Table 2.
Response rate per treatment group and median duration of treatment in treatment responders
| Prednisolone N = 67 |
Dexamethasone N = 37 |
MPS N = 21 |
Total N = 125 |
p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treatment response | |||||
| Responder, N (%) (95% CI) | 38 (57%) (45–69%) | 25 (68%) (52–83%) | 12 (57%) (34–80%) | 75 (60%) (51–69%) | 0.56 |
| Median duration of treatment (responders only) | |||||
| In months (range) | 15 (2–60) | 6 (5–12) | 6.5 (1–60) | 6 (2–60) | |
| Estimated cumulative dose, converted to prednisolone | |||||
| Based on 80 kg bodyweight* | 10800 mga | 6000 mg | 9375 mg | ||
MPS methylprednisolone
aBased on 80 kg bodyweight