Dexamethasone 6 mg/m² (n = 34)

Prednisone 40 mg/m²

(n = 28)

Total (n = 62)

OR

95% CI

P-value

n

%

n

%

n

%

Induction treatment

Complete remission

23

67.6

19

67.9

42

67.7

Induction failures

11

32.4

9

32.3

20

32.3

0.99

0.34 - 2.89^a

0.99²

Abandonment

4

11.8

4

14.3

8

12.9

1.21

0.27 - 5.50^a

1.00²

Death

3

8.8

4

14.3

7

11.3

1.61

0.32 - 8.12^a

0.69²

Resistant disease

4

11.8

1

3.7

5

8.1

0.30

0.03 - 2.94^a

0.38²

Overall events

Continuous CR

14

41.2

11

39.3

25

40.3

Treatment failures

20

58.8

17

60.7

37

59.7

1.08

0.39 - 3.00^b

0.88¹

Abandonment

9

26.5

10

35.7

19

30.6

1.41

0.43 - 4.68^b

0.57¹

Death

5

14.7

5

17.8

10

16.2

1.27

0.29 - 5.55^b

1.00²

Leukemic event

6

17.6

2

7.2

8

12.9

0.42

0.07 - 2.53^b

0.43²