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Table 1 Baseline clinical and demographic characteristics

From: A real world experience with fingolimod in active RRMS patients naïve to second-line agents: a 2 years, intention-to-treat, observational, single center study

 

Cohort (38 patients)

Gender (male/female)

9/29

Age (y), mean ± SD (range)

39.6 ± 7.3 (26–53)

Disease duration (y), mean ± SD (range)

12.0 ± 7.1 (2–31)

EDSS score, median (range)

2.0 (0–6)

Previous ARR (1y/2y before), mean ± SD

1.2 ± 0.5/0.8 ± 0.4

Previous use of ISs (yes/no)

6/32

Type of ISs (MTX/CTX)

5/1

Time from ISs suspension (y), mean ± SD (range)

7.2 ± 2.1 (4–10)

Previous use of DMDs (yes/no)

35/3

Type of DMDs (IFNs/GA/both)

17/5/13

DMDs therapy duration (y), mean ± SD (range)

5.3 ± 3.9 (0.6–15)

  1. Legend: y year, SD standard deviation, ARR annual relapse rate, ISs immunosuppressants, MTX mitoxantrone, CTX cyclophosphamide, DMDs first-line disease modyfing drugs, IFNs interferons, GA glatiramer acetate, m months, FTY fingolimod