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Table 1 Comparison of the results in the different waves of the survey

From: Diagnosis of hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis in patients with suspected chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy unresponsive to intravenous immunoglobulins: results of a retrospective study

 

One survey exposure

Two survey exposures

Three survey exposures

No. of HCPs

110

80

38

No. of new suspected CIDP patients

1431

489

211

No. of patients with suspected CIDP treated with IVIg

966 (67.5%)

383 (78.3%)

174 (82.5%)

No. of patients who were IVIg-NR

198 (20.5% of IVIg treated patients)

76 (19.8% of IVIg treated patients)

41 (23.6% of IVIg treated patients)

No. of IVIg-NR patients proposed a TTR test

93 (47.0% of non-responders)

46 (60.5% of non-responders)

27 (65.9% of non-responders)

No. of IVIg-NR patients where a TTR test was performed

75 (37.9% of non-responders)

42 (55.3% of non-responders)

27 (65.9% of non-responders)

No. of IVIg-NR patients who were TTR test positive

23 (30.7% of tests performed). 11.6% of IVIg-NR CIDP patients

16 (38.1% of tests performed)

21.0% of IVIg-NR CIDP patients

4 (14.8% of tests performed). 9.7% of IVIg-NR CIDP patients