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. 2019 Apr 30;78(7):890–898. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2018-214529

Table 2.

Change in efficacy and patient-reported outcomes 4, 8 and 12 weeks after rescue in rescued patients from RA-BEAM

Baricitinib to baricitinib (n=35) Adalimumab to baricitinib (n=40)
Score at time of rescue Change from rescue visit Score at time of rescue Change from rescue Visit
Week 4 (n=34) Week 8 (n=33) Week 12 (n=30) Week 4 (n=40) Week 8 (n=39) Week 12 (n=33)
DAS28-ESR 6.1 (1.3) −0.93 (0.18)*** −1.51 (0.20)*** −1.73 (0.22)*** 6.2 (1.3) −1.38 (0.17)*** −1.69 (0.19)*** −1.92 (0.21)***
CDAI 39.3 (15.2) −14.1 (2.1)*** −20.5 (2.2)*** −22.3 (2.3)*** 36.4 (14.5) −14.8 (2.0)*** −17.8 (2.0)*** −20.2 (2.2)***
SDAI 40.8 (16.0) −14.1 (2.3)*** −21.0 (2.3)*** −23.1 (2.5)*** 38.9 (14.5) −16.2 (2.1)*** −19.2 (2.2)*** −21.8 (2.3)***
Patient’s assessment of pain 53.8 (21.0) −13.1 (3.8)*** −13.8 (3.9)*** −18.3 (4.0)*** 56.4 (25.4) −14.5 (3.5) *** −21.5 (3.6)*** −24.1 (3.7)***
HAQ-DI 1.42 (0.72) −0.19 (0.08)* −0.28 (0.08)*** −0.34 (0.09)*** 1.46 (0.66) −0.37 (0.07) *** −0.47 (0.08)*** −0.49 (0.09)***
CRP, mg/L 14.9 (23.5) −0.45 (4.35) −4.79 (4.49) −8.50 (5.04) 25.3 (29.8) −13.50 (4.00)*** −14.10 (4.13)*** −16.00 (4.69)***
ESR, mm/h 36.5 (27.7) 0.71 (3.40) −4.49 (4.16) −5.05 (4.76) 51.9 (35.4) −16.60 (3.16)*** −21.80 (3.85)*** −19.06 (4.48)***

Score at the time of rescue data are mean (SD); change from baseline data is LSM (SE).

*p≤0.05; **p≤0.01; ***p≤0.001 from within-group mean change from the last visit prior to rescue using MMRM.

CDAI, Clinical Disease Activity Index;CRP, C reactive protein; DAS28-ESR, disease activity score using 28-joint count with erythrocyte sedimentation rate;ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; HAQ-DI, Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index;LSM, least squares mean;MMRM, mixed-effects model repeated measures;SDAI, Simplified Disease Activity Index.