Treatment patterns and comorbid burden of patients newly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in the United States
Abstract Background The treatment landscape for multiple sclerosis (MS) is quickly evolving. Understanding real-world treatment patterns of patients is necessary to identifying potential gaps in care. Methods Patients with incident MS were identified from a large national claims database during 1/1/...
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doaj-e03df307c2c546928cf226572fccfceb2020-11-25T03:46:11ZengBMCBMC Neurology1471-23772020-08-012011810.1186/s12883-020-01882-2Treatment patterns and comorbid burden of patients newly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in the United StatesDavid M. Kern0M. Soledad Cepeda1Janssen Research and DevelopmentJanssen Research and DevelopmentAbstract Background The treatment landscape for multiple sclerosis (MS) is quickly evolving. Understanding real-world treatment patterns of patients is necessary to identifying potential gaps in care. Methods Patients with incident MS were identified from a large national claims database during 1/1/2014–6/30/2019. Patients had ≥2 diagnoses for MS or an inpatient hospitalization with a primary diagnosis of MS. Patients were required to have enrollment in the database ≥1 year prior to and ≥ 1 year following their first MS diagnosis. Treatment sequences were captured for all available disease modifying therapies (DMTs) during all available follow-up. Presence of comorbid conditions were captured during the one year prior to and following (and including) the index date; absolute change in prevalence from the pre- to post-index periods was calculated. Results We identified 5691 patients with incident MS. Common comorbidities included physical symptoms (e.g., pain, weakness, fatigue), mental health conditions (anxiety, depression), and cardiovascular/metabolic conditions (hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, obesity). Just 1994 (35.0%) of patients received a DMT at any time during follow-up. Of those receiving a DMT, 28.2% went on to receive a second line of therapy, 5.8% received a third, and just 0.9% went on to a fourth line. Use of more than one DMT concomitantly occurred in just 1.8% of all treated patients. Glatiramer and dimethyl fumarate were by far the most common first-line treatments received accounting for nearly 62% of patients receiving a DMT. Conclusion Approximately two-thirds of patients newly diagnosed with MS did not receive a DMT and the disease is accompanied by a significant comorbid burden.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12883-020-01882-2Multiple sclerosisDisease modifying therapyTreatment patternsComorbidityAdministrative claims |
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Treatment patterns and comorbid burden of patients newly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in the United States |
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Treatment patterns and comorbid burden of patients newly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in the United States |
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Treatment patterns and comorbid burden of patients newly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in the United States |
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Treatment patterns and comorbid burden of patients newly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in the United States |
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Treatment patterns and comorbid burden of patients newly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in the United States |
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treatment patterns and comorbid burden of patients newly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in the united states |
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Abstract Background The treatment landscape for multiple sclerosis (MS) is quickly evolving. Understanding real-world treatment patterns of patients is necessary to identifying potential gaps in care. Methods Patients with incident MS were identified from a large national claims database during 1/1/2014–6/30/2019. Patients had ≥2 diagnoses for MS or an inpatient hospitalization with a primary diagnosis of MS. Patients were required to have enrollment in the database ≥1 year prior to and ≥ 1 year following their first MS diagnosis. Treatment sequences were captured for all available disease modifying therapies (DMTs) during all available follow-up. Presence of comorbid conditions were captured during the one year prior to and following (and including) the index date; absolute change in prevalence from the pre- to post-index periods was calculated. Results We identified 5691 patients with incident MS. Common comorbidities included physical symptoms (e.g., pain, weakness, fatigue), mental health conditions (anxiety, depression), and cardiovascular/metabolic conditions (hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, obesity). Just 1994 (35.0%) of patients received a DMT at any time during follow-up. Of those receiving a DMT, 28.2% went on to receive a second line of therapy, 5.8% received a third, and just 0.9% went on to a fourth line. Use of more than one DMT concomitantly occurred in just 1.8% of all treated patients. Glatiramer and dimethyl fumarate were by far the most common first-line treatments received accounting for nearly 62% of patients receiving a DMT. Conclusion Approximately two-thirds of patients newly diagnosed with MS did not receive a DMT and the disease is accompanied by a significant comorbid burden. |
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Multiple sclerosis Disease modifying therapy Treatment patterns Comorbidity Administrative claims |
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