Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Study of Lenacapavir and Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Alafenamide in Adolescent Girls and Young Women at Risk of HIV Infection

NCT ID: NCT04994509

Last Updated: 2025-07-17

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

5368 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-08-30

Study Completion Date

2028-01-31

Brief Summary

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The goal of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of the study drugs, lenacapavir (LEN) and emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (F/TAF) in preventing HIV infection, in adolescent girls and young women (AGYW).

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of LEN and F/TAF for HIV-1 PrEP in AGYW at risk of HIV-1 infection.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis of HIV Infection

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Randomized Blinded Phase: Lenacapavir

Participants will receive lenacapavir (LEN) 927 mg injection, every 26 weeks starting on Day 1 for up to approximately 52 weeks. Participants will also receive loading dose of LEN 600 mg, tablet, once daily on Day 1 and Day 2. Participants will receive placebo to match (PTM) emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (F/TDF) or PTM emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (F/TAF), once daily, up to approximately 52 weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Oral Lenacapavir (LEN)

Intervention Type DRUG

Tablets administered orally without regard to food

Subcutaneous (SC) Lenacapavir (LEN)

Intervention Type DRUG

Administered via SC injections

PTM F/TAF

Intervention Type DRUG

Tablets administered orally

PTM F/TDF

Intervention Type DRUG

Tablets administered orally

Randomized Blinded Phase: F/TAF

Participants will receive F/TAF, once daily up to approximately 52 weeks. Participants will also receive PTM LEN injection, every 26 weeks, starting on Day 1 up to approximately 52 weeks. Participants will receive PTM LEN tablet, once daily on Day 1 and Day 2.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

F/TAF

Intervention Type DRUG

Tablets administered orally

Placebo SC LEN

Intervention Type DRUG

Administered via SC injections

PTM Oral LEN

Intervention Type DRUG

Tablets administered orally

Randomized Blinded Phase: F/TDF

Participants will receive F/TDF, once daily up to approximately 52 weeks. Participants will also receive PTM LEN injection, every 26 weeks starting on Day 1 up to approximately 52 weeks. Participants will receive PTM LEN tablet, once daily on Day 1 and Day 2.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

F/TDF

Intervention Type DRUG

Tablets administered orally

Placebo SC LEN

Intervention Type DRUG

Administered via SC injections

PTM Oral LEN

Intervention Type DRUG

Tablets administered orally

LEN Open-Label Extension (OLE) Phase

After completion of the Blinded phase, participants will be offered entry into the LEN OLE Phase.

Participants randomized to LEN will continue to receive LEN 927 mg injection, every 26 weeks until LEN becomes available or the sponsor elects to discontinue the study, whichever occurs first.

Participants randomized to F/TAF or F/TDF will receive LEN 927 mg injection on OLE Day 1, Week 26, and every 26 weeks thereafter. Participants will also receive LEN 600 mg tablet on OLE Days 1 and 2.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Oral Lenacapavir (LEN)

Intervention Type DRUG

Tablets administered orally without regard to food

Subcutaneous (SC) Lenacapavir (LEN)

Intervention Type DRUG

Administered via SC injections

Pharmacokinetic (PK) Tail Coverage Phase

Participants who prematurely discontinue study drug in the randomized blinded phase will transition into the PK Tail Coverage phase.

Participants will receive F/TDF, once daily, for 78 weeks beginning 26 weeks after the last LEN injection.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

F/TDF

Intervention Type DRUG

Tablets administered orally

Interventions

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Oral Lenacapavir (LEN)

Tablets administered orally without regard to food

Intervention Type DRUG

Subcutaneous (SC) Lenacapavir (LEN)

Administered via SC injections

Intervention Type DRUG

F/TAF

Tablets administered orally

Intervention Type DRUG

F/TDF

Tablets administered orally

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo SC LEN

Administered via SC injections

Intervention Type DRUG

PTM Oral LEN

Tablets administered orally

Intervention Type DRUG

PTM F/TAF

Tablets administered orally

Intervention Type DRUG

PTM F/TDF

Tablets administered orally

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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GS-6207 GS-6207 Yeztugo® Descovy® Truvada®

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Incidence Phase

* HIV-1 status unknown at initial screening and no prior human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 testing within the last 3 months.
* Sexually active (has had \> 1 vaginal intercourse within the last 3 months) with cisgender male individuals (CGM).
* Randomized Phase

* Negative fourth generation HIV-1 antibody (Ab)/antigen (Ag) test confirmed with central HIV-1 testing.
* Estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR) ≥ 60 mL/min at screening.
* Body weight ≥ 35 kg.

