P284 Certolizumab pegol-treated patients with non-radiographic axSpA demonstrate improvements in sleep quality and other patient reported outcomes

Certolizumab pegol (CZP) treatment has demonstrated improvements in multiple manifestations of non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA), including patient-reported outcomes (PROs). Here, we report PROs for nr-axSpA patients treated with CZP or placebo in CaxSpAnd - the first 52-week placebo-controlled study to investigate the efficacy of an anti-TNF agent in patients with active nr-axSpA and objective signs of inflammation.

C-axSpAnd (NCT02552212) is a 3-year, phase 3, multicenter study including a 52-week double-blind, placebo-controlled period (completed); patients who had an inadequate response to ≥ 2 non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs were randomized 1:1 to placebo or CZP (400mg at Weeks 0/2/4, then 200mg every 2 weeks). Clinical PROs included: Sleep Problems Index scores I (6 items) and II (9 items) from the Medical Outcomes Study Sleep Scale (assesses sleep disturbance, adequacy, somnolence, quantity, snoring, and awakening short of breath or with a headache), nocturnal spinal pain (numerical rating scale [NRS]), fatigue (BASDAI Q1), and morning stiffness (average of BASDAI Q5 + 6). Post-hoc analyses of minimal clinically important differences (MCID [≥1-point improvement]) for fatigue and nocturnal spinal pain were conducted. Variables were analyzed using an ANCOVA model including baseline score as a covariate and fixed effects for treatment group, region and MRI/CRP classification. P-values were nominal. Missing values following discontinuation of double-blind treatment were imputed using last observation carried forward.

317 patients with nr-axSpA were randomised to CZP (n = 159) or placebo (n = 158); 125 (79%) and 54 (34%) patients, respectively, completed Week 52. CZP-treated patients showed greater improvements (indicated by higher scores) in Sleep Problems Index II scores vs placebo-treated patients at Week 12 (mean change from baseline: 4.8 [CZP] vs 2.2 [placebo]; p < 0.001). Improvements were also seen in other clinical PROs (Table). By Week 12, greater proportions of patients treated with CZP vs placebo experienced at least MCID response in fatigue (85.4% vs 57.6%, respectively) and nocturnal spinal pain (82.8% vs 58.9%, respectively); results were sustained through Week 52.

CZP-treated nr-axSpA patients showed substantial improvements in sleep quality and other clinical outcomes important to patients; future analyses of these data will explore associations between sleep quality and other clinical PROs.

R. Sengupta: Other; R.S. has received speaker fees, support for conference attendance and grants from Abbvie, Biogen, Celgene, Novartis, Pfizer and UCB Pharma. L. Gensler: Grants/research support; AbbVie, Amgen, Novartis, UCB Pharma; consulting fees from Galapagos, Eli Lilly and Janssen. J. Kay: Consultancies; AbbVie, Boehringer Ingelheim, Celltrion Healthcare, Horizon Therapeutics, Merck Sharp & Dohme, MorphoSys, Novartis, Pfizer, Samsung Bioepis, Sandoz and UCB Pharma. Grants/research support; Gilead Sciences, Novartis AG, Pfizer and UCB Pharma. W. Maksymowych: Other; Consultant and/or speaker fees and/or grants from AbbVie, Amgen, Eli Lilly, Janssen, Merck, Pfizer, Synarc, Sanofi and UCB Pharma. N. Haroon: Consultancies; Abbvie, Amgen, Eli Lilly, Janssen, Novartis and UCB Pharma. L. Bauer: Other; Employee of UCB Pharma. B. Hoepken: Other; Employee of UCB Pharma. N. de Peyrecave: Other; Employee of UCB Pharma. T. Kumke: Other; Employee of UCB Pharma. A. Deodhar: Consultancies; AbbVie, Amgen, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly, Glaxo Smith and Klein, Janssen, Novartis, Pfizer and UCB. Grants/research support; BMS, Eli Lilly, Glaxo Smith & Kline, Janssen, Novartis, Pfizer and UCB.