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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: HIV Clin Trials. 2010 NOV-DEC;11(6):351–358. doi: 10.1310/hct1106-351

Table 3.

Sensitivity analyses

Sensitivity analysis Additional CD4+ T-cell
gain associated with CCR5
antagonist
No. of arms (no.
using CCR5
antagonist )
Total sample size
(no. receiving CCR5
antagonist)
Control for baseline CD4+ T-cell count 30 cells/μL (95% CI, 15–45) Full data set Full data set
Observed virologic suppression as a
 quadratic variable
26 cells/μL (95% CI, 15–38) Full data set Full data set
Including only the groups receiving
 the investigational agent (ie,
 excluding control groups)
27 cells/μL (95% CI, 16–39) 30 (11) 4,337 (1,133)
Include only those groups using
 LOCF
27 cells/μL (95% CI, 14–40) 36 (9) 5,063 (1,054)
Include only those groups with <50%
 discontinuing prior to week 24
34 cells/μL (95% CI, 23–45) 33 (8) 5,601 (979)
Include only those groups with ≥30%
 achieving plasma HIV-1 RNA level
 <50 copies/mL at week 24
37 cells/μL (95% CI, 27–47) 22 (7) 3,511 (949)
Maraviroc only (vicriviroc arms
 excluded)
27 cells/μL (95% CI, 16–38) 39 (6) 6,347 (964)
Vicriviroc only (maraviroc arms
 excluded)
46 cells/μL (95% CI, 9–83) 37 (5) 5,344 (169)

Note: LOCF = last observation carried forward.