Long-term omalizumab outcomes in chronic idiopathic urticaria: a real-world study. 2019

Abhishek Kavati, and Maryia Zhdanava, and Benjamin Ortiz, and Jason LeCocq, and Bradd Schiffman, and Dominic Pilon, and Hoi Ching Cheung, and Patrick Lefebvre, and Brian D Stone
From the Novartis Pharmaceutical Corporation, East Hanover, New Jersey.

Background: Although clinical trials documented omalizumab's efficacy in U.S. patients with chronic idiopathic urticaria (CIU), the real-world evidence on its long-term effectiveness is lacking. Objective: To assess omalizumab use and the long-term response in a large sample of U.S. real-world patients. Methods: Patients with CIU and ≥ 12 years old who were initiated on omalizumab (index date) and with ≥ 6 months of postindex data were identified in an electronic medical record system (2007-2018). Omalizumab use was described. Provider assessments of disease control and course, and patient-reported symptoms were compared at 6-month intervals postindex versus baseline in the patients with values available at both time points. Results: A total of 1096 patients (mean age, 44.1 years; 74.7% women) were followed up for a mean of 19 months postindex. Patients, predominantly initiated on a 300-mg dose, received a mean of 15 omalizumab administrations and were treated continuously for a mean of 14.2 months. At 6 months postindex versus baseline, the patients (n = 708) were more likely to be well controlled (odds ratio [OR] 31.68 [95% confidence interval {CI}, 17.20-58.36]) with an improved disease course (OR 15.73 [95% CI, 11.33-21.85]). Moreover, the patients (n = 373) were less likely to report itching (OR 0.39 [95% CI, 0.21-0.76]), rash (OR 0.59 [95% CI, 0.45-0.78]), and swelling (OR 0.46 [95% CI, 0.36-0.59]). Benefits associated with omalizumab treatment were sustained through month 24 and beyond. Conclusion: This real-world study showed that the patients who received a mean of 15 omalizumab administrations over a mean of 14.2 months experienced, starting at 6 and through 24 months after omalizumab initiation and beyond, improved CIU control, course, and symptoms.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D011537 Pruritus An intense itching sensation that produces the urge to rub or scratch the skin to obtain relief. Itching,Pruritis
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D004487 Edema Abnormal fluid accumulation in TISSUES or body cavities. Most cases of edema are present under the SKIN in SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE. Dropsy,Hydrops,Anasarca
D005076 Exanthema Diseases in which skin eruptions or rashes are a prominent manifestation. Classically, six such diseases were described with similar rashes; they were numbered in the order in which they were reported. Only the fourth (Duke's disease), fifth (ERYTHEMA INFECTIOSUM), and sixth (EXANTHEMA SUBITUM) numeric designations survive as occasional synonyms in current terminology. Rash,Skin Rash,Exanthem,Rash, Skin
D005260 Female Females
D005500 Follow-Up Studies Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease. Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000069444 Omalizumab An anti-IgE, recombinant, humanized monoclonal antibody which specifically binds to the C epsilon3 domain of IMMUNOGLOBULIN E, the site of high-affinity IgE receptor binding. It inhibits the binding of IgE to MAST CELLS and BASOPHILS to reduce the severity of the allergic response and is used in the management of persistent allergic ASTHMA. Xolair

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