PMID- 20601654 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20110912 LR - 20101214 IS - 1462-0332 (Electronic) IS - 1462-0324 (Linking) VI - 50 IP - 1 DP - 2011 Jan TI - Safety and retention rate of off-label uses of TNF antagonists in rheumatic conditions: data from the Spanish registry BIOBADASER 2.0. PG - 85-92 LID - 10.1093/rheumatology/keq207 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVE: To compare the safety and retention rate of TNF antagonists used in approved indications (AIs) and non-AIs. METHODS: Analysis of the Spanish registry BIOBADASER 2.0 (February 2000 to October 2009). Patients were classified into AIs and off-label uses (OUs), according to the European Medicines Agency approval. Retention rates, incidence rates (IRs) and IR ratios (IRRs) of adverse events (AEs) with 95% CI were compared between uses, by log-rank test, cause-specific Cox regression models and generalized linear models with Poisson's distribution. RESULTS: First treatment with TNF antagonist was available in 5150 patients, of whom 4594 (89%) were AIs (2854 RA, 882 AS and 858 PsA) and 556 (11%) were OUs [437 chronic arthropathies in the spectrum of SpAs (CA) and 119 chronic immune-mediated diseases (CIDs)]. The IR of AE was largest in CID (649 events per 1000 patient-years) and lowest in PsA (250 events per 1000 patient-years). The occurrence of AEs was significantly associated with OU [IRR of CA vs RA 1.33 (95% CI 1.19, 1.49); IRR of CID vs RA 1.94 (95% CI 1.62, 2.31). The largest hazard ratio for discontinuation was for CID vs RA (1.33; 95% CI 1.02, 1.71) and especially vs AS (2.18; 95% CI 1.63, 2.90). CONCLUSIONS: OUs of TNF antagonists need a very close ascertainment of risk/benefit. The safety and retention pattern for CID is similar to that for RA and the pattern for CA resembles that of AS. This study shows an additional value of a national registry. FAU - Carmona, Loreto AU - Carmona L AD - Research Unit, Spanish Society of Rheumatology, Madrid, Spain. FAU - Descalzo, Miguel A AU - Descalzo MA FAU - Ruiz-Montesinos, Dolores AU - Ruiz-Montesinos D FAU - Manero-Ruiz, Francisco J AU - Manero-Ruiz FJ FAU - Perez-Pampin, Eva AU - Perez-Pampin E FAU - Gomez-Reino, Juan J AU - Gomez-Reino JJ CN - BIOBADASER 2.0 Study Group LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20100703 PL - England TA - Rheumatology (Oxford) JT - Rheumatology (Oxford, England) JID - 100883501 RN - 0 (Antirheumatic Agents) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Aged MH - Antirheumatic Agents/*adverse effects MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - *Off-Label Use MH - Registries MH - Rheumatic Diseases/*drug therapy/epidemiology MH - Risk Assessment MH - Spain/epidemiology MH - Statistics as Topic MH - Time Factors MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/adverse effects/*antagonists & inhibitors FIR - Sellas, Agusti IR - Sellas A FIR - Rodriguez, Basilio IR - Rodriguez B FIR - Barcelo, Mireia IR - Barcelo M FIR - Cebrian, Laura IR - Cebrian L FIR - Montoro, Maria IR - Montoro M FIR - Montesinos, Dolores IR - Montesinos D FIR - Perez-Pampin, Eva IR - Perez-Pampin E FIR - Ortiz, Ana Ma IR - Ortiz AM FIR - Anton, Fred IR - Anton F FIR - Zea, Antonio IR - Zea A FIR - Manero Ruiz, Francisco Javier IR - Manero Ruiz FJ FIR - Beltran, Chesus IR - Beltran C FIR - Ubeda, Eugenio Gimenez IR - Ubeda EG FIR - Zorzo, Fernando Jimenez IR - Zorzo FJ FIR - Marzo, Jesus IR - Marzo J FIR - Pecondon, Angela IR - Pecondon A FIR - Hernandez, Ma Victoria IR - Hernandez MV FIR - Sanmarti, Raimon IR - Sanmarti R FIR - Canete, Juan D IR - Canete JD FIR - Lozano, Carlos Rodriguez IR - Lozano CR FIR - Naranjo, Antonio IR - Naranjo A FIR - Ojeda, Soledad IR - Ojeda S FIR - Hernandez, Felix Francisco IR - Hernandez FF FIR - Erausquin, Celia IR - Erausquin C FIR - Rua, Inigo IR - Rua I FIR - Urena, Inmaculada IR - Urena I FIR - Irigoyen, Maria Victoria IR - Irigoyen MV FIR - Cano, Laura IR - Cano L FIR - Pardo, Rosa Rosello IR - Pardo RR FIR - Galeano, Carlos Vazquez IR - Galeano CV FIR - de Juanes, Alexia IR - de Juanes A FIR - Joven, Beatriz IR - Joven B FIR - Garcia, Javier IR - Garcia J FIR - Calvo, Javier IR - Calvo J FIR - Campos, Cristina IR - Campos C FIR - Borras, Juan Jose Garcia IR - Borras JJ FIR - Negueroles, Rosa IR - Negueroles R FIR - Munoz, Luisa IR - Munoz L FIR - Valero, J L IR - Valero JL FIR - Ybanez, D IR - Ybanez D EDAT- 2010/07/06 06:00 MHDA- 2011/09/13 06:00 CRDT- 2010/07/06 06:00 PHST- 2010/07/06 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2010/07/06 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2011/09/13 06:00 [medline] AID - keq207 [pii] AID - 10.1093/rheumatology/keq207 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Rheumatology (Oxford). 2011 Jan;50(1):85-92. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keq207. Epub 2010 Jul 3.