Study Evaluating Etanercept Plus Methotrexate in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis

Sustained remission was defined as a DAS28 <2.6 at the Week 76 and Week 91 visits without requiring a corticosteroid boost between the Week 52 and Week 64 visits, where the requirement for a corticosteroid boost was defined as a value of DAS28 >3.2 at either the Week 56 or Week 64 visit.

DAS28 calculated from the number of swollen joints (SJC) and painful joints (PJC) using the 28 joints count, the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) (millimeters per hour [mm/hour]) and patient's global assessment (PGA) of disease activity.

The participants who met sustained remission in both Week 76 and 91 are presented here.

The composite measure of complete response over the last 3 months of Phase 1 was defined as:

1. DAS28 <2.6 at the week 39 and 52 visits and,
2. No radiographic progression during Phase 1, defined as mean change in modified total Sharp score (mTSS) ≤0.5 and,
3. Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) ≤ 0.5 at the week 39 and week 52 visits

mTSS = sum of erosion and Joint Space Narrowing (JSN) scores for 44 joints (16 per hand and 6 per foot). mTSS scores ranged from 0 (normal) to 448 (worst possible total score). Change: scores at observation minus score at baseline. An increase in mTSS from baseline. An increase in mTSS from baseline represented disease progression and/or joint worsening, no change represented halting of disease progression, and a decrease represented improvement.

WPAI:6 question participant rated questionnaire to determine the degree to which rheumatoid arthritis affected work productivity while at work and affected activities outside of work. Four scores are derived:percentage of absenteeism, percentage of presenteeism (reduced productivity while at work),overall work impairment score that combined absenteeism and presenteeism and percentage of impairment in activities performed outside of work. Scores scaled as 0 (not affected/no impairment) to 10 (completely affected/impaired). Higher scores indicated greater impairment and less productivity. The raw scores (0-10) are converted to percents (the variable is named "Percent impairment While Working") and as such range from 0 to 100.

WPAI:6 question participant rated questionnaire to determine the degree to which rheumatoid arthritis affected work productivity while at work and affected activities outside of work. Four scores are derived:percentage of absenteeism, percentage of presenteeism (reduced productivity while at work),overall work impairment score that combined absenteeism and presenteeism and percentage of impairment in activities performed outside of work. Scores scaled as 0 (not affected/no impairment) to 10 (completely affected/impaired). Higher scores indicated greater impairment and less productivity. The raw scores (0-10) are converted to percents (the variable is named "Percent impairment While Working") and as such range from 0 to 100.

WPAI:6 question participant rated questionnaire to determine the degree to which rheumatoid arthritis affected work productivity while at work and affected activities outside of work. Four scores are derived:percentage of absenteeism, percentage of presenteeism (reduced productivity while at work),overall work impairment score that combined absenteeism and presenteeism and percentage of impairment in activities performed outside of work. Scores scaled as 0 (not affected/no impairment) to 10 (completely affected/impaired). Higher scores indicated greater impairment and less productivity. The raw scores (0-10) are converted to percents (the variable is named "Percent impairment While Working") and as such range from 0 to 100.

WPAI:6 question participant rated questionnaire to determine the degree to which rheumatoid arthritis affected work productivity while at work and affected activities outside of work. Four scores are derived:percentage of absenteeism, percentage of presenteeism (reduced productivity while at work),overall work impairment score that combined absenteeism and presenteeism and percentage of impairment in activities performed outside of work. Scores scaled as 0 (not affected/no impairment) to 10 (completely affected/impaired). Higher scores indicated greater impairment and less productivity. The raw scores (0-10) are converted to percents (the variable is named "Percent impairment While Working") and as such range from 0 to 100.

ACR20 response: greater than or equal to (≥) 20 percent (%) improvement in tender joint count; ≥ 20% improvement in swollen joint count; and ≥ 20% improvement in at least 3 of 5 remaining ACR core measures: 1) physician's global assessment of disease activity, 2) subject's assessment of disease activity, 3) subject's assessment of pain, 4) subject's assessment of functional disability via a health assessment questionnaire, and 5) C-reactive protein at each visit.

ACR50 response: greater than or equal to (≥) 50 percent (%) improvement in tender or swollen joint counts and 50% improvement in 3 of the following 5 criteria: 1) physician's global assessment of disease activity, 2) subject's assessment of disease activity, 3) subject's assessment of pain, 4) subject's assessment of functional disability via a health assessment questionnaire, and 5) C-reactive protein at each visit.

ACR70 response: greater than or equal to (≥) 70 percent (%) improvement in tender or swollen joint counts and 70% improvement in 3 of the following 5 criteria: 1) physician's global assessment of disease activity, 2) subject's assessment of disease activity, 3) subject's assessment of pain, 4) subject's assessment of functional disability via a health assessment questionnaire, and 5) C-reactive protein at each visit.

ACR90 response: greater than or equal to (≥) 90 percent (%) improvement in tender or swollen joint counts and 90% improvement in 3 of the following 5 criteria: 1) physician's global assessment of disease activity, 2) subject's assessment of disease activity, 3) subject's assessment of pain, 4) subject's assessment of functional disability via a health assessment questionnaire, and 5) C-reactive protein at each visit.

