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Table 1 Patient demographics, baseline disease characteristics, and prior DMARD exposure

From: Efficacy and safety of tofacitinib in patients with rheumatoid arthritis by previous treatment: post hoc analysis of phase II/III trials

 

Tofacitinib 5 mg BID

Tofacitinib 10 mg BID

Placebo

Non-MTX csDMARD-IRa (n = 208)

MTX-IRb (n = 1147)

bDMARD-IR (n = 270)

Non-MTX csDMARD-IRa (n = 247)

MTX-IRb (n = 1192)

bDMARD-IR (n = 289)

Non-MTX csDMARD-IRa (n = 82)

MTX-IRb (n = 774)

bDMARD-IR (n = 223)

Age, years

 Mean (SD)

50.3 (11.9)

52.5 (11.8)

54.6 (11.1)

50.7 (12.4)

52.3 (11.6)

54.6 (10.8)

49.7 (11.7)

52.3 (12.1)

53.7 (12.0)

 Median (range)

51.0 (18–76)

53.0 (18–86)

55.0 (20–83)

51.0 (18–80)

53.0 (18–85)

56.0 (21–84)

50.0 (18–73)

54.0 (18–81)

54.0 (20–82)

 Female, n (%)

167 (80.3)

967 (84.3)

227 (84.1)

211 (85.4)

1004 (84.2)

236 (81.7)

69 (84.1)

638 (82.4)

179 (80.3)

RA duration, years

 Mean (SD)

5.2 (7.1)

8.1 (7.5)

12.0 (8.9)

6.7 (7.7)

8.1 (7.8)

12.2 (8.5)

7.2 (7.7)

8.6 (8.2)

11.6 (8.8)

 Median (range)

2.0 (0.0–34.0)

5.6 (0.1–46.0)

10.0 (0.9–55.0)

3.3 (0.1–34.0)

5.6 (0.1–49.0)

10.8 (0.4–45.0)

4.5 (0.1–36.0)

6.0 (0.3–49.4)

9.8 (0.3–47.0)

DAS28-4(ESR), mean (SD)

6.5 (0.9)

6.4 (1.0)

6.5 (1.0)

6.4 (0.9)

6.4 (1.0)

6.4 (1.0)

6.2 (0.8)

6.3 (1.0)

6.4 (1.1)

HAQ-DI score, mean (SD)

1.5 (0.6)

1.4 (0.7)

1.6 (0.6)

1.4 (0.7)

1.4 (0.7)

1.5 (0.6)

1.4 (0.7)

1.4 (0.7)

1.6 (0.6)

Concomitant corticosteroid use, n (%)

132 (63.5)

775 (67.6)

196 (72.6)

150 (60.7)

773 (64.8)

217 (75.1)

43 (52.4)

508 (65.6)

161 (72.2)

Corticosteroid dose, mg

 Mean (SD)

4.0 (3.9)

4.0 (3.9)

4.5 (4.1)

4.6 (13.9)

3.9 (4.0)

4.4 (3.9)

3.1 (4.1)

3.7 (3.8)

4.6 (4.0)

Prior treatment with specific csDMARDs, n (%)

 Chloroquine

41 (19.7)

165 (14.4)

9 (3.3)

47 (19.0)

163 (13.7)

16 (5.5)

7 (8.5)

103 (13.3)

7 (3.1)

 Hydroxychloroquine

78 (37.5)

255 (22.2)

54 (20.0)

101 (40.9)

271 (22.7)

63 (21.8)

21 (25.6)

165 (21.3)

38 (17.0)

 Leflunomide

45 (21.6)

256 (22.3)

70 (25.9)

46 (18.6)

237 (19.9)

75 (26.0)

13 (15.9)

146 (18.9)

44 (19.7)

 MTX

13 (6.3)

1147 (100.0)

260 (96.3)

17 (6.9)

1192 (100.0)

271 (93.8)

9 (11.0)

774 (100.0)

216 (96.9)

 Sulfasalazine

69 (33.2)

289 (25.2)

52 (19.3)

79 (32.0)

333 (27.9)

55 (19.0)

19 (23.2)

212 (27.4)

34 (15.3)

 Other

14 (6.7)

131 (11.4)

29 (10.7)

18 (7.3)

114 (9.6)

36 (12.5)

11 (13.4)

88 (11.4)

16 (7.2)

Number of failed bDMARDs, n (%)

 1

NA

NA

168 (62.2)

NA

NA

183 (63.3)

NA

NA

137 (61.4)

 2

NA

NA

81 (30.0)

NA

NA

65 (22.5)

NA

NA

66 (29.6)

 ≥ 3

NA

NA

21 (7.8)

NA

NA

41 (14.2)

NA

NA

20 (9.0)

Type of failed bDMARD, n (%)

 TNFi

NA

NA

234 (86.7)

NA

NA

244 (84.4)

NA

NA

195 (87.4)

 Non-TNFi

NA

NA

15 (5.6)

NA

NA

8 (2.8)

NA

NA

10 (4.5)

 Both TNFi and non-TNFi

NA

NA

21 (7.8)

NA

NA

37 (12.8)

NA

NA

18 (8.1)

RA duration in patients with bDMARD failure, years

1 failed bDMARD

  Mean (SD)

NA

NA

11.6 (8.5)

NA

NA

11.8 (8.3)

NA

NA

11.1 (8.7)

  Median (range)

NA

NA

9.7 (1.0–38.0)

NA

NA

10.6 (0.6–40.0)

NA

NA

9.0 (0.3–47.0)

 ≥ 2 failed bDMARDs

  Mean (SD)

NA

NA

12.6 (9.6)

NA

NA

12.7 (8.9)

NA

NA

12.4 (9.0)

  Median (range)

NA

NA

10.3 (0.9–55.0)

NA

NA

11.0 (0.4–45.0)

NA

NA

11.0 (1.1–39.0)

  1. Data presented for the FAS
  2. Abbreviations: bDMARD biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug, BID twice daily, csDMARD conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug, DAS28-4(ESR) Disease Activity Score in 28 joints derived from 4 measures, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, DMARD disease-modifying antirheumatic drug, HAQ-DI Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index, IR inadequate response or intolerance, MTX methotrexate, NA not applicable, RA rheumatoid arthritis, SD standard deviation, TNFi tumor necrosis factor inhibitors
  3. aNon-MTX csDMARD-IR but not bDMARD-IR
  4. bMTX-IR but not bDMARD-IR