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. 2016 Oct 24;11(10):e0165435. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0165435

Table 1. Included trials/treatments and important patient characteristics.

Study name or code Interventions Number randomised Week of analysis (primary time point) Mean age (years) % Male % Naïve Mean disease duration (years)
Induction
GEMINI 1 [29] PBO 149 6 41.2 62 51 7.1
VDZ 300 mg IV at week 0 and 2 and every 8 weeks thereafter 225 6 40.1 59 58 6.1
ULTRA 1 [44] PBO 130 8 38.4 63 100 5.4a
ADA 160 mg SC at week 0, followed by 80 mg at week 2 and then 40 mg every other week 130 8 37.9 64 100 6.1a
ULTRA 2 [45, 46] PBO 258 8 41.3 62 59 8.5
ADA 160 mg SC at week 0, followed by 80 mg at week 2 and then 40 mg every other week 260 8 39.6 57 61 8.1
ACT 1 [27] PBO 121 8 41.4 60 100 6.2
IFX 5 mg/kg IV at week 0, followed by 5 mg/kg at 2 and 6 weeks and every 8 weeks thereafter 122 8 42.4 65 100 5.9
ACT 2 [27] PBO 121 8 39.3 58 100 6.5
IFX 5 mg/kg IV at week 0, followed by 5 mg/kg at 2 and 6 weeks and every 8 weeks thereafter 120 8 40.5 63 100 6.7
PURSUIT-SC [47] PBO 331 6 39.0 53 100 6.0
GLM 200 mg SC at week 0, followed by 100 mg at week 2 and then 100 mg every 4 weeks 331 6 40.0 54 100 6.4
Suzuki, 2014 [49] PBO 96 8 41.3 72.9 100 7.8
ADA 160 mg/80 mg 90 8 42.5 67.8 100 7.8
Maintenance
GEMINI 1 [28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34] PBO 126 52 40.3 55 63 7.8
VDZ 300 mg IV every 8 weeks 122 52 41.0 57 59 6.2
ULTRA 2 [45, 46] PBO 246b 52 40.5 58 87 NR
ADA 40 mg SC every other week 248b 52 40.5 58 87 NR
ACT 1 [27] PBO 121b 54 41.4 60 100 6.2
IFX 5 mg/kg IV every 8 weeks 122b 54 42.4 65 100 5.9
PURSUIT-M [48] PBO 156 54 40.2 48 100 6.9
GLM 100 mg every 4 weeks 154 54 39.1 58 100 7.2
Suzuki, 2014 [49] PBO 96b 52 NR NR 100 NR
ADA 40 mg SC every other week 177b 52 NR NR 100 NR

ADA, adalimumab; GLM, golimumab; IFX, infliximab; IV, intravenously; NR, not reported; PBO, placebo; SC, subcutaneous; VDZ, vedolizumab.

a Median disease duration.

b These studies were not rerandomised at maintenance, so the number of patients who responded at the end of induction has been used in this table.