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Table 4 Laboratory values through week 52 (safety population)

From: Sarilumab plus methotrexate in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis and inadequate response to methotrexate: results of a randomized, placebo-controlled phase III trial in Japan

 

Sarilumab

Placebo + MTX to 150 mg q2w

(n = 14)

Placebo + MTX to 200 mg q2w

(n = 15)

150 mg q2w + MTX

(n = 81)

200 mg q2w + MTX

(n = 80)

Absolute neutrophil count, n (%)

 Grade 1: ≥ 1.5 Giga/l to < LLN

3 (21.4)

2 (13.3)

14 (17.3)

19 (23.8)

 Grade 2: ≥ 1 to < 1.5 Giga/l

2 (14.3)

6 (40.0)

20 (24.7)

18 (22.5)

 Grade 3: ≥ 0.5 to < 1 Giga/l

2 (14.3)

0

10 (12.3)

6 (7.5)

 Grade 4: < 0.5 Giga/l

1 (7.1)

0

1 (1.2)

0

Hepatic enzyme levels, n (%)

 ALT

  > 1 ULN and ≤ 3 ULN

7 (50.0)

10 (66.7)

41 (50.6)

43 (53.8)

  > 3 ULN and ≤ 5 ULN

2 (14.3)

0

11 (13.6)

5 (6.3)

  > 5 ULN and ≤ 10 ULN

0

1 (6.7)

1 (1.2)

2 (2.5)

  > 10 ULN

0

0

0

0

 AST

  > 1 ULN and ≤ 3 ULN

9 (64.3)

9 (60.0)

52 (64.2)

42 (52.5)

  > 3 ULN and ≤ 5 ULN

1 (7.1)

1 (6.7)

5 (6.2)

2 (2.5)

  > 5 ULN and ≤ 10 ULN

0

0

0

1 (1.3)

  > 10 ULN

0

0

0

0

  1. The number (n) represents the subset of the total number of patients who met the criterion in question at least once during treatment-emergent adverse event period
  2. ALT alanine aminotransferase, AST aspartate aminotransferase, LLN lower limit of normal, MTX methotrexate, q2w every 2 weeks, ULN upper limit of normal