Table 5

Incidence, clinical and biological associations of anti-ETN antibodies

DiseaseDetection methodPatients (n)ETN dosagePeriod (weeks)ADAb (%)Association with serum trough ETN levelAssociation with clinical responseAssociation with AEsAssociation with MTXReference
Rheumatoid arthritisELISA54925 mg ×2/w1935NRNoNoNRKlareskog et al117
RIA, bridging ELISA and IgG4-ABT29250 mg s.c./w or 25 mg×2/w260NRNRNRNRJamnitski et al63
RIA4025 mg s.c. ×2/w320NRNRNRNRHoshino et al70
ELISA42050 mg s.c./w163NRNoNRNRKeystone et al9
ELISA21450 mg s.c./w285.6NRNoNoNRDore et al118
Ankylosing spondylitisRIA5325 mg ×2/w260NRNRNRNRde Vries et al119
Psoriatic arthritisNR20525 mg ×2/w240NRNRNRNRMease et al15
PsoriasisELISA61850 mg ×2/w121.5NRNoNoNRTyring et al120
ELISA58325 or 50 mg ×2/w and then 25 mg ×2/w121.1NRNoNoNRPapp et al19
241.6
ELISA65225 mg ×1 or 2/w, or 50 mg ×2/w241.6NRNoNoNRLeonardi et al121
ELISA59150 mg ×2/w1218.3NRNoNoNRTyring et al122
  • ADAb, antidrug antibodies; AEs, adverse events; ETN, etanercept; IgG4-ABT, immunoglobulin G4-antigen binding test; MTX, methotrexate; NR, not reported; RIA, radioimmunoassay; s.c., subcutaneous; w, week.