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Table 1 Baseline demographics and Disease characteristics (all enrolled patients)

From: Comparing immunogenicity and safety following transition from reference rituximab to biosimilar rituximab (DRL_RI) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a randomized, double-blind, phase 3 study

Characteristic

DRL_RI

(N = 70)

RP/RMP

(N = 70)

Total

(N = 140)

Age, years

 Mean (SD)

59.5 (11.7)

60.1 (11.8)

59.8 (11.7)

 Min, Max

34, 85

24, 86

24, 86

Gender, n (%)

 Male

16 (22.9)

9 (12.9)

25 (17.9)

 Female

54 (77.1)

61 (87.1)

115 (82.1)

Race, n (%)

 White

69 (98.6)

70 (100)

139 (99.3)

 Black or African American

1 (1.4)

0

1 (0.7)

Ethnicity, n (%)

 Hispanic or Latino

7 (10.0)

5 (7.1)

12 (8.6)

 Not Hispanic or Latino

60 (85.7)

64 (91.4)

124 (88.6)

 Unknown

3 (4.3)

1 (1.4)

4 (2.9)

Baseline BMI, kg/m2

 Mean (SD)

28.3 (5.5)

27.2 (6.8)

27.8 (6.2)

 Min, Max

19.1, 45.7

17.5, 52.0

17.5, 52.0

Source of rituximab drug in prior exposure

 RP: Reference Product [US-rituximab]

23 (32.9)

22 (31.4)

45 (32.1)

 RMP: Reference Medicinal Product [EU-rituximab]

47 (67.1)

48 (68.6)

95 (67.9)

Duration of RA at randomization, Months

 Mean (SD)

134.6 (69.5)

104.4 (52.7)

120.6 (63.1)

Time from prior rituximab treatment, Months

 Mean (SD)

7.5 (2.7)

7.6 (2.9)

7.6 (2.8)

Patients with prior treatment course(s) with rituximab, n (%)

   

 1

21 (30.0)

26 (37.1)

47 (33.6)

 > 1

49 (70.0)

44 (62.9)

93 (66.4)

  1. Abbreviations: BMI: body mass index; EU: European Union; EU-rituximab: European Union approved rituximab (MabThera®); Max: maximum; Min: minimum; RA: rheumatoid arthritis; SD: standard deviation; US: United States; US-rituximab: United States licensed rituximab (Rituxan®)
  2. Note: Percentages are based on the number of patients in the safety population
  3. BMI was calculated as (body weight in kilograms)/(height in meters)2
  4. Duration of RA at randomization (Months) = (date of randomization - date of first diagnosis)/30.4375
  5. Time from prior rituximab treatment (Months) = (date of randomization - date of last RA treatment date)/30.4375