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. 2018 Feb 3;57(5):900–908. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kex489

Table 1 Adverse events: select subgroups from weeks 0 to 24

One TNF inhibitor or non-TNF inhibitor naïve More than one TNF inhibitor or non-TNF inhibitor naïve
Events Placebo (n = 69) Baricitinib 2 mg (n = 61) Baricitinib 4 mg (n = 63) Placebo (n = 30) Baricitinib 2 mg (n = 33) Baricitinib 4 mg (n = 33)
SAEsa 4 (6) 1 (2) 4 (6) 1 (3) 0 4 (12)
Serious infections 2 (3) 0 0 0 0 2 (6)
TEAEs 42 (61) 39 (64) 46 (73) 21 (70) 23 (70) 24 (73)
Infections 19 (28) 21 (34) 23 (37) 9 (30) 15 (45) 8 (24)
Death 0 0 0 0 0 0
Less than three prior bDMARDs Three or more prior bDMARDs
Placebo (n = 129) Baricitinib 2 mg (n = 124) Baricitinib 4 mg (n = 132) Placebo (n = 47) Baricitinib 2 mg (n = 50) Baricitinib 4 mg (n = 45)
SAEsa 9 (7) 3 (2) 11 (8) 4 (9) 4 (8) 7 (16)
Serious infections 4 (3) 1 (<1) 4 (3) 1 (2) 3 (6) 2 (4)
TEAEs 79 (61) 81 (65) 98 (74) 33 (70) 42 (84) 39 (87)
Infections 38 (29) 47 (38) 49 (37) 17 (36) 29 (58) 21 (47)
Deathb 0 0 0 0 0 1 (2)

Data displayed as n (%) of patients up to the time of rescue.

SAE: serious adverse event; TEAE: treatment-emergent adverse event.

a

SAEs reported using conventional ICH definitions.

b

One death occurred in association with basilar artery thrombosis in a 76-year-old patient with pre-existing diabetes mellitus.