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Table 4 Selected treatment-emergent adverse events

From: Interleukin-6 receptor blockade or TNFα inhibition for reducing glycaemia in patients with RA and diabetes: post hoc analyses of three randomised, controlled trials

 

Combination therapy with MTX in MTX-IR patients

52 weeks

Combination therapy with csDMARDs in TNFi-INT/IR patients

24 weeks

Monotherapy in MTX-INT/IR patients

24 weeks

Total

Placebo + MTX

Sarilumab

150 mg q2w

Sarilumab

200 mg q2w

Placebo

Sarilumab

150 mg q2w

Sarilumab

200 mg q2w

Adalimumab

40 mg q2w

Sarilumab

200 mg q2w

 

Patients with ≥ 1 infection, n/N (%)

 

 With diabetes

12/27 (44.4)

12/27 (44.4)

20/37 (54.1)

8/23 (34.8)

10/23 (43.5)

4/21 (19.0)

9/16 (56.3)

3/10 (30.0)

78/184 (42.4)

 Without diabetes

115/370 (31.1)

156/374 (41.7)

139/359 (38.7)

40/158 (25.3)

30/158 (19.0)

52/163 (31.9)

42/168 (25.0)

50/174 (28.7)

624/1924 (32.4)

Patients with ≥ 1 serious infection, n/N (%)

 

 With diabetes

4/27 (14.8)

1/27 (3.7)

1/37 (2.7)

0/23

1/23 (4.3)

0/21

0/16

0/10

7/184 (3.8)

 Without diabetes

6/370 (1.6)

10/374 (2.7)

14/359 (3.9)

2/158 (1.3)

0/158

2/163 (1.2)

2/168 (1.2)

2/174 (1.1)

38/1924 (2.0)

Patients with infection leading to treatment discontinuation, n/N (%)

 

 With diabetes

1/27 (3.7)

0/27

0/37

0/23

3/23 (13.0)

0/21

0/16

0/10

4/184 (2.2)

 Without diabetes

5/370 (1.4)

13/374 (3.5)

11/359 (3.1)

1/158 (0.6)

2/158 (1.3)

5/163 (3.1)

2/168 (1.2)

1/174 (0.6)

40/1924 (2.1)

Patients with opportunistic infections (including tuberculosis), n/N (%)

 

 With diabetes

0/27

0/27

1/37 (2.7)

0/23

0/23

0/21

0/16

0/10

1/184 (0.5)

 Without diabetes

2/370 (0.5)

2/374 (0.5)

3/359 (0.8)

1/158 (0.6)

0/158

2/163 (1.2)

1/168 (0.6)

1/174 (0.6)

12/1924 (0.6)

Patients with tuberculosis, n/N (%)

 

 With diabetes

0/27

0/27

0/37

0/23

0/23

0/21

0/16

0/10

0/184

 Without diabetes

0/370

0/374

0/359

0/158

0/158

0/163

1/168 (0.6)

0/174

1/1924 (0.1)

Patients with ≥ 1 hypersensitivity, n/N (%)

 

 With diabetes

1/27 (3.7)

1/27 (3.7)

3/37 (8.1)

2/23 (8.7)

3/23 (13.0)

4/21 (19.0)

0/16

2/10 (20.0)

16/184 (8.7)

 Without diabetes

17/370 (4.6)

25/374 (6.7)

26/359 (7.2)

5/158 (3.2)

7/158 (4.4)

7/163 (4.3)

10/168 (6.0)

8/174 (4.6)

105/1924 (5.5)

Patients with ≥ 1 serious hypersensitivity, n/N (%)

 

 With diabetes

0/27

0/27

0/37

0/23

0/23

0/21

0/16

0/10

0/184

 Without diabetes

0/370

0/374

1/359 (0.3)

0/158

0/158

0/163

1/168 (0.6)

0/174

2/1924 (0.1)

Patients with ≥ 1 hypersensitivity leading to treatment discontinuation, n/N (%)

 

 With diabetes

0/27

0/27

1/37 (2.7)

0/23

0/23

0/21

0/16

1/10 (10.0)

2/184 (1.1)

