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. 2022 Aug 11;269(12):6504–6511. doi: 10.1007/s00415-022-11320-7

Table 2.

Treatment duration

DMT ITP duration (months) Switch to other DMT Complete DMT discontinuation
Mean ± SD Median (IQR)
Ocrelizumab 13.71 ± 5.42 13 (8–19) 4 0
Alemtuzumab 13.77 ± 2.62 13 (12–15) 0 17
Natalizumab 15.53 ± 9.65 12 (7–24) 73 17
Cladribine 11.80 ± 3.21 13 (12–14) 0 0
Fingolimod 19.41 ± 9.97 19 (11–29) 135 62
Teriflunomide 19.79 ± 10.74 19 (10–30) 116 39
Dimethyl fumarate 19.10 ± 10.55 19 (10–29) 64 64
Interferon beta1a im 23.73 ± 12.03 30 (10–35) 130 17
Interferon beta1b 24.32 ± 12.32 30 (10–35) 93 24
Glatiramer acetate 23.41 ± 11.24 21 (9–34) 140 45
Peg-interferon beta1a 16.49 ± 10.38 15 (7–24) 85 16
Interferon beta1a sc 21.61 ± 11.50 23 (11–34) 248 56

Table shows mean (± standard deviation (SD)) and median (and interquartile range (IQR)) of duration of IPTs, and number of patients that were switched to other DMT or were completely discontinued from DMT