Table 1

The incidence rate (events/100 patient-years) of AE and ADR classified by SOC in RA patients treated with tocilizumab

Total AESerious AETotal ADRSerious ADR
No of eventsNo of eventsNo of eventsNo of events
SOC(/100 patient-years)(/100 patient-years)(/100 patient-years)(/100 patient-years)
Total3,004(167.49)490(27.32)2,330(129.91)363(20.24)
Infections and infestations553(30.83)163(9.09)447(24.92)147(8.20)
Laboratory test abnormalities636(35.46)39(2.17)563(31.39)36(2.01)
Hepatobiliary disorders269(15.00)12(0.67)213(11.88)11(0.61)
Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders247(13.77)6(0.33)205(11.43)6(0.33)
Gastrointestinal disorders221(12.32)42(2.34)145(8.08)30(1.67)
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders207(11.54)37(2.06)150(8.36)26(1.45)
Metabolism and nutrition disorders172(9.59)4(0.22)159(8.87)3(0.17)
General disorders and administration site conditions145(8.08)18(1.00)124(6.91)16(0.89)
Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders135(7.53)20(1.12)87(4.85)12(0.67)
Nervous system disorders102(5.69)21(1.17)70(3.90)13(0.72)
Blood and lymphatic system disorders64(3.57)23(1.28)51(2.84)19(1.06)
Vascular disorders63(3.51)13(0.72)33(1.84)7(0.39)
Injury, poisoning and procedural complications53(2.96)34(1.90)5(0.28)3(0.17)
Cardiac disorders45(2.51)25(1.39)33(1.84)17(0.95)
Renal and urinary disorders21(1.17)5(0.28)12(0.67)3(0.17)
Eye disorders20(1.12)1(0.06)10(0.56)1(0.06)
Neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (including cysts and polyps)18(1.00)15(0.84)7(0.39)5(0.28)
Psychiatric disorders11(0.61)2(0.11)2(0.11)0(0.00)
Immune system disorders8(0.45)7(0.39)8(0.45)7(0.39)
Ear and labyrinth disorders6(0.33)2(0.11)3(0.17)1(0.06)
Endocrine disorders4(0.22)1(0.06)1(0.06)0(0.00)
Reproductive system and breast disorders4(0.22)0(0.00)2(0.11)0(0.00)
  • ADR, adverse drug reaction; AE, adverse event; RA, rheumatoid arthritis; SOC, Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities (MedDRA) system organ class (MedDRA v12.0).