Percentage of Participants With Concomitant Oral Corticosteroid Therapy
An Extension Study of Tocilizumab (Myeloma Receptor Antibody [MRA]) in Patients Completing Treatment in Tocilizumab Core Studies · Source last updated 2014-09-30
Results reported by the registry submitting party. Population, time horizon, units and missing values must be read together.
Measure
NUMBER
Unit
Percentage of participants
Interval / dispersion
Not reported
Time frame
Baseline to the end of the study (up to 7 years, 7 months)
What was measured
Concomitant therapy with oral corticosteroids (up 5 to 10 mg daily prednisone or equivalent) was permitted in the study. Reduction of oral corticosteroids was permitted, but not required, if a patient achieved at least a 50% improvement from baseline in both tender joint count and swollen joint count.
The data are reported for each 6-month period of the study where a month = 28 days. The last 6-month period is for months 96 through 101. The actually study duration in 28-day months was 98.85 months.
Analysis population: All-exposure population: All participants who entered this study and received at least 1 dose of tocilizumab in either this extension study or in a core study.
Groups in this outcome
Tocilizumab
Participants received tocilizumab 8 mg/kg intravenously every 4 weeks till the end of the study (up to 7 years, 7 months). In addition, participants may have also received disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and oral corticosteroids at the discretion of the investigator.
Group identifiers and denominators belong to this outcome only. They may differ in another outcome or in safety reporting.
Analysis denominator · Participants
Group
Source count
Tocilizumab
2067
Reported measurements
0 - 6 Months, n = 2067
Values in Percentage of participants · Interval/dispersion: Not reported
Group
Value
Spread
Lower
Upper
Comment
Tocilizumab
55.8
Not reported
Not reported
Not reported
Not reported
6 - 12 Months, n = 2041
Values in Percentage of participants · Interval/dispersion: Not reported
Group
Value
Spread
Lower
Upper
Comment
Tocilizumab
55.3
Not reported
Not reported
Not reported
Not reported
12 - 18 Months, n = 1944
Values in Percentage of participants · Interval/dispersion: Not reported
Group
Value
Spread
Lower
Upper
Comment
Tocilizumab
54.6
Not reported
Not reported
Not reported
Not reported
18 - 24 Months, n = 1832
Values in Percentage of participants · Interval/dispersion: Not reported
Group
Value
Spread
Lower
Upper
Comment
Tocilizumab
54.3
Not reported
Not reported
Not reported
Not reported
24 - 30 Months, n = 1753
Values in Percentage of participants · Interval/dispersion: Not reported
Group
Value
Spread
Lower
Upper
Comment
Tocilizumab
53.2
Not reported
Not reported
Not reported
Not reported
30 - 36 Months, n = 1677
Values in Percentage of participants · Interval/dispersion: Not reported
Group
Value
Spread
Lower
Upper
Comment
Tocilizumab
52.9
Not reported
Not reported
Not reported
Not reported
36 - 42 Months, n = 1620
Values in Percentage of participants · Interval/dispersion: Not reported
Group
Value
Spread
Lower
Upper
Comment
Tocilizumab
51.3
Not reported
Not reported
Not reported
Not reported
42 - 48 Months, n = 1568
Values in Percentage of participants · Interval/dispersion: Not reported
Group
Value
Spread
Lower
Upper
Comment
Tocilizumab
50.4
Not reported
Not reported
Not reported
Not reported
48 - 54 Months, n = 1516
Values in Percentage of participants · Interval/dispersion: Not reported
Group
Value
Spread
Lower
Upper
Comment
Tocilizumab
50.6
Not reported
Not reported
Not reported
Not reported
54 - 60 Months, n = 1475
Values in Percentage of participants · Interval/dispersion: Not reported
Group
Value
Spread
Lower
Upper
Comment
Tocilizumab
50.1
Not reported
Not reported
Not reported
Not reported
60 - 66 Months, n = 1423
Values in Percentage of participants · Interval/dispersion: Not reported
Group
Value
Spread
Lower
Upper
Comment
Tocilizumab
49.2
Not reported
Not reported
Not reported
Not reported
66 - 72 Months, n = 1342
Values in Percentage of participants · Interval/dispersion: Not reported
Group
Value
Spread
Lower
Upper
Comment
Tocilizumab
48.4
Not reported
Not reported
Not reported
Not reported
72 - 78 Months, n = 788
Values in Percentage of participants · Interval/dispersion: Not reported
Group
Value
Spread
Lower
Upper
Comment
Tocilizumab
48.7
Not reported
Not reported
Not reported
Not reported
78 - 84 Months, n = 62
Values in Percentage of participants · Interval/dispersion: Not reported
Group
Value
Spread
Lower
Upper
Comment
Tocilizumab
72.6
Not reported
Not reported
Not reported
Not reported
84 - 90 Months, n = 34
Values in Percentage of participants · Interval/dispersion: Not reported
Group
Value
Spread
Lower
Upper
Comment
Tocilizumab
79.4
Not reported
Not reported
Not reported
Not reported
90 - 96 Months, n = 10
Values in Percentage of participants · Interval/dispersion: Not reported
Group
Value
Spread
Lower
Upper
Comment
Tocilizumab
70.0
Not reported
Not reported
Not reported
Not reported
96 - 102 Months, n = 2
Values in Percentage of participants · Interval/dispersion: Not reported
Group
Value
Spread
Lower
Upper
Comment
Tocilizumab
0.0
Not reported
Not reported
Not reported
Not reported
Complete source fields
classes
categories
measurements
group Id
OG000
value
55.8
title
0 - 6 Months, n = 2067
categories
measurements
group Id
OG000
value
55.3
title
6 - 12 Months, n = 2041
categories
measurements
group Id
OG000
value
54.6
title
12 - 18 Months, n = 1944
categories
measurements
group Id
OG000
value
54.3
title
18 - 24 Months, n = 1832
categories
measurements
group Id
OG000
value
53.2
title
24 - 30 Months, n = 1753
categories
measurements
group Id
OG000
value
52.9
title
30 - 36 Months, n = 1677
categories
measurements
group Id
OG000
value
51.3
title
36 - 42 Months, n = 1620
categories
measurements
group Id
OG000
value
50.4
title
42 - 48 Months, n = 1568
categories
measurements
group Id
OG000
value
50.6
title
48 - 54 Months, n = 1516
categories
measurements
group Id
OG000
value
50.1
title
54 - 60 Months, n = 1475
categories
measurements
group Id
OG000
value
49.2
title
60 - 66 Months, n = 1423
categories
measurements
group Id
OG000
value
48.4
title
66 - 72 Months, n = 1342
denoms
counts
group Id
OG000
value
2067
units
Participants
description
Concomitant therapy with oral corticosteroids (up 5 to 10 mg daily prednisone or equivalent) was permitted in the study. Reduction of oral corticosteroids was permitted, but not required, if a patient achieved at least a 50% improvement from baseline in both tender joint count and swollen joint count.
The data are reported for each 6-month period of the study where a month = 28 days. The last 6-month period is for months 96 through 101. The actually study duration in 28-day months was 98.85 months.
groups
description
Participants received tocilizumab 8 mg/kg intravenously every 4 weeks till the end of the study (up to 7 years, 7 months). In addition, participants may have also received disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and oral corticosteroids at the discretion of the investigator.
id
OG000
title
Tocilizumab
param Type
NUMBER
population Description
All-exposure population: All participants who entered this study and received at least 1 dose of tocilizumab in either this extension study or in a core study.
time Frame
Baseline to the end of the study (up to 7 years, 7 months)
title
Percentage of Participants With Concomitant Oral Corticosteroid Therapy