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. 2021 Oct 7;139(11):1200–1208. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2021.3943

Table 2. Summary of Responders With Improvement in Signs (ICSS and TCSS) and Symptoms (EDS and Global VAS) at Day 84, Overall and Stratified by Baseline Severity (Pooled Data)a.

ICSS and EDS category at randomization Response category Participant group, No./total No. (%) OR (95% CI) Nominal P value
Placebo (n = 716) Lifitegrast (n = 713) For OR For interaction
Overall ≥30% Improvement in EDS 388/716 (54.2) 508/713 (71.2) 2.10 (1.68-2.61) <.001 .11
≥1-Point improvement in ICSS 313/716 (43.7) 356/713 (49.9) 1.29 (1.05-1.59) .02 .99
≥3-Point improvement in TCSS 172/716 (24.0) 212/713 (29.7) 1.40 (1.10-1.78) .01 .66
≥30% Improvement in global VAS 396/716 (55.3) 482/713 (67.6) 1.67 (1.34-2.07) <.001 <.001
ICSS≤1.5 and EDS<60 ≥30% Improvement in EDS 27/43 (62.8) 30/42 (71.4) 1.55 (0.62-3.90) .35 NA
≥1-Point improvement in ICSS 9/43 (20.9) 11/42 (26.2) 1.40 (0.49-3.97) .53 NA
≥3-Point improvement in TCSS 8/43 (18.6) 7/42 (16.7) 0.81 (0.26-2.54) .72 NA
≥30% Improvement in global VAS 27/43 (62.8) 25/42 (59.5) 0.90 (0.37-2.20) .81 NA
ICSS≤1.5 and EDS≥60 ≥30% Improvement in EDS 31/62 (50.0) 47/63 (74.6) 2.93 (1.38-6.25) .01 NA
≥1-Point improvement in ICSS 12/62 (19.4) 17/63 (27.0) 1.22 (0.49-3.04) .67 NA
≥3-Point improvement in TCSS 8/62 (12.9) 14/63 (22.2) 1.83 (0.69-4.85) .22 NA
≥30% Improvement in global VAS 26/62 (41.9) 49/63 (77.8) 4.78 (2.19-10.45) <.001 NA
ICSS>1.5 and EDS<60 ≥30% Improvement in EDS 129/207 (62.3) 147/209 (70.3) 1.44 (0.96-2.17) .08 NA
≥1-Point improvement in ICSS 92/207 (44.4) 107/209 (51.2) 1.31 (0.89-1.93) .17 NA
≥3-Point improvement in TCSS 51/207 (24.6) 59/209 (28.2) 1.25 (0.80-1.95) .33 NA
≥30% Improvement in global VAS 134/207 (64.7) 133/209 (63.6) 0.96 (0.64-1.43) .83 NA
ICSS>1.5 and EDS≥60 ≥30% Improvement in EDS 201/404 (49.8) 284/399 (71.2) 2.50 (1.87-3.34) <.001 NA
≥1-Point improvement in ICSS 200/404 (49.5) 221/399 (55.4) 1.26 (0.96-1.67) .10 NA
≥3-Point improvement in TCSS 105/404 (26.0) 132/399 (33.1) 1.49 (1.09-2.04) .01 NA
≥30% Improvement in global VAS 209/404 (51.7) 275/399 (68.9) 2.04 (1.53-2.73) <.001 NA

Abbreviations: EDS, eye dryness score; ICSS, inferior corneal staining score; NA, not applicable; OR, odds ratio; TCSS, total corneal staining score; VAS, visual analog scale.

a

For both groups, includes intention-to-treat population with last observation carried forward. Scores are described in Table 1.