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. 2010 Oct 25;10:581. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-10-581

Table 3.

Secondary efficacy endpoints

QW EDS
(n = 374) (n = 378)
Patients who achieved Hb ≥11 g/dL from baseline to Week 13
 Patients included in the analysisa 323 334
 KM% (95% CI) 76 (70, 81) 71 (66, 77)
Average Hb after achieving Hb ≥11 g/dL
 Patients included in the analysisb 301 304
 Mean (95% CI) 11.6 (11.5, 11.7) 11.8 (11.7, 11.9)
 Category - %
  <11 g/dL 22 13
  11 to 13 g/dL 74 84
  >13 g/dL 4 4
Patients who had a hematopoietic response from baseline to Week 13
 Patients included in the analysis 374 378
 KM% (95% CI) 59 (53, 64) 53 (48,59)
Patients who had a hematopoietic response from baseline to end of treatment
 Patients included in the analysis 374 378
 KM% (95% CI) 86 (82, 91) 84 (79, 88)
Patients who had an RBC transfusion from baseline to Week 13
 Patients included in the analysis 374 378
 KM% (95% CI) 25 (20, 29) 20 (16, 24)
Patients who had an RBC transfusion from baseline to end of treatment
 Patients included in the analysis 374 378
 KM% (95% CI) 29 (24, 34) 26 (21, 30)

aPatients who had Hb values ≤11 g/dL at baseline were included in the analysis

bPatients who achieved Hb ≥11 g/dL or who had Hb values ≥11 g/dL at baseline were included in the analysis

QW = once weekly; EDS = extended dosing schedule; Hb = Hemoglobin; CI = confidence interval; KM = Kaplan-Meier