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. 2017 Aug 9;44(11):1212–1218. doi: 10.1111/1346-8138.13996

Table 1.

Selected references

Reference Study region Regimen Treatment group Subject number Sex, male % Age, mean Ethnicity/race Baseline lesion counts, mean (median), or range
Total NIL IL
Eichenfield et al. (2011)17, , USA, Canada, Belize q.d. × 12 w BPO 3% 328 38 20.6 White, 77% 71.6 44.6 27.0
Vehicle 332 37 20.7 White, 78% 70.5 44.2 26.3
Gold et al. (2009)15, USA, Puerto Rico, Canada q.d. × 12 w BPO 2.5% 415 50.1 18.4 White, 62.2% (76) (46) (27)
Vehicle 418 46.9 18.0 White, 64.6% (76) (46) (27)
Gollnick et al. (2009)16, USA, Canada, Europe q.d. × 12 w BPO 2.5% 415 44.6 18.9 Caucasian, 79.3% (74) (45) (26)
Vehicle 418 41.6 19.2 Caucasian, 79.2% (76) (46) (26)
Thiboutot et al. (2008)18, , USA q.d. × 12 w BPO 2.5% 809 43.8 19.1 White, 73.9% 72.6 46.8 25.8
Vehicle 395 51.4 19.4 White, 77.2% 70.2 44.0 26.1
Thiboutot et al. (2007)19, USA q.d. × 12 w BPO 2.5% 149 64.4 16.5 Caucasian, 76.5% (74) (43) (28)
Vehicle 71 56.3 16.6 Caucasian, 73.2% (78) (46) (29)
Leyden et al. (2001)20, USA b.i.d. × 10 w BPO 5% 120 48 19 NA 49 NA 19
Vehicle 120 40 19 NA 47 NA 19
Tschen et al. (2001)21, USA b.i.d. × 10 w BPO 5% 95 46‐54 19 NA NA NA 23‐27
Vehicle 48 19 NA NA NA
Lookingbill et al. (1997)22, , USA q.d. × 11 w BPO 5% 92 49 18.5 NA 89.9 59.2 30.7
Vehicle 58 NA 101.6 70.1 31.5
Mills Jr et al. (1986)13, USA b.i.d. × 8 w BPO 2.5% 25 48.4 20 NA NA NA 13.6
Vehicle 25 NA NA NA 13.7
Kawashima et al. (2014)9, , Japan q.d. × 12 w BPO 3% 178 34 21.3 Japanese 72.1 44.2 28.0
Vehicle 182 36 22.4 Japanese 70.3 42.7 27.5
Kawashima et al. (2017)10, , Japan q.d. × 12 w BPO 2.5% 203 41.4 19.5 Japanese 54.9 (50) 34.7 (29) 20.1 (18)
BPO 5% 203 38.9 20.0 Japanese 55.9 (51) 35.8 (30) 20.1 (18)
Vehicle 201 45.3 19.2 Japanese 56.5 (51) 36.4 (30) 20.1 (18)

Included in comparison of safety. Included in comparison of efficacy. BPO, benzoyl peroxide; IL, inflammatory lesion; NA, not‐available; NIL, non‐inflammatory lesion; w, weeks.