Comparison · NCT00049673-deaths
Prednisone vs Observation: deaths from any cause
Calculated by ConductScience from the counts the trial posted to ClinicalTrials.gov.
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Measures6
Calculated by ConductScience from the counts the trial posted to ClinicalTrials.gov.
| Measure | Value | 95% interval, lower | 95% interval, upper | Method | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Risk in group 1 | 0.303 | 0.238 | 0.377 | wilson | |
| Risk in group 2 | 0.374 | 0.304 | 0.451 | wilson | |
| Risk difference, group 1 minus group 2 | -0.0712 | -0.171 | 0.031 | newcombe hybrid score | |
| Risk ratio, group 1 over group 2 | 0.81 | 0.597 | 1.1 | log | |
| Odds ratio, group 1 over group 2 | 0.727 | 0.459 | 1.15 | log | |
| Number needed to treat, for one fewer death from any cause on Prednisone than on Observation | 14 | from the risk difference interval | the interval includes no difference |
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Groups2
Neither group, or both, names a comparator, so the groups keep ClinicalTrials.gov's order.
| Group | Title | Description | With the outcome | Analysed | ClinicalTrials.gov code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1 | Prednisone | Patients receive oral thalidomide daily and oral prednisone every other day for 4 years in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.~prednisone: Given orally~thalidomide: Given orally | 50 | 165 | EG000 |
| Group 2 | Observation | Patients undergo observation. | 61 | 163 | EG001 |
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Harm
- What it counts
- Total, all-cause mortality
- Time frame
- 9 years
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Trial
- Title
- Thalidomide and Prednisone After Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation Multiple Myeloma
- NCT number
- NCT00049673
- Phases
- PHASE3
- Conditions
- Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm
- Interventions
- prednisone, thalidomide
- Lead sponsor
- NCIC Clinical Trials Group
- Results first posted
- 2020-10-05
- Results on ClinicalTrials.gov
- https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00049673?tab=results
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Source
- Release
- trial-comparisons-2026-03-23-0.1.0
- Release manifest SHA-256
- f66225897fbf258b57ea10bdacfd0347d3cdfda93f7f5685234b7e06ea36fa57
- AACT copy
- 2026-03-23
- Tables read
- outcome_counts.parquet, outcome_measurements.parquet, outcomes.parquet, reported_event_totals.parquet, reported_events.parquet, result_groups.parquet, studies.parquet, ctgov_trial.parquet
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Sources 2
- ClinicalTrials.gov's posted results, through CTTI's AACTFreely available. Acknowledgement requested
- ClinicalTrials.govNo license stated
Each source's terms
- ClinicalTrials.gov's posted results, through CTTI's AACTClinicalTrials.gov data via Aggregate Analysis of ClinicalTrials.gov (AACT), CTTI. CTTI makes its materials freely available and requests acknowledgement. https://aact.ctti-clinicaltrials.org/documentation/299
- ClinicalTrials.govnone stated
ClinicalTrials.gov's data carry an international copyright outside the United States: https://clinicaltrials.gov/about-site/terms-conditions. The measures are ConductScience's calculation from them.
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