 Without diabetes

1/370 (0.3)

3/374 (0.8)

1/359 (0.3)

0/158

0/158

1/163 (0.6)

1/168 (0.6)

0/174

7/1924 (0.4)

ANC < 1.5 G/L (non-black patients) or < 1.0 G/L (black patients), n/N (%)

 

 With diabetes

1/27 (3.7)

1/27 (3.7)

5/37 (13.5)

0/23

1/23 (4.3)

5/21 (23.8)

1/16 (6.3)

3/10 (30.0)

17/184 (9.2)

 Without diabetes

5/370 (1.4)

72/374 (19.3)

88/359 (24.5)

2/158 (1.3)

30/158 (19.0)

37/162 (22.8)

39/167 (23.4)

59/174 (33.9)

332/1922 (17.3)

Platelets < 50 G/L, n/N (%)

 

 With diabetes

0/27

0/27

0/37

0/23

0/23

0/21

0/16

0/10

0/184

 Without diabetes

0/370

0/374

2/358 (0.6)

0/158

0/158

1/162 (0.6)

0/0

1/174 (0.6)

4/1921 (0.2)

Total cholesterol baseline normal/missing to post baseline ≥ 6.2 mmol/L, n/N (%)

 

 With diabetes

6/25 (24.0)

2/23 (8.7)

12/30 (40.0)

6/19 (31.6)

9/23 (39.1)

7/20 (35.0)

2/15 (13.3)

2/7 (28.6)

46/162 (28.4)

 Without diabetes

62/325 (19.1)

128/327 (39.1)

140/315 (44.4)

18/140 (12.9)

51/130 (39.2)

52/141 (36.9)

35/131 (26.7)

53/140 (37.9)

539/1649 (32.7)

Total LDL-C baseline normal/missing to post-baseline LDL-C ≥ 4.1 mmol/L, n/N (%)

 

 With diabetes

2/25 (8.0)

3/25 (12.0)

11/32 (34.4)

4/21 (19.0)

7/22 (31.8)

5/20 (25.0)

1/15 (6.7)

2/9 (22.2)

35/169 (20.7)

 Without diabetes

41/344 (11.9)

82/342 (24.0)

101/334 (30.2)

10/148 (6.8)

39/146 (26.7)

38/151 (25.2)

28/142 (19.7)

40/153 (26.1)

379/1760 (21.5)

Total triglycerides baseline normal/missing to post-baseline ≥ 4.6 mmol/L, n/N (%)

 

 With diabetes

2/27 (7.4)

0/0

3/36 (8.3)

0/23

1/23 (4.3)

0/21

1/16 (6.3)

1/10 (10.0)

8/181 (4.4)

 Without diabetes

1/368 (0.3)

11/372 (3.0)

13/358 (3.6)

1/157 (0.6)

5/153 (3.3)

6/161 (3.7)

4/164 (2.4)

3/173 (1.7)

44/1906 (2.3)

ALT > 3 to ≤ 5 ULN, n/N (%)

 

 With diabetes

0/27

0/27

6/37 (16.2)

0/23

0/23

0/21

2/16 (12.5)

0/10

8/184 (4.3)

 Without diabetes

9/370 (2.4)

33/374 (8.8)

25/359 (7.0)

2/158 (1.3)

4/157 (2.5)

7/161 (4.3)

10/167 (6.0)

11/174 (6.3)

101/1920 (5.3)

ALT > 5 to ≤ 10 ULN, n/N (%)

 

 With diabetes

0/27

0/27

2/37 (5.4)

0/23

0/23

0/21

1/16 (6.3)

0/10

3/184 (1.6)

 Without diabetes

1/370 (0.3)

11/374 (2.9)

8/359 (2.2)

0/158

0/158

0/161

2/167 (1.2)

3/174 (1.7)

25/1920 (1.3)

  1. ALT alanine aminotransferase, ANC absolute neutrophil count, csDMARD conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug, INT intolerant, IR inadequate response, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, MTX methotrexate, q2w every 2 weeks, TNFi tumour necrosis factor α inhibitor, ULN upper limit of normal