Background: Baloxavir marboxil (baloxavir) is a single-dose, oral antiinfluenza drug with a novel mechanism of action. We compared the incidence of hospitalization in patients treated with baloxavir vs neuraminidase inhibitors.
Methods: In this retrospective, observational, cohort study, we used real-world patient data extracted from a Japanese health insurance claims database. The enrollment period was 1 October 2018 to 17 April 2019. On day 1, eligible patients (N = 339 007) received baloxavir, oseltamivir, zanamivir, or laninamivir. Baseline characteristics were standardized using the inverse probability of treatment weighting method. The primary end point was the incidence of hospitalization (days 2-14). Secondary end points included antibacterial use, secondary pneumonia, and additional antiinfluenza drug use.
Results: Compared with the baloxavir group, the incidence of hospitalization was greater in the oseltamivir group (risk ratio [RR] and 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.41 [1.00-2.00]; risk difference [RD] and 95% CI, 0.06 [.01-.12]) and zanamivir group (RR, 1.85 [1.23-2.78]; RD, 0.11 [.02-.20]). Oseltamivir-treated patients were less likely to require antibacterials than baloxavir-treated patients (RR, 0.87 [.82-.91]). However, oseltamivir-treated patients were more likely to be hospitalized with antibacterials (RR, 1.70 [1.21-2.38]) or antibacterial injection (RR, 1.67 [1.17-2.38]) than baloxavir-treated patients (post hoc analysis). Compared with baloxavir-treated patients, additional antiinfluenza drug use was greater in oseltamivir-, zanamivir-, and laninamivir-treated patients (RR, 1.51 [1.05-2.18], 2.84 [2.04-3.96], and 1.68 [1.35-2.10], respectively).
Conclusions: Baloxavir is an efficacious antiinfluenza treatment that may reduce hospitalization compared with oseltamivir and zanamivir.
Clinical Trials Registration: University hospital Medical Information Network Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN000038159).
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