Detectable antibody (n=91) | Undetectable antibody (n=32) | P value | |
Medication, n (%) | |||
Non-biologic | |||
Azathioprine | 9 (10) | 4 (12) | 0.7 |
Hydroxychloroquine | 27 (30) | 10 (31) | 0.9 |
Mycophenolate† | 3 (3) | 8 (25) | 0.001 |
Sulfasalazine | 4 (4) | 1 (3) | 0.9 |
Tacrolimus | 0 (0) | 2 (6) | 0.07 |
Leflunomide | 2 (2) | 2 (6) | 0.3 |
Methotrexate | 10 (11) | 3 (9) | 0.9 |
Biologic | |||
Abatacept | 3 (3) | 3 (9) | 0.5 |
Belimumab | 5 (5) | 5 (16) | 0.1 |
Interleukin inhibitor‡ | 6 (7) | 0 (0) | 0.3 |
Rituximab | 2 (2) | 4 (12) | 0.04 |
TNF inhibitor§ | 16 (18) | 1 (3) | 0.07 |
Tofacitinib | 2 (2) | 1 (3) | 0.9 |
*Since participants could report more than one medication, the total N in this table is greater than the stated cohort size.
†Mycophenolic acid or mycophenolate mofetil.
‡Interleukin inhibitors: tocilizumab, ustekinumab and ixekizumab.
§TNF inhibitors: adalimumab certolizumab, etanercept and infliximab.
mRNA, messenger RNA; TNF, tumour necrosis factor.