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Multicenter Study
. 2023 Jan;55(1):61-68.
doi: 10.1016/j.dld.2022.07.012. Epub 2022 Aug 16.

Efficacy and safety of combination targeted therapies in immune-mediated inflammatory disease: the COMBIO study

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Multicenter Study

Efficacy and safety of combination targeted therapies in immune-mediated inflammatory disease: the COMBIO study

Lucas Guillo et al. Dig Liver Dis. 2023 Jan.

Abstract

Background: Use of a combination of targeted therapies (COMBIO) in patients with refractory/overlapping immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) has increased, but reported data remain scarce. We aimed to assess effectiveness and safety of COMBIO in patients with IMIDs.

Methods: We conducted a French ambispective multicenter cohort study from September 2020 to May 2021, including adults' patients with 1 or 2 IMIDs and treated at least 3-month with COMBIO.

Results: Overall, 143 patients were included. The most common IMIDs were Crohn's disease (63.6%), axial spondyloarthritis (37.7%), and ulcerative colitis (14%). Half of patients had only one IMID, of which 60% were Crohn's disease. Mean duration of COMBIO was 274.5±59.3 weeks, and COMBIO persistence at 104 weeks was estimated at 64.1%. The most frequent COMBIOs combined anti-TNF agents with vedolizumab (30%) or ustekinumab (28.7%). Overall, 50% of patients achieved significant and 27% mild-to-moderate improvement in patient-reported outcomes. Extended duration of COMBIO (aOR=1.09; 95% CI: 1.03-1.14; p=0.002) and diagnoses of two IMIDs (aOR=3.46; 95%CI: 1.29-9.26; p=0.013) were associated with significant improvement in patient-reported outcomes. Incidence of serious infection during COMBIO was 4.51 per 100 person-years (95% CI 2.20-8.27) and 5 COMBIOs were discontinued due to adverse events.

Conclusions: COMBIO can be effective and safe in patients with refractory/overlapping IMIDs.

Keywords: Combination therapy; Immune-mediated inflammatory diseases; Molecular targeted therapy.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of Competing Interest L Guillo declares consulting fees for Abbvie. J Avouac has received consultancy relationship and/or received honoraria and/or participated to advisory boards from Galapagos, Lilly, Pfizer, Abbvie, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Sanofi, Roche-Chugai, Nordic Pharma, Medac, Novartis, Biogen, Fresenius Kabi, Janssen, and MSD. M Nachury received board membership, consultancy, or lecture fees from Abbvie, Adacyte, Amgen, Arena, Biogen, CTMA, Celltrion, Ferring, Fresenius-Kabi, Janssen, Mayoli-Spindler, MSD, Pfizer, Takeda. G Bouguen has served as a speaker, consultant or advisory board member abbvie, takeda, fresinus Kabin, Janssen, Vifor pharma, Sandoz, MSD, Biogen, TIllots, FErring, Amgen, Mylan. A Buisson declares consulting fees for Abbvie, Amgen, Arena, Biogen, CTMA, Janssen, MSD, Pfizer, Roche, Takeda and Tillots. Lecture fees for Abbvie, Amgen, Biogen, Janssen, Mayoly-Spindler, MSD, Norgine Pfizer, Roche, Takeda and Tillots. L Caillo declares lecture and consulting fees for Abbvie, Pfizer, Ferring, Janssen, Amgen, Biogen, Takeda and Tillotts. M Fumery has served as a speaker, consultant, advisory board member for Abbvie, Takeda, MSD, Pfizer, Janssen, Biogen, Amgen, Sandoz, Ferring, Tillots, Gilead, Galapagos, Boehringer, Celgene and Celltrion. X Hebuterne Hébuterne has served as a speaker, consultant and advisory board member for Abbvie, Abivax, Alphasigma, Amgen, Arena, Cellgen, Gilead, Eli Lilly, Ferring, Fresenius-Kabi, InDex Pharmaceuticals, Janssen, MSD, Mylan, Nestlé Health Science, Nutricia, Pfizer, Roche, Sanofi-Advantis, SAlix, Sangamo, Takeda, Theravance, Tillots. D Laharie declares counseling, boards, transports or fees from Abbvie, Biogaran, Biogen, Ferring, HAC-pharma, Janssen, MSD, Novartis, Pfizer, Prometheus, Roche, Takeda, Theradiag, Tillots. E Mahé has paid activities as a consultant, advisor, or speaker for AbbVie, Amgen, Janssen Cilag, Celgene, Leo Pharma, Lilly, Novartis, and Sanofi. H Marotte has served as a speaker, consultant, advisory board member for Abbvie, Amgen, Biogen, BMS, Celgene, Fresenius-Kabi, Janssen, Lilly, Pfizer, MSD, Nordic, Novartis, Pfizer, Sandoz, Sanofi, and UCB. S Nancey declares lecture and consulting fees for Abbvie, Celltrion, Amgen, Biogen, Janssen, Hospira/Pfizer, MSD, HAC, Fresenius, Takeda, Bristol Myers Squibb and Tillotts. S Ottaviani has received personal fees from Abbvie, Janssen, Lilly, MSD, BMS, Roche-Chugai, UCB. JH Salmon has served as a speaker, consultant or advisory board member for Abbvie, BMS, Galapagos, Lilly, Janssen, Medac, MSD, Mylan, Novartis, Pfizer, Roche, Sanofi and UCB. M Serrero declares lecture and consulting fees for Abbvie, Celltrion, Ferring, Janssen, MSD, Takeda and Tillotts. M Uzzan has received personal fees from Janssen and Abbvie. M Viguier has served as a speaker, consultant and advisory board member for Abbvie, Janssen, Boerhinger-Ingelheim, Lilly, Novartis, Medac, Leo Pharma, Almirall and UCB. C Richez has served as a speaker, consultant, advisory board member for Abbvie, Amgen, Astra Zeneca, Biogen, BMS, Celltrion, GSK, Lilly, Pfizer, MSD, Pfizer, Sandoz, Sanofi, and UCB. L Peyrin-Biroulet has served as a speaker, consultant and advisory board member for Merck, Abbvie, Janssen, Genentech, Mitsubishi, Ferring, Norgine, Tillotts, Vifor, Hospira/Pfizer, Celltrion, Takeda, Biogaran, Boerhinger-Ingelheim, Lilly, HAC- Pharma, Index Pharmaceuticals, Amgen, Sandoz, For- ward Pharma GmbH, Celgene, Biogen, Lycera, Samsung Bioepis, Theravance. P Seksik has received personal fees from Takeda, Merck MSD, Biocodex, Ferring, Mayoly Spindler, Astellas, Amgen, Pfizer, Pilege and Abbvie but has no conflict of interest linked to this work. T Pham reports speaker and consulting fees from Abbvie, Amgen, Biogen, BMS, Celgene, Fresenius-Kabi, Janssen, Lilly, MSD, Nordic, Novartis, Pfizer, Sandoz, Sanofi and UCB. The remaining authors declare no conflict of interest.

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