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

Table 3.

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

Dactylitis count† Week 24 Week 52 Week 104 Week 156
Placebo
(n=194)
Apremilast Apremilast Apremilast Apremilast
30 mg two times per day (n=214) 20 mg two times per day (n=202) 30 mg two times per day (n=249) 20 mg two times per day (n=225) 30 mg t two times per day (n=200) 20 mg two times per day (n=182) 30 mg two times per day (n=181) 20 mg two times per day (n=157)
Baseline, mean 3.3 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.2 3.4 3.0
Mean change from baseline −1.3 −1.8‡ −1.6 −2.5 −2.3 −2.9 −2.4 −3.0 −2.4
Mean per cent change from baseline −38.2 −48.6 −43.2 −67.9 −70.2 −80.0 −75.6 −83.6 −73.4
Median per cent change from baseline§ −66.7 −79.3 −75.0 −100.0 −100.0 −100.0 −100.0 −100.0 −100.0
Dactylitis count of 0¶, n/m (%) 80/205 (39.0) 102/221 (46.2) 95/207 (45.9) 168/249 (67.5) 150/225 (66.7) 155/200 (77.5) 132/182 (72.5) 144/181 (79.6) 116/157 (73.9)

*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.

†Dactylitis count is the sum of all scores for each of the 20 digits, with each digit scored as 0=absence or 1=presence of dactylitis.

‡P<0.01 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.