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. 2021 Oct 6;81(1):100–107. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-220920

Table 2.

Primary and secondary endpoints at weeks 52 and 104

Week 52 Week 104*
Obinutuzumab (n=63) Placebo
(n=62)
Difference (95% CI) P value Obinutuzumab (n=63) Placebo
(n=62)
Difference (95% CI) P value
Primary endpoint
CRR, n (%) 22 (35) 14 (23) 12 (−3.4 to 28) 0.115 26 (41) 14 (23) 19 (2.7 to 35) 0.026
Secondary endpoints
mCRR, n (%) 29 (46) 24 (39) 7 (−10 to 25) 0.373 35 (56) 21 (34) 22 (5 to 39) 0.015
ORR (CRR or PRR), n (%) 35 (56) 22 (36) 20 (3.0 to 37) 0.025 34 (54) 18 (29) 25 (8.2 to 42) 0.005
Change in C3 from baseline, mean† (SE) 30 (3.4) 12 (3.5) 18 (8.0 to 27) <0.001 29 (3.4) 11 (3.4) 19 (8.9 to 28) <0.001
Change in C4 from baseline, mean† (SE) 9.7 (1.3) 0.8 (1.3) 8.8 (5.2 to 12) <0.001 9.6 (1.3) 0.4 (1.3) 9.3 (5.7 to 13) <0.001
Change in log anti-dsDNA titre from baseline, mean† (SE) −0.91 (0.12) −0.10 (0.12) −0.81 (−1.1 to 0.48) <0.001 −1.1 (0.13) −0.05 (0.13) −1.0 (−1.4 to 0.67) <0.001
Renal response components
UPCR <0.5, n (%) 33 (52) 24 (39) 14 (−3.6 to 31) 0.102 39 (62) 23 (37) 25 (7.8 to 42) 0.005
SCr ≤15% increase from baseline and ≤ULN 48 (76) 38 (61) 15 (−1.2 to 31) 0.080 45 (71) 32 (52) 20 (3.1 to 37) 0.019
Urinary RBCs <10/HPF without RBC casts 52 (83) 51 (82) 0.3 (−13 to 13) 0.987 49 (78) 41 (66) 12 (−4.0 to 27) 0.154
No rescue immunosuppression or early discontinuation 57 (91) 53 (86) 5 (−6.4 to 16) 0.414 51 (81) 38 (61) 20 (4.1 to 35) 0.012
CRR in prespecified subgroups
Baseline proteinuria, n (%)
 UPCR <3 (n=73) 13 (38) 12 (31) 7.5 (−14 to 29) 0.468 16 (47) 12 (31) 16 (−5.9 to 39) 0.147
 UPCR ≥3 (n=47) 8 (31) 2 (10) 21 (−0.5 to 43) 0.163 8 (31) 2 (10) 21 (−0.5 to 43) 0.098
Baseline biopsy class, n (%)
 Class III (n=31) 5 (36) 6 (35) 0.4 (−33 to 34) 0.952 3 (21) 7 (41) −19 (−52 to 12) 0.338
 Class IV (n=94) 17 (35) 8 (18) 17 (−0.5 to 34) 0.068 23 (47) 7 (16) 31 (14 to 49) 0.001
Baseline biopsy class, n (%)
 No class V (n=88) 17 (40) 9 (20) 20 (0.8 to 38) 0.054 17 (40) 10 (22) 17 (−1.7 to 36) 0.117
 Class V (n=37) 5 (25) 5 (29) −4.4 (−33 to 24) 0.825 9 (45) 4 (24) 22 (−8.2 to 51) 0.187
Post hoc endpoints
 UPCR <0.8, n (%) 41 (65) 31 (50) 15 (-2.1 to 32) 0.085 45 (71) 28 (45) 26 (9.6 to 43) 0.003

For all response analyses, non-response imputation was used after rescue immunosuppression or early discontinuation.

*Week 104 analyses were exploratory and not adjusted for multiplicity.

†Adjusted mean from analysis of covariance model adjusting baseline measurement and stratification factors race and region.

CRR, complete renal response (which required UPCR <0; CRR, complete renal response; HPF, high-power field; mCRR, modified CRR; ORR, overall renal response; PRR, partial renal response; RBC, red blood cell; SCr, serum creatinine; UPCR, urine protein-to-creatinine ratio.