Table 3:
The MGFA-PIS of patients after thymectomy
| MGFA-PIS | Overall (n = 134) | STT （n = 64） | UTT (n = 70) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effective, n (%) | 117 (87.3) | 55 (85.9) | 62 (88.6) | 0.985 |
| CSR | 41 (30.6) | 20 (31.2) | 21 (30.0) | |
| PR | 32 (23.9) | 15 (23.4) | 17 (24.3) | |
| MM | 30 (22.4) | 14 (21.9) | 16 (22.9) | |
| I | 14 (10.4) | 6 (9.4) | 8 (11.4) | |
| Ineffective, n (%) | 17 (12.7) | 9 (14.1) | 8 (11.4) | 0.997 |
| U | 9 (6.7) | 5 (7.8) | 4 (5.7) | |
| W | 4 (3.0 | 2 (3.1) | 2 (2.9) | |
| E | 2 (1.5) | 1 (1.6) | 1 (1.4) | |
| D | 2 (1.5) | 1 (1.6) | 1 (1.4) |
Effective: CSR + PR + MM + I; Ineffective: U + W + E + D.
CSR: complete stable remission; D: death; E: exacerbation; I: improved; MM: minimal manifestation; PIS: post-intervention status; PR: pharmacological remission; STT: subxiphoid-subcostal thoracoscopic thymectomy; U: unchanged; UTT: uilateral thoracoscopic thymectomy; W: worse.