New Studies Presented at the International Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research Meeting (ISPOR 24) Show Growing Burden and Impact of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) in the US

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ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Researchers from Mind Medicine (MindMed) Inc. (NASDAQ: MNMD) (the “Company” or “MindMed”), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel product candidates to treat brain health disorders, today presented new studies highlighting the significant impact of GAD in the US at ISPOR 2024, the leading global conference for health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) being held this week in Atlanta.

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Three studies examined the impact of GAD on healthcare utilization and costs, workplace productivity, and healthcare quality of life (HC QOL). All three studies demonstrated that the economic and societal impact of GAD is substantial, gets worse when anxiety symptoms are more severe, and is more significant when GAD is present but undiagnosed.

“These studies clearly demonstrate that the burden of GAD on the US healthcare system, employers, and people living with GAD is enormous. We continue to discover evidence that the impact of GAD has been underappreciated and that people living with this disorder are underserved,” said Daniel R. Karlin, MD, MA, Chief Medical Officer of MindMed and senior author of these studies. “We undertook these studies as part of our commitment to highlight the scale of the anxiety crisis and our mission to address this burden. The results of these in-depth analyses speak for themselves.”

The studies were conducted using data from the 2022 National Health and Wellness Survey (NHWS; N=75,261). The NHWS is an annual internet-based survey; all data are self-reported. Recruitment is designed to represent the general US adult population in terms of age, race, ethnicity and gender distribution. Participants were requested to use the clinically validated GAD-7 screening tool as recently recommended by the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).

Three studies were presented at ISPOR 24:

  -   Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Associated with Generalized Anxiety Disorder among Adults in the United States
  -   Health Care Resource Use Associated with Generalized Anxiety Disorder among Adults in the United States
  -   Health-related Quality of Life Associated with Generalized Anxiety Disorder among Adults in the United States

Key Findings from MindMed HEOR Studies

Work Productivity (see Figure 1)

  • Compared with controls (8.0%, 95% CI: 7.6%-8.4%), absenteeism was statistically significantly higher among the severe Diagnosed GAD group (11.4%, 95% CI: 8.4%-15.5%) (p=0.03) and increased as severity worsened among adults diagnosed with GAD (none: 6.0%, 95% CI: 4.5%-8.0%, mild: 7.9%, 95% CI: 6.2%-10.1%, moderate: 9.6%, 95% CI: 7.3%-12.8%, severe: 11.4%, 95% CI: 8.4%-15.5%).
  • Compared with controls (19.3%, 95% CI: 18.8%-19.7%), presenteeism was significantly higher among the mild, moderate, and severe Diagnosed GAD groups (22.6%-26.3%) and increased as severity worsened among adults diagnosed with GAD (none: 15.0%, 95% CI: 13.0%, 17.4%, mild: 22.6%, 95% CI: 20.1%-25.6%, moderate: 24.1%, 95% CI: 20.8%-27.8%, severe: 26.3%, 95% CI: 22.5%-30.7%).
  • Compared with controls (22.5%, 95% CI: 22.0%-22.9%), overall work productivity impairment was statistically significantly higher among the mild, moderate, and severe Diagnosed GAD groups (26.1%-30.0%) and increased as severity worsened among adults diagnosed with GAD (none: 17.7%, 95% CI: 15.4%-20.3%, mild: 26.1%, 95% CI: 23.3%-29.3%, moderate: 27.8%, 95% CI: 24.3%-31.9%, severe: 30.0%, 95% CI: 25.9%-34.7%).

Healthcare Resource Use (HCRU) (see Figure 2)

  • Diagnosed GAD patients had an adjusted average of 3.1 HCP visits, 0.31 ER visits, and 0.19 hospitalizations within the past 6 months.
  • Undiagnosed people who screened positive for GAD (using the USPSTF-recommended GAD-7 screening tool) had an adjusted average of 2.2 HCP visits, 0.51 ER visits, and 0.36 hospitalizations within the past 6 months.
  • Compared with the diagnosed GAD group, the undiagnosed GAD group had significantly lower rates of HCP visits (IDR: 0.71, 95% CI: 0.66-0.77, p<0.01).
  • However, those with undiagnosed GAD were 1.64 times more likely to have an ER visit (95% CI:1.42-1.90) and 1.95 times more likely to have a hospitalization (95% CI: 1.59-2.40) than the diagnosed GAD group, suggesting significantly greater HCRU among the undiagnosed group (both p<0.01).
  • Those with no GAD diagnosis who screened negative for GAD (No-GAD) had an adjusted average of 2.0 HCP visits, 0.26 ER visits, and 0.18 hospitalizations within the past 6 months.
  • Compared with the diagnosed GAD group, the no-GAD group had significantly lower rates of HCP visits (IDR: 0.64, 95% CI: 0.59-0.68, p<0.01).
  • Compared with the diagnosed GAD group, the no-GAD group had significantly lower rates of ER visits (IDR: 0.84, 95% CI: 0.73-0.96, p=0.01) and similar hospitalization rates (IDR: 0.97, 95% CI: 0.80-1.19).

Health-Related Quality of Life (HR QOL) (see Figure 3)

  • Compared with controls (45.3, 95%CI: 45.2-45.4), adjusted Global Health Composite (GHC) scores were significantly lower among the mild, moderate, and severe Diagnosed GAD groups (35.0-41.5).
  • Adjusted GHC scores decreased as severity worsened among adults diagnosed with GAD (mild: 41.5, 95% CI: 41.0-42.0, moderate: 38.3, 95% CI: 37.8-38.9, and severe GAD: 35.0, 95% CI: 34.4-35.6).
  • A similar trend was observed for Mental Health Composite (MHC) and Physical Health Composite (PHC) scores.
  • The magnitude of the difference in MHC scores was larger than the difference observed in PHC scores, suggesting a greater impact of GAD symptom severity on mental health functioning than physical health functioning.

“From my perspective, one key takeaway from our research is the significant and increasing impact of GAD on work productivity, which should concern employers and payers,” according to the lead author of the studies, Phong Duong, PharmD, Vice President of Global Market Access, Health Economics and Outcomes Research at MindMed. “The other key finding was that people with undiagnosed GAD may actually cost more to manage in terms of overall healthcare resource utilization than those who have been diagnosed, which strongly supports screening the general population for GAD using the clinically validated GAD-7 screening tool as recently recommended by the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).”

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About Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

GAD is a common condition associated with significant impairment that adversely affects millions of people. GAD results in fear, persistent anxiety, and a constant feeling of being overwhelmed. It is characterized by excessive, persistent, and unrealistic worry about everyday things. Approximately 10% of U.S. adults, representing around 20 million people, currently suffer from GAD. This underdiagnosed and underserved indication is associated with significant impairment, less accomplishment at work and reduced labor force participation. Despite the significant personal and societal burden of GAD, there has been little innovation in the treatment of GAD in the past several decades, with the last new drug approval occurring in 2007.

About MindMed

MindMed is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel product candidates to treat brain health disorders. Our mission is to be the global leader in the development and delivery of treatments that unlock new opportunities to improve patient outcomes. We are developing a pipeline of innovative product candidates, with and without acute perceptual effects, targeting neurotransmitter pathways that play key roles in brain health disorders.

MindMed trades on NASDAQ under the symbol MNMD.

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Released May 9, 2024