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FOR ADULTS WITH MODERATELY TO SEVERELY ACTIVE RA, IN COMBINATION WITH MTX
DEMONSTRATED SAFETY PROFILE
Adverse events (AEs) through Week 241-3
| SIMPONI ARIA® + MTX | Placebo (saline) + MTX | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients, n | 463 | 197 | |
| Mean follow-up, weeks | 21.4 | 20.9 | |
| Patients with ≥1 AE, % (n) | 52.9 (245) | 49.2 (97) | |
| Patients with ≥1 serious AE, % (n) | 4.1 (19) | 2.0 (4) | |
| Discontinuation rate due to AEs, % (n) | 3.5 (16) | 0.5 (1) | |
| Patients with ≥1 infection, % (n) | 26.6 (123) | 24.4 (48) | |
| Patients with ≥1 serious infection, % (n) | 0.9 (4) | 0.0 (0) | |
| Patients with ≥1 infusion reaction, % (n) | 3.5% (16) | 0.5% (1) | |
| Most common AE (occurring in ≥5% of patients treated with SIMPONI ARIA® 2 mg/kg + MTX) | |||
| Upper respiratory tract infection, % (n) | 6.5 (30) | 7.6 (15) | |
Incidence per 100 patient-years for patients treated with SIMPONI ARIA® + MTX (n=395) vs placebo (saline) + MTX (n=197) in the placebo-controlled phase2*:
- Active TB: 0.00 (0 events; 95% CI [0.00, 1.67]) vs 0.00 (0 events; 95% CI [0.00, 3.79])
- Opportunistic infections: 0.30 (1 event; 95% CI [0.01, 3.10]) vs 0.00 (0 events; 95% CI [0.00, 3.79])
- Total malignancies: 0.56 (1 event; 95% CI [0.01, 3.11]) vs 0.00 (0 events; 95% CI [0.00, 3.79])
*Total patient-years of follow-up for patients receiving golimumab + MTX were 180 for active TB and opportunistic infections and 179 for total malignancies. Total patient-years of follow-up for the placebo (saline) + MTX group were 79.
Infusion reactions reported through Week 241,3:
AE=adverse event; CI=confidence interval; MTX=methotrexate; RA=rheumatoid arthritis; TB=tuberculosis.
References: 1. SIMPONI ARIA® (golimumab) [Prescribing Information]. Horsham, PA: Johnson & Johnson. 2. Data on file. Johnson & Johnson. 3. Weinblatt ME, Bingham CO III, Mendelsohn AM, et al. Intravenous golimumab is effective in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis despite methotrexate therapy with responses as early as week 2: results of the phase 3, randomised, multicentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled GO-FURTHER trial. Ann Rheum Dis. 2013;72:381-389.