Category | Scheduled Ab testing (n = 653) | Usual care (n = 577) | p-value |
---|---|---|---|
Number of patients who had a therapy change, n (%) | 128 (19.6) | 81 (14.0) | 0.004 |
Type of therapy change, n (%)*,† | |||
Start glatiramer acetate | 47 (7.2) | 17 (2.9) | 0.002 |
≥1 courses of corticosteroids for relapse | 67 (10.3) | 27 (4.7) | 0.001 |
Reasons for therapy/management change, n (%) ‡,§ | |||
NAb result | 45 (6.9) | 3 (0.5) | <0.0001 |
Clinical composite¶ | 144 (22.1) | 96 (16.6) | 0.011 |
Other | 35 (5.4) | 16 (2.8) | 0.011 |