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. 2025 Aug 15;104(33):e43558. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000043558

Table 2.

Immunologic outcomes reported in people naive to antiretroviral therapy initiating dolutegravir + lamivudine by cohort and lead study.

Cohort lead study
(substudy)
People naive to ART using DTG + 3TC Time point, wk* Median (IQR)* baseline CD4+ cell count, cells/mm3 Median (IQR)* CD4+ cell count at time point, cells/mm3
Dou et al[26] 96 4 174 (63–346) +82 from baseline
12 +138 from baseline
24 +166 from baseline
(Li et al)[34] 77 48 278 (141–453) +149 (68–231) from baseline (P < .001)
Hou et al[33] 46 48 312 (224–257) +455 (262–661) from baseline (P < .05)
Hui et al[28] 54 24 249 (118–310) +128 (85–194) from baseline
(<200 cells/mm3 at baseline: +130 [46–207])
Inan et al[60] 56 24 Mean (SD): 376 (210) Mean (SD): 624 (307)
48 Mean (SD): 721 (340)
Long et al[43]
(Tu et al)[38]
33 8 VL < 500,000 copies/mL: 237
VL ≥ 500,000 copies/mL: 106
VL < 500,000 copies/mL: 295 (P < .05)
VL ≥ 500,000 copies/mL: 250 (P < .05)
24 VL < 500,000 copies/mL: 274 (P < .05)
VL ≥ 500,000 copies/mL: 219 (P < .05)
(Long et al)[36] 107 48 257 (149–302) Significant increase from baseline (z = −2.197; P = .03)
(Long et al)[35] 11 96 +119 from baseline (P = .05)
Wei et al[39] 200 12 285 (141–433) 364 (210–599) (P < .001)
24 414 (318–673) (P < .001)
Zhao et al[29] 42 48 59 (27–178) Mean (SD) change from baseline:
VL < 500,000 copies/mL: +218 (122)
VL ≥ 500,000 copies/mL: +265 (127)
Basova et al[65] 11 Mo 12 +243 from baseline
Lee et al[67] 20 Mo 6 446 (294–561) 620 (421–888) (P < .001 via repeated-measure ANOVA)
Mo 12 667 (508–912) (P < .001 via repeated-measure ANOVA)
Ling et al[27] 14 48 Mean (SD): 202 (191) Mean (SD): 323 (190) (P = .01)

─ = no data, 3TC = lamivudine, ANOVA = analysis of variance, ART = antiretroviral therapy, DTG = dolutegravir, VL = viral load.

*

Unless otherwise specified.

n = 21 included in analysis.