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Dimethyl fumarate and teriflunomide for multiple sclerosis in a real-life setting: a French retrospective cohort study.
European Journal of Neurology 2019 March
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Dimethyl fumarate (DMF) and teriflunomide are approved oral disease-modifying treatments for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS). Phase 3 trials established these agents to be effective and generally well tolerated, although comparative efficacy and discontinuation rates are still unknown. The aim of this study was to assess real-world efficacy and discontinuation of DMF and teriflunomide in patients with relapsing-remitting MS.
METHODS: This retrospective observational cohort study was carried out in a French administrative region between March 2014 and July 2017. Patients who were followed by private or hospital neurologists were included. Efficacy and tolerance of the two treatments were assessed and compared by multivariate analysis, considering the duration of MS, annualized relapse rate and Expanded Disability Status Scale score at treatment initiation, treatment duration, type of prescriber and tobacco use.
RESULTS: We identified 189 DMF- and 157 teriflunomide-treated patients who had been treated for 22 ± 10 months. After correction for confounders, DMF more efficiently reduced the annualized relapse rate after 2 years than teriflunomide (0.06 vs. 0.21; P = 0.03). DMF-treated patients had more clinical and biological adverse events, resulting in a higher rate of treatment discontinuation (28% vs. 12%, P = 0.03).
CONCLUSION: In this retrospective cohort study, DMF demonstrated significantly better efficacy over 2 years than teriflunomide, but tolerance to teriflunomide was better.
METHODS: This retrospective observational cohort study was carried out in a French administrative region between March 2014 and July 2017. Patients who were followed by private or hospital neurologists were included. Efficacy and tolerance of the two treatments were assessed and compared by multivariate analysis, considering the duration of MS, annualized relapse rate and Expanded Disability Status Scale score at treatment initiation, treatment duration, type of prescriber and tobacco use.
RESULTS: We identified 189 DMF- and 157 teriflunomide-treated patients who had been treated for 22 ± 10 months. After correction for confounders, DMF more efficiently reduced the annualized relapse rate after 2 years than teriflunomide (0.06 vs. 0.21; P = 0.03). DMF-treated patients had more clinical and biological adverse events, resulting in a higher rate of treatment discontinuation (28% vs. 12%, P = 0.03).
CONCLUSION: In this retrospective cohort study, DMF demonstrated significantly better efficacy over 2 years than teriflunomide, but tolerance to teriflunomide was better.
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