Table 3

IRs (95% CI) for AEs of special interest

RA (N=7964)PsA (N=783)UC (N=1157)PsO (N=3663)
Total tofacitinib exposure, patient-years23 497203825818950
Serious infections, IR (95% CI) (n)2.5 (2.3 to 2.7) (592)1.2 (0.7 to 1.7) (24)1.7 (1.2 to 2.3) (45)1.3 (1.1 to 1.5) (119)
All HZ (non-serious and serious), IR (95% CI) (n)3.6 (3.3 to 3.8) (795)1.8 (1.2 to 2.4) (36)3.5 (2.8 to 4.3) (87)2.4 (2.0 to 2.7) (209)
Adjudicated OIs excluding tuberculosis, IR (95% CI) (n)0.4 (0.3 to 0.5) (95)0.3 (0.1 to 0.7) (7)1.6 (1.1 to 2.1) (40)*0.3 (0.2 to 0.5) (29)
Adjudicated tuberculosis, IR (95% CI) (n)0.2 (0.1 to 0.2) (38)0.0 (0.0 to 0.2) (0)0.0 (0.0 to 0.1) (0)*0.0 (0.0 to 0.1) (1)
Adjudicated malignancies excluding all NMSC, IR (95% CI) (n)
n1 (%)
0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) (179)
211 (2.6)
0.7 (0.4 to 1.2) (15)
18 (2.3)
0.6 (0.3 to 1.0) (16)*
20 (1.8)*
0.7 (0.5 to 0.8) (60)
74 (2.0)
Adjudicated NMSC, IR (95% CI) (n)
n1 (%)
0.6 (0.5 to 0.7) (133)
135 (1.7)
0.8 (0.4 to 1.3) (16)
16 (2.0)
0.7 (0.4 to 1.1) (19)*
19 (1.7)*
0.7 (0.5 to 0.9) (63)
67 (1.8)
Adjudicated melanoma, IR (95% CI) (n)
n1 (%)
0.1 (0.0 to 0.1) (14)
14 (0.2)
0.0 (0.0 to 0.2) (0)
0 (0.0)
0.1 (0.0 to 0.3) (2)*
2 (0.2)*
0.1 (0.0 to 0.1) (5)
5 (0.1)
Adjudicated lymphoma/lymphoproliferative disorders, IR (95% CI) (n)
n1 (%)
0.1 (0.0 to 0.1) (12)
19 (0.2)
0.1 (0.0 to 0.3) (1)
1 (0.1)
0.1 (0.0 to 0.3) (2)*
2 (0.2)*
0.02 (0.0 to 0.1) (2)
4 (0.1)
Adjudicated gastrointestinal perforation, IR (95% CI) (n)0.1 (0.1 to 0.2) (27)0.1 (0.0 to 0.3)(1)0.2 (0.1 to 0.5) (6)*0.1 (0.0 to 0.2) (7)
Adjudicated MACE,† IR (95% CI) (n)0.4 (0.3 to 0.5) (85)‡0.3 (0.1 to 0.6) (6)0.3 (0.1 to 0.5) (7)*0.3 (0.2 to 0.4) (23)
DVT,§ IR (95% CI) (n)0.2 (0.1 to 0.2) (37)0.1 (0.0 to 0.3) (1)0.0 (0.0 to 0.2) (1)0.1 (0.0 to 0.1) (6)
PE,§ IR (95% CI) (n)0.1 (0.1 to 0.2) (31)0.1 (0.0 to 0.3) (1)0.2 (0.0 to 0.4) (4)0.1 (0.0 to 0.2) (9)
  • *N=1124.

  • †Composite MACE defined as any myocardial infarction, stroke or cardiovascular death.

  • ‡N=7311.

  • §Previously reported in Mease et al40 (excludes Study A3921133) and Sandborn et al.44

  • AE, adverse event; DVT, deep vein thrombosis; HZ, herpes zoster; IR, incidence rate (unique patients with events per 100 patient-years); MACE, major adverse cardiovascular events; N, number of patients in the disease cohort; n, unique number of patients with event (events are counted up to 28 days beyond the last dose or to the data cut-off date, and are included in the calculation of IR); n1, all events, including those occurring outside the 28-day risk period; NMSC, non-melanoma skin cancer; OI, opportunistic infection; PE, pulmonary embolism; PsA, psoriatic arthritis; PsO psoriasis; RA, rheumatoid arthritis; UC, ulcerative colitis.