Percentage of patients who maintained clinical remission at week 40 in DB treated patients who were still in the DB period at week 40
| Taper arm (n=102) | Withdrawal arm (n=20) | |
| DAS28(ESR) <2.6 | 64/74 (86.5) | 11/13 (84.6) |
| SDAI ≤3.3 | 57/74 (77.0) | 12/13 (92.3) |
| CDAI ≤2.8 | 56/74 (75.7) | 12/13 (92.3) |
LOCF analysis.
CDAI, Clinical Disease Activity Index; DAS28(ESR), 28-joint Disease Activity Score based on erythrocyte sedimentation rate; DB, double-blind; LOCF, last observation carried forward; SDAI, Simplified Disease Activity Index.