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. 2018 Jun 27;4(1):e000669. doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2018-000669

Table 2.

Enthesitis at week 24 (LOCF) and weeks 52, 104 and 156 (as observed)*

MASES† Week 24 Week 52 Week 104 Week 156
Placebo
(n=302)
Apremilast Apremilast Apremilast Apremilast
30 mg two times per day (n=315) 20 mg two times per day (n=298) 30 mg two times per day (n=377) 20 mg two times per day (n=326) 30 mg two times per day (n=302) 20 mg two times per day (n=261) 30 mg two times per day (n=278) 20 mg two times per day (n=227)
Baseline, mean 4.8 4.4 4.6 4.4 4.5 4.3 4.6 4.2 4.4
Mean change from baseline −0.9 −1.3‡ −1.2 −2.0 −2.2 −2.6 −2.6 −2.7 −2.8
Mean per cent change from baseline −7.0 −23.6‡ −19.3 −43.5 −42.2 −57.5 −55.2 −65.2 −57.6
Median per cent change from baseline§ −21.1 −50.0‡ −40.0 −66.7 −66.7 −85.7 −100.0 −100.0 −100.0
Score of 0¶, n/m (%) 70/311 (22.5) 90/327 (27.5) 84/307 (27.4) 142/377 (37.7) 134/326 (41.1) 147/302 (48.7) 135/261 (51.7) 153/278 (55.0) 125/227 (55.1)

*The n at week 24 represents patients with a baseline value >0 and ≥1 postbaseline value at or before week 24. Data as observed for weeks 52, 104 and 156; the n represents the number of patients taking apremilast, regardless of when treatment started (baseline, week 16 or week 24), with a baseline value >0 and a value at the specific visit.

†MASES ranges from 0 to 13, with 0 indicating no pain at any assessed entheses and 13 indicating pain at all assessed entheses.

‡P<0.05 vs placebo.

§The per cent change noted occurred in >50% of patients.

¶Patients who did not have sufficient data (observed or imputed) for a definitive determination of response status at week 24 are counted as non-responders.

LOCF, last observation carried forward; MASES, Maastricht Ankylosing Spondylitis Enthesitis Score.