Table 3

Summary of efficacy and concomitant medication use at week 104 by randomised treatment group

Golimumab
Placebo*50 mg†100 mg‡
No. of patients randomised113146146
RADIOGRAPHIC RESPONSES
Change in PsA-modified SHS§
Total score, N=87117128
0.08±3.19−0.39±2.04−0.32±1.87
0.0 (−0.5, 0.5)0.0 (−0.9, 0.0)0.0 (−0.5, 0.0)
  MTX use at baseline, N=516163
−0.24±2.09−0.78±1.76−0.65±2.15
0.0 (−0.5, 0.5)0.0 (−1.0, 0.0)0.0 (−1.0, 0.0)
  No MTX use at baseline, N=365665
0.53±4.300.03±2.250.00±1.51
0.0 (−0.5, 0.3)0.0 (−0.5, 0.5)0.0 (0.0, 0.0)
Erosion score, N=85114125
0.06±2.89−0.39±1.49−0.38±1.33
0.0 (−0.5, 0.0)0.0 (−0.5, 0.0)0.0 (−0.5, 0.0)
Joint space narrowing score, N=85114125
0.02±0.600.01±0.84−0.02±0.73
0.0 (0.0, 0.0)0.0 (0.0, 0.0)0.0 (0.0, 0.0)
Changes in PsA-modified SHS from weeks 52 to 104, N=87116127
−0.03±1.59−0.10±1.000.02±0.71
0.0 (0.0, 0.0)0.0 (0.0, 0.0)0.0 (0.0, 0.0)
Pts with change in PsA-modified SHS>SDC, N=85114125
7 (8.2%)5 (4.4%)5 (4.0%)
Pts with change in total PsA-modified SHS≤0, N=85114125
62 (72.9%)88 (77.2%)96 (76.8%)
CLINICAL RESPONSES DAS28-CRP score
3.1±1.32.9±1.32.8±1.2
2.9 (2.0, 4.1)2.6 (1.8, 3.7)2.6 (1.7, 3.6)
DAS28-CRP responders (good or moderate), n (%)87 (77.0%)126 (86.3%)125 (85.6%)
Enthesitis—PsA-modified MASES score,¶ N =88109115
Score2.9±3.82.4±3.62.6±3.9
1.0 (0.0, 5.0)0.0 (0.0, 4.0)1.0 (0.0, 4.0)
% Improvement from baseline40.4±92.7%59.5±70.0%56.0±72.7%
64.0%100.0%90.9%
(7.9, 100.0)%(33.3, 100.0)%(42.9, 100.0)%
Dactylitis,** N=385049
Score1.1±2.41.3±4.10.8±2.4
0.0 (0.0, 1.0)0.0 (0.0, 0.0)0.0 (0.0, 0.0)
% Improvement from baseline67.4±69.3%83.0±36.4%85.3±38.5%
100.0%100.0%100.0%
(75.0, 100.0)%(100.0, 100.0) %(100.0, 100.0) %
HAQ
Score0.7±0.70.6±0.60.6±0.6
0.5 (0.0, 1.0)0.4 (0.0, 1.0)0.5 (0.0, 1.0)
Pts with HAQ improvement0.3 units61 (54.0%)77 (52.7%)86 (58.9%)
PASI,†† N=79109108
Score3.0±5.82.5±4.11.9±2.7
1.2 (0.1, 2.8)1.4 (0.0, 2.8)1.1 (0.0, 2.6)
NAPSI,‡‡ N=8395109
Score1.5±1.92.0±2.61.3±1.9
1.0 (0.0, 3.0)1.0 (0.0, 4.0)0.0 (0.0, 2.0)
% Improvement from baseline61.8±48.8%60.6±48.3%69.7±50.1%
80.0%75.0%100.0%
(33.3,100.0)%(33.3,100.0)%(50.0,100.0)%
Concomitant medication use at week 104
MTX53 (46.9%)63 (43.2%)68 (46.6%)
 Dose (mg/week)14.2±4.913.7±4.614.9±5.0
Oral corticosteroids17 (15.0%)18 (12.3%)24 (16.4%)
 Dose (mg/day)5.8±1.77.1±3.06.6±4.3
NSAIDs80 (70.8%)98 (67.1%)102 (69.9%)
Improvement from prior to → 12weeks after dose escalationPatients with dose escalation and ≥12weeks of follow-up (n=33)
DAS28-CRP
  Score (12 weeks after dose escalation)3.0±1.0 / 3.1 (2.3, 3.8)
  % Improvement2.4±37.2% /6.3 (−12.2, 28.0)%
PASI††
  Score (12 weeks after dose escalation)1.9±3.0 / 0.4 (0.0, 2.8)
  % Improvement32.5±38.8% / 22.2 (0.0, 70.0)%
  • Data shown are mean±SD and median (IQR) or number (%) of patients at week 104, unless otherwise specified.

  • *Includes patients who early escaped at week 16 or crossed over at week 24 to receive golimumab 50 mg with the possibility to dose escalate after the week-52 database lock to receive golimumab 100 mg.

  • †Includes patients who early escaped at week 16 or dose escalated after the week-52 database lock to receive golimumab 100 mg.

  • ‡Includes patients randomised to receive golimumab 100 mg at week 0. Patients in this group did not change study treatment.

  • §Includes patients who had baseline and at least one total PsA-modified SHS after week 52. Data derived from Reading Session 2.

  • ¶Among patients with enthesitis at baseline.

  • **Among patients with dactylitis at baseline.

  • ††Among patients with ≥3% BSA involvement at baseline.

  • ‡‡Among patients with nail involvement at baseline.

  • BSA, body surface area; DAS28-CRP, Disease Activity Score employing 28-joint count and C reactive protein; HAQ, Health Assessment Questionnaire; MASES, Maastricht Ankylosing Spondylitis Enthesitis Score; MTX, methotrexate; NAPSI, Nail Psoriasis Severity Index; NSAIDs, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; PASI, Psoriasis Area and Severity Index; PsA, psoriatic arthritis; SDC, smallest detectable change (=1.79); SHS, Sharp/van der Heijde score.