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. 2025 Feb 19;16:1462254. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2025.1462254

TABLE 5.

Details obtained from peripheral blood cell count performed at the start and last assessment while on biotechnological agents and JAKis.

Start of treatment Last assessment p-value
Anti-IL-1
RBC, millions/mmc 3.7 ± 1.7 3.47 ± 0.69 0.87
Hb, g/dl 10.95 ± 1.8 11.42 ± 2.2 0.52
MCV, fl 105.4 ± 22.3 105.5 ± 14.8 0.99
WBC, n/mmc 4'668 ± 1′052 5'392 ± 2′445 0.53
Neutrophils (%) 65.35 ± 0.4 63.37 ± 31.4 0.92
Lymphocytes (%) 22.25 ± 2.47 29.30 ± 30.3 0.73
Platelets, n/mmc 185′500 ± 99013 123′500 ± 51427 0.21
Anti-IL-6
RBC, millions/mmc 3.0 ± 0.84 3.2 ± 0.38 0.67
Hb, g/dl 10.3 ± 2.3 10.9 ± 1.4 0.58
MCV, fl 104.6 ± 9.1 105.1 ± 6.6 0.91
WBC, n/mmc 5′166 ± 2′228 2′953 ± 1′032 0.04
Neutrophils (%) 61 ± 19.3 51 ± 22.4 0.43
Lymphocytes (%) 45.6 ± 22.1 41.4 ± 21.5 0.74
Platelets, n/mmc 119′371 ± 39’770 120′125 ± 73’892 0.98
Anti-TNF
RBC, millions/mmc 3.2 ± 0.7 3.1 ± 0.57 0.85
Hb, g/dl 10.25 ± 1 10.1 ± 1.3 0.9
MCV, fl 98 ± 17.5 102 ± 14.9 0.73
WBC, n/mmc 10′280 ± 9′111 10003 ± 7341 0.97
Neutrophils (%) 50 ± 19.5 56 ± 16.25 0.69
Lymphocytes (%) 42 ± 21.5 36 ± 16 0.71
Platelets, n/mmc 142′667 ± 24172 179′500 ± 106928 0.55
JAK inhibitor
RBC, millions/mmc 3′307′778 ± 710′700 2′909′333 ± 1′220′919 0.41
Hb, g/dl 10.9 ± 1.6 10.4 ± 1.4 0.48
MCV, fl 98 ± 8.4 101.3 ± 10.9 0.78
WBC, n/mmc 6′061 ± 3′605 3′950 ± 2′212 0.12
Neutrophils (%) 64.3 ± 24.1 64.8 ± 15.7 0.96
Lymphocytes (%) 53.5 ± 25 32.1 ± 14.5 0.055
Platelets, n/mmc 186′000 ± 108′999 219′250 ± 155′626 0.57

Abbreviations: Hb, hemoglobin (grams per deciliter); IL, interleukin; MCV, mean corpuscular volume (femtoliter); RBC, red blood cells (millions per cubic millimeter); TNF, tumor necrosis factor; WBC, white blood cells (number per cubic millimeter).