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. 2018 Jul 16;10(6):934–943. doi: 10.1080/19420862.2018.1487912

Table 2.

Analysis for the co-primary PK endpoints (PK population).

Comparison Parameter
(unit)
Treatment na Geometric LS Meanb % Ratiob
(T/R)
90% CIb
CT-P10 (T) vs.
US-RTX (R)
AUC0–last
(h*µg/mL)
Test
Reference
62
60
162414.81
167309.07
97.07 (88.08, 106.99)
AUC0–∞
(h*µg/mL)
Test
Reference
59
60
162377.28
169480.80
95.81 (87.39, 105.04)
Cmax
(µg/mL)
Test
Reference
62
59
367.03
386.65
94.92 (89.61, 100.55)
CT-P10 (T) vs.
EU-RTX (R)
AUC0–last
(h*µg/mL)
Test
Reference
62
59
162414.81
172450.97
94.18 (85.40, 103.86)
AUC0–∞
(h*µg/mL)
Test
Reference
59
56
162377.28
180637.81
89.89 (81.85, 98.72)
Cmax
(µg/mL)
Test
Reference
62
59
367.03
412.40
89.00 (84.01, 94.28)
EU-RTX (T) vs.
US-RTX (R)
AUC0–last
(h*µg/mL)
Test
Reference
59
60
172450.97
167309.07
103.07 (93.32, 113.85)
AUC0–∞
(h*µg/mL)
Test
Reference
56
60
180637.81
169480.80
106.58 (97.03, 117.08)
Cmax
(µg/mL)
Test
Reference
59
59
412.40
386.65
106.66 (100.56, 113.13)

AUC0–last = area under the serum concentration–time curve from time 0 to the last measurable concentration. AUC0–∞ = AUC from time 0 extrapolated to infinity. CI = confidence interval. Cmax = maximum serum concentration after the second infusion. EU = European Union. LS = least squares. PK = pharmacokinetics. R = reference. RTX = rituximab. T = test. US = United States.

aOutliers were excluded from the statistical analysis (n = 3 in US-RTX for AUC0–last and Cmax and n = 2 in US-RTX for AUC0–∞). In addition, some patients were excluded from the statistical analysis for AUC0–∞ since R-square was lower than 0.8 in the terminal phase and the terminal slope could not be calculated (n = 3 in CT-P10; n = 1 in US-RTX; n = 3 in EU-RTX).

bPoint estimates and 90% CIs for differences on the log scale were exponentiated to obtain estimates for ratios of geometric LS means on the original scale.