Effect of smoking on disease activity in multiple sclerosis patients treated with dimethyl fumarate or fingolimod
Effect of smoking on disease activity in multiple sclerosis patients treated with dimethyl fumarate or fingolimod
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吸烟对接受富马酸二甲酯或芬戈莫德治疗的多发性硬化症患者疾病活动度的影响
DOI:
10.1016/j.msard.2023.104513
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2023
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Isobe N
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Tanaka E;Watanabe M;Fukumoto S;Masaki K;Yamasaki R;Matsushita T;Isobe N
BackgroundIn relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), smoking is a known risk factor for disease susceptibility and disability progression. However, its impact on the efficacy of oral disease-modifying drugs (DMDs) is unclear. Therefore, we initiated a single-center, retrospective, observational study to investigate the relationship between smoking and disease activity in RRMS patients under oral DMDs.MethodsWe retrospectively enrolled RRMS patients who initiated oral DMDs (fingolimod or dimethyl fumarate) at our hospital between January 2012 and December 2019. Clinical data and smoking status at oral DMD initiation were collected up to December 2020. We conducted survival analyses for relapse and any disease activity, defined as relapse or MRI disease activity, among patients with distinct smoking statuses.ResultsWe enrolled 103 RRMS patients under oral DMDs including 19 (18.4%) current smokers at baseline. Proportions of relapses and any disease activity during follow-up were higher in current smokers (relapse:p= 0.040, any disease activity:p= 0.004) and time from initiating oral DMDs to relapse was shorter in current smokers (log-rank test:p= 0.011; Cox proportional hazard analysis: hazard ratio (HR) 2.72 [95% confidence interval (CI) 1.22–6.09],p= 0.015) than in non-smokers. Time from initiating oral DMDs to any disease activity was also shorter in current smokers (log-rank test:p= 0.016; Cox proportional hazard analysis: HR 2.18 [95% CI 1.14–4.19],p= 0.019) than in non-smokers. The survival curves for relapse and any disease activity were not different between the former smoker and never-smoker groups. Multivariate survival analysis showed current smoking was an independent risk factor for relapse or any disease activity after adjusting for covariates (relapse: HR 2.54 [95% CI 1.06–6.10],p= 0.037; any disease activity: HR 3.47 [95% CI 1.27–9.50],p= 0.015).ConclusionSmoking was a risk factor for disease activity in RRMS patients under oral DMD treatment. RRMS patients should be advised to stop smoking even after the initiation of DMDs.