Table 2.
Comparison of patients with reduced dose vs standard dose of TCZ
8 mg/kg dose (N=18)
4–6 mg/kg optimized dose (N=15)
p
TCZ levels
8.64±16.6
2.62±2.7
0.064
% suboptimal levels
50%
73%
0.284
IL6
4.93±3.8
5.64±3.2
0.593
DAS28-ESR
3.26±1
2.67±1.2
0.169
CRP
0.55±1.2
0.56±1
0.977