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. 2023 Nov 23;12(12):2725–2743. doi: 10.1007/s40121-023-00891-1

Table 4.

Mean change from baseline over time in SARS-CoV-2 RNA titer (log10 copies/mL) from nasopharyngeal samples, determined using the quantitative assay, in the modified intention-to-treat population, by subgroup

Visit Molnupiravir Placebo
n Meana Mean changea (SD) n Meana Mean changea (SD)
All MITT participants
 Baseline 614 6.89 N/A 597 6.91 N/A
 Day 3b 570 5.75 − 1.17 (1.450) 570 5.96 − 0.97 (1.352)
 EOT (day 5)b 558 4.68 − 2.25 (1.633) 547 4.96 − 1.95 (1.580)
 Day 10b 518 3.59 − 3.30 (1.737) 510 3.75 − 3.16 (1.773)
 Day 15 515 3.14 − 3.73 (1.880) 506 3.22 − 3.69 (1.913)
 Day 29 516 2.84 − 4.00 (1.814) 513 2.85 − 4.08 (1.843)
MITT participants with baseline SARS-CoV-2 RNA titer ≤106 copies/mL
 Baseline 182 4.62 N/A 180 4.62 N/A
 Day 3b 167 3.98 − 0.63 (1.377) 170 4.25 − 0.36 (1.241)
 EOT (day 5) 162 3.53 − 1.08 (1.223) 166 3.65 − 0.96 (1.357)
 Day 10 152 3.02 − 1.58 (1.000) 157 3.13 − 1.46 (1.251)
 Day 15 154 2.99 − 1.63 (1.154) 156 3.08 − 1.55 (1.222)
 Day 29 153 2.78 − 1.76 (0.946) 154 2.77 − 1.83 (0.967)
MITT participants with baseline SARS-CoV-2 RNA titer > 106 copies/mL
 Baseline 432 7.84 N/A 417 7.90 N/A
 Day 3 403 6.49 − 1.39 (1.422) 400 6.69 − 1.23 (1.314)
 EOT (day 5)b 396 5.15 − 2.73 (1.534) 381 5.53 − 2.39 (1.474)
 Day 10 366 3.83 − 4.02 (1.452) 353 4.02 − 3.92 (1.409)
 Day 15 361 3.21 − 4.63 (1.335) 350 3.28 − 4.64 (1.292)
 Day 29 363 2.87 − 4.95 (1.136) 359 2.88 − 5.04 (1.168)
MITT participants with clade 20J (Gamma)
 Baseline 35 7.86 N/A 50 7.73 N/A
 Day 3 33 7.35 − 0.63 (1.147) 48 6.76 − 1.01 (1.183)
 EOT (day 5) 32 5.47 − 2.47 (1.543) 48 5.73 − 2.05 (1.508)
 Day 10 33 4.10 − 3.79 (1.664) 42 4.15 − 3.73 (1.492)
 Day 15 31 3.62 − 4.28 (1.699) 42 3.76 − 3.85 (1.432)
 Day 29 29 2.89 − 4.96 (1.279) 43 3.09 − 4.66 (1.613)
MITT participants with clade 21H (Mu)
 Baseline 82 7.13 N/A 91 7.29 N/A
 Day 3b 80 5.87 − 1.28 (1.433) 87 6.46 − 0.87 (1.524)
 EOT (day 5) 78 5.07 − 2.11 (1.511) 83 5.38 − 1.94 (1.684)
 Day 10 70 4.18 − 3.13 (1.642) 79 4.24 − 3.14 (1.680)
 Day 15 74 3.44 − 3.67 (1.960) 74 3.55 − 3.81 (1.844)
 Day 29 68 3.03 − 4.09 (1.640) 72 3.00 − 4.32 (1.576)
MITT participants with clade 21I (Delta)
 Baseline 54 7.42 N/A 44 7.49 N/A
 Day 3 53 6.03 − 1.33 (1.397) 42 6.62 − 0.89 (1.142)
 EOT (day 5)b 50 4.90 − 2.53 (1.307) 42 5.52 − 2.06 (1.543)
 Day 10 51 3.56 − 3.81 (1.531) 39 3.89 − 3.58 (1.589)
 Day 15 49 3.07 − 4.25 (1.746) 35 2.92 − 4.65 (1.544)
 Day 29 49 2.85 − 4.58 (1.648) 40 2.73 − 4.69 (1.553)
MITT participants with clade 21J (Delta)
 Baseline 239 7.16 N/A 290 7.13 N/A
 Day 3 268 5.91 − 1.28 (1.530) 276 6.03 − 1.14 (1.382)
 EOT (day 5)b 270 4.71 − 2.45 (1.620) 262 5.06 − 2.11 (1.533)
 Day 10b 239 3.48 − 3.62 (1.588) 246 3.73 − 3.44 (1.699)
 Day 15 234 3.05 − 4.09 (1.635) 249 3.17 − 3.98 (1.722)
 Day 29 239 2.78 − 4.31 (1.490) 257 2.80 − 4.39 (1.586)

EOT end of treatment, MITT modified intention-to-treat population, n number of participants with data available at the corresponding time point, N/A not applicable, SD standard deviation

aMean and mean change from baseline are based on the measurements from participants with values at both baseline and the timepoint assessed

b95% confidence interval for difference in geometric least-squares mean values molnupiravir vs. placebo excludes zero