Table 1. Description of patients excluded from the QL analysis.

	Remaining cases
Total cases		344
Exclusions from analysis:
Did not receive protocol treatment	20	324
Relapse within first 18 months of randomisation	72	252
Completed no QL assessments	3	249
Completed assessments in multiple languages	6	243

Abbreviations: QL=quality of life.

Culture is defined by the following language/country combinations: English/Australia, New Zealand; French/Switzerland; German; Italian/Italy; Slovenian/Slovenia; Hong Kong.