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Table 3 First long-term treatments among patients with PFS

From: Reasons for canakinumab initiation among patients with periodic fever syndromes: a retrospective medical chart review from the United States

 

Overall (N=147)

Children (N=68)

Adults (N=79)

PFS subtypes

CAPS (N=59)

TRAPS (N=40)

HIDS/MKD (N=11)

FMF (N=42)

Years from first long-term treatment for PFS until canakinumab initiation

 Known, n (%)

94 (63.9)

46 (67.6)

48 (60.8)

39 (66.1)

24 (60.0)

4 (36.4)

30 (71.4)

 Mean (SD)

2.5 (3.5)

1.8 (2.4)

3.1 (4.2)

2.4 (3.2)

2.6 (3.7)

3.8 (3.9)

2.6 (3.8)

First long-term treatment for PFS a , n (%)

 Oral corticosteroids

62 (42.2)

29 (42.6)

33 (41.8)

22 (37.3)

21 (52.5)

5 (45.5)

18 (42.9)

 Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

61 (41.5)

32 (47.1)

29 (36.7)

25 (42.4)

16 (40.0)

4 (36.4)

18 (42.9)

 Colchicine

56 (38.1)

32 (47.1)

24 (30.4)

20 (33.9)

10 (25.0)

2 (18.2)

26 (61.9)

 Methotrexate

32 (31.8)

6 (8.8)

26 (32.9)

9 (15.3)

13 (32.5)

3 (27.3)

7 (16.7)

 Corticosteroid injection

9 (6.1)

4 (5.9)

5 (6.3)

1 (1.7)

7 (17.5)

0 (0.0)

1 (2.4)

 Thalidomide

1 (0.7)

0 (0.0)

1 (1.3)

0 (0.0)

1 (2.5)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Biologics

 Anakinra

26 (17.7)

16 (23.5)

10 (12.7)

14 (23.7)

4 (10.0)

3 (27.3)

8 (19.0)

 Adalimumab

17 (11.6)

5 (7.4)

12 (15.2)

6 (10.2)

9 (22.5)

1 (9.1)

2 (4.8)

 Canakinumab

14 (9.5)

3 (4.4)

11 (13.9)

7 (11.9)

3 (7.5)

1 (9.1)

3 (7.1)

 Rituximab

5 (3.4)

0 (0.0)

5 (6.3)

0 (0.0)

4 (10.0)

1 (9.1)

0 (0.0)

 Etanercept

4 (2.7)

2 (2.9)

2 (2.5)

2 (3.4)

1 (2.5)

0 (0.0)

1 (2.4)

 Infliximab

4 (2.7)

3 (4.4)

1 (1.3)

0 (0.0)

1 (2.5)

0 (0.0)

3 (7.1)

 Rilonacept

2 (1.4)

2 (2.9)

0 (0.0)

2 (3.4)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 Tocilizumab

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 Unknown

2 (1.4)

1 (1.5)

1 (1.3)

0 (0.0)

2 (5.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

  1. CAPS cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes, FMF familial Mediterranean fever, HIDS hyperimmunoglobulin D syndrome, MKD mevalonate kinase deficiency, PFS periodic fever syndrome, SD standard deviation, TRAPS tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated periodic syndrome
  2. aTreatment agents used are not mutually exclusive