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. 2023 Jan 13;43(3):421–435. doi: 10.1007/s00296-022-05270-6

Table 3.

Incidence of herpes zoster reported in the included RCTs, LTEs and RWS

Disease JAKi Dose RCTs LTEs RWS
Cumulative incidence % [weeks¥] IR/ER* (/100 PY) Cumulative incidence % [weeks¥] IR/ER (/100 PY) Cumulative incidence % [weeks¥] IR/ER (/100 PY)
RA TOFA 5 mg BID 0–7.5% [12–96] 12.4% [192§] 10.7% [456] 2.2–7.1 1.3–16.7% [24–81.6§] 1.3–6.5
UPA 0.5–7.4% [12–48] 2.3*–3.1* 6.1–21.9% [84–108] 3.1–12.3
BARI 2 mg QD 0–1.7% [12–24] 1.3–6.2% [24–48] (2 or 4 mg QD) 8.4 (2 or 4 mg QD)
4 mg QD 1.3–2.3% [12–28] 7% [50] 1.3–5.6% [52] 1.3–5.8
PsA TOFA 5 mg BID 0–3.3% [12–48] 2.5% [144] 1.7
UPA 15 mg QD 0.9–1.4% [24] 3.8*
AS TOFA 5 mg BID 0–2.3% [16–48]
UPA 15 mg QD 2.5% [64] 2.1*
UC TOFA 5 mg BID 1.4–1.5% [24–52] 1.3 4.5–7.4% [48–180] 2.1–2.3 0–7.9% [24–60§] (5 or 10 mg BID)
10 mg BID 0.5–5.1% [8–52] 3.2 7.8–12.3% [48–180] 3.6–7.6
UPA 15 mg QD 0% [8]
30 mg QD 0% [8]
45 mg QD 0.8% [8]

¥Observational period

§Mean/median

RCT randomized controlled trial, LTEs long-term extension studies, RWS real-world study, RA rheumatoid arthritis, PsA psoriatic arthritis, AS ankylosing spondylitis, UC ulcerative colitis, TOFA tofacitinib, BARI baricitinib, UPA upadacitinib, BID twice daily, QD once daily, IR incidence rate, ER event rate, PY patient-years

*ER/100 PY