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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Oct 10.
Published in final edited form as: Annu Rev Med. 2015;66:311–328. doi: 10.1146/annurev-med-051113-024537

Table 2.

Trial Notes Phase Patient Population Rx regimen ACR20 TOFA Other
measures
AEs Serious AEs Infectionn TOFA
(serious infection TOFA)
Kremer A&R 2009 2a RA with inadequate responses to MTX or ETA, ADA, INF (most were MTX failures) PBO vs TOFA 5mg BID vs 15mg BID vs 30mg BID × 6 weeks à DC for 6 weeks with followup 5mg: 70.5%
15mg: 80.2%
30mg: 76.8%
PBO: 29.2%
ACR50/70, HAQ-DI, DAS28-ESR, DAS28-CRP 5mg: 59%
15mg: 75%
30mg: 77%
PBO: 59%
5mg: none
15mg: 1 patient
30mg: 1 patient
PBO: 1 patient
5mg: 24.6%
15mg: 30.4%
30mg: 30.4%
PBO: 26.2%
Tanaka 2011 2b MTX failures (Note low dose of background MTX avg 8mg weekly) Background MTX vs MTX + TOFA 1mg BID vs 3mg BID vs 5mg BID vs 10 mg BID × 12 weeks 1mg = 64.3%
3mg =77.8%
5mg = 96.3
10mg = 80.8%
PBO 14.3%
ACR50/70, HAQ-DI, DAS28-CRP 1mg: 53.6%
3mg: 48.1%
5mg: 77.7%
10mg: 73.4%
PBO: 35.8%
1mg: 1 patient
3mg: 1 patient
5mg: 1 patient
10mg: 2 patients
PBO: none
1mg = 10.7%
3mg =29.6%
5mg = 11.1%
10mg = 42.3%
PBO 21.4%
Kremer 2011 ACR ORAL Sync, Abstract only 3 Failed nonbiologic DMARDs Monotherapy with TOFA 5mg BID × 12mo vs 10mg BID × 12 mo vs PBO → TOFA 5mg or 10mg after 3mo for nonresponders and 6mo for all patients. Abstract reprsents 6mo interim analysis 5mg = 52.7%
10mg =58.3%
PBO: 31.2%
ACR50/70, HAQ-DI, DAS28-ESR Months 0–3
5mg: 52.7%
10mg: 54.4%
PBO: 61%
Months 3–6
5mg: 38.4%
10mg: 39%
PBO: 25.9%
Months 0–3
5mg: 2.9%
10mg: 2.5%
PBO: 3.8%
Months 3–6
5mg: 1.6%
10mg: 2.2%
PBO: 0%
Four opportunistic infections. Serious infectious events in 3 (5mg BID) and 5 (10mg BID) patients from months 0–6. No data in PBO-treated patients.
Fleischmann 2012 A&R 2b Failed DMARDs (mainly MTX failures at mod/approp doses 10–15mg weekly) Monotherapy with TOFA 1mg BID vs 3mg BID vs 5mg BID vs 10mg BID vs 15mg BID vs ADA 40mg every 14d × 12 weeks followed by TOFA 5mg BID for 12 weeks 1mg: 31.5%
3mg: 39.2%
5mg: 59.2%
10mg: 70.5%
15mg: 71.9%
PBO: 22%
ADA (wk 12): 35.9%
ACR50/70, HAQ-DI, SF-36, FACIT-F, DAS28-ESR, DAS28-CRP 1mg: 51.4%
