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. 2013 Jul 29;73(10):1811–1818. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-203435

Table 3.

Clinical response at week 24* among golimumab+ MTX-treated patients by number of previous TNF inhibitor(s)

  Number of previous TNF inhibitor(s)
1 TNF inhibitor 2 TNF inhibitors 3 TNF inhibitors
Patients who discontinued one or more previous TNF-inhibitor for any reason, n 137 47 17
ACR20 response 61 (44.5%) 17 (36.2%) 4 (23.5%)
ACR50 response 30 (21.9%) 11 (23.4%) 1 (5.9%)
DAS28 response (good/moderate)
 DAS28-CRP 80 (58.4%) 24 (51.1%) 10 (58.8%)
 DAS28-ESR 82 (59.9%) 24 (51.1%) 10 (58.8%)
DAS28 score <2.6
 DAS28-CRP 22 (16.1%) 3 (6.4%) 1 (5.9%)
 DAS28-ESR 23 (16.8%) 3 (6.4%) 1 (5.9%)
HAQ-DI ≥0.25-unit improvement 73 (53.3%) 22 (46.8%) 7 (41.2%)

Data presented are number (%) of patients unless otherwise noted.

*For patients who escaped early, efficacy data from week 16 were carried forward for analysis at week 24.

Excludes patients from a single site due to violations at the study site identified during the Sponsor's standard audit processes.

ACR20, ACR50, at least 20% or 50% improvement according to the American College of Rheumatology response criteria; CRP, C reactive protein; DAS28, 28-joint Disease Activity Score; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; HAQ-DI, Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index; MTX, methotrexate; TNF, tumour necrosis factor.