Table 2

Results of Efficacy Endpoints

Treatment group

XM02

Neupogen

Placebo/XM02*

Full analysis set [n]

(n = 140)

(n = 136)

72


Mean DSN [days]

Cycle 1

1.1

1.1

3.8

ANCOVA [CI]#

0.028 [-0.261, 0.316]

Cycle 4

0.7

0.7

0.6


Mean ANC nadir [109/L]

Cycle 1

0.7

0.7

0.2

ANCOVA [CI]#

-0.001 [-0.190, 0.189]

Cycle 4

1.0

1.0

1.1


Mean time to ANC recovery [days]

Cycle 1

8.0

7.8

14.0

ANCOVA [CI]#

0.207 [-0.425, 0.838]

Cycle 4

7.6

7.1

7.2


Incidence of FN [%]+

Cycle 1

12.1

12.5

36.1

Across all cycles

20.7

22.1

41.7


Abbreviations: DSN: duration of severe neutropenia; ANC: absolute neutrophil count; FN: febrile neutropenia; ANCOVA: analysis of covariance, CI: confidence interval.

* Patients in this group received placebo in cycle 1 and XM02 afterwards (including in cycle 4).

# ANCOVA estimate and 2-sided 95% confidence interval for difference XM02 – Filgrastim in cycle 1.

+ Observed or protocol defined FN.

del Giglio et al. BMC Cancer 2008 8:332   doi:10.1186/1471-2407-8-332

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