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Table 3 Effectiveness of 12-week adalimumab treatment in patients with AS stratified by prior anti-TNF therapy

From: Effectiveness and safety of adalimumab in patients with ankylosing spondylitis or psoriatic arthritis and history of anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy

Outcome measure

No prior ETN/IFX

Prior ETN and/or IFX

 

(n = 924)

(n = 326)

BASDAI (0 to 10)

  

   Baseline

6.2

6.5

 

5.2, 7.2

5.5, 7.6

   Change, Baseline to week 12

-3.7

-2.5

 

-5.1, -1.9

-4.2, -1.0

BASFI (0 to 10)

  

   Baseline

5.2

6.0

 

3.5, 7.0

4.3, 7.5

   Change, Baseline to week 12

-2.2

-1.3

 

-3.9, -0.8

-2.8, -0.1

Patients with peripheral arthritis (SJC ≥ 1)

n = 201

n = 80

TJC (0 to 46)

  

   Baseline

4

6

 

2, 11

3, 14

   Change, Baseline to week 12

-3

-3

 

-8, -1

-8, -1

SJC (0 to 44)

  

   Baseline

2

2

 

1, 4

1, 4

   Change, Baseline to week 12

-2

-1

 

-4, -1

-2, -1

Patients with enthesitis (MASES ≥ 1)

n = 492

n = 175

MASES (0 to 13)

  

   Baseline

5

5

 

2, 8

3, 9

   Change, Baseline to week 12

-3

-2

 

-5, -1

-5 , -1

  1. Values are expressed as median and quartile 1, quartile 3. AS, ankylosing spondylitis; BASDAI, Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index; BASFI, Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index; ETN, etanercept; IFX, infliximab; MASES, Maastricht Ankylosing Spondylitis Enthesitis Score; TJC, tender joint count; TNF, tumor necrosis factor; SJC, swollen joint count.