Physician Global Assessment of Disease Activity was measured on a 0 to 100 Visual Analog Scale (VAS), with 0 = no disease activity and 100 = extreme disease activity.

Participant's Global Assessment of Disease Activity was measured on a 0 to 100 mm Visual Analog Scale (VAS), with 0 mm = no disease activity and 100 = extreme disease activity

DAS44 calculated from the number of swollen joints (SJC) and painful joints (PJC) using the 44 joints count, the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) (millimeters per hour [mm/hour]) and patient's global assessment (PGA) of disease activity (participant rated arthritis activity assessment with transformed scores ranging 0 to 10; higher scores indicated greater affectation due to disease activity). DAS44 <1.6 = clinical remission, DAS44 ≤2.4 = low disease activity.

DAS44 calculated from the number of swollen joints (SJC) and painful joints (PJC) using the 44 joints count, the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) (millimeters per hour [mm/hour]) and patient's global assessment (PGA) of disease activity (participant rated arthritis activity assessment with transformed scores ranging 0 to 10; higher scores indicated greater affectation due to disease activity). DAS44 <1.6 = clinical remission, DAS44 ≤2.4 = low disease activity.

DAS44 calculated from the number of swollen joints (SJC) and painful joints (PJC) using the 44 joints count, the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) (millimeters per hour [mm/hour]) and patient's global assessment (PGA) of disease activity (participant rated arthritis activity assessment with transformed scores ranging 0 to 10; higher scores indicated greater affectation due to disease activity). DAS44 <1.6 = clinical remission, DAS44 ≤2.4 = low disease activity.

The PASS is defined as a symptom state that the participants consider acceptable.

ACR20 response: greater than or equal to (≥) 20 percent (%) improvement in tender joint count; ≥ 20% improvement in swollen joint count; and ≥ 20% improvement in at least 3 of 5 remaining ACR core measures: participant assessment of pain; participant global assessment of disease activity; physician global assessment of disease activity; self-assessed disability (disability index of the Health Assessment Questionnaire [HAQ]); and C-Reactive Protein (CRP).

ACR50 response: greater than or equal to (≥) 50 percent (%) improvement in tender or swollen joint counts and 50% improvement in 3 of the following 5 criteria: 1) physician's global assessment of disease activity, 2) subject's assessment of disease activity, 3) subject's assessment of pain, 4) subject's assessment of functional disability via a health assessment questionnaire, and 5) C-reactive protein at each visit.

ACR70 response: greater than or equal to (≥) 70 percent (%) improvement in tender or swollen joint counts and 70% improvement in 3 of the following 5 criteria: 1) physician's global assessment of disease activity, 2) subject's assessment of disease activity, 3) subject's assessment of pain, 4) subject's assessment of functional disability via a health assessment questionnaire, and 5) C-reactive protein at each visit.

ACR90 response: greater than or equal to (≥) 90 percent (%) improvement in tender or swollen joint counts and 90% improvement in 3 of the following 5 criteria: 1) physician's global assessment of disease activity, 2) subject's assessment of disease activity, 3) subject's assessment of pain, 4) subject's assessment of functional disability via a health assessment questionnaire, and 5) C-reactive protein at each visit.

DAS44 calculated from the number of swollen joints (SJC) and painful joints (PJC) using the 44 joints count, the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) (millimeters per hour [mm/hour]) and patient's global assessment (PGA) of disease activity (participant rated arthritis activity assessment with transformed scores ranging 0 to 10; higher scores indicated greater affectation due to disease activity). DAS44 <1.6 = clinical remission, DAS44 ≤2.4 = low disease activity.

DAS44 calculated from the number of swollen joints (SJC) and painful joints (PJC) using the 44 joints count, the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) (millimeters per hour [mm/hour]) and patient's global assessment (PGA) of disease activity (participant rated arthritis activity assessment with transformed scores ranging 0 to 10; higher scores indicated greater affectation due to disease activity). DAS44 <1.6 = clinical remission, DAS44 ≤2.4 = low disease activity.

The composite measure of complete response over the last 3 months of Phase 2 was defined as:

1. DAS28 <2.6 at the Week 76 and Week 91 visits and
2. No radiographic progression during Phase 2, defined as mean change from Week 52 in mTSS of ≤0.5.
3. Participant must achieve HAQ score ≤0.5 at Week 76 and 91 visits. HAQ is self-reported, valid assessment of functional disability in rheumatoid arthritis. Assessed based on ability of participants to perform daily activities in 8 categories: dressing, arising, eating, walking, reaching, gripping, hygiene, and carrying out daily activities. HAQ score range: 0-3: without any difficulty=0, with some difficulty=1, with much difficulty=2, unable to do=3. HAQ total scores expressed as overall mean score with range 0-3: 0-0.25=normal functioning; 0.25-0.5=mild functional limitation; 0.5-1=moderate functional limitation; more than 1=significant functional limitation.A subject had to satisfy all 3 criteria at thevisits to be defined as a responder

Physician Global Assessment of Disease Activity was measured on a 0 to 100 Visual Analog Scale (VAS), with 0 = no disease activity and 100 = extreme disease activity.

