Table 3.
Effect of lonafarnib on carotid artery density by ultrasound
| Median density in pixels (range) |
P value |
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| Site | Percentile | Control (n = 55) | HG(P) (n = 22) | HG(E) (n = 22) | Control vs. HG(P)* | HG(P) vs. HG(E)† | Control vs. HG(E)* |
| Intima media | 50 | 73.0 (28.0–156.0) | 87.0 (15.0–242.0) | 72.0 (2.0–140.0) | 0.002 | 0.002 | 0.75 |
| Adventitia luminal near wall | 50 | 169.0 (95.0–237.0) | 228.0 (61.0–254.0) | 170.0 (70.0–252.0) | 0.0004 | 0.003 | 0.46 |
| Adventitia deep near wall | 50 | 166.0 (34–254.0) | 167.0 (30.0–254.0) | 121.0 (12.0–215.0) | 0.32 | 0.05 | 0.002 |
HG(E), HGPS end of therapy; HG(P), HGPS pretherapy.
*Based on Wilcoxon rank-sum test.
†Wilcoxon signed-rank test based on distributions of fold-change (post-/pre-treatment) calculated for each patient.