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. 2016 Oct 12;36(1):15–24. doi: 10.1007/s10067-016-3436-1

Table 2.

Selected efficacy endpoints at month 6 by MTX dose category

Low MTX (≤12.5 mg/week) (N = 242) Moderate MTX (>12.5 to <17.5 mg/week) (N = 333) High MTX (≥17.5 mg/week) (N = 222)
Placebo (n = 47) Tofacitinib 5 mg BID (n = 102) Tofacitinib 10 mg BID (n = 93) Placebo (n = 73) Tofacitinib 5 mg BID (n = 131) Tofacitinib 10 mg BID (n = 129) Placebo (n = 40) Tofacitinib 5 mg BID (n = 88) Tofacitinib 10 mg BID (n = 94)
Disease activity a
CDAI ≤10, % (95 % CI) 8.9 (2.5, 21.2) 42.0* (32.2, 52.3) 52.2* (41.4, 62.9) 13.0 (6.1, 23.3) 32.0* (23.9, 40.9) 41.1* (32.4, 50.3) 12.5 (4.2, 26.8) 35.7* (25.6, 46.9) 39.4* (29.4, 50.0)
CDAI ≤2.8, % (95 % CI) 2.2 (0.1, 11.8) 9.0 (4.2, 16.4) 13.3* (7.1, 22.1) 1.5 (0.0, 7.8) 8.8* (4.5, 15.2) 13.7* (8.2, 21.0) 0 (0.0, 8.8) 9.5* (4.2, 17.9) 16.0* (9.2, 25.0)
LSM CFB in DAS28–4(ESR) (SE) −1.00 (0.26) −2.15* (0.13) −2.48* (0.14) −1.33 (0.18) −2.28* (0.11) −2.39* (0.10) −2.07 (0.27) -2.14 (0.13) -2.67* (0.13)
Functional status a
HAQ-DI <0.5, % (95 % CI) 0 (0.0, 7.9) 24.0* (16.0, 33.6) 24.4* (16.0, 34.6) 5.8 (1.6, 14.2) 17.6* (11.4, 25.4) 29.8* (22.0, 38.7) 10.0 (2.8, 23.7) 19.1 (11.3, 29.1) 33.0* (23.6, 43.4)

BID twice daily, CDAI Clinical Disease Activity Index, CFB change from baseline, CI confidence interval, DAS28–4(ESR) disease activity score in 28 joints, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, HAQ-DI Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index, LSM least squares mean, MTX methotrexate, SE standard error

*p < 0.05 vs placebo plus MTX; aNon-responder imputation; Full Analysis Set