Interestingly, those receiving PEX entered remission quicker than those who did not (no PEX vs. PEX: 3.9 ± 4.0 vs. 2.8 ± 1.3 months, p < 0.05).
Multivariate analysis found that quicker time to remission was associated with low severity of pre-morbid difficulties (HR = 0.7), high self-esteem (HR = 1.4), and a coping style aimed at reducing tension (HR = 1.4).
We have proposed that a repopulation with transitional B cells, a putative regulatory population, is associated with sustained clinical remission while a quick resurgence of memory cells portends a poor outcome.
Haptoglobin concentrations showed a significant decrease at disease climax and a quick recovery to the reference range at remission.
Patients with CagA expression responded to HPE quicker than those without (median time to complete remission, 3.0 vs 6.5 months, P=0.025).
(In his interview, Edwards was quick to point out that he cheated during her cancer's remission, adding disingenuously that, of course, that's 'no excuse in any possible way for what happened'.) He was running for President.
The participant-rated Quick Inventory of Depression Symptomology (QIDS-SR) 16-item scale was the secondary outcome measure of depression severity, response, and remission.
36, 37 Response rates in major depression are generally in the 50%70%% range, and remission averages 30% (for instance, 28% remission to citalopram as rated by Hamilton Depression Rating Scale [HAMD] and 33% rated by Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology – self-related [QIDS-SR] in the STAR*D study).
What as little as 50 years ago was a relatively quick process -- from terminal diagnosis to death -- has increasingly been replaced by a lengthy process that may lead to remission, or at the very least to an extended life.
