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Table 4 Baseline and 3-month and 6-month tocilizumab therapy evaluation criteria in eight patients with peripheral spondyloarthritis

From: Is IL-6 an appropriate target to treat spondyloarthritis patients refractory to anti-TNF therapy? a multicentre retrospective observational study

 

Patient 14

Patient 15

Patient 16

Patient 17

Patient 18

Patient 19

Patient 20

Patient 21

DAS28

        

   M0

4.02

4.52

5

4.58

5.41

6.2

5.23

4.92

   M3 (absolute value)

2.82

3.85

4.3

2.88

3.18

1.1

5.1

4.70

   M3 EULAR response (yes/no)

Yes (good)

No

Yes (moderate)

Yes (good)

Yes (good)

Yes (remission)

No

No

   M6 (absolute value)

1.95

4.01

5.34

3.12

NA

NA

NA

NA

   M6 EULAR response (yes/no)

Yes (remission)

No

No

Yes (good)

NA

NA

NA

NA

ASDAS

        

   M0

2.41

4.03

MD

MD

MD

3.8

3

MD

   M3 (absolute value)

1.50

2.64

MD

MD

MD

1.35

3.1

MD

   M6 (absolute value)

1.03

2.79

MD

MD

MD

NA

NA

MD

SJCa

        

   M0

7

2

2

0

3

9

4

7

   M3 (absolute value)

NA

NA

NA

NA

7

0

3

6

   M6 (absolute value)

0

6

1

0

NA

NA

NA

NA

TJCa

        

   M0

7

6

5

5

0

15

7

12

   M3 (absolute value)

NA

NA

NA

NA

0

0

6

11

   M6 (absolute value)

2

4

3

8

NA

NA

NA

NA

BASDAI, 0 to 100

        

   M0

42

75

NA

79.4

67

48

4.7

NA

   M3 (change from M0; %)

-31

-6.7

NA

-9

+6

NA

-2.1

NA

   M6 (change from M0; %)

-59.5

-4.7

NA

-32

NA

NA

NA

NA

BASFI, 0 to 100

        

   M0

40

72

MD

MD

54

70

NA

NA

   M3 (change from M0, %)

-17.5

-26

MD

MD

+44

NA

NA

NA

   M6 (change from M0, %)

-12.5

-12.5

MD

MD

NA

NA

NA

NA

Pain VAS, 0 to 10

        

   M0

1.5

7

5

7

7

5

6

8

   M3 (absolute value)

2

8

NA

6

8

1

6.5

6

   M6 (absolute value)

1

9

6

7.5

NA

NA

NA

NA

PGA, 0 to 10

        

   M0

1

6

7

7.5

7

5.2

6.5

8

   M3 (absolute value)

3.5

6

MD

MD

7

1

6.5

8

   M6 (absolute value)

1.2

6

8

MD

NA

NA

NA

NA

CRP (mg/dl)a

        

   M0

20.2

17

119

12

112.3

65

4

1

   M3 (absolute value)

NA

NA

NA

NA

9.5

1

5

1

   M6 (absolute value)

0.4

0.8

128

1

NA

NA

NA

NA

ESR (mm)a

        

   M0

39

22

67

26

103

60

27

7

   M3 (absolute value)

NA

NA

NA

NA

8

4

7

8

   M6 (absolute value)

5

7

70

2

NA

NA

NA

NA

  1. ASDAS, Assessment of SpondyloArthritis International Society endorsed disease activity score; BASDAI, Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index; BASFI, Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index; CRP, C-reactive protein; DAS28, Disease Activity Score in 28 joints; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; EULAR, European League Against Rheumatism; M0, month 0 (baseline); M3, month 3; M6, month 6; NA, not available; MD, missing data; PGA, patient's global assessment of disease activity; SJC, swollen joint count; TJC, tender joint count; VAS, visual analogue scale. aFor SJC, TJC, CRP, and ESR, the table shows only the values at baseline (M0) and at last follow-up (M3 or M6).