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Table 3 Summary of adverse events

From: Real-world clinical effectiveness and safety of vedolizumab and anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha treatment in ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease patients: a German retrospective chart review

Patients with ulcerative colitis [N = 133]

Index Treatment group

VDZ

Anti-TNFα

VDZ

Anti-TNFα

VDZ

Anti-TNFα

Treatment history

Biologic-naïve [N = 22]

Biologic-naïve [N = 40]

Prior anti-TNFα [N = 54]

Prior anti-TNFα [N = 17]

Total [N = 76]

Total [N = 57]

Any AE

 Patients with event, n (%)

8 (36.4)

21 (52.5)

22 (40.7)

4 (23.5)

30 (39.5)

25 (43.9)

 Patients with event per 100 patient-years, n (95% CI)

36.3 (15.7–71.6)

67.2 (41.6–102.7)

42.6 (26.7–64.5)

20.3 (5.5–52.1)

40.7 (27.5–58.1)

49.1 (31.8–72.4)

Treatment-related AE

 Patients with event, n (%)

1 (4.5)

3 (7.5)

3 (5.6)

1 (5.9)

4 (5.3)

4 (7.0)

 Patients with event per 100 patient-years, n (95% CI)

3.4 (0.1–18.8)

6.4 (1.3–18.8)

4.3 (0.9–12.5)

4.4 (0.1–24.7)

4.0 (1.1–10.3)

5.8 (1.6–14.8)

Any SAE

 Patients with event, n (%)

1 (4.5)

2 (5.0)

9 (16.7)

1 (5.9)

10 (13.2)

3 (5.3)

 Patients with event per 100 patient-years, n (95% CI)

3.5 (0.1–19.5)

4.2 (0.5–15.2)

13.2 (6.0–25.1)

4.4 (0.1–24.6)

10.3 (5.0–19.0)

4.3 (0.9–12.5)

Any AE resulting in hospitalization

 Patients with event, n (%)

1 (4.5)

1 (2.5)

8 (14.8)

1 (5.9)

9 (11.8)

2 (3.5)

 Patients with event per 100 patient-years, n (95% CI)

3.5 (0.1–19.5)

2.1 (0.1–11.6)

11.6 (5.0–22.9)

4.4 (0.1–24.6)

9.3 (4.2–17.6)

2.8 (0.3–10.2)

Patients with Crohn’s disease [N = 174]

Index Treatment group

VDZ

Anti-TNFα

VDZ

Anti-TNFα

VDZ

Anti-TNFα

Treatment history

Biologic-naïve [N = 10]

Biologic-naïve [N = 65]

Prior anti-TNFα [N = 59]

Prior anti-TNFα [N = 40]

Total [N = 69]

Total [N = 105]

Any AE

 Patients with event, n (%)

4 (40.0)

30 (46.2)

18 (30.5)

15 (37.5)

22 (31.9)

45 (42.9)

 Patients with event per 100 patient-years, n (95% CI)

45.2 (12.3–115.8)

51.6

(34.8–73.6)

31.3

(18.5–49.4)

39.9

(22.3–65.8)

33.1

(20.8–50.1)

47.0

(34.3–62.9)

Treatment-related AE

 Patients with event, n (%)

1 (10.0)

16 (24.6)

5 (8.5)

4 (10.0)

6 (8.7)

20 (19.0)

 Patients with event per 100 patient-years, n (95% CI)

7.7 (0.2–43.2)

21.7

(12.4–35.2)

7.2

(2.3–16.8)

8.0

(2.2–20.4)

7.3

(2.7–15.8)

16.1

(9.8–24.9)

Any SAE

 Patients with event, n (%)

1 (10.0)

9 (13.8)

6 (10.2)

3 (7.5)

7 (10.1)

12 (11.4)

 Patients with event per 100 patient-years, n (95% CI)

8.3

(0.2–46.3)

11.3

(5.2–21.5)

8.5

(3.1–18.5)

5.9

(1.2–17.2)

8.5

(3.4–17.5)

9.2 (4.8–16.1)

Any AE resulting in hospitalization

 Patients with event, n (%)

1 (10)

5 (7.7)

3 (5.1)

3 (7.5)

4 (5.8)

8 (7.6)

 Patients with event per 100 patient-years, n (95% CI)

8.3 (0.2–46.3)

6.1 (2.0–14.3)

4.1 (0.9–12.1)

5.9 (1.2–17.2)

4.7 (1.3–12.1)

6.0 (2.6–11.9)

  1. AE Adverse event, anti-TNFα Anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha, CI Confidence interval, SAE Serious adverse event, VDZ Vedolizumab