Corrona, LLC - Science Exchange

About Corrona, LLC

Corrona is a real world evidence business providing registry data and consulting services to biopharmaceutical companies. Our clients face major challenges to demonstrate the health outcomes of their drugs. This may be achieved through legislative and regulatory-mandated pathways (e.g., post-approval surveillance requirements, REMS programs, pharmacovigilance plans), by analyzing comparative effectiveness data to generate potential new claims, or measuring health outcomes to justify the value of the drug to payers.

The Corrona model for data collection involves developing and sustaining a robust network of affiliate clinical sites, both academic and private, which contribute data from both physicians and patients. The sites are compensated for their data collection and submission efforts. All research programs are conducted under the oversight of a contracted Institutional Review Board or other local authority (e.g., an academic site). The data that are collected from the sites undergoes quality control for accuracy and completeness, and is stored in a secure data warehouse for access by Corrona biostatisticians and epidemiologists.

Corrona is an independent registry without any ownership links to the pharmaceutical industry.

Selected Publications

Curtis JR, Bharat A, Chen L, Greenberg JD, Harrold L, Kremer JM, Sommers T, Pappas D. Agreement between Rheumatologist and Patient-reported Adherence to Methotrexate in a US Rheumatoid Arthritis Registry. J Rheumatol. 2016 Jun;43(6):1027-9. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.151136. Epub 2016 May 1.
Franke LL, el Bannoudi H, Jansen DT, Kok K, Trynka G, Diogo D, Swertz M, Fransen K, Knevel R, Gutierrez-Achury J, Ärlestig L, Greenberg JD, Kremer J, Pappas DA, Kanterakis A, Weersma RK, van der Helm-van Mil AH, Guryev V, Rantapää-Dahlqvist S, Gregersen PK, Plenge RM, Wijmenga C, Huizinga TW, Ioan-Facsinay A, Toes RE, Zhernakova A. Association analysis of copy numbers of FC-gamma receptor genes for rheumatoid arthritis and other immune-mediated phenotypes. Eur J Hum Genet. 2016 Feb;24(2):263-70. doi: 10.1038/ejhg.2015.95. Epub 2015 May 13.
Harrold L, Reed G, Kremer J, Curtis J, Solomon D, Hochberg M, Kavanaugh A, Saunders K, Shan Y, Spruill T, Pappas D, Greenberg J. Identifying factors associated with concordance with the American College of Rheumatology rheumatoid arthritis treatment recommendations. Arthritis Res Ther. 2016;18:94. doi:10.1186/s13075-016-0992-3.
Harrold LR, Reed GW, Karki C, Magner R, Shewade A, John A, Kremer JM, Greenberg JD. Risk of infection associated with subsequent biologic use after rituximab: Results from a national rheumatoid arthritis patient registry. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2016 Apr 25. doi: 10.1002/acr.22912. [Epub ahead of print].
Michaud K, Berglind N, Franzén S, Frisell T, Garwood C, Greenberg JD, Ho M, Holmqvist M, Horne L, Inoue E, Nyberg F, Pappas DA, Reed G, Symmons D, Tanaka E, Tran TN, Verstappen SMM, Wesby-van Swaay E, Yamanaka H, Askling J. Can rheumatoid arthritis (RA) registries provide contextual safety data for modern RA clinical trials? The case for mortality and cardiovascular disease. Ann Rheum Dis annrheumdis -2015-208698. Published Online First: 8 February 2016 doi:10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-208698.
Pappas DA, John A, Curtis JR, Reed GW, Karki C, Magner R, Kremer JM, Shewade A, Greenberg JD. Dosing of Intravenous Tocilizumab in a Real-World Setting of Rheumatoid Arthritis — Analyses From the Corrona Registry. Rheum Ther 2016 Feb; DOI: 10.1007/s40744-016-0028-0.
Schlesinger N, Etzel C, Greenberg J, Kremer J, Harrold LR. Gout Prophylaxis Evaluated According to the 2012 American College of Rheumatology Guidelines: Analysis from the CORRONA Gout Registry. J. Rheumatol. 2016 May;43(5):924-30. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.150345. Epub 2016 Mar 15.
Strand V, Greenberg JD, Griffith J, Bao Y, Saunders KC, Garg V, Li G, Ganguli A. Impact of Treatment With Biologic Agents on the Use of Mechanical Devices Among Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in a Large US Patient Registry. Arthritis Care Res, 2016 68: 914–921. doi: 10.1002/acr.22784.

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Our Services (6)

Real-World Evidence (RWE) Studies

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Clinical Claims Data

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A key initial focus of our commercial work is linking our deep clinical data to claims and related data sets, based on the HIPAA-compliant protected health information (PHI) we have on approximately 10,000 rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients.

We will be expanding our linkage work to psoriasis (PSO) in the future (where we expect... Show more »

We will be expanding our linkage work to psoriasis (PSO) in the future (where we expect to have approximately 10,000 patients with PHI as well). The deep clinical data collected longitudinally in a standardized format we believe is highly relevant for commercial executives.

Combining registry and claims data allows us to generate insight in several areas, for example:

Cost effectiveness analyses building upon comparative effectiveness data.
A deeper view of the clinical consequences of medication non-adherence.
Comparative effectiveness outcomes based on validated measures.
A deeper understanding of the factors driving adverse events from registry data.

We are building a suite of offerings in the commercial space, some of which rely on linked data, and others that are based solely on the deep clinical data.

Real World Performance Dashboard

Combining claims and Corrona data to generate unique insights for clients, including high level metrics on cost effectiveness, adherence and persistence, market penetration, outcomes, and safety reports specific to their drug.

Reasons for Therapy Switch

Monthly dashboard that looks at the reasons why patients have discontinued their therapy – including up to 16 reasons why a patient discontinued medication.

Biosimilars Dashboard

Up to 18 biosimilars will launch in the 2016 – 2018 time frame in RA, PSO, PsA/SpA, and IBD. The performance of these drugs is of intense interest to all branded products. Corrona data can provide insights on reason for switch, characteristics of what patient segments are switching and why. With monthly updates, Companies can do near real time searching for insights.

Patient Segmentation/Patient Journey

Corrona’s deep clinical data, with clinically validated outcomes and longitudinal history, are superior to market research. We plan to link to claims data for greater insights. Our analyses can analyze all responses by tiered disease activity metrics, providing a unique patient segmentation not available from any other source.

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Pharmacovigilance and Post-Authorization Safety Studies (PASS)

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Our pharmacovigilance services are accepted by FDA and tailored to the needs of each client.

Our Approach

Established framework - used to satisfy FDA post-authorization safety surveillance requirements for five major therapeutic agents in psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis.
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Our pharmacovigilance services are accepted by FDA and tailored to the needs of each client.

Our Approach

Established framework - used to satisfy FDA post-authorization safety surveillance requirements for five major therapeutic agents in psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis.
Reporting customized to subscriber and regulatory agency requests.
Safety data are collected in a carefully monitored process

Advantages

Independence increasingly valued by regulators and the medical community.
Data pooling of multiple cohorts provides scientific depth and a robust sample (e.g. TNF-I, IL-12/23, IL-17).
Credibility with the scientific community and by top-tier journals, without the perceived bias of pharmaceutical company sponsored registries.
Ability to contextualize safety rates among multiple comparator arms.
Validated outcome measures collected from provider and patient.

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