Table 2.
Reported reasons for MD (total number of participants with MD = 5,903)
| Reason | % (Number of participants) |
|---|---|
| Death | 18 (1,063) |
| Illness/disease progression | 6 (342) |
| Adverse effects/events | 2 (112) |
| Unclassifieda | 53 (3,158) |
| Otherb | 6 (371) |
| Not reported | 15 (856) |
Abbreviation: MD, missing data.
a
Described as loss to follow-up or withdrawal with no further details of the underlying reason.
b
These included, for example, reported exclusions from the analysis because the ‘treatment failed’ or there was a ‘protocol violation’, as well as ‘researcher error’, ‘response not evaluable’, and ‘care transferred to another setting’.