Effectiveness and Safety of Darunavir/Cobicistat Plus Lamivudine Versus Darunavir/Cobicistat Plus Tenofovir/Emtricitabine in Virologically Suppressed HIV-1-positive Individuals in Mexico

Summary

Unicenter, open-label, randomized, noninferiority trial included men with HIV-1 RNA levels \<50 copies/ml for at least 6 months on antiretroviral therapy with DRV/c + TFV/FTC (standar therapy), aged over 18 years. Participants were randomized to either continue standard therapy or switch to DRV/c+3TC. The primary end point was the proportion of subjects with HIV-1 RNA levels \>50 copies/ml after 48 weeks of follow-up according to the snapshot algorithm, with a non-inferiority margin of up to 10%. For statistical analysis, data distribution will be identified using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test; categorical data will be analyzed using the X2 or Fisher test, as appropriate, and will be expressed as numbers and percentages. Quantitative data will be expressed as medians and interquartile ranges or means with standard deviations. A first analysis will be performed at 24 weeks, with follow-up at 48 weeks. The Student's t-test or the Mann-Whitney U-test will be used for data from independent groups according to their distribution.

Timeline

Start

2023-11-09

Primary completion

2026-02-28

Completion

2026-11-30

Publications

• Background Figueroa MI, Sued O, Cecchini D, Sanchez M, Rolon MJ, Lopardo G, Ceschel M, Mernies G, De Stefano M, Patterson P, Gun A, Fink V, Ortiz Z, Cahn P; ANDES Study Group. Dual therapy based on co-formulated darunavir/ritonavir plus lamivudine for initial therapy of HIV infection: The ANDES randomized controlled trial. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2024 Oct;64(4):107301. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2024.107301. Epub 2024 Aug 14.
• Background Pulido F, Ribera E, Lagarde M, Perez-Valero I, Palacios R, Iribarren JA, Payeras A, Domingo P, Sanz J, Cervero M, Curran A, Rodriguez-Gomez FJ, Tellez MJ, Ryan P, Barrufet P, Knobel H, Rivero A, Alejos B, Yllescas M, Arribas JR; DUAL-GESIDA-8014-RIS-EST45 Study Group. Dual Therapy With Darunavir and Ritonavir Plus Lamivudine vs Triple Therapy With Darunavir and Ritonavir Plus Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate and Emtricitabine or Abacavir and Lamivudine for Maintenance of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Viral Suppression: Randomized, Open-Label, Noninferiority DUAL-GESIDA 8014-RIS-EST45 Trial. Clin Infect Dis. 2017 Nov 29;65(12):2112-2118. doi: 10.1093/cid/cix734.
• Background Fabbiani M, Gagliardini R, Ciccarelli N, Quiros Roldan E, Latini A, d'Ettorre G, Antinori A, Castagna A, Orofino G, Francisci D, Chinello P, Madeddu G, Grima P, Rusconi S, Del Pin B, Lombardi F, D'Avino A, Foca E, Colafigli M, Cauda R, Di Giambenedetto S, De Luca A; ATLAS-M Study Group. Atazanavir/ritonavir with lamivudine as maintenance therapy in virologically suppressed HIV-infected patients: 96 week outcomes of a randomized trial. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2018 Jul 1;73(7):1955-1964. doi: 10.1093/jac/dky123.
• Background Perez-Molina JA, Rubio R, Rivero A, Pasquau J, Suarez-Lozano I, Riera M, Estebanez M, Santos J, Sanz-Moreno J, Troya J, Marino A, Antela A, Navarro J, Esteban H, Moreno S; GESIDA 7011 Study Group. Dual treatment with atazanavir-ritonavir plus lamivudine versus triple treatment with atazanavir-ritonavir plus two nucleos(t)ides in virologically stable patients with HIV-1 (SALT): 48 week results from a randomised, open-label, non-inferiority trial. Lancet Infect Dis. 2015 Jul;15(7):775-84. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(15)00097-3. Epub 2015 Jun 7.
• Background Cahn P, Andrade-Villanueva J, Arribas JR, Gatell JM, Lama JR, Norton M, Patterson P, Sierra Madero J, Sued O, Figueroa MI, Rolon MJ; GARDEL Study Group. Dual therapy with lopinavir and ritonavir plus lamivudine versus triple therapy with lopinavir and ritonavir plus two nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors in antiretroviral-therapy-naive adults with HIV-1 infection: 48 week results of the randomised, open label, non-inferiority GARDEL trial. Lancet Infect Dis. 2014 Jul;14(7):572-80. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(14)70736-4. Epub 2014 Apr 27.
• Background Achhra AC, Mwasakifwa G, Amin J, Boyd MA. Efficacy and safety of contemporary dual-drug antiretroviral regimens as first-line treatment or as a simplification strategy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet HIV. 2016 Aug;3(8):e351-e360. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3018(16)30015-7. Epub 2016 May 31.
• Background Corado KC, Caplan MR, Daar ES. Two-drug regimens for treatment of naive HIV-1 infection and as maintenance therapy. Drug Des Devel Ther. 2018 Nov 1;12:3731-3740. doi: 10.2147/DDDT.S140767. eCollection 2018.
• Background Trujillo-Rodriguez M, Munoz-Muela E, Serna-Gallego A, Milanes-Guisado Y, Praena-Fernandez JM, Alvarez-Rios AI, Herrera-Hidalgo L, Dominguez M, Lozano C, Romero-Vazquez G, Roca C, Espinosa N, Gutierrez-Valencia A, Lopez-Cortes LF. Immunological and inflammatory changes after simplifying to dual therapy in virologically suppressed HIV-infected patients through week 96 in a randomized trial. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2022 Aug;28(8):1151.e9-1151.e16. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2022.02.041. Epub 2022 Mar 11.
• Background Consolidated Guidelines on HIV Prevention, Testing, Treatment, Service Delivery and Monitoring: Recommendations for a Public Health Approach [Internet]. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2021 Jul. Available from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK572729/

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