Comparison of Three Anti-HIV Regimens to Prevent Nevirapine Resistance in Women Who Take Nevirapine During Pregnancy

Summary

HIV infected pregnant women may take single-dose nevirapine (SD NVP) prior to giving birth to prevent mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV. However, SD NVP may cause NVP resistance in the mother, potentially ruling out some treatment options in the future. The purpose of this study is to determine which of three anti-HIV drug regimens most effectively reduces the development of maternal NVP resistance in HIV infected pregnant women. The effectiveness of short-term (7 day therapy) versus long-term (21-day therapy) regimens will also be compared. The study hypotheses are: 1) intrapartum SD NVP with a 21-day course of antiretroviral therapy (ART) results in less frequent selection of NVP-resistant HIV-1 variants than intrapartum SD NVP with a 7-day course of ART, and 2) a 7- or 21-day course of lamivudine/zidovudine (3TC/ZDV), emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (FTC/TDF), or lopinavir/ritonavir (LPV/r) following SD NVP will not select nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI)- or protease inhibitor (PI)- resistant HIV-1 variants.

Timeline

Start

2006-03

Primary completion

2010-04

Completion

2011-11

Publications

• Background Cunningham CK, Chaix ML, Rekacewicz C, Britto P, Rouzioux C, Gelber RD, Dorenbaum A, Delfraissy JF, Bazin B, Mofenson L, Sullivan JL. Development of resistance mutations in women receiving standard antiretroviral therapy who received intrapartum nevirapine to prevent perinatal human immunodeficiency virus type 1 transmission: a substudy of pediatric AIDS clinical trials group protocol 316. J Infect Dis. 2002 Jul 15;186(2):181-8. doi: 10.1086/341300. Epub 2002 Jun 26.
• Background Eshleman SH, Jackson JB. Nevirapine resistance after single dose prophylaxis. AIDS Rev. 2002 Apr-Jun;4(2):59-63.
• Background Jourdain G, Ngo-Giang-Huong N, Le Coeur S, Bowonwatanuwong C, Kantipong P, Leechanachai P, Ariyadej S, Leenasirimakul P, Hammer S, Lallemant M; Perinatal HIV Prevention Trial Group. Intrapartum exposure to nevirapine and subsequent maternal responses to nevirapine-based antiretroviral therapy. N Engl J Med. 2004 Jul 15;351(3):229-40. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa041305. Epub 2004 Jul 9.
• Background Lyons FE, Coughlan S, Byrne CM, Hopkins SM, Hall WW, Mulcahy FM. Emergence of antiretroviral resistance in HIV-positive women receiving combination antiretroviral therapy in pregnancy. AIDS. 2005 Jan 3;19(1):63-7. doi: 10.1097/00002030-200501030-00007.
• Background Sullivan JL. Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV--what next? J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2003 Sep;34 Suppl 1:S67-72. doi: 10.1097/00126334-200309011-00010.
• Results McMahon D, Noel F, Zheng L, Kabanda J, Halvas E, Taulo F, Kumarasamy N, Wallis C, Hughes M, Mellors J. Suppression of NVP Resistance with 7- vs 21-day ARV Regimens after Single-dose NVP: Results of A5207. Presented at 18th Conference on Retroviruses & Opportunistic Infections (CROI 11) on 03/01/2011 at Boston, MA
• Results Hong F, Halvas E, Chan E, Zheng L, Hughes M, Hitti J, McMahon D, Mellors J. Suppression of Minor NVP-Resistant Variants With 7- vs. 21-Day Antiretroviral Regimens After Single Dose Nevirapine. Presented at 20th Anniversary of the International Workshop on HIV & Hepatitis Virus Drug Resistance and Curative Strategies on Jun 9, 2011, Los Cabos, Mexico
• McMahon DK, Zheng L, Hitti J, Chan ES, Halvas EK, Hong F, Kabanda J, Taulo F, Kumarasamy N, Bonhomme J, Wallis CL, Klingman KL, Hughes MD, Mellors JW. Greater suppression of nevirapine resistance with 21- vs 7-day antiretroviral regimens after intrapartum single-dose nevirapine for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV. Clin Infect Dis. 2013 Apr;56(7):1044-51. doi: 10.1093/cid/cis1219. Epub 2013 Jan 8.

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