Table 2.
Clinical Effectiveness of Abatacept in non-bionaive and ABA-bionaive patients.
Non-Bionaive Patients | ||||
Response variable | 6 months | 12 months | ||
N | % | N | % | |
EULAR response | ||||
Satisfactory | 36 | 34.29 | 43 | 46.74 |
Unsatisfactory | 69 | 65.71 | 49 | 53.26 |
Remission (DAS28 < 2.6) | 18 | 17.14 | 28 | 30.43 |
LDA (2.6 ≥ DAS28 ≥ 3.2) | 22 | 20.95 | 20 | 21.74 |
ABA-Bionaive Patients | ||||
Response variable | 6 months | 12 months | ||
N | % | N | % | |
EULAR response | ||||
Satisfactory | 8 | 53.33 | 11 | 78.57 |
Unsatisfactory | 7 | 46.67 | 3 | 21.43 |
Remission (DAS28 < 2.6) | 3 | 20 | 9 | 64.29 |
LDA (2.6 ≥ DAS28 ≥ 3.2) | 5 | 33.33 | 3 | 21.43 |
ABA, abatacept; EULAR, European League Against Rheumatism; LDA, Low-activity disease.