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Table 3 Phase 3 trials of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors in nonradiographic spondyloarthritis and ankylosing spondylitis

From: Nonradiographic axial spondyloarthritis: clinical and therapeutic relevance

Trial

TNF inhibitor

Dose

Primary endpoint

Comparator

Results

nr-axSpA Trials

 ABILITY-1 [27]

Adalimumab

40 mg q 2 weeks

ASAS40 response at week 12

Placebo

ASAS20: 52% vs. 41%

ASAS40: 36% vs. 15%

 RAPID-axSpA (nr-axSpA subset) [19]

Certolizumab pegol

400 mg q 4 weeks

ASAS20 response at week 12

Placebo

ASAS20: 63% vs. 40%

ASAS40: 47% vs. 16%

 EMBARK [51]

Etanercept

50 mg q week

ASAS40 response at week 12

Placebo

ASAS20: 52% vs. 36%

ASAS40: 33% vs. 15%

 GO-AHEAD [26]

Golimumab

50 mg q 4 weeks

ASAS20 response at week 16

Placebo

ASAS20: 72% vs. 40%

ASAS40: 57% vs. 23%

AS Trials

 ATLAS [56]

Adalimumab

40 mg q 2 weeks

ASAS20 response at week 12

Placebo

ASAS20: 58% vs. 21%

ASAS40: 40% vs. 13%

 RAPID-axSpA (AS subset) [19]

Certolizumab pegol

400 mg q 4 weeks

ASAS20 response at week 12

Placebo

ASAS20: 64% vs. 37%

ASAS40: 50% vs. 19%

 Etanercept phase III [57]

Etanercept

50 mg q week

ASAS20 response at week 12

Placebo

ASAS20: 59% vs. 28%

ASAS50: 44% vs. 16%

 GO-RAISE [53]

Golimumab

50 mg q 4 weeks

ASAS20 response at week 14

Placebo

ASAS20: 59% vs. 22%

ASAS40: 44% vs. 15%