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Appendix 4<br />

© Queen’s Printer and Controller <strong>of</strong> HMSO 2006. All rights reserved.<br />

Health Technology Assessment 2006; Vol. 10: No. 42<br />

Additional tables for clinical <strong>effectiveness</strong> <strong>review</strong><br />

Adalimumab<br />

Adalimumab versus placebo: sensitivity analyses<br />

TABLE 70 Meta-analyses: <strong>adalimumab</strong> licensed dose (40 mg every o<strong>the</strong>r week or equivalent) and above versus placebo (with or<br />

without ongoing conventional DMARDs), end <strong>of</strong> trial<br />

Comparison or outcome Studies N included Statistical method Effect size (95% CI)<br />

in analysis<br />

ACR20 responder 5112–115,119 2172 RR (fixed) 2.23 (1.94 to 2.56)*<br />

ACR50 responder 5112–115,119 2172 RR (fixed) 3.73 (2.91 to 4.77)*<br />

ACR70 responder 5112–115,119 2172 RR (fixed) 5.28 (3.49 to 8.00)*<br />

RD ACR20 responder 5112–115,119 2172 RD (fixed) 0.30 (0.26 to 0.34)*<br />

RD ACR50 responder 5112–115,119 2172 RD (fixed) 0.24 (0.21 to 0.27)*<br />

RD ACR70 responder 5112–115,119 2172 RD (fixed) 0.14 (0.11 to 0.16)*<br />

SJC, mean change from baseline 5112–115,119 2169 WMD (fixed) –5.52 (–6.39 to –4.64)*<br />

Patient’s global assessment, mean change 5112–115,119 from baseline<br />

2168 WMD (fixed) –1.76 (–2.01 to –1.50)*<br />

HAQ, mean change from baseline 5 112–115,119 2168 WMD (fixed) –0.33 (–0.38 to –0.28)*<br />

DAS28, mean change from baseline 2113,119 721 WMD (random) –1.30 (–1.69 to –0.92)*<br />

Modified van de Heijde–Sharp score, 1114 mean change from baseline<br />

551 WMD (fixed) –2.20 (–3.33 to –1.07)*<br />

Withdrawal for any reasons 5 112–115,119 2179 RR (random) 0.60 (0.40 to 0.88)*<br />

Withdrawal due to lack <strong>of</strong> efficacy 5112–115,119 2179 RR (fixed) 0.35 (0.28 to 0.43)*<br />

Withdrawal due to adverse events 5112–115,119 2179 RR (fixed) 1.41 (0.90 to 2.21)<br />

Death 5112–115,119 2179 RR (fixed) 1.76 (0.45 to 6.86)<br />

SAEs 5112–115,119 2179 RR (fixed) 1.08 (0.81 to 1.44)<br />

Malignancy: all 5112–115,119 2179 RR (fixed) 2.99 (0.93 to 9.66)<br />

Malignancy: skin cancer excluding 5112–115,119 melanoma<br />

2179 RR (fixed) 1.97 (0.53 to 7.27)<br />

Malignancy: all cancer excluding 5 112–115,119 non-melanoma skin cancer<br />

2179 RR (fixed) 2.52 (0.56 to 11.47)<br />

Serious infection 5112–115,119 2179 RR (fixed) 2.35 (1.03 to 5.34)*<br />

Any infection 4112–115 1895 RR (fixed) 1.19 (1.08 to 1.31)*<br />

* Statistically significant result (p < 0.05).<br />

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