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. 2021 Apr 7;22(3):395–405. doi: 10.1007/s40257-021-00602-x

Table 4.

Changes in selected laboratory analytes

Placebo-controlled (to week 16) All-bari-2-mg-AD
Placebo (N = 889) Baricitinib 2 mg (N = 721) All-bari-2-mg-AD (N = 1598)
Creatinine phosphokinase
 Increase to ≥ Grade 1 (> ULN and ≤ 2.5× ULN) 84/783 (10.7) 125/638 (19.6) 314/1314 (23.9)
 Increase to ≥ Grade 2 (> 2.5× ULN and ≤ 5× ULN) 26/856 (3.0) 33/697 (4.7) 99/1492 (6.6)
 Increase to ≥ Grade 3 (> 5× ULN and ≤ 10× ULN) 16/865 (1.8) 16/703 (2.3) 48/1520 (3.2)
 Increase to ≥ Grade 4 (> 10× ULN) 10/869 (1.2) 8/706 (1.1) 26/1534 (1.7)
Hemoglobin
 Increase to ≥ Grade 1 (< 7.27 mmol (Fe)/L [female]/8.18 mmol (Fe)/L [male] and ≥ 6.2 mmol (Fe)/L) 38/818 (4.6) 42/659 (6.4) 104/1420 (7.3)
 Increase to ≥ Grade 2 (< 6.2 mmol (Fe)/L and ≥ 4.9 mmol (Fe)/L) 4/870 (0.5) 3/706 (0.4) 13/1540 (0.8)
 Increase to ≥ Grade 3 (< 4.9 mmol (Fe)/L and ≥ 4.0 mmol (Fe)/L) 0 0 0
Neutrophils
 Increase to ≥ Grade 3 (< 1.0 billion/L and ≥ 0.5 billion/L) 0 1/707 (0.1) 2/1542 (0.1)
Lymphocytes
 Increase to ≥ Grade 3 (< 0.5 billion/L and ≥ 0.2 billion/L) 2/868 (0.2) 1/707 (0.1) 8/1542 (0.5)
Platelets
 Thrombocytosis ≤ 600 billions/L to > 600 billions/L 0 8/706 (1.1) 15/1538 (1.0)
LDL cholesterol
 Increase to borderline high (≥ 3.36 mmol/L and < 4.14 mmol/L), high (≥ 4.14 mmol/L and < 4.91 mmol/L), or very high (≥ 4.91 mmol/L) 41/643 (6.4) 64/540 (11.9) 229/1154 (19.8)
HDL cholesterol
 Increase to high (≥ 1.55 mmol/L) 73/524 (13.9) 92/438 (21.0) 254/921 (27.6)
Triglycerides
 Increase to very high (≥ 5.65 mmol/L) 8/789 (1.0) 4/632 (0.6) 12/1415 (0.8)
Alanine aminotransferase
 ≥ 3× ULN 9/872 (1.0) 5/709 (0.7) 26/1551 (1.7)
 ≥ 5× ULN 1/872 (0.1) 1/709 (0.1) 2/1551 (0.1)
 ≥ 10× ULN 0 0 1/1551 (0.1)
Aspartate aminotransferase
 ≥ 3× ULN 9/872 (1.0) 5/709 (0.7) 25/1551 (1.6)
 ≥ 5× ULN 5/872 (0.6) 2/709 (0.3) 11/1551 (0.7)
 ≥ 10× ULN 1/872 (0.1) 0 0

Data are n/NAR (%)

Fe iron, HDL high-density lipoprotein, LDL low-density lipoprotein, N number of patients in the analysis set, n number of patients in the specified category, NAR number of patients at risk for the specified abnormality in each treatment group, ULN upper limit of normal