Table 2

IHC of synovial biopsy tissue

% Change in IHC score
Day -7 to Day 28
p Value
(tofacitinib vs placebo)
Tofacitinib
10 mg BID, % (N)
Placebo, % (N)
CD3+ T cell1.59 (10)0.02 (8)0.5811
CD20+ B cell2.08 (10)-1.68 (10)0.1748
CD68+ sublining macrophage1.77 (12)0.71 (11)0.8605
  • See Methods, Synovial immunohistochemistry for description of image analysis methods.

  • BID, twice daily; IHC, immunohistochemistry; N, number of samples that were evaluated.