Quality of Life and Work Productivity Improvements with Upadacitinib: Phase 2b Evidence from Patients with Moderate to Severe Crohn’s Disease

Laurent Peyrin-Biroulet, Edouard Louis, Edward V. Loftus, Ana Lacerda, Qian Zhou, Yuri Sanchez Gonzalez, Subrata Ghosh

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Abstract

Introduction: In the phase 2 CELEST study, positive efficacy results were obtained with the Janus kinase 1 inhibitor upadacitinib for adult patients with moderate to severe Crohn’s disease. We present the health-related quality of life and work productivity improvement results with upadacitinib from CELEST. Methods: CELEST (NCT02365649) was a double-blind study where patients were randomized 1:1:1:1:1:1 in the 16-week induction period to placebo or upadacitinib 3 mg twice daily (BID), 6 mg BID, 12 mg BID, 24 mg BID, or 24 mg once daily (QD). Patients completing the induction period were re-randomized 1:1:1 to receive upadacitinib 3 mg BID, 12 mg BID, or 24 mg QD for 36 weeks or 3 mg BID, 6 mg BID, or 12 mg BID (after amendment). Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (IBDQ), European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions visual analog scale (EQ-5D VAS), and Work Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI) questionnaire outcomes were assessed at baseline and Weeks 8, 16, and 52. Results: At Week 16, a significant percentage (P ≤ 0.05) of patients receiving upadacitinib 6-mg BID dose or higher achieved IBDQ response (IBDQ score change ≥ 16 points; 49%–57% for upadacitinib vs. 24% for placebo) and IBDQ remission, except 24 mg QD (IBDQ score ≥ 170; 26%–39% for upadacitinib vs. 11% for placebo). Greater improvements in IBDQ total score, EQ-5D VAS, and activity impairment from baseline (P ≤ 0.1) versus placebo were also observed. Larger improvements (P ≤ 0.1) in IBDQ response and total score and EQ-5D VAS were observed at Week 8 with 6 and 24 mg BID versus placebo, with improvements for all dosages maintained or greater at Week 52 for IBDQ, EQ-5D VAS, and WPAI endpoints, in particular for the 12-mg BID group. Conclusion: Improvements in health-related quality of life and work productivity were achieved and sustained with upadacitinib in patients with moderate to severe Crohn’s disease. Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov identifier, NCT02365649.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2339-2352
Number of pages14
JournalAdvances in Therapy
Volume38
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2021

Keywords

  • CELEST
  • European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions Visual Analog Scale
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire
  • Janus kinase 1
  • Quality of life
  • Upadacitinib
  • Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pharmacology (medical)

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