The purpose of this study is to establish the incidence of sub-optimal response to anti-TNF therapy in UC and CD participants.
Participants with historical diagnosis of CD and UC who were naïve to anti-TNF therapy were observed in this retrospective study. The study will look to identify the local barriers in prescribing anti-TNF therapy, treatment patterns and indicators of sub-optimal response to anti-TNF therapy in UC and CD participants in real-world clinical practice in the EM countries, along with the associated incidence of sub-optimal response and impact on health care resource utilization (HCRU). The will enroll approximately 2000 participants. The study consists of two periods, eligibility period followed by a data abstraction period. During the eligibility period participants who had initiated first anti-TNF therapy during 01 March 2010 up to 01 March 2015 will be recruited and observed. Participants will be followed up for a period of minimum 2 years (other than death) and a maximum of 5 years from the date of first treatment of anti-TNF therapy for CD and UC (Index date). During the data abstraction period participants who have eligible medical charts will be identified and all retrospective data will be collected. This multi-center trial will be conducted in Argentina, China, Colombia, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Turkey. The overall time to abstract data during the data extraction period from the web-based electronic data capture (EDC) system will be approximately 1 year from March 2017 to February 2018.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
1,731
Anti-TNF therapy.
Incidence Rate of Sub-optimal Response in UC and CD Participants
Incidence rate will be calculated as the number of events divided by the total person time at risk, for participants under anti-TNF therapy.
Time frame: 5 years
Treatment Patterns in UC and CD Participants
Time frame: 5 years
Number of Participants With Each Type of Anti-TNF Therapy
Time frame: 5 years
Duration of Treatment
Time frame: 5 years
Number of Participants With Response to Treatment
Number of participants with response to treatment will be assessed.
Time frame: 5 years
Treatment Pattern Results Stratified by Anti-TNF Response Group and by UC or CD Diagnosis
Treatment patterns results were as per the Anti-TNF therapy response from UC and CD participants.
Time frame: 5 years
Time-to-switch
The time to switch at which the participant switched to another anti-TNF therapy will be evaluated.
Time frame: 5 years
Time-to-first Indicator of Sub-optimal Therapy
Time-to-first indicator of sub-optimal therapy was defined as the occurrence of dose escalation, therapy augmentation, therapy switch, therapy discontinuation, hospitalization, or surgery of participant, which ever occurred first.
Time frame: 5 years
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Hospital Italiano
Ciudad Autonoma Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Hospital Italiano de La Plata
La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Hospital Aleman
Ciudad Autonoma Buenos Aires, Argentina
Hospital Britanico de Buenos Aires
Ciudad Autonoma Buenos Aires, Argentina
Hospital Privado Centro Medico de Cordoba
Córdoba, Argentina
Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University
Dalian, Liaoning, China
Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong Uni. School of Med.
Huangpu, Shanghai Municipality, China
...and 66 more locations
Number of Participants With CD Achieving Clinical Response Based on Harvey Bradshaw Index (HBI)
Clinical response is defined as a decrease in HBI score of greater than or equal to (\>=) 3 points from baseline. HBI score is used to measure the disease activity of CD. It consists of clinical parameters: abdominal pain (0-3, higher score means more severe pain), number of liquid stools per day, abdominal mass (0-3, where higher score means presence of swelling in the abdomen), and complications (score 1 per item). Total score is the sum of individual parameters. The score ranges from a minimum score of 0 to no pre-specified maximum score as it depends on the number of liquid stools, where higher scores indicating more severe disease.
Time frame: Baseline up to 5 years
Number of Participants With UC Achieving Clinical Response Based on Mayo Scores
Clinical response is defined as a decrease in the partial Mayo Score of at least 2 points and \>=25% from baseline, with an accompanying decrease in rectal bleeding subscore of \>=1 point from baseline or absolute rectal bleeding subscore of less than or equal to (\<=) 1 point. Mayo score is an instrument designed to measure disease activity of UC. It consists of 3 subscores: stool frequency, rectal bleeding, and physician global assessment of disease severity, each graded from 0 to 3 with higher scores indicating more severe disease. These scores are summed to give a total score range of 0 to 9; where higher scores indicating more severe disease.
Time frame: Baseline up to 5 years
Number of Participants with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Related Surgeries and Hospitalisation
IBD-related surgeries and hospitalisation will be conducted in the two years prior to index anti-TNF therapy in UC or CD participants.
Time frame: 2 years prior to index anti-TNF therapy
Number of Participants with Co-morbidities
Time frame: Baseline
Number of Participants with Predictors of Sub-optimal Therapy in UC or CD Participants
The predictors of sub-optimal response will be assessed through multivariate analysis using logistic regression or other appropriate statistical methods. Multivariate analyses may be conducted to derive predictors of sub-optimal response to anti-TNF therapy globally and individually.
Time frame: Baseline up to 5 years
Health Care Resources Utilisation (HCRU)
HCRU will be calculated for physician clinic visits, emergency department visits, IBD-related surgeries, invasive procedures, imaging, and in-participant admissions related to UC or CD, or related complications as available in the medical record and captured in the electronic case report form (eCRF).
Time frame: Baseline up to 7 years
Physician Survey Questionnaire
The physician survey questionnaire will include questions on local accessibility to infusion centres, potential restrictions of prescription, potential local difficulties for drug access (example, reimbursement process, economic burden), and other reasons for participants compliant with the local label to not receive anti-TNF therapy.
Time frame: Baseline