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. 2017 Nov 6;1:9. [Version 1] doi: 10.12688/gatesopenres.12750.1

Table 2. Predict TB early treatment completion criteria.

These are the criteria used at baseline, week 4, and week 16 to stratify enrolled participants to Arm A or Arm B vs C. Participants must meet all criteria to be eligible for randomization to Arm B vs C at week 16. Participants who do not meet all criteria are placed into Arm A.

Category Criteria
Radiographic
criteria
Baseline PET/CT:
    •  No total lung collapse of a single side, AND
    •  No pleural effusion, AND
    •  No single cavity air volume on CT scan >30 mL, AND
    •  CT scan hard volume (-100 to +100 HU density) <200 mL, AND
    •  PET total activity <1500 units
Week 4 PET/CT:
    •  All individual cavities decrease by >20% (unless cavity <2 mL),
       AND
    •  CT scan hard volume does not increase by >10% unless the
       increase is <5 mL, AND
    •  PET total activity does not increase by >30% unless the
       increase is <50 units
Bacterial load
criterion
Week 16 Xpert cycle threshold ≥30
Adherence
criterion
Minimum of 100 doses received by week 16