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. 2021 Sep 2;3(3):fcab206. doi: 10.1093/braincomms/fcab206

Table 5.

Rates of progression in cognition by phenotype and clinical trial eligibility

Clinical diagnosis of PSP
Baseline All patients RS Variant Cortical Subcortical RS vs variant RS vs cortical RS vs subcortical Cortical vs subcortical
Mean ± SD SPE, 95% CI SPE, 95% CI SPE, 95% CI SPE, 95% CI SPE, 95% CI
(n = 227) (n = 227) (n = 174) (n = 53) (n = 20) (n = 28) P-value P-value P-value P-value
ACE-R
Attention 16.3 ± 2.5 −0.9 (−1.1 to −0.6) −1.0 (−1.3 to −0.7) −0.6 (−1.0 to −0.3) −0.5 (−0.9 to −0.1) −0.5 (−1.0 to −0.1) 0.1 0.7 0.2 1
Memory 20.3 ± 4.7 −0.6 (−1.0 to −0.3) −0.7 (−1.2 to −0.3) −0.5 (−1.0 to 0.1) −0.5 (−1.3 to 0.3) −0.4 (−1.2 to 0.4) 0.3 1 0.9 1
Fluency 5.0 ± 3.4 −0.5 (−0.6 to −0.3) −0.5 (−0.8 to −0.3) −0.5 (−0.8 to −0.2) −0.4 (−0.8 to −0.03) −0.5 (−0.8 to −0.1) 0.1 1 0.07 0.9
Language 22.9 ± 3.7 −0.9 (−1.2 to −0.6) −1.2 (−1.6 to −0.8) −0.3 (−0.6 to −0.1) −0.4 (−0.7 to −0.1) −0.3 (−0.6 to −0.03) 0.0003 0.05 0.1 1
Visuospatial 12.5 ± 3.4 −1.7 (−1.9 to −1.4) −2.0 (−2.3 to −1.6) −0.9 (−1.4 to −0.5) −1.3 (−2.0 to −0.5) −0.6 (−1.2 to −0.01) 0.002 0.4 0.001 0.8
MMSE Total 26.1 ± 3.8 −1.5 (−1.9 to −1.1) −1.8 (−2.4 to −1.2) −0.9 (−1.3 to −0.4) −0.8 (−1.3 to −0.2) −0.8 (−1.4 to −0.2) 0.005 0.2 0.03 1
ACE-R total 77.0 ± 13.6 −4.6 (−5.4 to −3.7) −5.3 (−6.4 to −4.2) −3.0 (−4.2 to −1.8) −2.9 (−4.6 to −1.3) −2.5 (−4.2 to −0.8) 0.01 0.3 0.0007 0.6

Clinical trial eligibility

Baseline All patients Trial Non-trial Non-trial RS Non-trial Variant Trial vs non-trial Trial vs non-trial RS Trial vs non-trial variant Non-trial variant vs non-trial RS
Mean ± SD SPE, 95% CI SPE, 95% CI SPE, 95% CI SPE, 95% CI SPE, 95% CI
(n = 227) (n = 227) (n = 129) (n = 98) (n = 45) (n = 53) P-value P-value P-value P-value

ACE-R
Attention 16.3 ± 2.5 −0.9 (−1.1 to −0.6) −0.9 (−1.2 to −0.5) −0.9 (−1.2 to −0.5) −1.6 (−2.7 to −0.4) −0.6 (−1.0 to −0.3) 0.5 1 0.2 0.05
Memory 20.3 ± 4.7 −0.6 (−1.0 to −0.3) −0.7 (−1.2 to −0.2) −0.6 (−1.0 to −0.2) −0.9 (−1.8 to −0.03) −0.5 (−1.0 to 0.1) 0.9 1 0.5 0.3
Fluency 5.0 ± 3.4 −0.5 (−0.6 to −0.3) −0.6 (−0.9 to −0.3) −0.5 (−0.7 to −0.3) −0.5 (−0.8 to −0.1) −0.5 (−0.8 to −0.2) 0.1 1 0.3 1
Language 22.9 ± 3.7 −0.9 (−1.2 to −0.6) −1.1 (−1.6 to −0.7) −0.7 (−1.1 to −0.3) −1.6 (−2.7 to −0.6) −0.3 (−0.6 to −0.1) 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.002
Visuospatial 12.5 ± 3.4 −1.7 (−1.9 to −1.4) −1.8 (−2.2 to −1.5) −1.4 (−1.9 to −1.0) −2.5 (−3.3 to −1.7) −0.9 (−1.4 to −0.5) 0.8 0.04 0.04 0.001
MMSE total 26.1 ± 3.8 −1.5 (−1.9 to −1.1) −1.6 (−2.1 to −1.0) −1.3 (−1.9 to −0.8) −2.8 (−4.8 to −0.8) −0.9 (−1.3 to −0.4) 0.5 0.7 0.08 0.01
ACE-R total 77.0 ± 13.6 −4.6 (−5.4 to −3.7) −4.9 (−6.1 to −3.8) −4.2 (−5.5 to −2.8) −6.7 (−10.0 to −3.4) −3.0 (−4.2 to −1.8) 0.3 1 0.01 0.01

ACE-R = revised Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination; MMSE = Mini-Mental State Examination; PSP = progressive supranuclear palsy; RS = Richardson’s Syndrome; SD = standard deviation; Trial cases refers to the subset deemed likely eligible to recent Phase II clinical trial; SPE = 1-year progression estimate.