
Background: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) negatively impacts patients’ (pts) quality of life (QoL), with a high burden of pain, fatigue and psychological distress. The 12-item Psoriatic Arthritis Impact of Disease questionnaire (PsAID-12) is a validated measure of pt-reported disease impact.
Objectives: To analyse PsAID-12 score changes in the overall population and specific subgroups of interest, and assess correlation of these changes using Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (HAQ-DI).
Methods: PsABio (NCT02627768) is a multinational, prospective, observational study in pts with PsA receiving ustekinumab (UST) or a tumour necrosis factor inhibitor (TNFi) as a 1st/2nd/3rd-line biologic. Descriptive statistics, including 95% CI, are presented at baseline (BL) and 1 year. Linear regression, including propensity score (PS) adjustment for BL covariates, was used to compare change in PsAID-12 total from BL to 1 year between treatments. The relationship between changes in PsAID-12 and HAQ-DI was investigated using Spearman’s correlation.
Results: Data were available for 438 UST and 455 TNFi pts. From BL to 1 year, significant improvements were seen in total PsAID-12 scores and in all domains with both treatments (
Conclusion: Treatment with IL-12/23 (UST) or TNF inhibitors significantly improved pt-reported disease impact at 1 year. PS-adjusted PsAID-12 improvements did not differ significantly between treatments, except skin problems (better with UST). Improvements in disease impact and physical functioning (HAQ-DI) were strongly correlated, emphasising the effect of these biologics on QoL in PsA pts.
PsAID-12 scores by BL characteristic subgroup
| Mean (95% CI ) | UST | TNFi | ||
| BL | Unadjusted change from BL at 1 year (LOCF ) | BL | Unadjusted change from BL at 1 year (LOCF ) | |
| Biologic line | ||||
| 1st | 5.51
| -2.14
| 5.44
| -2.41
|
| 2nd | 6.05
| -2.14
| 5.57
| -2.37
|
| 3rd | 5.84
| -1.81
| 5.34
| -1.89
|
| Sex* | ||||
| Male | 5.27
| -2.35
| 4.89
| -2.49
|
| Female | 6.14
| -1.86
| 5.95
| -2.20
|
| Enthesitis | ||||
| Yes | 5.95
| -2.19
| 5.89
| -2.65
|
| No | 5.51
| -1.98
| 4.99
| -2.02
|
| Psoriasis BSA, % | ||||
| <3 | 5.66
| -1.60
| 4.97
| -1.89
|
| 3–10 | 5.44
| -2.16
| 5.78
| -2.99
|
| >10 | 6.15
| -2.93
| 6.13
| -2.86
|
| Joint involvement † | ||||
| Mono/oligoarticular | 5.07
| -1.96
| 4.82
| -2.18
|
| Polyarticular | 5.98
| -2.21
| 5.78
| -2.47
|
| FiRST score* | ||||
| <5 | 5.15
| -2.18
| 5.10
| -2.44
|
| ≥5 | 6.72
| -1.95
| 6.49
| -2.09
|
*At BL, female pts and pts with FiRST score ≥5 (chronic widespread pain) were significantly more impacted than male pts and pts with FiRST score <5, and remained significantly more impacted at 1 year. † Polyarticular pts were significantly more impacted at BL, but not 1 year.
BSA, body surface area; CI, confidence interval; FiRST, Fibromyalgia Rapid Screening Tool; LOCF, last observation carried forward
Acknowledgements: This study was funded by Janssen.
Disclosure of Interests: Laure Gossec Consultant of: AbbVie, Amgen, Bioepis, Biogen, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Celgene, Galapagos, Gilead, Janssen, Lilly, Novartis, Pfizer, Samsung, Sanofi-Aventis, UCB, Grant/research support from: Amgen, Galapagos, Janssen, Lilly, Pfizer, Sandoz, Sanofi, Stefan Siebert Speakers bureau: AbbVie, Amgen (previously Celgene), Biogen, Janssen, Novartis, UCB, Consultant of: AbbVie, Janssen, UCB, Grant/research support from: Amgen (previously Celgene), Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, GSK, Janssen, Novartis, Pfizer, UCB, Paul Bergmans Shareholder of: Johnson & Johnson, Employee of: Janssen, Kurt de Vlam Speakers bureau: AbbVie, Amgen, Eli Lilly, Novartis, UCB, Paid instructor for: Amgen, Galapagos, UCB, Consultant of: Eli Lilly, Galapagos, Johnson & Johnson, Novartis, UCB, Grant/research support from: Celgene, Elisa Gremese: None declared, Beatriz Joven-Ibáñez Speakers bureau: AbbVie, Celgene, Janssen, MSD, Novartis, Pfizer, Tatiana Korotaeva Speakers bureau: AbbVie, Amgen, Biocad, Lilly, Janssen, MSD, Novartis, Novartis-Pfizer, Sandoz, UCB, Consultant of: AbbVie, Amgen, Biocad, Lilly, Janssen, MSD, Novartis, Novartis-Sandoz, Pfizer, UCB, Grant/research support from: Pfizer, Wim Noel Employee of: Janssen, Michael Nurmohamed Speakers bureau: AbbVie, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Celgene, Eli Lilly, Janssen, Menarini, MSD, Mundipharma, Pfizer, Roche, Sanofi, UCB, Consultant of: AbbVie, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Celgene, Eli Lilly, Galapagos, Janssen, Menarini, MSD, Mundipharma, Pfizer, Roche, Sanofi, UCB, Grant/research support from: AbbVie, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Celgene, Eli Lilly, Galapagos, Gilead, Janssen, Menarini, MSD, Mundipharma, Pfizer, Roche, Sanofi, UCB, Petros Sfikakis Consultant of: AbbVie, Actelion, Boehringer Ingelheim, Enorasis, Farmaserv-Lilly, Genesis, Gilead, Pfizer, MSD, Novartis, UCB, Grant/research support from: AbbVie, Amgen, Boehringer Ingelheim, Faran, Janssen, Pfizer, Roche, Elke Theander Employee of: Janssen, Josef S. Smolen Speakers bureau: AbbVie, Amgen, AstraZeneca, Astro, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Celgene, Celltrion, Chugai, Gilead, ILTOO, Janssen, Lilly, MSD, Novartis- Sandoz, Pfizer, Roche, Samsung, Sanofi, UCB, Grant/research support from: AbbVie, AstraZeneca, Lilly, Novartis, Roche.