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. 2017 Jun;23(6):10.18553/jmcp.2017.23.6.666. doi: 10.18553/jmcp.2017.23.6.666

TABLE 1.

Number of Relapses Avoided per Patient over Respective Horizons for Models 1 and 2

Model 1: PEG
DMT Number of Relapses (Placebo) Number of Patients (Placebo) Relative Relapse Rate Reduction (%) Number of Relapses Avoided per Patient Number of Relapses per Patient
PEG5 0.40 500 36 0.20 0.35
IM IFN beta-1a17 0.82 143 18 0.10 0.45
SC IFN beta-1b18 1.27 123 34 0.19 0.36
GA19 0.84 126 29 0.16 0.39
FIN20 0.40 418 54 0.30 0.25
NAT21 0.73 315 65 0.36 0.19
DMF22 0.36 408 53 0.29 0.26
Model 2: ALT
DMT Number of Relapses at Baseline Number of Patients Number of Relapses at 2 Years Relative Relapse Rate Reduction (%) Number of Relapses Avoided per Patient
ALT6 1.7 426 0.52 69.41 1.18
IFN beta-1a 44 μg23 1.5 202 1.04 30.67 0.46

ALT = alemtuzumab; DMF = dimethyl fumarate; DMT = disease-modifying therapy; FIN = fingolimod; GA = glatiramer acetate; IFN = interferon; IM = intramuscular; NAT = natalizumab; PEG = peginterferon beta-1a; SC = subcutaneous.