P511 Short-term real-world effectiveness and safety of granulocyte and monocyte adsorptive apheresis (GMA) in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: GRACE Study
Authors: Rodríguez-Lago I , Ginard D , Díaz Molina R J , Vicuña M , Domenech E , Abanades M , Moralejo Lozano O , Bastida G , Sánchez Capilla A D , Iglesias E , Rancel-Medina F , Blasco M D M , Bosca-Watts M , Calvo Iñiguez M , Herrera deGuisé C , Leo E , Viejo Almanzor A , Hernández Ramirez V , Suárez Ferrer C , Quilez Pérez L , Muñoz M , Fernández Pérez F , Huguet J M , Fradejas P , López Ramos C , Fuentes Coronel A M , Reygosa Castro C , Rull Murillo N , Zapico P , Cabriada J L 
Published: January 2024

Background

The clinical efficacy of granulocyte and monocyte adsorptive apheresis (GMA) with Adacolumn in patients (pts) with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been reported in several clinical trials (CT), with significant clinical remission rates. However, evidence on real-world effectiveness of GMA with Adacolumn in ulcerative colitis (UC) or Crohn's disease (CD) pts who were underrepresented in CT is still limited.

Methods

GRACE is a multicentric, prospective observational study conducted at 31 centres in Spain. The study included adults (≥18 years) diagnosed with UC or CD who had been scheduled to receive GMA with Adacolumn in clinical practice. The study consisted of a baseline (GMA initiation) and 3 follow-up visits at 4, 24, and 48 weeks after the last GMA session. The primary endpoint is the steroid-free remission rate at 24 weeks. This interim analysis is focused on clinical characterization of pts and their management and outcome 4 weeks after GMA treatment.

Results

A total of 95 evaluable pts were included at data cut-off date (25 Sept 2023) (median age: 54 years; 50% men: 81% outpatients). Overall, 89.4% (n=84) of pts had UC, being moderate-to-severe in 85.5%; 57,8% had pancolitis, and the median Mayo score was 5 (interquartile range [IQR], 3-6). Out of the 10 pts (10.6%) with CD, all had B1, and 3 pts had L1, 4 L2 and 3 L3. Overall, 17% had extraintestinal manifestations. Regarding IBD-related therapy, 52.6% of pts had previously received anti-TNF agents, 37.9% thiopurines, and 17.8% JAK inhibitors. Overall, 85.3% of pts received concomitant treatment with GMA, most commonly 5-ASA (60%), corticosteroids (51,6%), ustekinumab (20%), vedolizumab (17.9%), and anti-TNF therapy (11.6%). A total of 71 pts reached the 4-week visit after receiving a median of 10 (IQR, 8-10) GMA sessions (weekly: 26.3%, biweekly: 36.8%, and weekly/biweekly: 31.6%). At week 4, clinical remission was achieved by 50.7% of patients (UC: 49.2%; CD: 66.7%), being 50% and 53.3% in patients concomitantly treated with ustekinumab and vedolizumab. Steroid-free remission rate was 26.1% (UC: 22.2%; CD: 66.7%) at week 4. Overall, 11,2% of patients experienced AEs related to GMA, most of them being mild (73%) or moderate (22.4%). Most common AEs were headache and asthenia. No SAEs were observed.

Conclusion

Preliminary data at 4 weeks show that Adacolumn is a safe and effective treatment in a cohort of IBD refractory pts with previous failure to multiple therapies including thiopurines, biologics and JAK inhibitors. Half of pts were concomitantly treated with biologics, and their clinical remission rate was similar to the overall population. Long-term results of this study (48 weeks) are required to confirm these findings.