In an analysis in which all patients who dropped out of the study for any reason were considered to have progressed, the percentage of patients without progression (TSS change ≤ 0.5) at 24 months was higher in the Enbrel in combination with methotrexate group compared with the Enbrel alone and methotrexate alone groups (62 %, 50 %, and 36 %, respectively; p < 0.05).
Opravljena je bila analiza, v kateri so vse bolnike, ki so iz kakršnega koli razloga izpadli iz študije, obravnavali, kot da jim je bolezen napredovala. Odstotek bolnikov brez napredovanja (sprememba TSS ≤ 0, 5) je bil po 24 mesecih večji v skupini, ki je dobivala zdravilo Enbrel v kombinaciji z metotreksatom, kakor v skupinah, ki sta dobivali zdravilo Enbrel ali metotreksat v monoterapiji (62 %, 50 % in 36 %, p < 0, 05).