Exclusion Criteria

* Prior receipt of an HIV vaccine.
* Prior use of any long-acting systemic HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) or prior HIV postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) in the past 12 weeks.
Minimum Eligible Age

16 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

25 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Gilead Sciences

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Gilead Study Director

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Gilead Sciences

Locations

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Madibeng Centre for Research

Brits, , South Africa

Site Status

Emavundleni Research Centre

Cape Town, , South Africa

Site Status

Vuka Research Clinic

Cape Town, , South Africa

Site Status

Desmond Tutu Health Foundation Clinical Trials Unit

Cape Town, , South Africa

Site Status

Botha's Hill Clinical Research Site, HIV Prevention Research Unit

Durban, , South Africa

Site Status

CAPRISA eThekwini Clinical Research Site

Durban, , South Africa

Site Status

CAPRISA Vulindlela Clinical Research Site

Durban, , South Africa

Site Status

MatCH Research Unit, Suite 1112, 11th Floor

Durban, , South Africa

Site Status

Synergy Biomed Research Institute (SBRI)

East London, , South Africa

Site Status

Setshaba Research Centre

Gauteng, , South Africa

Site Status

Wits Reproductive Health & HIV Institute (Wits RHI)

Johannesburg, , South Africa

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The Aurum Institute: Gavin J Churchyard Legacy Centre, Klerksdorp Clinical Research Centre

Klerksdorp, , South Africa

Site Status

Perinatal HIV Research Unit (PHRU) Soweto Kliptown

Kliptown, , South Africa

Site Status

Phoenix Clinical Research Site, South African Medical Research Council, HIV and Other Infectious Disease Research Unit

Kwa Zulu Natal, , South Africa

Site Status

Verulam Clinical Research Site, South African Medical Research Council, HIV and Other Infectious Disease Research Unit

Kwa Zulu Natal, , South Africa

Site Status

Tongaat Clinical Research Site, South African Medical Research Council, HIV and Other Infectious Disease Research Unit

Kwa Zulu Natal, , South Africa

Site Status

Chatsworth Clinical Research Site, South African Medical Research Council, HIV and Other Infectious Disease Research Unit

Kwa Zulu Natal, , South Africa

Site Status

Qhakaza Mbokodo Research Clinic

Ladysmith, , South Africa

Site Status

Africa Health Research Institute

Mtubatuba, , South Africa

Site Status

The Aurum Institute: Pretoria Clinical Research Centre

Pretoria, , South Africa

Site Status

The Aurum Institute: Rustenburg Clinical Research Centre

Rustenburg, , South Africa

Site Status

Desmond Tutu Health Foundation - Masiphumelele Research Office

Sunnydale, , South Africa

Site Status

The Aurum Institute: Tembisa Clinical Research Centre

Tembisa, , South Africa

Site Status

CAPRISA Umlazi Clinical Research Site

Umlazi, , South Africa

Site Status

FPD-DTHF Ndevana Community Research Site

Vincent, , South Africa

Site Status

Makerere-Kalangala Clinical Research site

Kalangala, , Uganda

Site Status

AMBSO Masaka Clinical Research site

Kyotera- Masaka Region, , Uganda

Site Status

Makerere University- John Hopkins University (MU-JHU) Mityana Research Site (MU-JHU) Care Ltd

Mityana Town, , Uganda

Site Status

Countries

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South Africa Uganda

References

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Bekker LG, Das M, Abdool Karim Q, Ahmed K, Batting J, Brumskine W, Gill K, Harkoo I, Jaggernath M, Kigozi G, Kiwanuka N, Kotze P, Lebina L, Louw CE, Malahleha M, Manentsa M, Mansoor LE, Moodley D, Naicker V, Naidoo L, Naidoo M, Nair G, Ndlovu N, Palanee-Phillips T, Panchia R, Pillay S, Potloane D, Selepe P, Singh N, Singh Y, Spooner E, Ward AM, Zwane Z, Ebrahimi R, Zhao Y, Kintu A, Deaton C, Carter CC, Baeten JM, Matovu Kiweewa F; PURPOSE 1 Study Team. Twice-Yearly Lenacapavir or Daily F/TAF for HIV Prevention in Cisgender Women. N Engl J Med. 2024 Oct 3;391(13):1179-1192. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2407001. Epub 2024 Jul 24.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 39046157 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol

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Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan

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Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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DOH-27- 072021-6125

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

GS-US-412-5624

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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