Table 3

Subgroup analyses comparing risk of immunogenicity [anti-drug antibodies formation] with anti-tumour necrosis factor-alpha drugs according to HLA-DQA1*05 carriage.

Subgroup analysisNumber of cohortsRisk ratio
[95% confidence interval]
I2p-value
Patient population
 Adult patients only32.17 [1.22 − 3.85]80%0.008
 Crohn’s disease patients only31.31 [0.98 − 1.74]67%0.06
Type of TNFα antagonist
 Infliximab exclusively71.50 [1.10 − 2.05]77%0.01
 Adalimumab exclusively21.85 [1.18 − 2.90]39%0.008
Publication type
 Abstracts41.81 [1.33 − 2.47]23%<0.001
 Full papers61.42 [1.04 − 1.94]76%0.03
Type of drug measurement assay
 Drug-tolerant assays51.28 [1.04 − 1.59]51%0.02
Excluding high-risk bias studies
 Low/intermediate risk of bias61.41 [0.98 − 2.01]76%0.06
Therapeutic drug monitoring
 Proactive41.24 [0.93 − 1.64]64%0.15
 No TDM strategy mentioned61.97 [1.35 − 2.88]66%<0.001
Subgroup analysisNumber of cohortsRisk ratio
[95% confidence interval]
I2p-value
Patient population
 Adult patients only32.17 [1.22 − 3.85]80%0.008
 Crohn’s disease patients only31.31 [0.98 − 1.74]67%0.06
Type of TNFα antagonist
 Infliximab exclusively71.50 [1.10 − 2.05]77%0.01
 Adalimumab exclusively21.85 [1.18 − 2.90]39%0.008
Publication type
 Abstracts41.81 [1.33 − 2.47]23%<0.001
 Full papers61.42 [1.04 − 1.94]76%0.03
Type of drug measurement assay
 Drug-tolerant assays51.28 [1.04 − 1.59]51%0.02
Excluding high-risk bias studies
 Low/intermediate risk of bias61.41 [0.98 − 2.01]76%0.06
Therapeutic drug monitoring
 Proactive41.24 [0.93 − 1.64]64%0.15
 No TDM strategy mentioned61.97 [1.35 − 2.88]66%<0.001

TDM, therapeutic drug monitoring; I2, statistical inconsistency.

Table 3

Subgroup analyses comparing risk of immunogenicity [anti-drug antibodies formation] with anti-tumour necrosis factor-alpha drugs according to HLA-DQA1*05 carriage.

Subgroup analysisNumber of cohortsRisk ratio
[95% confidence interval]
I2p-value
Patient population
 Adult patients only32.17 [1.22 − 3.85]80%0.008
 Crohn’s disease patients only31.31 [0.98 − 1.74]67%0.06
Type of TNFα antagonist
 Infliximab exclusively71.50 [1.10 − 2.05]77%0.01
 Adalimumab exclusively21.85 [1.18 − 2.90]39%0.008
Publication type
 Abstracts41.81 [1.33 − 2.47]23%<0.001
 Full papers61.42 [1.04 − 1.94]76%0.03
Type of drug measurement assay
 Drug-tolerant assays51.28 [1.04 − 1.59]51%0.02
Excluding high-risk bias studies
 Low/intermediate risk of bias61.41 [0.98 − 2.01]76%0.06
Therapeutic drug monitoring
 Proactive41.24 [0.93 − 1.64]64%0.15
 No TDM strategy mentioned61.97 [1.35 − 2.88]66%<0.001
Subgroup analysisNumber of cohortsRisk ratio
[95% confidence interval]
I2p-value
Patient population
 Adult patients only32.17 [1.22 − 3.85]80%0.008
 Crohn’s disease patients only31.31 [0.98 − 1.74]67%0.06
Type of TNFα antagonist
 Infliximab exclusively71.50 [1.10 − 2.05]77%0.01
 Adalimumab exclusively21.85 [1.18 − 2.90]39%0.008
Publication type
 Abstracts41.81 [1.33 − 2.47]23%<0.001
 Full papers61.42 [1.04 − 1.94]76%0.03
Type of drug measurement assay
 Drug-tolerant assays51.28 [1.04 − 1.59]51%0.02
Excluding high-risk bias studies
 Low/intermediate risk of bias61.41 [0.98 − 2.01]76%0.06
Therapeutic drug monitoring
 Proactive41.24 [0.93 − 1.64]64%0.15
 No TDM strategy mentioned61.97 [1.35 − 2.88]66%<0.001

TDM, therapeutic drug monitoring; I2, statistical inconsistency.

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