Table 5

Changes in selected laboratory values and clinical chemistry

n/NAR (%)Placebo controlledExtendedAll-Bari-SLE (N=1655)
Placebo (N=635)Bari 2 mg (N=641)Bari 4 mg (N=634)Bari 2 mg (N=641)Bari 4 mg (N=634)
Anaemia (haemoglobin <80 g/L)5/629 (0.8)7/640 (1.1)1/630 (0.2)12/640 (1.9)6/630 (1.0)24/1643 (1.5)
Neutrophils (<1.0 billion/L)23/625 (3.7)19/633 (3.0)40/629 (6.4)28/633 (4.4)46/629 (7.3)84/1622 (5.2)
Lymphocytes (<0.5 billion/L)69/585 (11.8)68/594 (11.4)69/592 (11.7)87/594 (14.6)87/592 (14.7)187/1500 (12.5)
Thrombocytosis (platelets >600 ×109/L)2/626 (0.3)4/638 (0.6)15/629 (2.4)5/638 (0.5)16/629 (2.5)24/1639 (1.5)
ALT≥3×ULN17/629 (2.7)25/640 (3.9)19/632 (3.0)30/640 (4.7)26/632 (4.1)61/1649 (3.7)
AST≥3×ULN12/629 (1.9)16/640 (2.5)19/632 (3.0)21/640 (3.3)28/632 (4.4)52/1649 (3.2)
TBL≥2×ULN0/6290/6400/6320/6400/6321/1649 (0.1)
ALP≥1.5×ULN20/620 (3.2)21/640 (3.3)8/632 (1.3)26/640 (4.1)15/632 (2.4)49/1649 (3.0)
CPK
 >ULN and ≤2.5×ULN76/590 (12.9)147/603 (24.4)182/594 (30.6)179/602 (29.7)212/594 (35.7)441/1496 (29.5)
 >2.5 ULN and ≤5×ULN22/622 (3.5)36/631 (5.7)47/628 (7.5)42/630 (6.7)61/628 (9.7)112/1612 (6.9)
 >5×ULN12/627 (1.9)13/635 (2.0)15/631 (2.4)16/634 (2.5)21/631 (3.3)39/1632 (2.4)
LDL≥130 mg/dL*71/488 (14.5)115/486 (23.7)109/488 (22.3)142/486 (29.2)138/488 (28.3)328/1238 (26.5)
HDL<40 mg/dL†69/493 (14.0)41/484 (8.5)30/474 (6.3)56/484 (11.6)43/474 (9.1)112/1233 (9.1)
Triglycerides ≥500 mg/dL‡2/563 (0.4)3/581 (0.5)4/564 (0.7)7/581 (1.2)7/564 (1.2)16/1505 (1.1)
  • Percentages are based on number of patients at risk for specified anomaly.

  • *Increase to borderline high, high or very high (NCEP criteria).

  • †Decrease to low (NCEP criteria).

  • ‡Increase to very high (NCEP criteria).

  • ALP, alkaline phosphatase; ALT, alanine transaminase; AST, aspartate transaminase; bari, baricitinib; CPK, creatine phosphokinase; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; n, number of patients in the specified category; N, number of patients in the analysis; NCEP, National Cholesterol Education Programme; SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus; TBL, total bilirubin; ULN, upper limit of normal.