Arm A (n = 38) | Arm B (n = 40) | ||||
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Course no. | No. of patients completing the course | Reason for discontinuation | Course no. | No. of patients completing the course | Reason for discontinuation |
1 | 36 (94.7%) | Adverse event (2) | 1 | 34 (85.0%) | Patient refusal (3) Adverse event (3) |
2 | 33 (82.5%) | Patient refusal | |||
2 | 34 (89.5%) | Adverse event (2) | 3 | 31 (77.5%) | Patient refusal Adverse event |
4 | 29 (72.5%) | Recurrence Changing hospital | |||
3 | 34 (89.5%) | 5 | 28 (70.0%) | Adverse event | |
6 | 27 (67.5%) | Patient refusal | |||
4 | 31 (81.6%) | Adverse event (2) Recurrence | 7 | 27 (67.5%) | |
8 | 25 (62.5%) | Adverse event Unrelated death | |||
5 | 31 (81.6%) | 9 | 23 (57.5%) | Recurrence (2) | |
10 | 22 (55.0%) | Adverse event | |||
6 | 31 (81.6%) | 11 | 21 (52.5%) | Adverse event | |
12 | 19 (47.5%) | Adverse event Recurrence | |||
7 | 30 (78.9%) | Unrelated death | 13 | 18 (45.0%) | Changing hospital |
14 | 18 (45.0%) | ||||
8 | 28 (73.7%) | Patient refusal Changing hospital | 15 | 18 (45.0%) | |
16 | 18 (45.0%) |