HIV Viremia and Persistence in Acutely HIV-Infected Patients Treated With Darunavir/Ritonavir and Etravirine

NCT ID: NCT00855413

Last Updated: 2017-10-17

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

15 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-03-31

Study Completion Date

2013-11-30

Brief Summary

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Purpose: This is a pilot study to evaluate HIV viremia and persistence in acutely HIV infected antiretroviral naïve patients treated with Darunavir/ritonavir and Etravirine

Participants: 20 participants, age 18 and older, HIV infected, antiretroviral naïve patients

Procedures (methods): ARV treatment with Darunavir/ritonavir and Etravirine,

Optional studies:

Genital secretion samples, Cerebrospinal fluid samples, Leukapheresis, Endoscopy/colonoscopy

Detailed Description

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Study Design

This is a multicenter, single arm, 48-week open-label pilot study of DRV/R \& ETR in acute HIV infection. Study sites will be members of the Duke-UNC Acute HIV Infection Study Consortium. If baseline resistance is detected after treatment begins (e.g. evidence of pre-existing baseline resistance (genotypic or phenotypic) that may adversely affect the efficacy of the study regimen), the patient may elect to alter treatment as per best clinical practice. The new regimen will not be provided by the study, but will be obtained for the participant through available clinical resources.

After patients are identified with acute HIV infection, they will be offered the opportunity to participate in the study. Patients will also be offered the opportunity to co-enroll in CHAVI 001 and 012, studies that follow the virological and immunological response of patients with AHI, regardless of the initiation of ART. An overall consent form will be signed for study participation, and separate informed consents with signatures will be obtained for optional studies. Patients will be eligible for participation after signing the overall consent - agreeing to participate in studies of other compartment specimens is not required for enrollment. At the initial visit, patient eligibility will be confirmed with appropriate laboratory testing (see "STUDY POPULATION"). When eligibility is verified, entry laboratory studies will be obtained, and the participants will be started on DRV/r, and ETR. All participants will be followed at regular intervals thereafter as specified in the schedule of evaluations. Participants meeting criteria for virologic failure will be offered the opportunity to switch to the best available regimen as selected by their HIV provider.

Hypothesis

Combination therapy with DRV/R \& ETR will suppress plasma viremia and improve immunologic function in antiretroviral (ART)-naïve, acutely HIV-infected (AHI) patients, and will limit replication in HIV-1 cellular compartments.

Conditions

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Acute HIV Infection HIV Infections

Keywords

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Acute HIV HIV Treatment Naive Acute Infections

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Darunavir/Ritonavir and Etravirine

Darunavir/Ritonavir 800 mg/100 mg orally once daily.

ETR will be given 200 mg orally twice daily, although patients may choose to take ETR 400 mg QD to have a simpler all QD regimen.

Group Type OTHER

Darunavir

Intervention Type DRUG

800 mg orally once daily

Ritonavir

Intervention Type DRUG

100 mg orally once daily

Etravirine

Intervention Type DRUG

200 mg orally twice daily, although patients may choose to take ETR 400 mg QD to have a simpler all QD regimen

Interventions

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Darunavir

800 mg orally once daily

Intervention Type DRUG

Ritonavir

100 mg orally once daily

Intervention Type DRUG

Etravirine

200 mg orally twice daily, although patients may choose to take ETR 400 mg QD to have a simpler all QD regimen

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Prezista Norvir Intelence

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Documentation of Acute HIV Infection as defined above.
2. Men and women age ≥18 years.
3. Participants will be ART naïve, defined as ≤14 days of antiretroviral treatment at any time prior to entry. The only exceptions are: Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) provided the patient was documented as HIV-1 negative at least 3-6 months after completion of the PEP treatment.
4. Screening HIV-1 RNA \>1,000 copies/mL obtained within 30 days at study entry.
5. Lab values obtained within 30 days prior to study entry:
6. Absolute neutrophil count \>500/mm3
7. Hemoglobin \> 8.5 g/dL for men and \> 8.0 g/dL for women
8. Platelet count \>50,000/mm3
9. AST (SGOT) ≤2.5 x ULN
10. ALT (SGPT) ≤2.5 x ULN
11. Total bilirubin \<2.5 x ULN
12. Calculated creatinine clearance (Cockcroft-Gault formula) \> 30mL/min:

