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A systematic review of the effectiveness of adalimumab

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20 TABLE 1 Description <strong>of</strong> included RCTs and baseline patient characteristics: <strong>adalimumab</strong> (cont’d)<br />

Effectiveness<br />

No. <strong>of</strong> Mean Mean Mean On On Mean<br />

patients age disease no. <strong>of</strong> steroids NSAIDs baseline<br />

(years) duration previous (%) (%) HAQ<br />

(years) DMARDs score<br />

Study and description Interventions a<br />

DE010<br />

Rau et al., 2004 117<br />

Placebo s.c. and i.v. (one dose) + MTX 18 54 12 3.5 72 94 1.38<br />

Ne<strong>the</strong>rlands and Germany, four centres, (7.5–25 mg per week, mean 14 mg per week)<br />

double-blind Adalimumab 1 mg kg –1 i.v. (one dose) + MTX 18 52 11 3.4 72 100 1.32<br />

Duration <strong>of</strong> treatment and follow-up: (7.5–25 mg per week, mean 18 mg per week)<br />

4 weeks e<br />

Adalimumab 1 mg kg –1 s.c. (one dose) + MTX 18 53 11 3.3 83 89 1.33<br />

(7.5–25 mg per week, mean 16 mg per week)<br />

DE011<br />

van de Putte et al., 2004 113<br />

Placebo s.c. weekly 110 54 12 3.6 67 84 1.88<br />

Europe, Canada and Australia, 52 centres, Adalimumab 20 mg s.c. every o<strong>the</strong>r week 106 53 9 3.7 70 81 1.88<br />

double-blind Adalimumab 20 mg s.c. weekly 112 54 11 3.6 68 75 1.88<br />

Duration <strong>of</strong> treatment and follow-up: Adalimumab 40 mg s.c. every o<strong>the</strong>r week 113 53 11 3.8 68 82 1.83<br />

26 weeks f<br />

Adalimumab 40 mg s.c. weekly 103 52 12 3.8 82 77 1.84<br />

DE013, PREMIER<br />

Breedveld et al., 2006102,109 MTX (7.5–20 mg per week) weekly g<br />

257 52 0.8 0.4 35 NR 1.48<br />

North America, Europe and Australia, Adalimumab 40 mg s.c. every o<strong>the</strong>r week g<br />

274 52 0.7 0.4 37 1.63<br />

multicentre, double-blind<br />

Duration <strong>of</strong> treatment and follow-up: 2 years Adalimumab 40 mg s.c. every o<strong>the</strong>r week + MTX 268 52 0.7 0.4 36 1.47<br />

(7.5–20 mg per week) weekly g<br />

DE019<br />

Keystone et al., 2004 114<br />

USA and Canada, 89 centres, double-blind Placebo s.c. + MTX (12.5–25 mg per week, 200 56 11 2.4 [Commercial- NR 1.48<br />

Duration <strong>of</strong> treatment and follow-up: mean 17 mg per week) in-confidence<br />

52 weeks Adalimumab 20 mg s.c. weekly + MTX 212 57 11 2.4 information 1.44<br />

(12.5–25 mg per week, mean 16 mg per week) removed]<br />

Adalimumab 40 mg s.c. every o<strong>the</strong>r week + 207 56 11 2.4 1.45<br />

placebo s.c. on alternate weeks + MTX<br />

(12.5–25 mg per week, mean 17 mg per week)<br />

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