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Long-Term Safety of Adalimumab in 29,967 Adult Patients From Global Clinical Trials Across Multiple Indications: An Updated Analysis. Adv Ther 2020 Jan;37(1):364-380

Date

11/22/2019

Pubmed ID

31748904

Pubmed Central ID

PMC6979455

DOI

10.1007/s12325-019-01145-8

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-85075361203 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   52 Citations

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The safety profile of adalimumab was previously reported in 23,458 patients across multiple indications. Here we report the long-term safety of adalimumab in adults with plaque psoriasis (Ps), hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis, peripheral spondyloarthritis, Crohn's disease (CD), ulcerative colitis (UC), and non-infectious uveitis (UV).

METHODS: Safety data from 77 clinical trials were pooled. Safety assessments included adverse events (AEs) and serious AEs (SAEs) that occurred after the first study dose and within 70 days (5 half-lives) after the last study dose.

RESULTS: A total of 29,967 patients were included, representing 56,916 patient-years (PY) of exposure. The most frequently reported SAE of interest was infection (3.7/100 PY) with highest incidences in CD, RA, UV, and UC (3.5/100 PY-6.9/100 PY); serious infections in Ps (1.8/100 PY) and HS (2.8/100 PY) were lower. The observed number of deaths was below what would be expected in an age- and sex-adjusted population for most adalimumab-treated patients (including Ps). Lack of real-life data and limited long-term data (> 5 years) for most patients are limitations of this analysis.

CONCLUSION: The safety profile of adalimumab was consistent with previous findings and no new safety signals were observed.

Author List

Burmester GR, Gordon KB, Rosenbaum JT, Arikan D, Lau WL, Li P, Faccin F, Panaccione R

Author

Kenneth Brian Gordon MD Chair, Professor in the Dermatology department at Medical College of Wisconsin

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Adalimumab
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Arthritis, Psoriatic
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Colitis, Ulcerative
Crohn Disease
Female
Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Uveitis