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. 2015 Jan 4;204(1):57–68. doi: 10.1007/s00430-014-0374-x

Table 2.

Rates of vaccine-induced anti-HBs seropositivity for the three groups after eight i.m. injections of 20 μg/dose Sci-B-Vac™ as tested at month 18, 10, months after administration of the last treatment. VAC-recipients of Sci-B-Vac™, V + L-recipients of Sci-B-Vac™ and Lamivudine, LAM recipients of lamivudine. Reproduced by permission from Ref. [81]

Mo No. (%) of anti-HBs responders in the following treatment group P a
VAC V + L LAM
3 2 (3.3) 3 (5.0) 0 NS
9 13 (21.7) 21 (35.0) 0 <0.001
12 17 (28.3)b 27 (45.0)b 0 <0.001
15 17 (28.3)b 28 (46.7)b 0 <0.001
18 19 (31.7)b 31 (51.7)b 0 <0.001

aFor the overall treatment effect

bThe difference between the VAC and V + L groups was significant (P < 0.05)