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HLA-DQA1*05 Carriage Associated With Development of Anti-Drug Antibodies to Infliximab and Adalimumab in Patients With Crohn's Disease

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Abstract

© 2020 AGA Institute. Background & Aims: Anti–tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) therapies are the most widely used biologic drugs for treating immune-mediated diseases, but repeated administration can induce the formation of anti-drug antibodies. The ability to identify patients at increased risk for development of anti-drug antibodies would facilitate selection of therapy and use of preventative strategies. Methods: We performed a genome-wide association study to identify variants associated with time to development of anti-drug antibodies in a discovery cohort of 1240 biologic-naïve patients with Crohn's disease starting infliximab or adalimumab therapy. Immunogenicity was defined as an anti-drug antibody titer ≥10 AU/mL using a drug-tolerant enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Significant association signals were confirmed in a replication cohort of 178 patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Results: The HLA-DQA1*05 allele, carried by approximately 40% of Europeans, significantly increased the rate of immunogenicity (hazard ratio [HR], 1.90; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.60–2.25; P = 5.88 × 10–13). The highest rates of immunogenicity, 92% at 1 year, were observed in patients treated with infliximab monotherapy who carried HLA-DQA1*05; conversely the lowest rates of immunogenicity, 10% at 1 year, were observed in patients treated with adalimumab combination therapy who did not carry HLA-DQA1*05. We confirmed this finding in the replication cohort (HR, 2.00; 95% CI, 1.35–2.98; P = 6.60 × 10–4). This association was consistent for patients treated with adalimumab (HR, 1.89; 95% CI, 1.32–2.70) or infliximab (HR, 1.92; 95% CI, 1.57–2.33), and for patients treated with anti-TNF therapy alone (HR, 1.75; 95% CI, 1.37–2.22) or in combination with an immunomodulator (HR, 2.01; 95% CI, 1.57–2.58). Conclusions: In an observational study, we found a genome-wide significant association between HLA-DQA1*05 and the development of antibodies against anti-TNF agents. A randomized controlled biomarker trial is required to determine whether pretreatment testing for HLA-DQA1*05 improves patient outcomes by helping physicians select anti-TNF and combination therapies. ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT03088449.


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Author(s): Sazonovs A, Kennedy NA, Moutsianas L, Heap GA, Rice DL, Reppell M, Bewshea CM, Chanchlani N, Walker GJ, Perry MH, McDonald TJ, Lees CW, Cummings JRF, Parkes M, Mansfield JC, Irving PM, Barrett JC, McGovern D, Goodhand JR, Anderson CA, Ahmad T, PANTS Consortium

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Gastroenterology

Year: 2020

Volume: 158

Issue: 1

Pages: 189-199

Print publication date: 01/01/2020

Online publication date: 07/10/2019

Acceptance date: 29/09/2019

Date deposited: 02/01/2020

ISSN (print): 0016-5085

ISSN (electronic): 1528-0012

Publisher: W.B. Saunders

URL: https://doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2019.09.041

DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2019.09.041

PubMed id: 31600487


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