Anifrolumab Study of Treatment Effectiveness in the Real World (ASTER) study will collect real world data to obtain a good understanding of the (sustained) clinical effect and patient quality of life outcomes among diagnosed SLE patients who initiate anifrolumab treatment. ASTER will generate critical real-world evidence on the benefits of adding anifrolumab to standard of care treatment for SLE in routine clinical practice, to inform physicians, payers and patients.
ASTER is a multi-country, single-arm, prospective, observational study. The study will be initiated on a country-by country basis following the commercial launch of anifrolumab. ASTER is a cohort study, with 1-year retrospective baseline data and up to 5 years of follow-up data. The minimum enrolment period is anticipated to be 18 months (± 5 months) per country, but it may be extended, if necessary, to reach the overall study target. In general, patients will enter the study between the first anifrolumab prescription and infusion (index), with follow-up until death, loss to follow-up, patient discontinuing the study, or end of study period (whichever occurs first). Data collection will continue for all patients including those who have discontinued anifrolumab during the study, unless the patients have withdrawn their consent for participation in the study. Relevant clinical data collection will continue for the entire follow up while patient reported outcome (PRO) data collection will continue only up to the 3-year follow up. The study will use clinical assessments that are relevant for SLE-treating physicians in routine clinical practice, as well as introduce a specific measure for skin manifestations to affirm the potency of anifrolumab in treating SLE-related skin manifestations. The eCRFs will be accessed through secure web-based portals and will be used to ensure consistent data collection for each healthcare provider involved in this study. Electronic data collection will be the only method of data collection in this study.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
551
Not Applicable since Observational Study
Disease activity assessed by the Physician Global Assessment (PGA)
The PGA is a single-item visual analogue scale that describes the physician assessment of a patient's disease and its impact on daily functioning at the time of assessment. The scale ranges from 0 (asymptomatic disease and no limitation of normal activities) to 3 (severe disease and limitation of normal activities).
Time frame: From Baseline (1 year pre-anifrolumab) until follow-up 5 years post-anifrolumab initiation
Disease activity assessed by Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index 2000 (SLEDAI-2K)
The SLEDAI-2K is a global index and includes 24 clinical symptoms and laboratory variables that are weighted by the type of manifestation, but not by severity or dynamic of the individual item. The SLEDAI-2K includes scoring for antibodies and low complement, as well as some renal and hematologic parameters. The total score ranges between 0 and 105, with higher scores representing increased disease activity.
Time frame: From Baseline (1 year pre-anifrolumab) until follow-up 5 years post-anifrolumab initiation
Proportion of patients attaining the composite endpoint of lupus low disease activity (LLDAS)
The proportion of patients attaining the composite endpoint of LLDAS will be assesed.
Time frame: From Baseline (1 year pre-anifrolumab) until follow-up 5 years post-anifrolumab initiation
Proportion of patients attaining Definition of Remission in SLE (DORIS)
The proportion of patients attaining the Definition of Remission in SLE will be assesed.
Time frame: From Baseline (1 year pre-anifrolumab) until follow-up 5 years post-anifrolumab initiation
Clinical SLE Flares assessment by modified revised Safety of Estrogens in Lupus National Assessment-Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index (SELENA-SLEDAI) flare index (rSFI)
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Flare will be defined as any one criterion present either the Mild/Moderate Flare or Severe Flare categories. New or worsened manifestation will only be reported for manifestation of SLE.
Time frame: From Baseline (1 year pre-anifrolumab) until follow-up 5 years post-anifrolumab initiation
Proportion of patients with irreversible organ damage, using the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics/American College of Rheumatology Damage Index (SDI).
The proportion of patients with irreversible organ damage, using the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics/American College of Rheumatology Damage Index will be assessed. The irreversible, accumulated organ damage from either the disease process or disease treatment, which has been present for at least 6 months, in 12 organ systems will be measured.
Time frame: From Baseline (1 year pre-anifrolumab) until follow-up 5 years post-anifrolumab initiation
SLE treatment patterns prior to, concomitant with and after anifrolumab
SLE treatment patterns will be analyzed through prevalence and incidence in respect to time to discontinuation.
Time frame: From Baseline (1 year pre-anifrolumab) until follow-up 5 years post-anifrolumab initiation
Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy - Fatigue Scale (FACIT-Fatigue)
The FACIT-Fatigue is a 13-item questionnaire formatted for self-administration that assesses patient-reported fatigue and its impact upon daily activities and function over the past 7 days. Patients will be asked to answer each question using a 5-point verbal rating scale, with total scores ranging from 0 (most fatigued) to 52 (least fatigued).
