Table 4.
Concordance of data sources on specific DMT use within 5 years in PLM MS patients.a
| Patient-reported MS medication | MS medication in claims | Agreementb | ||||
| Yes | No | Overall | PPA | NPA | ||
| Alemtuzumab | Yes | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | - | 100.0% |
| No | 0 | 392 |
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| Dimethyl fumarate | Yes | 47 | 60 | 83.4% | 90.4% | 82.4% |
| No | 5 | 280 |
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| Fingolimod | Yes | 24 | 27 | 91.8% | 82.8% | 92.6% |
| No | 5 | 336 |
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| Glatiramer acetate | Yes | 49 | 72 | 74.0% | 62.0% | 77.0% |
| No | 30 | 241 |
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| Interferon Beta 1a | Yes | 37 | 86 | 73.5% | 67.3% | 74.5% |
| No | 18 | 251 |
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| Interferon Beta 1b | Yes | 11 | 38 | 87.2% | 47.8% | 89.7% |
| No | 12 | 331 |
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| Metoxantrone | Yes | 0 | 17 | 95.7% | - | 95.7% |
| No | 0 | 375 |
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| Natalizumab | Yes | 15 | 51 | 84.2% | 57.7% | 86.1% |
| No | 11 | 315 |
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| Peginterferon Beta 1 | Yes | 0 | 0 | 99.7% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| No | 1 | 391 |
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| Teriflunomide | Yes | 3 | 13 | 94.9% | 30.0% | 96.6% |
| No | 7 | 369 | ||||
aDMT use categories in this table reflect claims or patient reported; missing dates for DMT use imputed based on date of medication entry to evaluate use within 5 years.
bPPA and NPA calculations use IMS claims as reference.