A Retrospective Patient Chart Review and Survey in Patients with Cryopyrin-associated Periodic Syndromes Treated with Anakinra
**Background:** Cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes (CAPS) is a group of rare autoinflammatory diseases. Little is known about the burden of disease, patients’ views on treatment, and adverse events (AEs) with current therapy. **Objectives:** The main study objective was to quantify the patient...
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| author | Helen J. Lachmann Renée J.G. Arnold Marco Gattorno Isabelle Koné-Paut Alberto Ferreira Jasmin Kümmerle-Deschner |
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| description | **Background:** Cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes (CAPS) is a group of rare autoinflammatory diseases. Little is known about the burden of disease, patients’ views on treatment, and adverse events (AEs) with current therapy.
**Objectives:** The main study objective was to quantify the patients’ burden of disease in terms of flares and resource use and to characterize patient symptomatology and tolerability of treatment with anakinra. A secondary objective included comparing chart review and patient recall of symptoms and AEs.
**Methods:** A retrospective medical chart review and concurrent online patient survey was conducted in four European countries. Data 12 months prior to initiation of/during anakinra treatment were entered into web-based case report forms by study groups.
**Results:** Forty-two patients received/were receiving anakinra as primary treatment for at least 12 months. Patients experienced a 79.5% reduction in flares after commencing anakinra treatment. During the past 12 months on anakinra, four of five (80%) patients who recalled experiencing flares reported cancelling social activities and staying home as the most common courses of action. Most common AEs were injection site pain upon treatment initiation and weight gain. According to patient recall, 12 of 21 patients (57.1%) discontinued anakinra to enter another clinical trial; of the 12, eight (38%) specifically discontinued anakinra only for that reason, and four patients cited entering a clinical trial as one of many reasons for discontinuing anakinra.
**Conclusions:** To our knowledge, this is the most comprehensive survey of patient experience with CAPS. Although improved, CAPS treatment remains suboptimal and a significant burden is placed upon patients, caregivers, and the healthcare system. With new agents available, it will be important to compare outcomes in patients using all therapeutic options. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0c0a56d5846840a8a8fa44709b30736e2025-02-10T16:12:45ZengColumbia Data Analytics, LLCJournal of Health Economics and Outcomes Research2327-22362013-08-0112A Retrospective Patient Chart Review and Survey in Patients with Cryopyrin-associated Periodic Syndromes Treated with AnakinraHelen J. LachmannRenée J.G. ArnoldMarco GattornoIsabelle Koné-PautAlberto FerreiraJasmin Kümmerle-Deschner**Background:** Cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes (CAPS) is a group of rare autoinflammatory diseases. Little is known about the burden of disease, patients’ views on treatment, and adverse events (AEs) with current therapy. **Objectives:** The main study objective was to quantify the patients’ burden of disease in terms of flares and resource use and to characterize patient symptomatology and tolerability of treatment with anakinra. A secondary objective included comparing chart review and patient recall of symptoms and AEs. **Methods:** A retrospective medical chart review and concurrent online patient survey was conducted in four European countries. Data 12 months prior to initiation of/during anakinra treatment were entered into web-based case report forms by study groups. **Results:** Forty-two patients received/were receiving anakinra as primary treatment for at least 12 months. Patients experienced a 79.5% reduction in flares after commencing anakinra treatment. During the past 12 months on anakinra, four of five (80%) patients who recalled experiencing flares reported cancelling social activities and staying home as the most common courses of action. Most common AEs were injection site pain upon treatment initiation and weight gain. According to patient recall, 12 of 21 patients (57.1%) discontinued anakinra to enter another clinical trial; of the 12, eight (38%) specifically discontinued anakinra only for that reason, and four patients cited entering a clinical trial as one of many reasons for discontinuing anakinra. **Conclusions:** To our knowledge, this is the most comprehensive survey of patient experience with CAPS. Although improved, CAPS treatment remains suboptimal and a significant burden is placed upon patients, caregivers, and the healthcare system. With new agents available, it will be important to compare outcomes in patients using all therapeutic options.https://doi.org/10.36469/9860 |
| spellingShingle | Helen J. Lachmann Renée J.G. Arnold Marco Gattorno Isabelle Koné-Paut Alberto Ferreira Jasmin Kümmerle-Deschner A Retrospective Patient Chart Review and Survey in Patients with Cryopyrin-associated Periodic Syndromes Treated with Anakinra Journal of Health Economics and Outcomes Research |
| title | A Retrospective Patient Chart Review and Survey in Patients with Cryopyrin-associated Periodic Syndromes Treated with Anakinra |
| title_full | A Retrospective Patient Chart Review and Survey in Patients with Cryopyrin-associated Periodic Syndromes Treated with Anakinra |
| title_fullStr | A Retrospective Patient Chart Review and Survey in Patients with Cryopyrin-associated Periodic Syndromes Treated with Anakinra |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Retrospective Patient Chart Review and Survey in Patients with Cryopyrin-associated Periodic Syndromes Treated with Anakinra |
| title_short | A Retrospective Patient Chart Review and Survey in Patients with Cryopyrin-associated Periodic Syndromes Treated with Anakinra |
| title_sort | retrospective patient chart review and survey in patients with cryopyrin associated periodic syndromes treated with anakinra |
| url | https://doi.org/10.36469/9860 |
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