Table 2.
CD8+ T-cell epitopes showing significant difference (P < 0.10) in epitope diversity between STEP vaccine and placebo groups.
Epitope | Average epitope diversity in vaccinated patients (%) | Average epitope diversity in placebo patients (%) | P value |
EVGFPVRPQVPL (Nef65–76) | 0.67 | 0.083 | 0.038 |
RERMRRAEP (Nef17–25) | 1.31 | 0 | 0.065 |
HPMSQHGIE (Nef166–174) | 1.07 | 0.22 | 0.065 |
EDPEKEVLEWR (Nef174–184) | 1.33 | 0.30 | 0.083 |