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. 2019 May 29;155(8):929–938. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2019.0696

Table 3. Treatment Response Rates to TCIs for Vitiligo.

Condition Treatment Response Rate, % (95% CI) Included Studies
≥75% Repigmentation ≥50% Repigmentation ≥25% Repigmentation
TCI Monotherapy
Total 18.1 (13.2-23.1) 38.5 (28.2-48.8) 55.0 (42.2-67.8) 653 Patients in 25 studies (7, 8, 22-43, 64)
Children 31.7 (6.7-56.8) 47.3 (19.0-75.7) 66.4 (43.2-89.7) 177 Patients in 6 studies (7, 28, 32, 35, 41, 44)
Face and neck 35.4 (24.9-46.0) 57.5 (44.4-70.7) 73.1 (32.6-83.5) 392 Patients in 18 studies (8, 22, 26, 29, 34, 36, 38, 44-54)
Trunk and extremities 2.3 (0.3-4.3) 10.6 (5.3-15.8) 34.2 (13.9-54.6) 174 Patients in 9 studies (8, 26, 29, 38, 44, 47, 52-54)
Hands and feet 0.00 (NA) 1.71 (0.00-4.6) 15.1 (6.7-23.4) 52 Patients in 4 studies (26, 29, 47, 52)
TCI Plus Phototherapy
Total 47.5 (30.6-64.4) 72.9 (57.6-88.2) 89.5 (81.1-97.9) 533 Patients in 11 studies (30, 36, 55-62, 65)
Face and neck 55.2 (24.6-85.9) 81.5 (10.3-92.7) 93.7 (87.6-99.8) 129 Patients in 5 studies (36, 56, 60, 62, 63)
Trunk and extremities 16.1 (10.2-22.0) 44.9 (30.3-59.5) 85.3 (79.8-90.7) 161 Patients in 3 studies (56, 62, 63)

Abbreviations: NA, not available; TCI, topical calcineurin inhibitor.