Table 2

TEAEs reported during the OLE

OLE period (as of March 2017)Patients, n (%)nE (nE/100 PY)
Adalimumab/sarilumab (n=155)Sarilumab/sarilumab (n=165)Adalimumab/sarilumab (PY=165.7)Sarilumab/sarilumab (PY=182.4)
Any TEAE118 (76.1)117 (70.9)443 (267.4)420 (230.2)
Any treatment-emergent SAE17 (11.0)6 (3.6)25 (15.1)8 (4.4)
Any TEAE leading to death2 (1.3)1 (0.6)3 (1.8)1 (0.5)
Any TEAE leading to permanent treatment discontinuation10 (6.5)12 (7.3)12 (7.2)15 (8.2)
AESI type
 Infection65 (41.9)59 (35.8)110 (66.4)97 (53.2)
  Serious infection3 (1.9)03 (1.8)0
  Opportunistic infection3 (1.9)1 (0.6)3 (1.8)1 (0.5)
  Tuberculosis1 (0.6)01 (0.6)0
 Leucopenia21 (13.5)22 (13.3)46 (27.8)56 (30.7)
 Thrombocytopenia3 (1.9)1 (0.6)5 (3.0)1 (0.5)
 Hepatic disorders10 (6.5)13 (7.9)15 (9.1)20 (11.0)
 Diverticulitis/GI perforation0000
 GI ulceration0000
 Elevation in lipids4 (2.6)6 (3.6)4 (2.4)7 (3.8)
 Hypersensitivity8 (5.2)7 (4.2)16 (9.7)8 (4.4)
 Anaphylaxis0000
 Injection-site reaction14 (9.0)17 (10.3)66 (39.8)101 (55.4)
 Malignancy3 (1.9)04 (2.4)0
 Malignancy excluding NMSC3 (1.9)04 (2.4)0
 Lupus-like syndrome0000
 Demyelinating disorder0000
  • AESI type was based on Standardised Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities Query or predefined search criteria.

  • AESI, adverse event of special interest; GI, gastrointestinal; nE, number of events; nE/100 PY, number of events per 100 patient-years; NMSC, nonmelanoma skin cancer; OLE, open-label extension; PY, patient-years; SAE, serious adverse event; TEAE, treatment-emergent adverse event.