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. 2022 Dec 15;10(1):ofac673. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofac673

Table 2.

Data From HPTN 083/084 Trials on Infection Rate by Treatment Arm, Extrapolated Across to Give Risk Reduction on Cabotegravir vs TDF/FTC, and Number Needed to Treat to Cause Benefit as a Result

Infection Rate, No. (%) Risk Reduction, % NNTB
Trial TDF/FTC Cabotegravir
HPTN 083 39/3187 (1.22) 13/3205 (0.41) 0.81 124
HPTN 084 56/1610 (3.48) 6/1613 (0.37) 3.11 33
Both 95/4797 (1.98) 19/4818 (0.39) 1.59 63

Abbreviations: NNTB, number needed to treat to cause benefit (prevention of 1 infection), calculated by 100 divided by risk reduction; TDF/FTC, tenofovir/emtricitabine.