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. 2022 Jun 20;15(2):212–214. doi: 10.17161/kjm.vol15.16973

Table 1.

Demographics and timing of laboratory abnormalities per medication.

Infliximab Adalimumab Etanercept Golimumab
Number of patients 22 17 4 2
Age in years, median (range) 39.5 (20–78) 33 (19–73) 51.5 (29–73) 55.5 (43–68)
Male: Female 6: 16 6: 11 1: 3 1: 1
Diagnosis
 Hidradenitis suppurativa 11 12 0 0
 Pyoderma gangrenosum 6 1 1 0
 Psoriasis/psoriatic arthritis 5 4 3 2
Exposure to drug in months, median (range) 6.1 (3.6–57.8)* 19.3 (3.3–89.7) 5.2 (4.5–83.0) 24.1 (11.4–36.7)
Baseline abnormality 11 4 2 2
 Resolved 5 1 1 2
 Continued, duration in months 5 3 1 0
  Duration in months, (range) 7.5 (3–48) 6 (6–18) 3
  Discontinued drug due to abnormality 1β 0 0 0
Monitoring abnormality 1 5 0 1**
 Resolved 1 5 0 1**
 Continued in months, duration 0 0 0 0
 Discontinued drug due to abnormality 0 0 0 0
Timing of abnormality
 Baseline 11/12 4/9 2/2 2/2
 After baseline and < 6 months 1/12 0 0 0
 ≥ 6 months and < 12 months 0 0 0 0
 ≥ 12 months and < 18 months 0 1/9 0 1**
 ≥ 18 months 0 4/9α 0 1**
Discontinued, n 7 15 3 2
 No benefit 3 13 1 2
 Allergy 2 1 0 0
 Laboratory abnormality 1 0 0 0
 Infection 0 1 1 0
 Pregnant 1 0 0 0
 Not stated 0 0 1 0
*

One patient discontinued at day 1 of infusion due to drug allergy.

**

This patient also had baseline abnormality that resolved. Patient had transient leukocytosis at 12, 24, and 36 months that all resolved at following laboratory draws.

α

Transient laboratory abnormalities at 18, 27, and 51 months.

β

Patient had chronic anemia that did not improve despite discontinuing infliximab.

Note: BL: baseline; Resolved, abnormality was not present by subsequent laboratory draw. Resolved abnormalities were not present at the following 3-month laboratory draw.