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. 2021 Aug 16;14:1045–1063. doi: 10.2147/JAA.S318892

Table 3.

Efficacy: Change in TNSS at Week 17

Primary Endpoint
% Change in TNSS AUC (0–1 h) for SCIT+dupilumab vs SCIT (MI, primary analysis) LS mean difference (95% CI) 4.73 (−21.023, 30.487)
P value 0.7185
Placebo (n =25) Dupilumab (n = 26) SCIT (n = 26) SCIT+dupilumab (n = 26) SCIT+dupilumab vs SCIT Dupilumab vs Placebo SCIT+dupilumab vs Dupilumab SCIT vs Placebo SCIT+dupilumab vs Placebo
LS Mean (SE) LS Mean Difference (95% CI)
Secondary Endpoints Pre-Specified Analyses Post Hoc Analyses
% Change in TNSS AUC (0–1 h) (MI, primary analysis) −28.82 (8.427) −21.57 (8.415) −56.76 (9.687) −52.03
(8.462)
7.25
(−16.028, 30.530)
−30.45
(−53.874, −7.034)
−27.94
(−52.98, −2.886)
−23.20
(−46.691, 0.284)
P value 0.5416 0.0108 0.0289 0.0528
% Change in TNSS AUC (0–1 h) (LOCF, sensitivity analysis) −27.6 (8.74) −18.4 (8.53) −43.9 (8.55) −52.3
(8.54)
−8.3
(−32.26, 15.61)
9.2
(−14.97, 33.45)
−33.9
(−57.84, −9.88)
−16.3
(−40.64, 8.05)
−24.6
(−48.96, −0.29)
P value 0.4916 0.4508 0.0061 0.1871 0.0474
% Change in TNSS AUC (0–1 h) (OC, sensitivity analysis) (n = 24)
−28.8 (8.60)
(n = 24)
−20.3 (8.57)
(n = 18)
−59.3 (9.90)
(n = 24)
−53.2 (8.58)
6.1
(−19.88, 32.15)
8.5
(−15.63, 32.60)
−32.9
(−56.98, −8.75)
−30.5
(−56.64, −4.39)
−24.4
(−48.59, −0.17)
P value 0.6404 0.4862 0.0081 0.0226 0.0484
Absolute change in TNSS AUC (0–1 h) (MI) −1.85 (0.323) −1.83 (0.329) −3.07 (0.361) −2.77 (0.321) 0.30
(−0.661, 1.254)
0.03
(−0.877, 0.928)
−0.94
(−1.848, −0.037)
−1.21
(−2.160, −0.266)
−0.92
(−1.812, −0.022)
P value 0.5438 0.9559 0.0414 0.0121 0.0446
Absolute change in TNSS AUC (0–1 h) (LOCF) −1.74 (0.384) −1.63 (0.375) −2.27 (0.376) −2.62 (0.375) −0.34
(−1.393, 0.710)
0.11
(−0.950, 1.177)
−0.99
(−2.042, 0.065)
−0.53
(−1.602, 0.537)
−0.87
(−1.943, 0.195)
P value 0.5203 0.8324 0.0656 0.3255 0.1077
Absolute change in TNSS AUC (0–1 h) (OC) (n = 24)
−1.83 (0.331)
(n = 24)
−1.80 (0.330)
(n = 18)
−3.08 (0.381)
(n = 24) −2.75 (0.330) 0.33
(−0.670, 1.334)
0.03
(−0.896, 0.961)
−0.95
(−1.879, −0.022)
−1.25
(−2.256, −0.244)
−0.92
(−1.851, −0.014)
P value 0.5120 0.9448 0.0449 0.0155 0.0535
Exploratory Endpoints Pre-Specified Analyses Post Hoc Analyses
% Change in peak TNSS (MI) −16.14 (6.773) −29.91 (6.765) −34.29 (7.760) −39.62 (6.646) −5.33
(−25.771, 15.113)
−13.76
(−32.649, 5.120)
−9.71
(−28.379, 8.960)
−18.14
(−38.513, 2.223)
−23.47
(−42.060, −4.887)
P value 0.6090 0.1531 0.3080 0.0808 0.0133
% Change in peak TNSS (LOCF) −16.4 (7.01) −26.3 (6.74) −29.4 (6.80) −40.7 (6.72) −11.2
(−30.22, 7.76)
−9.9
(−29.31, 9.53)
−14.4
(−33.25, 4.54)
−13.0
(−32.70, 6.65)
−24.3
(−43.51, −5.00)
P value 0.2434 0.3145 0.1348 0.1921 0.0141
% Change in peak TNSS (OC) (n = 24)
−16.5 (6.89)
(n = 24)
−29.7 (6.81)
(n = 18)
−35.0 (7.87)
(n = 24)
−40.4 (6.77)
−5.4
(−26.06, 15.25)
−13.2
(−32.63, 6.23)
−10.7
(−29.77, 8.43)
−18.5
(−39.47, 2.55)
−23.9
(−43.06, −4.68)
P value 0.6042 0.1804 0.2698 0.0842 0.0154
Absolute change in peak TNSS (MI) −1.6 (0.58) −3.0 (0.58) −3.1 (0.65) −3.4 (0.57) −0.4
(−2.08, 1.36)
−1.4
 (−3.01, 0.23)
−0.5
(−2.07, 1.12)
−1.5
(−3.23, 0.22)
−1.9
(−3.45, −0.28)
P value 0.6805 0.0929 0.5603 0.0871 0.0212
Absolute change in peak TNSS (LOCF) −1.6 (0.60) −2.6 (0.58) −2.6 (0.58) −3.4 (0.58) −0.8
(−2.48, 0.78)
−1.1
(−2.72, 0.61)
−0.8
(−2.45, 0.80)
−1.0
(−2.72, 0.65)
−1.9
(−3.53, −0.23)
P value 0.3060 0.2117 0.3153 0.2266 0.0262
Absolute change in peak TNSS (OC) (n = 24)
−1.6 (0.59)
(n = 24)
−3.0 (0.58)
(n = 18)
−3.1 (0.67)
(n = 24)
−3.5 (0.58)
−0.3
(−2.11, 1.43)
−1.4
(−3.03, 0.30)
−0.5
(−2.13, 1.14)
−1.5
(−3.32, 0.28)
−1.9
(−3.51, −0.22)
P value 0.7001 0.1061 0.5484 0.0970 0.0268

Abbreviations: AUC, area under the curve; CI, confidence interval; LOCF, last observation carried forward; LS, least squares; MI, multiple imputation; OC, observed values; SCIT, subcutaneous immunotherapy; SE, standard error; TNSS, total nasal symptom score.