Table 5.

Laboratory values of lipid and liver function.

Change ObservedNo. Patients Treated with TCZ-SC-mono, total = 346
Shift in total cholesterol from baseline < 200 mg/dl to last observed value over Week 108
  N266
   < 200132
   ≥ 200 to < 240102
   ≥ 24032
Shift in HDL cholesterol from baseline < 40 mg/dl to last observed value over Week 108
   N43
   < 4012
   ≥ 40 to < 6026
   ≥ 605
Shift in LDL cholesterol from baseline < 100 mg/dl to last observed value over Week 108
  N166
   < 10074
   ≥ 100 to < 13075
   ≥ 130 to < 16013
   ≥ 160 to < 1903
   ≥ 1901
Shift in ALT from normal at baseline to worst CTC grade
   N329
   Normal223
   Grade 191
   Grade 212
   Grade 33
   Grade 40
Shift in AST from normal at baseline to worst CTC grade
   N338
   Normal257
   Grade 173
   Grade 27
   Grade 31
   Grade 40
Shift in total bilirubin from normal at baseline to worst CTC grade
  N345
  Normal277
  Grade 155
  Grade 213
  Grade 30
  Grade 40
Shift in neutrophils from normal at baseline to worst CTC grade
  N342
  Normal205
  Grade 151
  Grade 267
  Grade 318
  Grade 41
Shift in platelets from normal at baseline to worst CTC grade
  N341
  Normal311
  Grade 129
  Grade 21
  Grade 30
  Grade 40
  • ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; CTC: common terminology criteria; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; IV: intravenous; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; SC: subcutaneous; TCZ: tocilizumab; TCZ-SC-mono: subcutaneous TCZ montherapy.