Table 1

Safety summary

Patients with event, n (%)
Up to month 3Cumulative period
MTX inadequate responders* (n=71)Anti-TNF inadequate responders (n=52)Overall (N=123)MTX inadequate responders* (n=71)Anti-TNF inadequate responders (n=52)Overall (N=123)
AEs23 (32.4)26 (50.0)49 (39.8)49 (69.0)44 (84.6)93 (75.6)
SAEs01 (1.9)1 (0.8)8 (11.3)5 (9.6)13 (10.6)
Discontinuation due to AEs01 (1.9)1 (0.8)1 (1.4)3 (5.8)4 (3.3)
SC injection site reactions02 (3.8)2 (1.6)02 (3.8)2 (1.6)
Infections10 (14.1)10 (19.2)20 (16.3)33 (46.5)23 (44.2)56 (45.5)
Malignancies00002 (3.8)2 (1.6)
Autoimmune events0001 (1.4)1 (1.9)2 (1.6)
  • Data are based on all patients who received at least one dose of abatacept.

  • * Participated in AIM.

  • Participated in ATTAIN.

  • Subset of AEs.

  • AE, adverse event; AIM, Abatacept in Inadequate responders to Methotrexate; ATTAIN, Abatacept Trial in Treatment of Anti-TNF INadequate responders; MTX, methotrexate; SAE, serious adverse event; TNF, tumour necrosis factor.