Participant's Global Assessment of Disease Activity was measured on a 0 to 100 mm Visual Analog Scale (VAS), with 0 mm = no disease activity and 100 = extreme disease activity

100-mm line (Visual Analog Scale) marked by the participant to measure their degree of pain over past 2-3 weeks. Range: 0 = no pain to 100 = pain as bad as it could be.

The PASS is defined as a symptom state that the subjects consider acceptable.

mTSS = sum of erosion and Joint Space Narrowing (JSN) scores for 44 joints (16 per hand and 6 per foot). mTSS scores ranged from 0 (normal) to 448 (worst possible total score). Change: scores at observation minus score at baseline. An increase in mTSS from baseline represented disease progression and/or joint worsening, no change represented halting of disease progression, and a decrease represented improvement.

mTSS = sum of erosion and Joint Space Narrowing (JSN) scores for 44 joints (16 per hand and 6 per foot). mTSS scores ranged from 0 (normal) to 448 (worst possible total score). Change: scores at observation minus score at baseline. An increase in mTSS from baseline represented disease progression and/or joint worsening, no change represented halting of disease progression, and a decrease represented improvement.

WPAI: 6 question participant rated questionnaire to determine the degree to which rheumatoid arthritis affected work productivity while at work and affected activities outside of work. Four scores are derived: percentage of absenteeism, percentage of presenteeism (reduced productivity while at work), an overall work impairment score that combined absenteeism and presenteeism and percentage of impairment in activities performed outside of work. Scores scaled as 0 (not affected/no impairment) to 10 (completely affected/impaired). Higher scores indicated greater impairment and less productivity. The raw (0-10) scores are converted to percents (the variable is named "Percent impairment While Working") and as such range from 0 to 100.

WPAI is a 6 question participant rated questionnaire determined the degree to which rheumatoid arthritis affected work productivity while at work and affected activities outside of work. Scores scaled as 0 (not affected/no impairment) to 10 (completely affected/impaired). Higher scores = greater impairment and less productivity. The raw (0-10) scores were converted to percent (the variable is named "Percent impairment While Working") and as such range from 0 to 100.

WPAI: 6 question participant rated questionnaire to determine the degree to which rheumatoid arthritis affected work productivity while at work and affected activities outside of work. Four scores are derived: percentage of absenteeism, percentage of presenteeism (reduced productivity while at work), an overall work impairment score that combined absenteeism and presenteeism and percentage of impairment in activities performed outside of work. Scores scaled as 0 (not affected/no impairment) to 10 (completely affected/impaired). Higher scores indicated greater impairment and less productivity. The raw (0-10) scores are converted to percents (the variable is named "Percent impairment While Working") and as such range from 0 to 100.

WPAI: 6 question participant rated questionnaire determined the degree to which rheumatoid arthritis affected work productivity while at work and affected activities outside of work. Scores scaled as 0 (not affected/no impairment) to 10 (completely affected/impaired). Higher scores = greater impairment and less productivity. The raw (0-10) scores were converted to percent (the variable is named "Percent impairment While Working") and as such range from 0 to 100.

WPAI: 6 question participant rated questionnaire to determine the degree to which rheumatoid arthritis affected work productivity while at work and affected activities outside of work. Four scores are derived: percentage of absenteeism, percentage of presenteeism (reduced productivity while at work), an overall work impairment score that combined absenteeism and presenteeism and percentage of impairment in activities performed outside of work. Scores scaled as 0 (not affected/no impairment) to 10 (completely affected/impaired). Higher scores indicated greater impairment and less productivity. The raw (0-10) scores are converted to percents (the variable is named "Percent impairment While Working") and as such range from 0 to 100.

WPAI: 6 question participant rated questionnaire determined the degree to which rheumatoid arthritis affected work productivity while at work and affected activities outside of work. Scores scaled as 0 (not affected/no impairment) to 10 (completely affected/impaired). Higher scores = greater impairment and less productivity. The raw (0-10) scores were converted to percent (the variable is named "Percent impairment While Working") and as such range from 0 to 100.

WPAI: 6 question participant rated questionnaire to determine the degree to which rheumatoid arthritis affected work productivity while at work and affected activities outside of work. Four scores are derived: percentage of absenteeism, percentage of presenteeism (reduced productivity while at work), an overall work impairment score that combined absenteeism and presenteeism and percentage of impairment in activities performed outside of work. Scores scaled as 0 (not affected/no impairment) to 10 (completely affected/impaired). Higher scores indicated greater impairment and less productivity. The raw (0-10) scores are converted to percents (the variable is named "Percent impairment While Working") and as such range from 0 to 100.

WPAI: 6 question participant rated questionnaire determined the degree to which rheumatoid arthritis affected work productivity while at work and affected activities outside of work. Scores scaled as 0 (not affected/no impairment) to 10 (completely affected/impaired). Higher scores = greater impairment and less productivity. The raw (0-10) scores were converted to percent (the variable is named "Percent impairment While Working") and as such range from 0 to 100.