Table 5

Clinical end points according to study group for the all-time on-study population

Characteristics*Group A (n=10)Group B (PLP10) (n=10)Group C (n=9)Placebo (n=12)p Value of Group B versus placebo
Annual relapse rate over 1 year†0.80 0.40 0.78 0.83
Total number of relapses†84710
Primary end points
 Annual relapse rate over 2 years (95% CI)†0.850.40 (0.15–0.87) 0.721.04 0.024
 Total number of relapses†1781325
Excluding patients on natalizumab(n=9)(n=10)(n=9)(n=10)
 Annual relapse rate over 2 years (95% CI)0.830.40 (0.10–0.79) 0.720.95 0.016
 Total number of relapses1581319
Secondary end points
 Cumulative probability of sustained progression increase by 1 point on EDSS, confirmed after 6 months, over 2 years %†4310 (1/10) 2458 (7/12) 0.019
Excluding patients on natalizumab
 Cumulative probability of sustained progression increase by 1 point on EDSS, confirmed after 6 months, over 2 years %3310 (1/10)2470 (7/10)0.006
Exploratory results
 Patient proportion with ≤1 relapse over 2 years %†50 (5/10)90 (9/10)56 (5/9)42 (5/12)0.030
MRI
 Patient proportion with new or enlarging T2 lesions %†29 (2/7)67 (4/6)
Excluding patients on natalizumab
 Patient proportion with no new or enlarging T2 lesions %29 (2/7)80 (4/5)
DMT (interferons, glatiramer acetate) and natalizumab
 Patient proportion on DMT and natalizumab at the end of 2 years %†80 (8/10)‡60 (6/10)67 (6/9)75 (9/12)§0.747
  • *CI denotes confidence interval.

  • †Including patients on natalizumab.

  • ‡1 of 10 on natalizumab.

  • §2 of 12 on natalizumab.

  • DMT, disease-modifying treatment.