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Abstract: SA-PO734

General, Nervous System, Eye, and Skin Involvement in the Phase 3 Trial of Avacopan for the Treatment of ANCA-Associated Vasculitis

Session Information

Category: Glomerular Diseases

  • 1402 Glomerular Diseases: Clinical, Outcomes, and Therapeutics

Authors

  • Geetha, Duvuru, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
  • Hajj-Ali, Rula, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
  • Luqmani, Raashid Ahmed, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom
  • Pagnoux, Christian, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Trimpe, Darcy, Amgen Inc, Thousand Oaks, California, United States
  • Jayne, David R.W., University of Cambridge, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
  • Merkel, Peter A., University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Group or Team Name

  • ADVOCATE Study Group.
Background

The most common types of ANCA-associated vasculitis, granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) and microscopic polyangiitis (MPA), can affect many organs. The phase 3 ADVOCATE trial compared avacopan vs a prednisone taper to treat patients with GPA or MPA. Patients receiving avacopan had improvements in sustained remission and kidney outcomes, with less glucocorticoid (GC) exposure and GC-related toxicity than those receiving a prednisone taper.

Methods

This post hoc analysis of the ADVOCATE trial reports rates of active general, nervous system, mucous membranes/eyes, and skin involvement based on the Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Score (BVAS) at weeks 4, 26, and 52, and changes from baseline to week 52.

Results

In the 330-patient ADVOCATE trial, active involvement of the general, nervous system, mucous membranes/eyes, and skin domains affected 68.2% (n=225), 20.9% (n=69), 20.0% (n=66), and 14.2% (n=47) of patients, respectively; most patients had at least one of these manifestations (Table). Similar and substantial improvements in the control of active disease in these domains were achieved in both groups: reductions from baseline to week 52 in the proportion of patients with active manifestations in the avacopan vs prednisone taper group, respectively, were 97.3% vs 96.5% (general), 100% vs 93.5% (nervous system), 100% vs 95.0% (mucous membranes/eyes), and 83.3% vs 100% (skin).

Conclusion

In the ADVOCATE trial, treatment with either avacopan or a prednisone taper was associated with the reversal of nearly all active general, nervous system, mucous membranes/eyes, and skin manifestations of GPA or MPA.

Funding

  • Commercial Support – Amgen