TABLE 3.
Patients who continued with 70 mg dose | Patients escalating dose to 140 mg | Total | |
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Average reduction MMD in months 1–3 ≥50% | |||
N | 21 | 4 | 25 |
Sustained responders, n (%) | 15 (71) | 3 (75) | 18 (72) |
Average reduction MMD in months 1–3 <50% | |||
N | 21 | 49 | 70 |
Delayed responders, n (%) | 5 (24) | 11 (22) | 16 (23) |
Average reduction MMD in months 1–3 ≥30% | |||
N | 35 | 19 | 54 |
Sustained responders, n (%) | 31 (89) | 17 (89) | 48 (89) |
Average reduction MMD in months 1–3 <30% | |||
N | 7 | 34 | 41 |
Delayed responders, n (%) | 1 (14) | 7 (21) | 8 (20) |
N total = 95 (all patients who completed the 6‐month follow‐up period). Sustained responders = patients who achieved an average of ≥50% or ≥30% reduction in MMD during the first 3 months and during the last 3 months of treatment. Delayed responders = patients who did not achieve an average of ≥50% or ≥30% reduction in MMD during the first 3 months of treatment, but did during the last 3 months of treatment.
Abbreviation: MMD, monthly migraine days.