* CrCl = (140-age) x body weight (kg) (x 0.85 if female)
* Serum creatinine \[mg/dL\] x (72)
13. For women of reproductive potential, a negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 7 days prior to initiating antiretroviral study medications. Reproductive potential is defined as females who have reached menarche and have not been post-menopausal for at least 24 consecutive months, or have not undergone surgical sterilization (e.g., hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy, or salpingotomy). Acceptable documentation of surgical sterilization includes patient-reported history.
14. If participating in sexual activity that could lead to pregnancy, female study patients must use at least one form of contraception, which could consist only of a barrier method. All patients must continue to use contraception for 6 weeks after stopping the study medications. Acceptable methods of contraception include: condoms (male or female) with or without spermicidal agent, diaphragm or cervical cap with spermicide, or IUD. Female volunteers not of reproductive potential are not required to use contraception.
15. Ability and willingness of patient to give written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Women who are pregnant or breast-feeding.
2. Women with a positive pregnancy test on enrollment or prior to study drug administration.
3. Women of reproductive potential who are unwilling or unable to use acceptable methods to avoid pregnancy for the entire study period
4. Use of immunomodulators (e.g., interleukins, interferons, cyclosporine), HIV vaccine, systemic cytotoxic chemotherapy, or investigational therapy within 30 days prior to study entry.

* Prednisone at a daily dose of 10 mg or less (physiologic replacement dose) is permitted.
5. Known allergy/sensitivity to study drugs or their formulations.
6. Difficulty swallowing capsules/tablets.
7. Inability to communicate effectively with study personnel.
8. Incarceration; prisoner recruitment and participation are not permitted.
9. Active drug or alcohol use or dependence that, in the opinion of the site investigator, would interfere with adherence to study requirements or confound the analysis of study endpoints.
10. Any active psychiatric illness including schizophrenia, severe depression, or severe bipolar affective disorder that, in the opinion of the investigator, could confound the analysis of the neurological examination or neuropsychological test results.
11. Active brain infection (except for HIV-1), brain neoplasm, space-occupying brain lesion requiring acute or chronic therapy. Participants with any fungal meningitis, parasitic infection, or CNS lymphoma are excluded from participation.
12. Serious illness requiring systemic treatment and/or hospitalization until patient either completes therapy or is clinically stable on therapy, in the opinion of the site investigator, for at least 7 days prior to study entry. NOTE: Oral candidiasis, vaginal candidiasis, mucocutaneous herpes simplex, and other minor illnesses (as judged by the site investigator) have no restriction.
13. Known cardiac conduction disease.
14. Prior treatment with any other experimental drug for any indication (within 30 days of initiating study treatment).
15. Unable to discontinue any current medications that are excluded during study treatment.
16. A life expectancy less than twelve months.
17. Acute Viral Hepatitis, including, but not limited to, Hepatitis A, B, or C
18. Chronic Hepatitis B Infection documented by a detectable serum Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) or plasma HBV DNA
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Janssen Pharmaceuticals

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Cynthia L Gay, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Cynthia Gay, MD, MPH

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

David M Margolis, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Locations

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The University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Gay CL, Mayo AJ, Mfalila CK, Chu H, Barry AC, Kuruc JD, McGee KS, Kerkau M, Sebastian J, Fiscus SA, Margolis DM, Hicks CB, Ferrari G, Eron JJ; Duke-UNC Acute HIV Infection Consortium. Efficacy of NNRTI-based antiretroviral therapy initiated during acute HIV infection. AIDS. 2011 Apr 24;25(7):941-9. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e3283463c07.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 21487250 (View on PubMed)

C Gay, O Dibben, A Stacey, N Gasper-Smith, M Liu, N Goonetilleke, G Ferrari, J Eron, C Hicks, A McMichael, B Haynes, P Borrow, M Cohen, the Duke-UNC CHAVI 001 Clinical Working Group. "Effect(s) of antiretroviral treatment on acute HIV infection." XVII International AIDS Conference, 2008 Abstract no. THPE0086.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Gay CL, Neo DT, Devanathan AS, Kuruc JD, McGee KS, Schmitz JL, Sebastian J, Shaheen NJ, Ferrari G, McKellar M, Fiscus SA, Hicks CB, Robertson K, Kashuba ADM, Eron JJ, Margolis DM. Efficacy, pharmacokinetics and neurocognitive performance of dual, NRTI-sparing antiretroviral therapy in acute HIV-infection. AIDS. 2020 Nov 1;34(13):1923-1931. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000002652.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 32773474 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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CID 0821

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id