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Olumiant ® (baricitinib)
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Olumiant® (baricitinib): Incidence of Gastrointestinal Perforations in the Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Development Program
Gastrointestinal (GI) perforation is not listed in the approved summary of product characteristics as an adverse drug reaction for baricitinib in RA patients.
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Gastrointestinal Perforations in the Baricitinib Clinical Development Program
Gastrointestinal Perforations in Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Trials
The All BARI RA analysis set included 3770 patients with RA who received BARI at a variety of doses from 1 phase 1, 3 phase 2, and 5 phase 3 studies (RA-BEGIN, RA-BEAM, RA-BUILD, RA-BEACON, RA-BALANCE). Data includes a long-term extension study (RA-BEYOND) with
In the All BARI RA dataset, 6 patients treated with BARI had a confirmed GI perforation event occur after the randomized controlled period. The IR (95% CI) in the All BARI RA dataset was 0.04 (0.016-0.098).1,3
The cases of GI perforation included
Information From the Label
Events of gastrointestinal perforation have been reported in clinical trials and from postmarketing sources.6
Patients presenting with new onset abdominal signs and symptoms should be evaluated promptly for early identification of gastrointestinal perforation.6
References
1Genovese MC, Smolen JS, Takeuchi T, et al. Safety profile of baricitinib for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis up to 8.4 years: an updated integrated safety analysis [abstract]. Ann Rheum Dis. 2020;79(suppl 1):638. https://ard.bmj.com/content/79/Suppl_1/642.1
2Genovese MC, Smolen JS, Takeuchi T, et al. Safety profile of baricitinib for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis up to 8.4 years: an updated integrated safety analysis. Poster presented at: European League Against Rheumatism Virtual Congress; June 3-6, 2020.
3Data on file, Eli Lilly and Company and/or one of its subsidiaries.
4Genovese MC, Smolen JS, Takeuchi T, et al. Safety profile of baricitinib for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis over a median of 3 years of treatment: an updated integrated safety analysis. Lancet Rheumatol. 2020;2(6):E347-E357. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2665-9913(20)30032-1
5Genovese MC, Smolen JS, Takeuchi T, et al. Safety profile of baricitinib for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis up to 6 years: an updated integrated safety analysis. Poster presented at: Annual Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR); October 20-24, 2018; Chicago, IL.
6Olumiant [summary of product characteristics]. Eli Lilly Nederland B.V., The Netherlands.
Glossary
AD = atopic dermatitis
AE = adverse event
BARI = baricitinib
GI = gastrointestinal
IR = incidence rate
MTX = methotrexate
NSAID = nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
PYE = patient-years of exposure
RA = rheumatoid arthritis
Date of Last Review: 27 May 2020
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