Table 2.

Detailed response rate

	% (n)
Overall response (n = 28)	36 (10)
Hgb increase >1.5 g/dL in NTD or Hgb increase >1.5 g/dL with RBC-TI in RBC-TD	18 (5/28)
RBC-TI without Hgb 1.5 g/dL increase	14 (4/28)
>50% reduction in RBC-TB	4 (1/28)
Response in NTD (n = 3)
Hgb increase >1.5 g/dL	33 (1/3)
Response in LTB (n = 13)	38 (5/13)
Hgb increase >1.5 g/dL and RBC-TI	15 (2/13)
RBC-TI without Hgb 1.5 g/dL increase	23 (3/13)
>50% reduction in RBC-TB	0
Response in HTB (n = 12)	33 (4/12)
Hgb increase >1.5 g/dL and RBC-TI	17 (2/12)
RBC-TI without Hgb 1.5 g/dL increase	8 (1/12)
>50% reduction in RBC-TB	8 (1/12)