Table 4.
Frequency of observed and expected solid malignancy events and SIR.
Follow-up period (duration*) | SM etanercept group (E) | SM placebo group (P) | E vs P | |||||||
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Observed (N) | Expected (N) | SIR | 95% CI | Observed (N) | Expected (N) | SIR | 95% CI | p† | p†† | |
Trial (30 m) | 6 | 1.58 | 3.80 | 1.39 – 8.26 | 0 | 1.02 | 0 | 0 – 3.63 | 0.01 | 0.03 |
Post-trial (43 m) | 8 | 2.04 | 3.92 | 1.69–7.72 | 5 | 1.73 | 2.89 | 0.94 – 6.73 | 0.39 | 0.60 |
From trial entry (64 m) | 14 | 3.73 | 3.76 | 2.05 – 6.31 | 5 | 2.92 | 1.71 | 0.56 – 3.99 | 0.03 | 0.12 |
Duration: median, in months
Comparison of frequencies of malignancies, Fisher exact test
Comparison of the SIRs, F-test
SM= solid malignancies
N=number of events
SIR=Standardized incidence ratio.