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. 2021 Jan 27;80(7):848–858. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-219214

Table 3.

Treatment-emergent adverse events through week 24 and week 52

PBO-controlled period (weeks 0–24) Weeks 0–52
FIL200
(n=475)
FIL100
(n=480)
ADA
(n=325)
 PBO
 (n=475)
FIL200
(n=475)
FIL100
(n=480)
ADA
(n=325)
PBO
On FIL200 period
(n=190)
On FIL100 period
(n=191)
On PBO
period
(n=475)
TEAEs, n (%)
 Any TEAE 287 (60.4) 287 (59.8) 186 (57.2) 252 (53.1) 352 (74.1) 350 (72.9) 239 (73.5) 92 (48.4) 97 (50.8) 254 (53.5)
 TE SAE 21 (4.4) 24 (5.0) 14 (4.3) 20 (4.2) 35 (7.4) 40 (8.3) 22 (6.8) 7 (3.7) 8 (4.2) 21 (4.4)
 TEAE leading to treatment discontinuation 15 (3.2) 9 (1.9) 13 (4.0) 15 (3.2) 26 (5.5) 15 (3.1) 18 (5.5) 6 (3.2) 2 (1.0) 15 (3.2)
 Deaths 2 (0.4) 1 (0.2) 0 2 (0.4) 3 (0.6) 1 (0.2) 1 (0.3) 1 (0.5) 1 (0.5) 2 (0.4)
TEAEs in >5% of patients*
 Nasopharyngitis 31 (6.5) 29 (6.0) 15 (4.6) 25 (5.3) 43 (9.1) 48 (10.0) 24 (7.4) 7 (3.7) 6 (3.1) 25 (5.3)
 URTI 25 (5.3) 33 (6.9) 17 (5.2) 14 (2.9) 41 (8.6) 49 (10.2) 21 (6.5) 8 (4.2) 6 (3.1) 14 (2.9)
 ALT increased 13 (2.7) 15 (3.1) 14 (4.3) 11 (2.3) 17 (3.6) 25 (5.2) 22 (6.8) 7 (3.7) 3 (1.6) 11 (2.3)
 AST increased 9 (1.9) 14 (2.9) 11 (3.4) 9 (1.9) 12 (2.5) 20 (4.2) 18 (5.5) 8 (4.2) 3 (1.6) 9 (1.9)
 Nausea 19 (4.0) 10 (2.1) 4 (1.2) 7 (1.5) 26 (5.5) 16 (3.3) 6 (1.8) 4 (2.1) 1 (0.5) 7 (1.5)
 Urinary tract infection 11 (2.3) 8 (1.7) 8 (2.5) 5 (1.1) 19 (4.0) 20 (4.2) 17 (5.2) 10 (5.3) 8 (4.2) 6 (1.3)
TEAEs of special interest
 Infectious AEs 133 (28.0) 128 (26.7) 88 (27.1) 105 (22.1) 206 (43.4) 194 (40.4) 129 (39.7) 45 (23.7) 39 (20.4) 106 (22.3)
  Serious infectious AEs 8 (1.7) 8 (1.7) 8 (2.5) 4 (0.8) 13 (2.7) 13 (2.7) 10 (3.1) 1 (0.5) 2 (1.0) 4 (0.8)
  Herpes zoster 2 (0.4) 2 (0.4) 2 (0.6) 2 (0.4) 6 (1.3) 4 (0.8) 2 (0.6) 2 (1.1) 1 (0.5) 2 (0.4)
  Hepatitis B or C 0 0 1 (0.3) 0 1 (0.2) 1 (0.2) 1 (0.3) 1 (0.5) 1 (0.5) 0
  Opportunistic infections 0 0 1 (0.3) 0 0 0 2 (0.6) 0 0 0
  Active tuberculosis 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (0.3) 0 0 0
 MACE† 0 1 (0.2) 1 (0.3) 2 (0.4) 0 2 (0.4) 1 (0.3) 1 (0.5) 1 (0.5) 2 (0.4)
 Malignancy
  Excluding NMSC 0 1 (0.2) 1 (0.3) 3 (0.6) 2 (0.4) 2 (0.4) 2 (0.6) 0 0 3 (0.6)
  NMSC 0 0 0 0 1 (0.2) 1 (0.2) 0 0 0 0
 VTE† 1 (0.2) 0 0 2 (0.4) 1 (0.2) 0 1 (0.3) 1 (0.5) 0 2 (0.4)
 GI perforation 0 0 0 0 1 (0.2) 0 0 0 0 0

*TEAEs occurring in >5% of patients in a single treatment arm during either study period.

†Positively adjudicated.

ADA, adalimumab; AE, adverse event; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; FIL100, filgotinib 100 mg; FIL200, filgotinib 200 mg; GI, gastrointestinal; MACE, major adverse cardiac event; NMSC, non-melanoma skin cancer; PBO, placebo; SAE, serious AE; TE, treatment-emergent; TEAE, treatment-emergent AE; URTI, upper respiratory tract infection; VTE, venous thromboembolism.