Table 2.

EULAR responses observed with etanercept (ETA), adalimumab (ADA), and infliximab (INF) at 1, 2, 3, and 4 years.

EULAR ResponsesAdalimumabEtanerceptInfliximabp (chi-square test)
N(%)N(%)N(%)
1 year
  None52(25.7)31(16.6)33(20.2)< 0.01 ETA vs ADA
  Moderate89(44.0)73(37.8)75(46.0)< 0.01 ETA vs INF
  Good61(30.2)89(46.1)55(33.7)< 0.01 ETA vs ADA
2 years
  None31(20.8)26(16.9)18(14.5)NS
  Moderate50(33.5)49(32.0)52(41.9)< 0.01 ETA vs INF
  Good68(45.6)78(50.9)54(43.5)NS
3 years
  None25(19.5)12(9.1)14(14.1)< 0.01 ETA vs ADA
  Moderate46(35.9)43(32.8)38(38.3)NS
  Good57(44.5)76(58.0)47(47.4)NS
4 years
  None80(39.6)49(23.2)56(33.1)< 0.01 ETA vs ADA or INF
  Moderate62(30.6)54(25.5)54(31.9)NS
  Good60(29.7)108(51.1)59(34.9)< 0.01 ETA vs ADA or INF
  • EULAR: European League Against Rheumatism; NS: not significant.