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. 2014 Nov 27;74(2):333–340. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-206478

Table 3.

Safety summary through weeks 12 and 24

Weeks 0–12
Baricitinib
Weeks 12–24
Baricitinib
Weeks 0–24
Baricitinib
Placebo once daily (N=98) 1 mg once daily (N=49) 2 mg once daily (N=52) 4 mg once daily (N=52) 8 mg once daily (N=50) Combined 2 mg twice daily*†
(N=61)
Combined 4 mg once daily*†
(N=61)
2 mg once daily (N=52) 4 mg once daily (N=52) 8 mg once daily (N=50)
TEAE, n (%) 45 (46) 20 (41) 24 (46) 22 (42) 26 (52) 29 (48) 27 (44) 31 (60) 32 (62) 36 (72)
SAE, n (%) 3 (3) 0 3 (6) 0 1 (2) 3 (5)‡ 1 (2)‡ 3 (6) 0 4 (8)
Serious infection, n (%) 0 0 2 (4) 0 0 0 0 2 (4) 0 1 (2)
Discontinuations due to AEs, n (%) 5 (5) 1 (2) 1 (2) 1 (2) 1 (2) 1 (2) 0 1 (2) 2 (4) 1 (2)

*Patients originally assigned to placebo or baricitinib 1 mg once daily at study entry and re-randomised to receive baricitinib 2 mg twice daily or 4 mg once daily for an additional 12 weeks.

†Data for baricitinib combined 2 mg twice daily or combined 4 mg once daily are reported for weeks 12–24.

‡One SAE in each of the baricitinib combined 2 mg twice daily (hyperglycaemia) or combined 4 mg once daily (haematuria) groups began prior to week 12 and continued into weeks 12–24.

AE, adverse event; N, number of patients randomised and treated; n, number of patients with event; SAE, serious adverse event; TEAE, treatment-emergent adverse event.