Title
Third-line antiretroviral therapy, including raltegravir (RAL), darunavir (DRV/r) and/or etravirine (ETR), is well tolerated and achieves durable virologic suppression over 144 weeks in resource-limited settings: ACTG A5288 strategy trial
Date Issued
01 June 2022
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Avihingsanon A.
Hughes M.D.
Salata R.
Godfrey C.
McCarthy C.
Mugyenyi P.
Hogg E.
Gross R.
Cardoso S.W.
Bukuru A.
Makanga M.
Badal-aesen S.
Mave V.
Ndege B.W.
Fontain S.N.
Samaneka W.
Secours R.
Van Schalkwyk M.
Mngqibisa R.
Mohapi L.
Valencia J.
Sugandhavesa P.
Munyanga C.
Chagomerana M.
Santos B.R.
Kumarasamy N.
Kanyama C.
Schooley R.T.
Mellors J.W.
Wallis C.L.
Collier A.C.
Grinsztejn B.
Clínica San Miguel
Publisher(s)
John Wiley and Sons Inc
Abstract
Introduction: ACTG A5288 was a strategy trial conducted in diverse populations from multiple continents of people living with HIV (PLWH) failing second-line protease inhibitor (PI)-based antiretroviral therapy (ART) from 10 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Participants resistant to lopinavir (LPV) and/or multiple nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors started on third-line regimens that included raltegravir (RAL), darunavir/ritonavir (DRV/r) and/or etravirine (ETR) according to their resistance profiles. At 48 weeks, 87% of these participants achieved HIV-1 RNA ≤200 copies/ml. We report here long-term outcomes over 144 weeks. Methods: Study participants were enrolled from 2013 to 2015, prior to the availability of dolutegravir in LMICs. “Extended Follow-up” of the study started after the last participant enrolled had reached 48 weeks and included participants still on antiretroviral (ARV) regimens containing RAL, DRV/r and/or ETR at that time. RAL, DRV/r and ETR were provided for an additional 96 weeks (giving total follow-up of ≥144 weeks), with HIV-1 RNA measured at 48 and 96 weeks and CD4 count at 96 weeks after entry into Extended Follow-up. Proportion of participants with HIV-1 RNA ≤200 copies/ml was estimated every 24 weeks, using imputation if necessary to handle the different measurement schedule in Extended Follow-up; mean CD4 count changes were estimated using loess regression. Results and Discussion: Of 257 participants (38% females), at study entry, median CD4 count was 179 cells/mm3, and HIV-1 RNA was 4.6 log10 copies/ml. Median follow-up was 168 weeks (IQR: 156–204); 15 (6%) participants were lost to follow-up and 9 (4%) died. 27/246 (11%), 26/246 (11%) and 13/92 (14%) of participants who started RAL, DRV/r and ETR, respectively, discontinued these drugs; only three due to adverse events. 87%, 86%, 83% and 80% of the participants had HIV-1 RNA ≤200 copies/ml at weeks 48, 96, 144 and 168 (95% CI at week 168: 74–85%), respectively. Mean increase from study entry in CD4 count at week 168 was 265 cells/mm3 (95% CI 247–283). Conclusions: Third-line regimens comprising of RAL, DRV/r and/or ETR were very well tolerated and had high rates of durable virologic suppression among PLWH in LMICs who were failing on second-line PI-based ART prior to the availability of dolutegravir.
Volume
25
Issue
6
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Farmacología, Farmacia
Inmunología
Enfermedades infecciosas
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85133276837
PubMed ID
Source
Journal of the International AIDS Society
ISSN of the container
17582652
Sponsor(s)
Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health under Award numbers (UM1 AI068636, UM1 AI068634 [ACTG Statistical and Data Management Center], UM1 AI069423 and UM1 AI069481).
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