Table 6

 Clinical responses* of tacrolimus in the open label extension study at week 10 (No of patients (%))

High trough groupLow trough groupPlacebo group†Total
*Complete was defined as a complete response, all assessment disease activity index (DAI) scores were zero; partial, a partial response, a reduction in DAI of more than 4 points with improvement of all categories, but not a complete response; and none, no response, other than the above.
†Patients who received placebo in the two week double blind study
n = 5819201958
Complete1 (5.3)1 (5.0)1 (5.3)3 (5.2)
Partial10 (52.6)9 (45.0)10 (52.6)29 (50.0)
None8 (42.1)10 (50.0)8 (42.1)26 (44.8)