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. 2020 Apr 11;59(11):3303–3313. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keaa084

Table 2.

Summary of adverse events through 12 weeks

AEs Placebo (n = 49) Upadacitinib 7.5 mg QD (n = 49) Upadacitinib 15 mg QD (n=49) Upadacitinib 30 mg QD (n = 50)
Total AEs 24 (49.0) 29 (59.2) 28 (57.1) 37 (74.0)
Serious AEs 0 1 (2.0) 1 (2.0) 5 (10.0)
AEs leading to discontinuation of study drug 0 0 1 (2.0) 7 (14.0)
Deaths 0 0 0 0
Infections 11 (22.4) 18 (36.7) 16 (32.7) 22 (44.0)
  Serious infection 0 0 1 (2.0) 3 (6.0)
  Opportunistic infection 0 0 0 2 (4.0)
  Herpes zostera 1 (2.0) 1 (2.0) 0 3 (6.0)
  Active/latent tuberculosis 0 0 0 0
Malignancy (including NMSC) 0 0 0 0
Hepatic disorder 2 (4.1) 0 2 (4.1) 1 (2.0)
Gastrointestinal perforation 0 0 0 0
Adjudicated cardiovascular event 0 1 (2.0) 0 0
  Adjudicated MACE 0 0 0 0
  Other adjudicated cardiovascular event 0 1 (2.0) 0 0
  Adjudicated venous thromboembolic event 0 0 0 0

All values presented as n (%).

a

Including two cases of serious herpes zoster, one in the upadacitinib 7.5 mg group and one in the upadacitinib 30 mg group. AE: adverse event; MACE, major adverse cardiovascular event; NMSC: non-melanoma skin cancer; QD: once daily.