Clinical outcomes of patients with COVID-19 and inflammatory rheumatic diseases receiving biological/targeted therapy
BACKGROUND: Anti-cytokine treatments are used in the treatment of severe COVID-19. Other studies have shown statistical significance with TNF inhibitors but not with other biological/targeted synthetic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (b/tsDMARD). OBJECTIVES: Compare the rate of severe acute r...
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description | BACKGROUND: Anti-cytokine treatments are used in the treatment of severe COVID-19. Other studies have shown statistical significance with TNF inhibitors but not with other biological/targeted synthetic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (b/tsDMARD). OBJECTIVES: Compare the rate of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-COV-2) infection and the course and incidence of COVID-19 infection in patients who received b/tsDMARD with control patients. DESIGN: Analytical cross-sectional SETTINGS: Tertiary care hospital PATIENTS AND METHODS: All patients who applied to the rheumatology outpatient clinic between June 2020-March 2021 and received b/tsDMARD were included in the study. All patients with rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and spondyloarthritis who applied to the rheumatology outpatient clinic in the three months before March 2021 and did not receive b/tsDMARD were included as the control group. History of COVID-19 infection and treatments were recorded. Multivariate analysis was performed to assess factors associated with use of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors and differences between specific biologic drugs. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Rate of COVID-19 disease among patients using biological/targeted synthetic therapy and non-biological/targeted synthetic therapy. COVID-19 clinical outcomes (hospitalization, intensive care admission, mechanical ventilation and death). SAMPLE SIZE: 553 in total; 341 received b/tsDMARD, 212 in the control group that did not receive b/tsDMARD. RESULTS: One hundred patients (18%) had been infected with SARS-COV-2. The difference in SARS-COV-2 infection between b/tsDMARD and the control was statistically significant (13, 2% vs. 25, 9%, respectively) (P<.001). The hospital stays were longer in the controls (P<.001). Multinomial regression analysis revealed that COVID-19 negative patients were more likely to use tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors (OR: 2, 911; 95% CI: 1.727-4.908; P<.001) compared to COVID-19 positive participants. Multinomial logistic regression analysis indicated that non-hospitalized patients were more likely to use TNF inhibitors (OR: 11, 006; 95% CI: 3.447-35.138; P<.001) and there was no significant difference between b/tsDMARDs other than TNF inhibitors in frequency of hospitalization. CONCLUSIONS: Patients who were medicated with b/tsDMARD were less likely to be infected with COVID-19 and be hospitalized due to the infection. We have found that this effect was particularly dependent on the use of TNF inhibitors. LIMITATIONS: Conducted in a single center and unable to provide a homogeneous study population. CONFLICT OF INTEREST: None. |
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spelling | doaj.art-b8dd5abd55f44176b998e5e336db1d312022-12-22T03:37:54ZengKing Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research CentreAnnals of Saudi Medicine0256-49470975-44662022-05-0142315516410.5144/0256-4947.2022.155Clinical outcomes of patients with COVID-19 and inflammatory rheumatic diseases receiving biological/targeted therapyÖzlem Pehlivan0Tutku Aydin1From the Department of Rheumatology, Umraniye Training and Research Hospital, Umraniye, Istanbul, TurkeyFrom the Department of Internal Medicine, Umraniye Training and Research Hospital, Umraniye, Istanbul, TurkeyBACKGROUND: Anti-cytokine treatments are used in the treatment of severe COVID-19. Other studies have shown statistical significance with TNF inhibitors but not with other biological/targeted synthetic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (b/tsDMARD). OBJECTIVES: Compare the rate of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-COV-2) infection and the course and incidence of COVID-19 infection in patients who received b/tsDMARD with control patients. DESIGN: Analytical cross-sectional SETTINGS: Tertiary care hospital PATIENTS AND METHODS: All patients who applied to the rheumatology outpatient clinic between June 2020-March 2021 and received b/tsDMARD were included in the study. All patients with rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and spondyloarthritis who applied to the rheumatology outpatient clinic in the three months before March 2021 and did not receive b/tsDMARD were included as the control group. History of COVID-19 infection and treatments were recorded. Multivariate analysis was performed to assess factors associated with use of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors and differences between specific biologic drugs. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Rate of COVID-19 disease among patients using biological/targeted synthetic therapy and non-biological/targeted synthetic therapy. COVID-19 clinical outcomes (hospitalization, intensive care admission, mechanical ventilation and death). SAMPLE SIZE: 553 in total; 341 received b/tsDMARD, 212 in the control group that did not receive b/tsDMARD. RESULTS: One hundred patients (18%) had been infected with SARS-COV-2. The difference in SARS-COV-2 infection between b/tsDMARD and the control was statistically significant (13, 2% vs. 25, 9%, respectively) (P<.001). The hospital stays were longer in the controls (P<.001). Multinomial regression analysis revealed that COVID-19 negative patients were more likely to use tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors (OR: 2, 911; 95% CI: 1.727-4.908; P<.001) compared to COVID-19 positive participants. Multinomial logistic regression analysis indicated that non-hospitalized patients were more likely to use TNF inhibitors (OR: 11, 006; 95% CI: 3.447-35.138; P<.001) and there was no significant difference between b/tsDMARDs other than TNF inhibitors in frequency of hospitalization. CONCLUSIONS: Patients who were medicated with b/tsDMARD were less likely to be infected with COVID-19 and be hospitalized due to the infection. We have found that this effect was particularly dependent on the use of TNF inhibitors. LIMITATIONS: Conducted in a single center and unable to provide a homogeneous study population. CONFLICT OF INTEREST: None.http://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/10.5144/0256-4947.2022.155 |
spellingShingle | Özlem Pehlivan Tutku Aydin Clinical outcomes of patients with COVID-19 and inflammatory rheumatic diseases receiving biological/targeted therapy Annals of Saudi Medicine |
title | Clinical outcomes of patients with COVID-19 and inflammatory rheumatic diseases receiving biological/targeted therapy |
title_full | Clinical outcomes of patients with COVID-19 and inflammatory rheumatic diseases receiving biological/targeted therapy |
title_fullStr | Clinical outcomes of patients with COVID-19 and inflammatory rheumatic diseases receiving biological/targeted therapy |
title_full_unstemmed | Clinical outcomes of patients with COVID-19 and inflammatory rheumatic diseases receiving biological/targeted therapy |
title_short | Clinical outcomes of patients with COVID-19 and inflammatory rheumatic diseases receiving biological/targeted therapy |
title_sort | clinical outcomes of patients with covid 19 and inflammatory rheumatic diseases receiving biological targeted therapy |
url | http://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/10.5144/0256-4947.2022.155 |
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