Table 3.

Percentage changes in antiinfluenza immunoglobulin G titers at Week 52 compared with baseline in patients who received influenza vaccination prior to Day 0 who were not revaccinated during the study.

Standard Therapy + PlaceboStandard Therapy + Belimumab 1 mg/kgStandard Therapy + Belimumab 10 mg/kg
Influenza antigens, 2006–7 vaccine, n††162312
  New Caledonia: mean IgG % change in titer at Week 52 (SE)31.8 (17.2)24.5 (20.3)1.2 (19.0)
    Median0.00.0−18.2
  Wisconsin: mean IgG % change in titer at Week 52 (SE)901.9 (788.1)4.8 (16.8)*−11.4 (12.3)*
    Median0.00.00.0
  Malaysia: mean IgG % change in titer at Week 52 (SE)40.4 (17.5)−13.0 (7.7)*520.8 (525.5)
    Median0.00.00.0
Influenza antigens, 2007–8 vaccine, n††294027
  Solomon Island 1,2,3 (n = 39): mean IgG % change in titer at Week 52 (SE)2.6 (26.3)−7.5 (11.2)−8.7 (16.5)
  Median−20.6−20.0−37.5
  Wisconsin 1,2,3 (n = 26): mean IgG % change in titer at Week 52 (SE)63.1 (36.9)27.1 (20.2)−4.9 (15.1)
    Median0.00.0−20.6
  Malaysia 1,2,3: mean IgG % change in titer at Week 52 (SE)−7.8 (11.3)−4.7 (7.6)−32.0 (5.5)
    Median0.00.0−50.0
  • * p < 0.05.

  • †† Numbers of patients with data available. The p values are from Wilcoxon rank-sum test for belimumab versus placebo. IgG: immunoglobulin G; SE: standard error.