Table 2. Efficacy of mizoribine and methotrexate.

	Mizoribine (n=14)		Methotrexate (n=10)
	n	Mean±SE	n	Mean±SE	p
Prednisone dose
0-48 week (mg)		1907±241		2272±396	0,41
0-24 week (mg)		1288±163		1311±207	0,93
24-48 week (mg)		619±92		962±232	0,14
At baseline (mg/day)		12.1±1.8		11.4±1.8	0,70
At 48 week (mg/day)		2.6±0.5		4.7±1.1	0,07
≤5 mg at 48 week	13		6		0,12
Patients who ceased prednisone	3		1		0,62
Flare-ups	5		2		0,65
SE: Standard error.