsA receiving guselkumab or their first subcutaneous (SC) IL-17Ai (ixekizumab/secukinumab) per FDA label ("on-label") between July 14, 2020, and June 30, 2022. Baseline demographic and disease characteristics were collected in the 12 months preceding the index date (date of first guselkumab or SC IL-17Ai claim); follow-up extended through the earlier of the end of continuous insurance eligibility or end of data availability. Baseline characteristics were balanced between the cohorts by propensity score weighting (standardized mortality ratio [SMR]). Discontinuation was defined as a gap 2 × the FDA-approved maintenance dosing interval (guselkumab:112 days; SC IL-17Ai: 56 days); on-label persistence in the weighted cohorts was assessed using Kaplan-Meier curves and compared with a Cox proportional hazards model.

resultsWeighted demographic and disease characteristics were well balanced between the cohorts (guselkumab: N = 910, mean age = 50.4 years, 60.4% female; SC IL-17Ai: N = 2740, mean age = 50.2, 59.4% female). At 12 months, the guselkumab cohort was 1.85 × more likely to remain persistent with on-label therapy vs the SC IL-17Ai cohort (p < 0.001); median time to discontinuation was not reached for guselkumab and was 12.3 months for SC IL-17Ai. At 3, 6, 9, and 12 months, persistence rates in the weighted cohorts were higher with guselkumab than with SC IL-17Ai (p < 0.001).

conclusionIn this real-world claims data analysis in adults with PsA, on-label persistence rates were statistically significantly higher with guselkumab, as early as 3 months, with ~ 2 × greater likelihood of persistence at 12 months relative to SC IL-17Ai.

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Antibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedArthritis, PsoriaticInterleukin-17AdultAgedFemaleHumansInjections, SubcutaneousMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedguselkumabIL17A protein, humanInterleukin-17ixekizumabsecukinumabGuselkumabPersistencePsoriatic arthritisReal-world evidenceSubcutaneous interleukin-17A inhibitors

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PMID39621228
PMCPMC11787232

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