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Table 2 MRI and clinical endpoints in the ITT population, East Asian subgroup, Japanese subgroup, and Eastern European subgroup

From: A randomized placebo-controlled trial of delayed-release dimethyl fumarate in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis from East Asia and other countries

 

ITT

East Asian subgroup

Japanese subgroup

Eastern European subgroup

Endpoint, n (%)

Placebo

n = 113

DMFa

n = 111

Placebo

n = 72

DMFa

n = 70

Placebo

n = 58

DMFa

n = 56

Placebo

n = 41

DMFa

n = 41

Adjusted mean total number of new Gd+ lesions from weeks 12–24

        

Mean

3.3

0.5

3.2

0.6

2.7

0.4

5.1

1.8

Percentage reduction vs placebo

 

84

 

82

 

85

 

87

 (95% CI)

 

(73.4–89.9)

 

(64.7–90.3)

 

(69.5–92.9)

 

(71.5–93.7)

p value

 

< 0.0001

 

< 0.0001

 

< 0.0001

 

NT

Adjusted mean total number of new Gd+ lesions from baseline to week 24

        

Mean

4.8

1.2

4.9

1.2

4.3

0.9

7.0

4.8

Percentage reduction vs placebo

 

75

 

76

 

78

 

73

 (95% CI)

 

(63.4–83.3)

 

(60.5–85.6)

 

(63.1–87.4)

 

(48.5–85.3)

p value

 

< 0.0001

 

< 0.0001

 

< 0.0001

 

NT

Adjusted mean number of new/newly enlarging T2 hyperintense lesions at week 24 compared vs baseline

        

Mean

4.3

1.6

3.9

1.6

3.7

1.4

4.9

1.5

Percentage reduction vs placebo

 

63

 

58

 

63

 

70

 (95% CI)

 

(47.5–74.2)

 

(35.4–73.1)

 

(40.2–77.4)

 

(44.1–83.7)

p value

 

< 0.0001

 

< 0.0001

 

< 0.0001

 

NT

ARR at week 24

        

Adjusted ARR

0.65

0.45

1.01

0.53

1.17

0.60

0.20

0.39

Percentage reduction vs placebo

 

31

 

47

 

48

 

−100.2

 (95% CI)

 

(−10.8, 56.8)

 

(8.3–69.7)

 

(7.4–71.2)

 

(− 525.6–36.0)

p value

 

0.1251

 

NT

 

NT

 

NT

Proportion of patients relapsed at week 24

        

Estimated proportion relapsed

0.30

0.21

0.41

0.24

0.45

0.26

0.12

0.17

Percentage reduction vs placebo

 

42

 

53

 

56

 

−38.6

 (95% CI)

 

(0.7–66.5)

 

(11.7–75.0)

 

(13.1–77.4)

 

(−364.0–58.6)

p value

 

0.0472

 

NT

 

NT

 

NT

  1. Abbreviations: MRI magnetic resonance imaging, ITT intention-to-treat, Gd+ gadolinium-enhancing, CI confidence interval, ARR annualized relapse rate, NT, not tested
  2. aDMF, delayed-release DMF