Background: The real-world outcomes of golimumab (GLM) use have been rarely studied in Asian patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This study assessed the real-world effectiveness and safety of GLM in a Taiwanese cohort.
Methods: One hundred and eight GLM-treated RA patients were enrolled. Predictors of a good European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) response at 24 months and drug retention were identified through multivariate analyses.
Results: After 24 months of GLM treatment, the mean Disease Activity Score using 28 joint counts with the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (DAS28-ESR) decreased from 6.7 to 3.1 (p < 0.001). Up to 58.9% of patients achieved a good EULAR response at 24 months. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that after adjustment for other variables, a higher baseline C-reactive protein was an independent negative predictor of good EULAR responses (odds ratio, 0.82; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.67-0.99; p = 0.043). During the mean follow-up period of 38.3 months, 15 (13.9%) patients discontinued GLM due to treatment failure. In multivariate analysis, high baseline ESR level, high DAS28-ESR, and the experience of biologic therapy were independent risk factors for GLM discontinuation (adjusted hazard ratio [HR], 1.03; 95% CI, 1.01-1.05; p = 0.003; adjusted HR, 2.93; 95% CI, 1.42-6.08; p = 0.004; and adjusted HR, 5.00; 95% CI, 1.75-14.26; p = 0.003, respectively). In receiver operator characteristic curve analysis, the optimal cutoff values of baseline ESR and DAS28-ESR for predicting drug survival were 52 mm/h (sensitivity: 60.0% and specificity: 77.4%) and 7.7 (sensitivity: 46.7% and specificity: 94.3%), respectively. During the follow-up period, 22 patients (20.4%) developed adverse events. The safety profile of GLM in this study was comparable with that in previous clinical trials.
Conclusion: GLM was effective and safe for the real-life management of Taiwanese RA patients and showed a high retention rate in biologic-naive patients compared with biologic-experienced patients.
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