a decreasing trendp < .001
After matching, adalimumab still realizes a higher rate of clinical response than etanercept to some extent with equivalent safety in rheumatoid arthritis patients adalimumab efficacy etanercept rheumatoid arthritis safety In the matched cohort, the DAS28 ESR also showed a decreasing trend from W0 to W24 in the ADA group ( p < .001) and the ETN group ( p < .001).