Time frame: From Baseline (1 year pre-anifrolumab) until follow-up 3 years post-anifrolumab initiation
Lupus Quality of Life (LupusQoL)
The LupusQoL is a validated SLE-specific HRQoL (health-related quality of life) instrument consisting of 34 items across 8 domains (Physical health, Emotional health, Body image, Pain, Planning, Fatigue, Intimate relationships, and Burden to others). The LupusQoL has a 5-point verbal rating scale, and uses a 4-week recall period. The mean raw domain score is transformed to scores ranging from 25 (worst HRQoL) to 125 (best HRQoL) by dividing by 4 and then multiplying by 100.
Time frame: From Baseline (1 year pre-anifrolumab) until follow-up 3 years post-anifrolumab initiation
Patient Global Assessment (PtGA)
The PtGA is a single-item question that takes into account all the ways in which illness and health conditions may affect the patient at this time. The patient should consider the previous week when answering this question. Responses range from 0 (Very Well) to 100 (Very Poorly) on a visual analogue scale (VAS).
Time frame: From Baseline (1 year pre-anifrolumab) until follow-up 3 years post-anifrolumab initiation
EuroQol 5-Dimension Health Questionnaire 5 Level (EQ-5D-5L)
The EQ-5D-5L is a general health status measure comprising a descriptive system and the EQ VAS. The descriptive system comprises 5 dimensions: Mobility, Self-care, Usual activities, Pain/discomfort and Anxiety/depression. Patients are asked to rate their current health and functional status on a 5-point verbal rating scale for each of the 5 domains. Responses are converted into an overall quality of life score via a preference-based statistical mapping algorithm. The scores on these 5 dimensions can be presented as a health profile or can be converted to a single summary index number (utility) reflecting preferability compared to other health profiles. Additionally, patients are asked to indicate how they rate their current overall health on a visual analog scale (EQ-VAS) ranges from 100 for best imaginable health state to 0 for worst imaginable health state.
Time frame: From Baseline (1 year pre-anifrolumab) until follow-up 3 years post-anifrolumab initiation
Work Productivity and Activity Impairment - Lupus (WPAI:lupus)
The WPAI:Lupus is an SLE-specific, self-administered questionnaire, that assesses the impact of disease on productivity. The WPAI:Lupus consists of 6 items and has a recall period of the past 7 days. The WPAI:Lupus is divided into 4 domains: Absenteeism (work time missed), Presenteeism (VAS \[scored from 0 to 10\] rating of impairment while working), Working Productivity Loss (overall work impairment/absenteeism plus presenteeism), and Activity Impairment (VAS \[scored from 0 to 10\] rating of daily activity, other than work at a job). Scores for each domain are expressed as impairment percentages, with higher scores indicating greater productivity impairment.
Time frame: From Baseline (1 year pre-anifrolumab) until follow-up 3 years post-anifrolumab initiation
Pain Numerical Rating Scale (NRS)
The pain NRS will measure the pain severity in the past seven days on a scale of 0-10 (0: no pain; 10: worst pain imaginable).
Time frame: From Baseline (1 year pre-anifrolumab) until follow-up 3 years post-anifrolumab initiation
Number of outpatient hospital and emergency room visits and procedures
The healthcare resource utilisation (HCRU) for SLE after anifrolumab initiation as recorded in medical records will be assessed. The number of outpatient hospital and emergency room visits and procedures.
Time frame: From Baseline (1 year pre-anifrolumab) until follow-up 5 years post-anifrolumab initiation
Number of hospital admissions and inpatient hospital procedures
The HCRU for SLE after anifrolumab initiation as recorded in medical records will be assessed. The number of hospital admissions and inpatient hospital procedures (including duration of hospital stay and reason for hospitalization, stratified by admission to an intensive care unit \[ICU\] vs non-ICU) will be assessed.
Time frame: From Baseline (1 year pre-anifrolumab) until follow-up 5 years post-anifrolumab initiation
Number of rheumatologist visits and procedures
The HCRU for SLE after anifrolumab initiation as recorded in medical records will be assessed. The number of rheumatologist visits and procedures (including SLE-related laboratory tests) will be assessed.
Time frame: From Baseline (1 year pre-anifrolumab) until follow-up 5 years post-anifrolumab initiation
Number of dialysis appointments
The HCRU for SLE after anifrolumab initiation as recorded in medical records will be assessed. The number of dialysis appointments will be assessed.
Time frame: From Baseline (1 year pre-anifrolumab) until follow-up 5 years post-anifrolumab initiation