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. 2021 Dec 20;6:27–36. doi: 10.1016/j.jdin.2021.11.001

Table III.

Adverse event of special interest interim analysis summary

Event Double-blind period
During the administration of upadacitinib
Patients, n (%)
Events (E/100 PYs)
Placebo (n = 90) Upadacitinib 15 mg (n = 91) Upadacitinib 30 mg (n = 91) Upadacitinib 15 mg (n = 133) PYs = 82.8 Upadacitinib 30 mg (n = 136) PYs = 81.5
Adjudicated VTE 0 0 0 0 0
Adjudicated MACE 0 1 (1.1) 0 1 (1.2) 0
 Adults 0 1 0 1 0
 Adolescents 0 0 0 0 0
Serious infections 0 0 1 (1.1) 3 (3.6) 3 (3.7)
 Adults 0 0 1 3 3
 Adolescents 0 0 0 0 0
Opportunistic infections (excluding tuberculosis and herpes zoster) 0 3 (3.3) 1 (1.1) 5 (6.0) 2 (2.5)
 Kaposi's varicelliform eruption (eczema herpeticum) 0 3 (3.3) 1 (1.1) 4 (4.8) 2 (2.5)
 Adults 0 2 1 3 2
 Adolescents 0 1 0 1 0
 Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia 0 0 0 1 (1.2) 0
 Adults 0 0 0 1 0
 Adolescents 0 0 0 0 0
Malignancy 0 0 0 0 0
Lymphoma 0 0 0 0 1 (1.2)
 Adults 0 0 0 0 0
 Adolescents 0 0 0 0 1
Hepatic disorder 0 1 (1.1) 1 (1.1) 7 (8.5) 6 (7.4)
 Adults 0 1 1 7 6
 Adolescents 0 0 0 0 0
Gastrointestinal perforations 0 0 0 0 0
Anemia 0 0 1 (1.1) 2 (2.4) 5 (6.1)
 Adults 0 0 1 2 5
 Adolescents 0 0 0 0 0
Neutropenia 0 1 (1.1) 4 (4.4) 1 (1.2) 6 (7.4)
 Adults 0 1 4 1 6
 Adolescents 0 0 0 0 0
Lymphopenia 0 0 0 0 0
Herpes zoster 0 0 4 (4.4) 6 (7.2) 12 (14.7)
 Adults 0 0 4 6 12
 Adolescents 0 0 0 0 0
CPK elevation 0 1 (1.1) 2 (2.2)§ 2 (2.4) 4 (4.9)
 Adults 0 0 2 1 4
 Adolescents 0 1 0 1 0
Renal dysfunction 0 0 0 0 0
Active tuberculosis 0 0 0 0 0

Adults were aged ≥18 years, and adolescents were aged <18 years. The number of adults and adolescents was 81 and 9, respectively, for the placebo and 81 and 10 for 15 and 30 mg of upadacitinib each; the patient-years were 72.8 and 10.0, respectively, for 15 mg of upadacitinib and 72.8 and 8.6, respectively, for 30 mg of upadacitinib.

CPK, Creatine phosphokinase; E, event; MACE, major adverse cardiovascular events; PYs, patient-years; VTE, venous thromboembolic event.

Included data up to the cutoff date for all patients with ≥1 dose of upadacitinib. The mean (SD) duration of exposure to study drug from the first dose to the analysis cutoff date in the 15-mg upadacitinib group and 30-mg upadacitinib group was 227.3 (82.8) and 218.8 (84.1) days, respectively.

Event of atypical lymphocytes seen in peripheral blood that was not a malignancy.

Maximum CPK elevation = 2052 U/L.

§

Maximum CPK elevation = 1660 U/L.