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Table 1 Patient demographics, disease parameters, and baseline biomarker serum concentrations from MOBILITY part A biomarker analysis

From: Sarilumab plus methotrexate suppresses circulating biomarkers of bone resorption and synovial damage in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and inadequate response to methotrexate: a biomarker study of MOBILITY

 

Placebo + MTX (n = 45)

Sarilumab 150 mg q2w + MTX (n = 46)

Sarilumab 200 mg q2w + MTX (n = 45)

Totala (n = 136)

Baseline demographic and disease parameters

 Age, mean ± SD, years

54.7 ± 13.1

49.8 ± 12.7

48.4 ± 12.8

51.0 ± 13.1

 Sex, female, %

75.6

84.8

80.0

80.1

 Duration of RA, mean ± SD, years

8.0 ± 8.6

7.1 ± 6.7

6.4 ± 6.4

7.2 ± 7.3

 Anti-CCP antibody positive, %b

73.7

95.0

90.0

86.4

 Rheumatoid factor positive, %

66.7

87.0

88.9

80.9

 Tender joint count, mean ± SD

27.9 ± 17.0

28.1 ± 17.2

26.9 ± 14.6

27.7 ± 16.2

 Swollen joint count, mean ± SD

17.6 ± 12.3

18.3 ± 10.9

17.2 ± 9.3

17.7 ± 10.8

 CRP, mean ± SD, mg/dL

2.8 ± 2.8

2.6 ± 2.8

3.4 ± 4.4

3.0 ± 3.4

Baseline biomarker serum concentrations, median (quartile 1/quartile 3)

 C1M, ng/mL

198.1 (132.0/263.4)

179.6 (140.2/235.8)

172.3 (132.4/273.0)

179.6 (133.5/259.3)

 C2M, ng/mL

0.2 (0.2/0.3)

0.3 (0.2/0.3)

0.2 (0.2/0.4)

0.2 (0.2/0.3)

 C3M, ng/mL

45.6 (38.9/58.1)

47.6 (38.3/60.2)

47.9 (37.9/59.3)

47.5 (38.3/59.0)

 CRPM, ng/mL

17.3 (12.1/21.7)

16.5 (14.1/21.4)

16.3 (13.9/22.3)

16.7 (13.1/21.7)

  1. aAll patients receiving placebo, sarilumab 150 mg q2w, or sarilumab 200 mg q2w. bResults not available for the entire biomarker population. C1M collagen type I MMP-cleaved fragment, C2M collagen type II MMP-cleaved fragment, C3M collagen type III MMP-cleaved fragment, CCP cyclic citrullinated peptide, CRPM C-reactive protein MMP-derived fragment, MMP matrix metalloproteinase, MTX methotrexate, q2w every 2 weeks, RA rheumatoid arthritis, SD standard deviation