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Disease Modifying Therapies – Risk Management Poster Presentation

P0386 - Safety and Effectiveness of Dimethyl Fumarate Maintained Over 5 Years in Multiple Sclerosis Patients Treated in Routine Medical Practice (ID 430)

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Presentation Number
P0386
Presentation Topic
Disease Modifying Therapies – Risk Management

Abstract

Background

In clinical studies, delayed-release dimethyl fumarate (DMF) demonstrated a favorable benefit–risk profile in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS). Real-world studies enable characterization of risks that may only emerge with long-term exposure in clinical practice. ESTEEM (NCT02047097) is an ongoing 5-year study characterizing long-term safety and effectiveness of routinely prescribed DMF in MS patients.

Objectives

To report 5-year safety and effectiveness in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) treated with DMF under routine care.

Methods

Patients treated with DMF were recruited from ~380 sites. The primary objective was to determine incidence, type, and pattern of serious adverse events (SAEs), and AEs leading to discontinuation. Secondary objectives included assessment of DMF effectiveness on annualized relapse rate (ARR) and patient-reported outcomes (PROs).

Results

On April 3, 2019, 5084 patients had ≥1 dose of DMF and qualified for analysis. Mean (SD) age was 40.0 (11.2) years at enrollment, and 74% were female. In total, 1506 patients were treated for >24–48 months, and 441 were treated for >48 months. Two hundred and forty-five patients (4.8%) experienced SAEs; infections (n=64; 1.3%) and nervous system disorders (n=35; <1%) were most common. There were 1676 (33.0%) permanent treatment discontinuations: 965 (19.0%) due to AEs (most commonly: gastrointestinal AEs [395, 7.8%] and occurrence of lymphopenia [125, 2.5%]) and 260 (5.1%) due to insufficient efficacy. Overall ARR over the period of up to 5 years (0.09; 95% CI: 0.09–0.10) was significantly lower than in the year prior to baseline (0.82, 95% CI: 0.80–0.84), representing an 88.6% risk reduction [95% CI: 87.7–89.4 P<0.0001]). At 54 months, the Kaplan-Meier estimated probability of patients without relapse was 71.1% (n=4286). PROs were generally stable from baseline to Year 5.

Conclusions

Results from the ongoing study with up to 5 years follow-up reveal no new safety concerns emerging from real-world use of DMF. DMF demonstrated beneficial therapeutic effects for those patients that remained on treatment up to 5 years.

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