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Subcutaneous Vedolizumab Treatment in a Real-World Inflammatory Bowel Disease Cohort Switched From Intravenous Vedolizumab: Eighteen-Month Prospective Follow-up Study.

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Background

Vedolizumab has since 2021 been available as a subcutaneous formulation. We aimed to assess 18-month drug persistence and possible predictive factors associated with discontinuation, safety, serum drug profile, drug dosing, and disease activity in a real-world cohort of patients with inflammatory bowel disease switched from intravenous to subcutaneous vedolizumab maintenance treatment.

Methods

Eligible patients were switched to subcutaneous vedolizumab and followed for 18 months or until discontinuation of subcutaneous treatment. Data on preferred route of administration, adverse events, drug dosing, serum-vedolizumab, disease activity, fecal calprotectin, and C-reactive protein were collected. Persistence was described using Kaplan-Meier analysis. The impact of clinical and biochemical variables on persistence was analyzed with Cox proportional hazard models.

Results

We included 108 patients, and the estimated 18-month drug persistence was 73.6% (95% CI [64.2-80.1]). Patients in clinical remission at switch were less likely to discontinue SC treatment (HR = 0.34, 95% CI [0.16-0.73], P = .006), and patients favoring intravenous treatment at switch were almost 3 times more likely to discontinue (HR = 2.78, 95% CI [1.31-5.90], P = .008). Four patients discontinued subcutaneous vedolizumab due to injection site reactions. At 18 months, 88% of patients administered subcutaneous vedolizumab with an interval of ≥ 14 days, and serum-vedolizumab was 39.1 mg/L. Disease activity was stable during follow-up.

Conclusions

Three of the four patients remained on subcutaneous vedolizumab after 18 months, a large proportion received treatment at standard dosing intervals, and disease activity remained stable. This indicates that switching from intravenous to subcutaneous vedolizumab treatment is convenient and safe.

SUBMITTER: Wiken TH

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10972549 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Subcutaneous Vedolizumab Treatment in a Real-World Inflammatory Bowel Disease Cohort Switched From Intravenous Vedolizumab: Eighteen-Month Prospective Follow-up Study.

Wiken Thea H TH Høivik Marte L ML Anisdahl Karoline K Buer Lydia L Warren David J DJ Bolstad Nils N Hagen Milada M Moum Bjørn A BA Medhus Asle W AW

Crohn's & colitis 360 20240101 1

<h4>Background</h4>Vedolizumab has since 2021 been available as a subcutaneous formulation. We aimed to assess 18-month drug persistence and possible predictive factors associated with discontinuation, safety, serum drug profile, drug dosing, and disease activity in a real-world cohort of patients with inflammatory bowel disease switched from intravenous to subcutaneous vedolizumab maintenance treatment.<h4>Methods</h4>Eligible patients were switched to subcutaneous vedolizumab and followed for ...[more]

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Subcutaneous Vedolizumab Treatment in a Real-World Inflammatory Bowel Disease Cohort Switched From Intravenous Vedolizumab: Eighteen-Month Prospective Follow-up Study.

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Subcutaneous Vedolizumab Treatment in a Real-World Inflammatory Bowel Disease Cohort Switched From Intravenous Vedolizumab: Eighteen-Month Prospective Follow-up Study.

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