3mg: 52.9%
5mg: 55.1%
10mg: 59%
15mg: 61.4%
PBO: 47.1%
ADA (wk12): 50.9%
ADA→TOFA (wk24): 63.6%
1mg: 5.4%
3mg: 2.9%
5mg: 0%
10mg: 1.6%
15mg: 7%
PBO: 5.9%
ADA (wk12): 1.9%
ADA→TOFA (wk24): 9.1%
1mg: 29.7% (5.9%)
3mg: 20.6% (0%)
5mg: 34.7% (0%)
10mg: 34.3% (0%)
15mg: 33.3% (1.8%)
PBO: 17.6% (2.9%)
ADA (wk12): 18.9% (0%)
ADA→TOFA (wk24): 25% (2.3%)
Kremer 2012 A&R 2b MTX failures MTX background + TOFA 20mg daily vs 1mg BID vs 3mg BID vs 5mg BID vs 10mg BID vs 15mg BID × 24 weeks 1mg: ???%
3mg: 52.9%
5mg: 50.7%
10mg: 58.1%
15mg: 56.0%
20mg: 53.8%
PBO: 33.3%
ACR50/70, HAQ-DI, DAS28-CRP 1mg: 59.2%
3mg: 69.1%
5mg: 66.2%
10mg: 67.6%
15mg: 76%
20mg: 61.2%
PBO: 56.9%
1mg: 2%
3mg: 7.3%
5mg: 5.6%
10mg: 1.4%
15mg: 8%
20mg: 6%
PBO: 0%
1mg: 14.3% (0%)
3mg: 20% (0%)
5mg: 22.5% (1.4%)
10mg: 17.6% (1.4%)
15mg: 18.7% (0%)
20mg: 19.4% (1.5%)
PBO: 5.9% (0%)
Van Vollenhoven 2012 NEJM ORAL Standard 3 MTX failures MTX background in all groups + TOFA 5mg BID × 12 mo vs TOFA 10mg BID × 12 mo vs ADA 40mg q2weeks × 12 mo vs PBO → nonresponders switched to TOFA 5mg or 10mg BID at mo3 and all patients switched to TOFA 5mg or 10mg BID at mo6 5mg: 51.5%
10mg: 52.6%
PBO: 28.3%
ADA: 47.2%
ACR50/70, HAQ-DI, DAS28-ESR, DAS28-CRP Months 0–3
5mg: 52%
10mg: 46.8%
PBO: 47.2%
ADA: 51.5%
Months 3–6
5mg: 32.8%
10mg: 30.8%
PBO: 27.1%
PBO→5mg: 25%
PBO→10mg: 42.9%
ADA: 33.3%
Months 6–12
5mg: 43.6%
10mg: 41.8%
PBO→5mg: 32.1%
PBO→10mg: 40.4%
ADA: 40.7%
Months 0–3
5mg: 5.9%
10mg: 5%
PBO: 1.9%
ADA: 2.5%
Months 3–6
5mg: 4.9%
10mg: 3.5%
PBO: 3.4%
PBO→5mg: 0%
PBO→10mg: 0%
ADA: 2.9%
Months 6–12
5mg: 4.9%
10mg: 3%
PBO→5mg: 1.8%
PBO→10mg: 7.7%
ADA: 3.4%
(Serious only)
Months 0–3
5mg: 1.5%
10mg: 2%
PBO: 0.9%
ADA: 0%
Months 3–6
5mg: 1%
10mg: 0.5%
PBO: 0%
PBO→5mg: 0%
PBO→10mg: 0%
ADA: 1%
Months 6–12
5mg: 1%
10mg: 1.5%
PBO→5mg: 0%
PBO→10mg: 1.9%
ADA: 0.5%
Fleischmann 2012 NEJM ORAL Solo 3 DMARD or biologic nonresponders, about 80% methotrexate failures Monotherapy with TOFA 5mg BID × 6 mo vs TOFA 10mg BID × 6 mo vs PBO × 3mo → TOFA 5mg BID × 3 mo vs PBO × 3mo → TOFA 10mg BID × 3 mo 5mg: 59.8%
10mg: 65.7%
PBO: 26.7%
ACR50/70, HAQ-DI, DAS28-ESR, FACIT-F Months 0–3
5mg: 51%
10mg: 56.7%
PBO: 54.9%
Months 3–6
5mg: 39.9%
10mg: 41.2%
PBO→5mg: 36.1%
