Long-term Follow-up Study of GLPG0634 in Active Rheumatoid Arthritis Participants

The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) response was a measurement of improvement in multiple disease assessment criteria.

The ACR20 response was defined as: 1) ≥ 20% improvement from baseline in swollen joint count 66 (SJC66), and 2) ≥ 20% improvement from baseline in tender joint count 68 (TJC68), and 3) ≥ 20% improvement from baseline in at least 3 of the following 5 items: 1. Pain visual analog scale (VAS) (taken from the Health Assessment Questionnaire - Disability Index [HAQ-DI]), 2.Subject's Global Assessment of Disease Activity (SGA) (VAS), 3. Physician's Global Assessment of Disease Activity (PGA) (VAS), 4. Total HAQ-DI score, and 5. High-Sensitivity C- Reactive Protein (hsCRP).

The ACR response was a measurement of improvement in multiple disease assessment criteria.

The ACR20 response was defined as: 1) ≥ 20% improvement from baseline in SJC66, and 2) ≥ 20% improvement from baseline in tender TJC68, and 3) ≥ 20% improvement from baseline in at least 3 of the following 5 items: 1. Pain VAS (taken from the HAQ-DI), 2.SGA (VAS), 3. PGA (VAS), 4. Total HAQ-DI score, and 5. hsCRP.

The ACR response was a measurement of improvement in multiple disease assessment criteria.

ACR50 response was defined as: 1) ≥ 50% improvement from baseline in SJC66, and 2) ≥ 50% improvement from baseline in TJC68, and 3) ≥ 50% improvement from baseline in at least 3 of the following 5 items: 1. Pain VAS (taken from the HAQ-DI) 2.SGA (VAS) 3. PGA (VAS) 4. Total HAQ-DI score 5. hsCRP.

The ACR response was a measurement of improvement in multiple disease assessment criteria.

ACR50 response was defined as: 1) ≥ 50% improvement from baseline in SJC66, and 2) ≥ 50% improvement from baseline in TJC68, and 3) ≥ 50% improvement from baseline in at least 3 of the following 5 items: 1. Pain VAS (taken from the HAQ-DI) 2.SGA (VAS) 3. PGA (VAS) 4. Total HAQ-DI score 5. hsCRP.

The ACR response was a measurement of improvement in multiple disease assessment criteria.

ACR70 response was defined as : 1) ≥ 70% improvement from baseline in SJC66, and 2) ≥ 70% improvement from baseline in TJC68, and 3) ≥ 70% improvement from baseline in at least 3 of the following 5 items: 1. Pain VAS (taken from the HAQ-DI), 2.SGA (VAS), 3. PGA (VAS), 4. Total HAQ-DI score, and 5. hsCRP.

The ACR response was a measurement of improvement in multiple disease assessment criteria.

ACR70 response was defined as : 1) ≥ 70% improvement from baseline in SJC66, and 2) ≥ 70% improvement from baseline in TJC68, and 3) ≥ 70% improvement from baseline in at least 3 of the following 5 items: 1. Pain VAS (taken from the HAQ-DI), 2.SGA (VAS), 3. PGA (VAS), 4. Total HAQ-DI score, and 5.hsCRP.

ACR-N was defined as the smallest percentage improvement from core baseline in SJC66, TJC68 and the median of the following 5 items (Pain VAS [taken from the HAQ-DI], 2.SGA (VAS), 3. PGA (VAS), 4. Total HAQ-DI score, and 5. hsCRP). It had a range between 0 and 100%.

The DAS28(CRP) was a measure of the participant's disease activity calculated using the TJC (28 joints), SJC (28 joints), SGA [using a VAS on a scale of 0 (very well) to 100 (very poor)] and hsCRP using the formula:

DAS28(CRP) = 0.56 * Square root [SQRT] (TJC28) + 0.28 * SQRT(SJC28) + 0.36 * Ln(CRP+1) + 0.014 * SGA + 0.96

and the total possible score ranged from 1 to 9.4. Higher values indicated higher disease activity. A negative change from baseline indicated improvement.

SDAI score consisted of following parameters: TJC (28 joints), SJC (28 joints), SGA (0 to 10 cm), PGA (0 to 10 cm), CRP (mg/dL). SDAI = TJC + SJC + SGA + PGA+ CRP. The SDAI score ranged from 0 to approximately 86. Higher SDAI indicated greater disease activity. A negative change from baseline indicated improvement.

The CDAI was the SDAI modified that excluded CRP and consisted of following parameters: TJC (28 joints), SJC (28 joints), SGA (0 to 10 cm), PGA (0 to 10 cm). SDAI = TJC + SJC + SGA+ PGA. The CDAI score ranged from 0 to approximately 76. Higher CDAI indicated greater disease activity. A negative change from baseline indicated improvement.

DAS28(CRP) was categorized into EULAR response categories (none, moderate, good) as follows:

None= Actual DAS28(CRP) ≤ 3.2, > 3.2 to ≤ 5.1, or > 5.1 AND Improvement in DAS28(CRP) from baseline ≤ 6.0 or > 0.6 to ≤ 1.2;

Moderate= Actual DAS28(CRP) ≤ 3.2 AND Improvement in DAS28(CRP) from baseline > 0.6 to ≤ 1.2, Actual DAS28(CRP) > 3.2 to ≤ 5.1 or > 5.1 AND Improvement in DAS28(CRP) from baseline > 1.2, or Actual DAS28(CRP) > 3.2 to ≤ 5.1 AND Improvement in DAS28(CRP) from baseline > 0.6 to ≤ 1.2;

Good= Actual DAS28(CRP) ≤ 3.2 AND Improvement in DAS28(CRP) from baseline > 1.2.

A participant's disease activity status was defined as being in remission when scores on the TJC28, SJC28, CRP (actual value in mg/dL) and SGA (cm) were all ≤ 1.

A participant's disease activity status was defined as being in remission when scores on the TJC28, SJC28, CRP (actual value in mg/dL) and SGA (cm) were all ≤ 1.

The health-related quality of life of the subject was assessed using the SF-36 with a 4-week recall period. This consists of 36 questions belonging to 8 domains in 2 components:

• Physical well-being: 4 domains: physical functioning (10 items), role physical (4 items), bodily pain (2 items), and general health (GH) perceptions (5 items).
• Mental well-being: 4 domains: vitality (4 items), social functioning (2 items), role emotional (3 items), and mental health (5 items).

These scales were from 0 to 100 with higher scores indicating a better quality of life.

The health-related quality of life of the subject was assessed using the SF-36 with a 4-week recall period. This consists of 36 questions belonging to 8 domains in 2 components:

• Physical well-being: 4 domains: physical functioning (10 items), role physical (4 items), bodily pain (2 items), and general health (GH) perceptions (5 items).
• Mental well-being: 4 domains: vitality (4 items), social functioning (2 items), role emotional (3 items), and mental health (5 items).

These scales were from 0 to 100 with higher scores indicating a better quality of life.

FACIT-Fatigue scale was a 13-item questionnaire, each scored on a 5-point scale: 0 (Not at all) to 4 (Very much). Negatively stated items were reversed by subtracting the response from "4" before being added to obtain a total score. The sum of all responses resulted in the FACIT-Fatigue score for a total possible score of 0 (worse score) to 52 (better score), with a higher score indicating less fatigue. A positive change from baseline indicated better quality of life.