Table 4.
Subjects Required per Arm to Detect a 0.6 Hazard Ratio in a 6-Month Controlled Study using Either Treatment with “Any” or IV Antibiotics for Exacerbation as an Endpoint
| FEV1 Range (% predicted) | ||||||||||||
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| All Patients | Age < 6 yrs | ≥ 100 | 70 to <100 | 40 to <70 | <40 | |||||||
| “Any” | IV | “Any” | IV | “Any” | IV | “Any” | IV | “Any” | IV | “Any” | IV | |
| All Patients | 202 | 355 | 360 | 745 | 332 | 959 | 212 | 450 | 129 | 195 | 105 | 138 |
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| 6-12 yrs | 239 | 473 | - | - | 377 | 1,031 | 248 | 556 | 143 | 213 | 103 | 139 |
| 13-17 yrs | 161 | 288 | - | - | 261 | 851 | 188 | 401 | 121 | 183 | 95 | 121 |
| 18-24 yrs | 127 | 191 | - | - | 214 | 630 | 157 | 288 | 119 | 175 | 102 | 127 |
| ≥ 25 yrs | 134 | 204 | - | - | 197 | 686 | 193 | 389 | 136 | 216 | 112 | 152 |
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| Sex | ||||||||||||
| Male | 217 | 398 | 374 | 754 | 348 | 1,101 | 234 | 535 | 139 | 217 | 111 | 152 |
| Female | 188 | 320 | 347 | 736 | 315 | 833 | 193 | 386 | 121 | 179 | 99 | 124 |
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| WFA Percentilea | ||||||||||||
| <25th | 175 | 283 | 315 | 572 | 317 | 868 | 211 | 429 | 123 | 183 | 103 | 131 |
| ≥25th | 231 | 455 | 399 | 939 | 339 | 1010 | 214 | 469 | 138 | 214 | 113 | 159 |
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| Signs and Symptomsa | ||||||||||||
| Daily Cough | 151 | 241 | 260 | 480 | 242 | 666 | 175 | 336 | 121 | 180 | 103 | 134 |
| Daily Sputum | 132 | 198 | 206 | 352 | 207 | 514 | 164 | 298 | 119 | 174 | 103 | 132 |
| Clubbing | 160 | 263 | 272 | 528 | 305 | 887 | 192 | 392 | 123 | 185 | 103 | 134 |
| Crackles | 123 | 177 | 192 | 279 | 273 | 615 | 163 | 299 | 114 | 168 | 102 | 132 |
| Wheeze | 165 | 264 | 315 | 557 | 324 | 912 | 197 | 376 | 126 | 190 | 116 | 163 |
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| Pulmonary Exacerbation Historyb | ||||||||||||
| None | 305 | 778 | 471 | 1258 | 406 | 1529 | 282 | 807 | 185 | 370 | 152 | 267 |
| One | 155 | 260 | 251 | 436 | 204 | 439 | 155 | 294 | 126 | 200 | 111 | 154 |
| Two | 109 | 150 | 181 | 268 | 133 | 252 | 113 | 173 | 94 | 124 | 96 | 120 |
| Three or more | 86 | 103 | 135 | 188 | 117 | 168 | 88 | 111 | 81 | 96 | 78 | 87 |
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| P. aeruginosa Culture Historyc | ||||||||||||
| All negative | 327 | 608 | 458 | 901 | 496 | 1321 | 302 | 620 | 162 | 241 | 127 | 166 |
| Any positive | 150 | 257 | 243 | 535 | 229 | 708 | 170 | 362 | 120 | 179 | 101 | 131 |
| Indeterminated | 176 | 358 | 271 | 679 | 240 | 740 | 190 | 482 | 140 | 244 | 120 | 170 |
| Intermittente | 198 | 374 | 273 | 643 | 290 | 825 | 197 | 418 | 131 | 199 | 99 | 121 |
| Chronicf | 130 | 207 | 187 | 355 | 199 | 639 | 154 | 309 | 112 | 162 | 97 | 125 |
As recorded at the index visit
Number of pulmonary exacerbations treated with IV antibiotics in the 12 months prior to the index visit
Recorded in the 12 months prior to the index visit
Only one culture result reported
≤50% of cultures positive
>50% of cultures positive