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. 2009 Jan-Feb;1(1):41–48. doi: 10.4161/mabs.1.1.7509

Table 5.

Clinical study results: summary

Efficacy variable Group 1 Group 2
Nimotuzumab + CT + RT CT + RT p-value Hazard ratio Nimotuzumab + RT RT p value Hazard ratio
Overall Response Rate (at 24 weeks) 100% (20) 70% (14) 0.020 76% (13) 40% (7) 0.023
Median Progression Free survival (at 30 months) NA 12.66 0.0132 0.373 10.09 6.9 0.2429 0.666
(24.42, NA) (6.44, 25.12) (4.31, NA) (5.39, 8.97)
Progression Free Survival Rate (%) (at 30 months) 56.52 21.74 0.0157 34.78 13.04 0.0839
Median Disease Free survival (at 30 months) NA 25.02 0.0251 0.311 NA 8.33 0.1639 0.489
(12.66, NA) (16.17, NA) (6.18, NA)
Disease Free Survival Rate (%) (at 30 months) 56.52 21.74 0.0157 34.78 13.04 0.0839
Median Overall Survival (at 30 months) NA 21.96 0.0036 0.266 14.37 12.79 0.7079 0.868
(6.77, 29.95) (4.83, NA) (6.18, 23.31)
Overall Survival Rate (%) (at 30 months) 69.57 21.74 0.0011 39.13 21.74 0.1999

Note: The 95% CI are mentioned in brackets. The 95% confidence intervals for the median survival were computed using 25th percentile as a lower confidence limit and 75th percentile as an upper confidence limit. NA, Not Available. In the Overall Response Rate, the number in brackets is the number of evaluable patients.