Percentage of patients with no progression in structural damage* | Percentage of patients with no progression in structural damage in year 2† | ||||
Outcome | Baseline to year 1 (n = 328) | Baseline to year 2 (n = 324) | Non-progressors at end of year 1 remaining non-progressors† | Progressors at end of year 1 becoming non-progressors | |
Erosion (%) | 61 | 56 | 83 | 49 | |
Joint space narrowing (%) | 74 | 68 | 87 | 52 | |
Total (%) | 56 | 50 | 79 | 45 |
All patients received background methotrexate.
*Defined by a change in the total score of ⩽0 from baseline to year 1. †Defined by a change in the total score of ⩽0 from year 1 to year 2.