Table 4

Change from baseline to week 8* in HDL-SAA and sPLA2 IIA for week 24 ACR20, ACR50 and EULAR good/moderate responders and non-responders (bio-repository population)

SubgroupStatisticADA 40 mg SC q2w, n=97TCZ 8 mg/kg IV q4w, n=87
HDL-SAA change from baseline to week 8 (mg/L)
 ACR20 responders
  n3239
  Median (IQR)–1.0 (–6.8, 0.55)–3.3 (10.0, –1.0)
  Mean (SD)–5.8 (12.5)–10.3 (21.1)
 ACR20 non-responders
  n3016
  Median (IQR)–1.1 (–8.7, 1.2)–3.1 (–12.95, –1.15)
  Mean (SD)–2.9 (12.1)–7.1 (7.8)
 ACR50 responders
  n2026
  Median (IQR)–1.6 (–6.6, 0.25)–3.3 (–8.6, –1.0)
  Mean (SD)–5.1 (11.2)–11.8 (25.1)
 ACR50 non-responders
  n4229
  Median (IQR)–0.9 (–7.10, 0.7)–3.2 (–12.8, –1.0)
  Mean (SD)–4.0 (12.9)–7.2 (8.4)
 EULAR good/moderate responders
  n3645
  Median (IQR)–2.8 (–9.05, 0.5)–3.2 (–10.0, –1.0)
  Mean (SD)–6.2 (12.3)–9.6 (19.8)
 EULAR non-responders
  n2610
  Median (IQR)–0.5 (–5.7, 1.2)–2.9 (–18.2, –1.3)
  Mean (SD)–1.9 (12.1)–8.0 (8.9)
sPLA2 IIA change from baseline to week 8 (ng/mL)
 ACR20 responders
  n4752
  Median (IQR)–1.3 (–3.2, 0.7)–4.8 (–9.5, –1.3)
  Mean (SD)–1.6 (8.3)–9.5 (14.8)
 ACR20 non-responders
  n3921
  Median (IQR)–0.6 (–2.8, 1.9)–3.1 (–4.9, –1.0)
  Mean (SD)–2.0 (10.2)–3.7 (2.7)
 ACR50 responders
  n2436
  Median (IQR)–1.8 (–2.6, 0.2)–5.0 (–9.5, –0.95)
  Mean (SD)–1.6 (2.5)–9.7 (13.9)
 ACR50 non-responders
  n6237
  Median (IQR)–1.0 (–3.2, 1.4)–4.0 (–6.7, –1.5)
  Mean (SD)–1.9 (10.7)–6.1 (11.5)
 EULAR good/moderate responders
  n5362
  Median (IQR)–1.6 (–3.2, 0.7)–4.7 (–9.1, –1.1)
  Mean (SD)–2.2 (9.8)–8.7 (13.7)
 EULAR non-responders
  n3311
  Median (IQR)–0.2 (–2.1, 1.9)–2.7 (–6.0, –0.8)
  Mean (SD)–1.2 (8.1)–3.2 (2.4)
  • n represents number of patients contributing to summary statistics.

  • The range of data for each parameter is depicted in figure 1.

  • *Includes only patients with both baseline and week 8 values.

  • ACR, American College of Rheumatology; ADA, adalimumab; EULAR, European League against Rheumatism; HDL-SAA, high-density lipoprotein-associated serum amyloid-A; IV, intravenous; q2w, every 2 weeks; q4w, every 4 weeks; SC, subcutaneous; sPLA2 IIA, secretory phospholipase A2 IIA; TCZ, tocilizumab.