Table 2

Incidence, clinical and biological associations of anti-ADA antibodies

DiseaseDetection methodPatients (n)ADA dosePeriod (weeks)ADAb (%)Association with serum trough ADA levelAssociation with clinical responseAssociation with AEsAssociation with MTXReference
Rheumatoid arthritisELISA3040 mg s.c. eow for 16 weeks564.9NRNRNRNRvan der Bijl et al90
RIA14840 mg s.c. eow to 40 mg/w15628Negatively associated (p<0.001)Negatively associated (p<0.001)NRNegatively associated with the use (p<0.001) and the dose (p=0.005)Bartelds et al91
ELISA43420 or 40 mg eow or 20 or 40 mg/w2612NRNegatively correlatedNoNRVan de Putte et al92
ELISA419s.c. 40 mg eow or 20/w520.72NRNRNRNRKeystone et al93
ELISA15s.c. 40 mg eow4587NRNRNRNRBender et al94
RIA12140 mg s.c. eow2817Negatively associated (p<0.001)Negatively associated (p=0.032)NRNegatively associated (p=0.003)Bartelds et al30
RIA3440 mg s.c. biweekly1225NRNegatively associatedNRNRRadstake et al75
2630
RIA23540 mg s.c. eow to 40 mg/week2820NRNegatively associated (p<0.0001)NRNegatively associated (p<0.0001)Bartelds et al95
ELISA271s.c. 20, 40 or 80 mg eow241NRNRNRNRWeinblatt et al8
Ankylosing spondylitisNR3540 mg eow2631Negatively associatedNegatively associated (p=0.012)NRNRde Vries et al22
Psoriatic arthritisRIA2240 mg eow5218Negatively associated (p=0.031 at 12 months)Negatively associatedNRNRVan Kuijk et al96
PsoriasisRIA2940 mg eow after induction 80/40 mg2445Negatively associated (p<0.001)Negatively associated (p<0.001)NRNo patients with MTX developed ADAb (no statistical analysis)Lecluse et al97
NR82540 mg eow528.8NRNegatively associatedNoNRMenter et al17
ELISA28080 or 40 mg eow166NRNegatively associatedNoNRPapp et al98
Crohn's diseaseELISA13040 mg eow to 40 mg/w2209.2Negatively associated (p<0.0001)NoNoNoKarmiris et al99
NR22540 mg w0/20 w2, or 80/40, or 160/8040.04NRNRNRNRHanauer et al100
RIA30s.c.160 mg at w0, 80 mg w2, and 40 mg/2 w9017NRNegatively associated (p=0.006)NRNoWest et al101
NR269s.c. 40 mg eow or weekly552.6NRNoNRNo ADAb with the use of IS (MTX, AZA, 6-MCP) (no statistical analysis)Sandborn et al16
  • 6-MCP, 6-mercaptopurine; ADA, adalimumab; ADAb, antidrug antibodies; AEs, adverse events; AZA, azathioprine; eow, each other week; IS, immunosuppressive agent; MTX, methotrexate; NR, not reported; RIA, radioimmunoassay; s.c., subcutaneous; w, week.