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Table 3 Distribution of patients who discontinued treatment - by LOT and time of discontinuation

From: Outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with abatacept: a UK multi-centre observational study

LOT

Received treatment, n

Still on treatment at EOFU, n (%)

Discontinued treatment

Time to discontinuation, months

Mean (SD)

Within 6 months of LOT initiation

After 6 months of LOT initiation

All patients (n = 213)

 LOT1

213

51 (23.9%)

29.4 (31.8)

36 (16.9%)

126 (59.2%)

 LOT2

150

42 (28.0%)

20.2 (20.4)

29 (19.3%)

79 (52.7%)

 LOT3

101

43 (42.6%)

16.7 (16.2)

20 (19.8%)

38 (37.6%)

 LOT4

48

18 (37.5%)

22.2 (25.1)

11 (22.9%)

19 (39.6%)

Received abatacept

 LOT1

68

51 (75.0%)

13.0 (12.4)

5 (7.4%)

12 (17.6%)

 LOT2

59

40 (67.8%)

12.7 (10.7)

7 (11.9%)

12 (20.3%)

 LOT3

50

38 (76.0%)

12.1 (6.9)

4 (8.0%)

8 (16.0%)

 LOT4

23

11 (47.8%)

10.7 (11.0)

5 (21.7%)

7 (30.4%)

Received other bDMARD

 LOT1

145

0 (0.0%)

31.4 (32.8)

31 (21.4%)

114 (78.6%)

 LOT2

91

2 (2.2%)

21.8 (21.6)

22 (24.2%)

67 (73.6%)

 LOT3

51

5 (9.8%)

17.9 (17.7)

16 (31.4%)

30 (58.8%)

 LOT4

25

7 (28.0%)

29.9 (29.0)

6 (24.0%)

12 (48.0%)

  1. bDMARD Biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, EOFU End of follow-up, LOT Line of therapy. lOTs 5–8 removed due to a high proportion requiring small number suppression