Control group | Single infusion | P value | Repeated infusion | P value | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
After 1 month | Improved | 1 | 3.3 | 11 | 36.7 | 00.02 | 26 | 86.7 | 0.003 |
Same grade | 29 | 96.7 | 19 | 63.3 | 0.32 | 4 | 13.3 | 0.45 | |
Worsened | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | - | |
After 2 months | Improved | 0 | 0 | 15 | 50 | 0.06 | 20 | 66.7 | 0.001 |
Same grade | 28 | 93.3 | 15 | 50 | 0.31 | 9 | 30 | 0.53 | |
Worsened | 2 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 0.92 | |
After 3 months | Improved | 2 | 6.7 | 15 | 50 | 0.03 | 18 | 60 | 0.03 |
Same grade | 27 | 90 | 14 | 46. | 0.62 | 10 | 33.3 | 0.61 | |
Worsened | 1 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 6.7 | 0.71 | |
After 6 months | Improved | 2 | 6.7 | 14 | 46.7 | 0.002 | 20 | 66.7 | 0.002 |
Same grade | 25 | 83.3 | 14 | 46.7 | 0.35 | 10 | 33.3 | 0.92 | |
Worsened | 2 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0.92 | |
After 9 months | Improved | 0 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 0.006 | 20 | 66.7 | 0.001 |
Same grade | 26 | 86.7 | 16 | 53.3 | 0.3 | 10 | 33.3 | 0.46 | |
Worsened | 2 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0.83 | |
After 12 months | Improved | 1 | 3.3 | 11 | 36.7 | 0.003 | 20 | 66.7 | 0.001 |
Same grade | 23 | 76.7 | 16 | 53.3 | 0.42 | 8 | 26.7 | 0.46 | |
Worsened | 1 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0.92 |