PBO→10mg: 39.3%
Months 0–3
5mg: 0.4%
10mg: 2%
PBO: 4.9%
Months 3–6
5mg: 2.1%
10mg: 2.4%
PBO→5mg: 1.6%
PBO→10mg: 0%
(Serious only)
Months 0–3
5mg: 0%
10mg: 0.4%
PBO: 0%
Months 3–6
5mg: 0.4%
10mg: 1.2%
PBO→5mg: 1.6%
PBO→10mg: 0%
Burmester 2012 Lancet ORAL Step 3 TNFi nonresponders only, 30% had failed 2 + TNFis MTX background in all groups + TOFA 5mg BID × 6 mo vs TOFA 10mg BID × 6 mo vs PBO × 3mo → TOFA 5mg BID × 3 mo vs PBO × 3mo → TOFA 10mg BID × 3 mo 5mg: 41.7%
10mg: 48.1%
PBO: 24.4%
ACR50/70, HAQ-DI, DAS28-ESR, DAS28-CRP, FACIT-F Months 0–3
5mg: 53.4%
10mg: 56.7%
PBO: 56.8%
Months 3–6
5mg: 42.9%
10mg: 43.3%
PBO→5mg: 36.4%
PBO→10mg: 42.4%
Months 0–3
5mg: 1.5%
10mg: 1.5%
PBO: 4.5%
Months 3–6
5mg: 3.8%
10mg: 4.5%
PBO→5mg: 4.5%
PBO→10mg: 3%
(Serious only)
Months 0–3
5mg: 0%
10mg: 0%
PBO: 0%
Months 3–6
5mg: 1.5%
10mg: 1.5%
PBO→5mg: 1.5%
PBO→10mg: 0%
Lee 2012 ACR ORAL Start. Abstract only (interim analysis) 3 (ongoing) MTX naïve patients TOFA 5mg BID vs. 10mg BID vs MTX 10mg/week titrated up to 20mg/week; patients treated × 24 mo (data from 12 mo interim analysis) 5mg: 71%
10mg: 75.8%
MTX: 50.5%
ACR50/70, HAQ-DI, Sharp-van der Hejide Score (SHS) 5mg: 70.1%
10mg: 74.4%
MTX: 69.9%
5mg: 6.5%
10mg: 6.1%
MTX: 7%
5mg: 31.8%
10mg: 38.7%
MTX: 27.4%
Van der Hejide 2013 A&R ORAL Scan 3 Active erosive RA with erosive disease, MTX failures (10–20% failed biologics) MTX background in all groups + TOFA 5mg BID × 24 mo vs TOFA 10mg BID × 24 mo vs PBO → nonresponders switched to TOFA 5mg or 10mg BID at mo3 and all patients switched to TOFA 5mg or 10mg BID at mo6 At month 6
5mg: 51.5%
10mg: 61.8%
PBO: 25.3%
At month 12
5mg: 48.5%
10mg: 57%
ACR50/70, HAQ-DI, DAS28-ESR, Sharp-van der Hejide Score (SHS), FACIT-F Months 0–3
5mg: 48.9%
10mg: 54.1%
PBO: 45.6%
Months 3–6
5mg: 45.2%
10mg: 35.1%
PBO→5mg: 42.9%
PBO→10mg: 40.5%
Months 6–12
5mg: 51.7%
10mg: 55.1%
PBO→5mg: 42%
PBO→10mg: 44.3%
Months 0–3
5mg: 3.7%
10mg: 3.2%
PBO: 3.1%
Months 3–6
5mg: 5.3%
10mg: 2.2%
PBO→5mg: 2.4%
PBO→10mg: 2.7%
Months 6–12
5mg: 4%
10mg: 2.8%
PBO→5mg: 1.2%
PBO→10mg: 5.1%
Months 0–3
5mg: 0.6%
10mg: 0.6%
PBO: 0%
Months 3–6
5mg: 2.5%
10mg: 0.6%
PBO→5mg: 1.2%
PBO→10mg: 1.3%
Months 6–12
5mg: 0.3%
10mg: 0.3%
PBO→5mg: 0%
PBO→10mg: 1.3%