|
DM
n=74 (%) |
PM
n=20 (%) |
OS
n=24 (%) |
Prednisone
<40 mg/day
>40 mg/day |
71 (96)
17 (23)
54 (73) |
20 (100)
3 (15)
17 (85) |
24 (100)
9 (37)
15 (63) |
Cytotoxic drugs
MTX <15mg/week
MTX >15mg/week
AZA <50 mg/day
AZA >50 mg/day
Both
Cyclophosphamide |
63 (85)
18 (24)
7 (10)
0
22 (30)
12 (16)
4 (5) |
16 (80)
7 (35)
2 (10)
0
2 (10)
4 (20)
1 (5) |
18 (75)
4 (17)
2 (8)
2 (8)
5 (21)
4 (17)
1 (4) |
| Chloroquine |
37 |
20 |
0 |
Functional status at first visit
I
II
III
IV
V |
3 (4)
32 (43)
30 (41)
9 (12)
0 |
1 (5)
7 (35)
11 (55)
1 (5)
0 |
0
9 (37)
11 (46)
4 (17)
0 |
Functional status at last visit
I
II
III
IV
V |
55 (74)
8 (11)
2 (3)
2 (3)
7 (9) |
13 (65)
5 (25)
1 (5)
0
1(5) |
16 (67)
3 (12)
0
1 (4)
4 (17) |
| Response to therapy |
63 (85) |
18 (90) |
19 (79) |
| Death |
7 (9) |
1 (5) |
4 (17) |
Cause of death
Infections
Respiratory failure
Malignancy
Unknown
Cardiovascular |
3/7 (43)
1/7 (14)
2/7 (29)
1/7 (14)
0 |
1/1 (100)
0
0
0
0 |
2/5 (40)
0
1/5 (20)
1/5 (20)
1/5 (20) |
