Table. Cumulative Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infection Rates, Rate Differences, and Relative Risks at Weeks 4, 8, 12, and 24a.
Time pointb | No. (%) | Rate difference (95% CI)c | P value | Relative risk (95% CI)d | P value | |
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SER-109 (n = 89) | Placebo (n = 93) | |||||
4 wk | 10 (11.2) | 31 (33.3) | −22.1 (−33.4 to −10.1) | <.001 | 0.35 (0.19 to 0.67) | <.001 |
8 wk | 11 (12.4) | 37 (39.8) | −27.4 (−38.9 to −14.8) | <.001 | 0.32 (0.18 to 0.58) | <.001 |
12 wk | 16 (18.0) | 43 (46.2) | −28.3 (−40.3 to −14.8) | <.001 | 0.40 (0.24 to 0.65) | <.001 |
24 wk | 19 (21.3) | 44 (47.3) | −26.0 (−38.4 to −12.2) | <.001 | 0.46 (0.30 to 0.73) | <.001 |
Patients with recurrence (confirmed and imputed) shown for all time points. Confirmed recurrence was defined as ≥3 unformed stools per day over 2 consecutive days, a positive C difficile stool toxin assay (enzyme immunoassay or cell cytotoxicity neutralization assay), a decision by the investigator to treat, and the requirement that diarrhea continued until antibiotics were initiated. Patients who were lost to follow-up, left the study prematurely, or died were imputed as a recurrence. If a patient had 1 missing criterion (eg, toxin test) but other criteria were documented (eg, diarrhea, decision to treat), recurrence was imputed.
Week 8 was the study primary efficacy end point. Weeks 4, 12, and 24 are secondary efficacy end points defined in the statistical analysis plan.
SER-109 minus placebo recurrence rate. P value is from a χ2 test for differences between treatment groups. 95% CIs are based on the Newcombe-Wilson method. Negative values favor SER-109.
SER-109 divided by placebo recurrence rate adjusted for stratification based on Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel method. 95% CI based on Greenland-Robins method. Values less than 1 favor SER-109.