| Etanercept (n = 8) | Placebo (n = 9) | p Value | |
| Patients with AE (%) | 100 | 77.8 | NS |
| No. of AE | 23 | 23 | NS |
| No. of serious AE | 3 | 3 | NS |
| Severity of AE: | |||
| Low | 62.5 | 33.3 | NS |
| Moderate | 25 | 33.3 | NS |
| Severe | 12.5 | 11.1 | NS |
| Type of AE: | |||
| Infections | 4 | 4 | NS |
| Injection site reaction | 1 | 2 | NS |
| Cardiac failure | 1 | 0 | NS |
| Abnormal liver function test | 2 | 1 | NS |
NS, not significant.