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. 2023 Nov 2;23(1):443.
doi: 10.1186/s12886-023-03174-y.

Real-world treatment patterns of OTX-101 ophthalmic solution, cyclosporine ophthalmic emulsion, and lifitegrast ophthalmic solution in patients with dry eye disease: a retrospective analysis

Paul Karpecki  1 , Victoria Barghout  2 , Brad Schenkel  3 , Lynn Huynh  4 , Anamika Khanal  4 , Brittany Mitchell  3 , Mihran Yenikomshian  4 , Enrico Zanardo  5 , Cynthia Matossian  6
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Real-world treatment patterns of OTX-101 ophthalmic solution, cyclosporine ophthalmic emulsion, and lifitegrast ophthalmic solution in patients with dry eye disease: a retrospective analysis

Paul Karpecki et al. BMC Ophthalmol. .

Abstract

Background: Dry eye disease (DED) is a disorder characterized by loss of tear film homeostasis that causes ocular surface inflammation and damage. The incidence of DED increases with age. Cyclosporine ophthalmic solution 0.09% (CEQUA®; OTX-101), cyclosporine ophthalmic emulsion 0.05% (Restasis®; CsA), and lifitegrast ophthalmic solution 5% (Xiidra®; LFT) are anti-inflammatory agents indicated for DED. This analysis compared treatment patterns in patients with DED receiving OTX-101, CsA, or LFT.

Methods: This real-world, retrospective, longitudinal cohort study utilized Symphony Health Integrated Dataverse claims from July 2019 to June 2021. The dataset included all patients with OTX-101 claims and patients with CsA or LFT claims randomly selected 2:1 to OTX-101. Patients were sorted into 3 cohorts based on index treatment. Index date was that of first treatment claim, and follow-up period was from index date to end of clinical activity or data availability. Time to treatment discontinuation (TTD), probability of discontinuation, and treatment persistence were assessed for OTX-101 vs. CsA, then OTX-101 vs. LFT. Subgroup analysis was performed based on age and prior DED treatment. Kaplan-Meier analysis and log-rank test were used to examine TTD. A logistic model evaluated association between index treatment and discontinuation. Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios, 95% confidence intervals, and P-values were reported, with statistically significant associations based on P-values < 0.05.

Results: Overall, 7102 patients (OTX-101 n = 1846; CsA n = 2248; LFT n = 3008) were eligible. Median TTD was 354 days for patients receiving OTX-101 vs. 241 days for CsA and 269 days for LFT. Log-rank test indicated TTD was significantly longer for patients on OTX-101 vs. CsA (P = 0.033). Patients on CsA were 35% more likely to discontinue treatment than patients on OTX-101; OTX-101 and LFT groups had similar discontinuation rates. After 360 days, 49.8% of patients receiving OTX-101 remained on treatment vs. 39.4% of patients on CsA (P = 0.036) and 44.0% of patients on LFT (P = 0.854).

Conclusions: Patients receiving OTX-101 remained on treatment significantly longer and were significantly less likely to discontinue treatment than patients on CsA. Older patients remained on OTX-101 significantly longer than CsA. These findings highlight treatment pattern differences in patients with DED receiving these anti-inflammatory agents.

Keywords: Cyclosporine A; Discontinuation; Keratoconjunctivitis sicca; Persistence.

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Conflict of interest statement

PK reports consultant fees from Alcon Labs, Aldeyra, Allergan/AbbVie, Azura Pharmaceuticals, Bausch & Lomb, BioTissue, Cambium Pharmaceuticals, Dompé, Imprimis, Mallinckrodt, Oasis Medical, OcuSoft, Oyster Point, RegenerEyes, ScienceBased Health, Silk Technologies, Sun Pharma, Surface Pharmaceuticals, Tarsus Medical, TearClear, Visant Medical, and Vital Tears. VB is Managing Director of Viver Health, LLC, which receives funding from Novartis, BMS, Sun Pharma, and Taiho. BS and BM are employees of Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. LH, MY, and EZ are employees of the Analysis Group, Inc. AK was an employee of the Analysis Group, Inc. at time of study. CM has received consultant fees from Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Alcon, Bausch & Lomb, Bruder Healthcare, Checked Up, EyePoint, Johnson & Johnson, Kala Pharmaceuticals, Lacriscience, Lenstec, Lumenis, Novartis, Ocular Science, Ocular Therapeutix, Olympic, Quidel, Sun Pharma, TearLab, TissueTech, and Zeiss, and personal fees from Veterinarian Recommended Solutions.

Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Study design. CsA, cyclosporine ophthalmic emulsion 0.05%; LFT, lifitegrast ophthalmic solution 5%; OTX-101, cyclosporine ophthalmic solution 0.09%
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Study population selection. Note: Listed numerical values indicate the number of patients meeting the specified selection criterion for each step. †CsA cohort excludes patients who received OTX-101 at any point (n = 2971) or received LFT before CsA between May 2020 and June 2021 (n = 1465). ‡LFT cohort excludes patients who received OTX-101 at any point (n = 2380) or received CsA before LFT between May 2020 and June 2021 (n = 1753). CsA, cyclosporine ophthalmic emulsion 0.05%; DED, dry eye disease; IDV, Symphony Health Integrated Dataverse; LFT, lifitegrast ophthalmic solution 5%; OTX-101, cyclosporine ophthalmic solution 0.09%
Fig. 3
Fig. 3
Kaplan-Meier survival curve for time to treatment discontinuation, OTX-101 vs. CsA. †P-value refers to the difference between treatments based on the log-rank test. CsA, cyclosporine ophthalmic emulsion 0.05%; OTX-101, cyclosporine ophthalmic solution 0.09%; TTD, time to treatment discontinuation
Fig. 4
Fig. 4
Kaplan-Meier survival curve for time to treatment discontinuation, OTX-101 vs. LFT. †P-value refers to the difference between treatments based on the log-rank test. LFT, lifitegrast ophthalmic solution 5%; OTX-101, cyclosporine ophthalmic solution 0.09%; TTD, time to treatment discontinuation
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Fig. 5
Kaplan-Meier survival curve, time to treatment discontinuation in patients > 64 years old, OTX-101 vs. CsA. †P-value refers to the difference between treatments based on the log-rank test. CsA, cyclosporine ophthalmic emulsion 0.05%; OTX-101, cyclosporine ophthalmic solution 0.09%; TTD, time to treatment discontinuation
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Fig. 6
Kaplan-Meier survival curve, time to treatment discontinuation in patients > 64 years old, OTX-101 vs. LFT. †P-value refers to the difference between treatments based on the log-rank test. LFT, lifitegrast ophthalmic solution 5%; OTX-101, cyclosporine ophthalmic solution 0.09%; TTD, time to treatment discontinuation
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Fig. 7
Proportion of patients remaining on index treatment after the index date. †P-value for analysis of OTX-101 vs. CsA. The Day 360 P-value is statistically significant as based on a significance level of < 0.05. ‡P-value for analysis of OTX-101 vs. LFT. CsA, cyclosporine ophthalmic emulsion 0.05%; LFT, lifitegrast ophthalmic solution 5%; OTX-101, cyclosporine ophthalmic solution 0.09%
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