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Table 6 Evaluation of Treatment Effectiveness

From: Exploration of treatment in childhood Langerhans cell histiocytosis based on inflammatory and malignant symptoms: a pilot study

 

Group A

Group B

No. of patients

18

19

Clinical scores (\(\overline{x }\)± SD)

 At the primary diagnosis

1.22 ± 0.547

14.79 ± 1 .686

 After the initial treatment

0.00 ± 0.00

1.00 ± 1.563

p value

 < 0.01

 < 0.01

Disease status

 NAD/better/stable

18 (100%)

19 (100%)

 Progressive

0

0

Subsistence analysis

 4 -year EFS (%)

94.4%

89.5%

 Event (diabetes insipidus)

1 (5.5%)

2 (10.5%)

 Event’s time, M

4.54

18.64 / 20.25

 4 -year OS (%)

100%

100%

Treatment-related adverse effects (Grade III or above of CTCAE 4.0)

 Hair loss

5 (27.8%)

18 (95%)

 Fever

0

2 (10.5%)

 Intestinal obstruction

1 (5.6%)

0

Hematological damage

 Anemia

0

12 (63.2%)

 Thrombocytopenia

0

14 (73.7%)

 Cardiac dysfunction

0

0

 Hepatic dysfunction

0

0