Table 2

Efficacy results at week 100 (extended population)

SB4/SB4
(n=126)
ETN/SB4
(n=119)
EULAR response, n/N* (%)
 Good59/121 (48.8)63/115 (54.8)
 Moderate54/121 (44.6)40/115 (34.8)
 No response8/121 (6.6)12/115 (10.4)
DAS28
 Improvement from baseline, mean (SD)2.9 (1.5)3.0 (1.5)
 Disease activity, n/N* (%)
 Low (≤3.2)60/122 (49.2)63/115 (54.8)
 Remission (<2.6)37/122 (30.3)40/115 (34.8)
SDAI score
 Improvement from baseline, mean (SD)27.4 (15.5)28.7 (14.6)
 Disease activity, n/N* (%)
 Low (>3.3 and≤11)41/123 (33.3)44/115 (38.3)
 Remission (≤3.3)38/123 (30.9)39/115 (33.9)
CDAI score
 Improvement from baseline, mean (SD)26.8 (15.0)27.9 (14.1)
 Disease activity, n/N* (%)
 Low (>2.8 and≤10)38/123 (30.9)46/115 (40.0)
 Remission (≤2.8)40/123 (32.5)33/115 (28.7)
Boolean-based remission, n/N* (%)31/123 (25.2)23/115 (20.0)
Radiographic results†
 Change from baseline in JSN score, mean (SD)0.19 (1.98)0.39 (2.86)
 Change from baseline in joint erosion score, mean (SD)0.28 (2.57)0.61 (3.08)
 Change from baseline in mTSS, mean (SD)0.48 (4.05)1.0 (5.56)
  • *Number of patients with available data at each time point.

  • †Based on number of patients who completed week 100 visit with available radiographic assessment results at weeks 0 and 100 (SB4/SB4, n=108; ETN/SB4, n=104).

  • CDAI, Clinical Disease Activity Index; DAS28, disease activity score based on a 28-joint count; ETN, reference etanercept; EULAR, European League Against Rheumatism; JSN, joint space narrowing; mTSS, modified Total Sharp Score; SDAI, Simplified Disease Activity Index.