Table 2.

Prior corticosteroid use by steroid-refractory status

GVHD progression after 3 d* (n = 19)No improvement in GVHD after 7 d* (n = 30)New GVHD (n = 8)Taper intolerant (n = 14)Total (N = 71)
Dose of corticosteroid at enrollment, mg/d 
 Mean (SD) 179.9 (58.1) 169.9 (63.5) 114.2 (55.0) 124.1 (45.9) 157.3 (62.2) 
 Median (range) 180.0 (81.3-300.0) 168.8 (62.5-300.0) 109.4 (50.0-212.5) 125.0 (60.0-200.0) 156.3 (50.0-300.0) 
Days on corticosteroids before enrollment 
 Mean (SD) 31.6 (52.8) 32.2 (54.9) 20.6 (23.5) 28.9 (23.4) 30.1 (46.2) 
 Median (range) 14.0 (6.0-224.0) 13.0 (6.0-285.0) 13.5 (3.0-75.0) 21.0 (6.0-85.0) 15.0 (3.0-285.0) 
GVHD progression after 3 d* (n = 19)No improvement in GVHD after 7 d* (n = 30)New GVHD (n = 8)Taper intolerant (n = 14)Total (N = 71)
Dose of corticosteroid at enrollment, mg/d 
 Mean (SD) 179.9 (58.1) 169.9 (63.5) 114.2 (55.0) 124.1 (45.9) 157.3 (62.2) 
 Median (range) 180.0 (81.3-300.0) 168.8 (62.5-300.0) 109.4 (50.0-212.5) 125.0 (60.0-200.0) 156.3 (50.0-300.0) 
Days on corticosteroids before enrollment 
 Mean (SD) 31.6 (52.8) 32.2 (54.9) 20.6 (23.5) 28.9 (23.4) 30.1 (46.2) 
 Median (range) 14.0 (6.0-224.0) 13.0 (6.0-285.0) 13.5 (3.0-75.0) 21.0 (6.0-85.0) 15.0 (3.0-285.0) 
*

After primary treatment with methylprednisolone at least 2 mg/kg per day.

In another organ in patients who previously received corticosteroids (≥1 mg/kg per day methylprednisolone) for skin or skin plus upper GI GVHD.

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