Reduction of direct and indirect costs in patients with AS receiving etanercept: results from an open-label 36-week extension of the ASCEND study in four European countries

Autor: Susanne Qvitzau, Andrew J. K. Östör, Alan Reynolds, Rose-Marie Lindkvist, Mats Ekelund, Per Larsson, Robert J. Moots, Pentti Järvinen, Anne G. R. Loft, Danuta Kielar
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Moots, R J, Ostor, A J K, Loft, A G R, Järvinen, P, Larsson, P, Ekelund, M, Reynolds, A, Kielar, D, Lindkvist, R-M & Qvitzau, S 2012, ' Reduction of direct and indirect costs in patients with AS receiving etanercept : results from an open-label 36-week extension of the ASCEND study in four European countries ', Rheumatology, vol. 51, no. 2, pp. 393-6 . https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/ker404
ISSN: 1462-0332
1462-0324
Popis: OBJECTIVE: To characterize the impact of etanercept (ETN) in AS on cost, work productivity and quality of life (QoL).METHODS: A Phase 4, open-label, multi-centre (UK, Scandinavia) extension study in AS. Eligible subjects (n = 84) were treated for 36-52 weeks with ETN 50 mg s.c. once weekly. Analysis included direct costs (transformed out-patient and in-patient care elements), indirect costs (sick leave and lost working days), efficacy and QoL.RESULTS: Annualized direct and indirect costs decreased (55.5%, P ≤ 0.008) during ETN treatment, as did out-patient and in-patient episodes (physiotherapist/physician visits, P = 0.012). Work productivity and QoL increased.CONCLUSION: ETN therapy significantly reduces direct and indirect health-care costs and increases work ability and QoL in AS. Trial Registration. EUDRACT, https://eudract.ema.europa.eu/, 2006-001061-42.
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