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. 2021 Dec 20;6:157. doi: 10.1038/s41541-021-00402-8

Table 3.

Primary, secondary, and exploratory equivalence (Study 1) and non-inferiority (Study 2) assessments; per protocol analysis set.

Assessment type (Criterion) Comparison GMC ratio (95% CI) Equivalent: Y/N
Study 1: Primary (2/3 [0.67] <95% CI ratio <11/2 [1.5])
Day 57 Group 2 [Bern WVS] vs Group 3 [Leiden MVSa] 0.9 (0.65–1.17) N
Study 1: Secondary (2/3 [0.67]) <95% CI ratio <11/2 [1.5])
Day 57 Group 1 [Leiden WVS] vs Group 2 [Bern WVS] 1.1 (0.81–1.47) Y
Day 57 Group 1 [Leiden WVS] vs Group 3 [Leiden MVSa] 1.0 (0.71–1.29) Y
Day 78 Group 1 [Leiden WVS] vs Group 2 [Bern WVS] 1.1 (0.83–1.38) Y
Day 78 Group 1 [Leiden WVS] vs Group 3 [Leiden MVSa] 0.9 (0.73–1.21) Y
Day 78 Group 2 [Bern WVS] vs Group 3 [Leiden MVSa] 0.9 (0.68–1.13) Y
Study 2: Primary (2/3 [0.67] <95% CI ratio)
Day 78 Group 2 [intermediate dose] vs Group 1 [full clinical dose] 0.7 (0.56–0.83) N
Day 78 Group 3 [low dose] vs Group 1 [full clinical dose]b 0.8 (0.63–0.94)
Study 2: Exploratory (1/2 [0.5] <95% CI ratio)
Day 78 Group 2 [intermediate dose] vs Group 1 [full clinical dose] 0.7 (0.56–0.83) Y
Day 78 Group 3 [low dose] vs Group 1 [full clinical dose] 0.8 (0.63–0.94) Y
Study 2: Exploratoryc (2/3 [0.67] <95% CI ratio)
Day 57 Group 2 [intermediate dose] vs Group 1 [full clinical dose] 0.8 (0.68–1.04) Y
Day 57 Group 3 [low dose] vs Group 1 [full clinical dose] 0.6 (0.51–0.77) N

aSame Leiden MVS batch as used in phase 1/2 studies.

bHierarchical testing (i.e., to be tested only if non-inferiority is established for the primary comparison of Group 2 vs Group 1).

cPost-hoc exploratory analysis.

CI: confidence interval; GMC: geometric mean concentration; MVS: master virus seed; N: no; WVS: working virus seed; Y: yes.