Safety, Adherence and Persistence in a Real-World Cohort of German MS Patients Newly Treated With Ocrelizumab: First Insights From the CONFIDENCE Study

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  • Martin S Weber - , University Medical Center Göttingen, Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology (Author)
  • Mathias Buttmann - , Caritas-Krankenhaus Bad Mergentheim (Author)
  • Sven G Meuth - , Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (Author)
  • Petra Dirks - , F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG (Author)
  • Erwan Muros-Le Rouzic - , F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG (Author)
  • Julius C Eggebrecht - , Roche Pharma AG (Author)
  • Stefanie Hieke-Schulz - , Roche Pharma AG (Author)
  • Jost Leemhuis - , Roche Pharma AG (Author)
  • Tjalf Ziemssen - , Department of Neurology, Center of Clinical Neuroscience, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden (Author)

Abstract

Background: Real-world relapsing multiple sclerosis (RMS) and primary progressive MS (PPMS) populations may be more diverse than in clinical trials. Here, we present a first analysis of safety, adherence and persistence data from a real-world cohort of patients newly treated with ocrelizumab. Methods: CONFIDENCE (ML39632, EUPAS22951) is an ongoing multicenter, non-interventional post authorization safety study assessing patients with RMS or PPMS newly treated with ocrelizumab or other disease-modifying therapies for up to 10 years. For this analysis, patients newly treated with ocrelizumab were analyzed in subgroups by MS phenotype and age over a mean ~1 year of exposure totaling 2,329 patient years [PY]). Results: At data cutoff (14 October 2020), 1,702 patients with RMS and 398 patients with PPMS were treated with ≥1 dose of ocrelizumab. At baseline, the mean ages (SD) of patients with RMS and PPMS were 41.59 (11.24) and 50.95 (9.88) years and the mean EDSS (Expanded Disability Status Scale) was 3.18 (1.87) and 4.41 (1.59), respectively. The most common adverse events (AEs) and serious AEs across both phenotypes were infections and infestations, with infection SAE rates of 2.8 events/100 PY and 1.5 events/100 PY in patients with RMS and PPMS, respectively. Across all phenotypes, ocrelizumab persistence was 92% at 24 months; median time between doses was ~6 months. Conclusions: The ocrelizumab safety profile observed in the CONFIDENCE real-world MS population was consistent to the one observed in pivotal clinical trials. High treatment persistence and adherence were observed.

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Original languageEnglish
Article number863105
JournalFrontiers in neurology
Volume13
Publication statusPublished - 9 May 2022
Peer-reviewedYes

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PubMedCentral PMC9126090
Scopus 85130726108

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