Peripheral Body Fat Distribution After Switching Zidovudine and Lamivudine to Truvada - Full Text View

Sponsor:	Gilead Sciences
Information provided by:	Gilead Sciences
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00324649

Purpose

This study evaluated changes in body fat distribution in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infected participants who either switched from a zidovudine- (AZT) plus lamivudine- (3TC) containing antiretroviral regimen to a regimen containing Truvada® (a fixed-dose combination tablet of emtricitabine [FTC, 200 mg] and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate [TDF, 300 mg]) or who remained on an AZT plus 3TC-containing regimen.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
HIV-1	Drug: Truvada Drug: AZT/3TC	Phase IV

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study
Official Title:	Pilot Phase IV, Multicenter, Randomized, Open-Label and Controlled Study to Assess the Evolution of Peripheral Body Fat Distribution After Switching From AZT Containing Backbone to Truvada in HIV-1-Infected Patients on HAART (RECOMB Study).

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MedlinePlus related topics: AIDS

Drug Information available for: Lamivudine Truvada

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Gilead Sciences:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Change From Baseline in Limb Fat at Week 48 [ Time Frame: Week 48 ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Change From Baseline in the Mitochondrial DNA/Nuclear DNA Ratio (Oral Mucosa) [ Time Frame: 48 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
Change From Baseline in the Mitochondrial DNA/Nuclear DNA Ratio (Lymphocytes) [ Time Frame: 48 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
Change From Baseline in Lactate Concentration [ Time Frame: 48 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
Percentage of Days for Which Participants Were Compliant With Study Drug [ Time Frame: 72 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Percentage of Participants Who Maintain Confirmed HIV-1 RNA < 50 Copies/mL [ Time Frame: 48 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Percentage of Participants With HIV-1 RNA > 50 and < 400 Copies/mL [ Time Frame: 48 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Percentage of Participants With Virologic Failure [ Time Frame: 48 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Change From Baseline in Cluster Determinant 4 (CD4) Cell Count [ Time Frame: 48 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Change From Baseline in Fasting Serum Triglycerides [ Time Frame: 48 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
Change From Baseline in Fasting Total Cholesterol [ Time Frame: 48 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
Change From Baseline in Fasting Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL) [ Time Frame: 48 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
Change From Baseline in Fasting High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (HDL) [ Time Frame: 48 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
Change From Baseline in Hemoglobin [ Time Frame: 48 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
Change From Baseline in Hematocrit [ Time Frame: 48 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
Change From Baseline in Waist Circumference/Hip Circumference Ratio [ Time Frame: 48 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
Percentage of Participants With Any Adverse Event [ Time Frame: 72 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
Percentage of Participants Who Discontinue the Study Prematurely (Before Week 48) Due to Adverse Events. [ Time Frame: 48 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Enrollment:	80
Study Start Date:	May 2006
Study Completion Date:	September 2008
Primary Completion Date:	March 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
TVD: Experimental Truvada + NNRTI or PI.	Drug: Truvada Truvada once daily with continuation of the current NNRTI or PI at randomization.
AZT/3TC: Active Comparator AZT/3TC + NNRTI or PI.	Drug: AZT/3TC Continuation of the AZT + 3TC containing regimen plus the current NNRTI or PI at randomization.

Detailed Description:

Standard care for the treatment of HIV infection involves the use of a combination of three antiretroviral drugs. The initial recommended regimen in antiretroviral-naive patients according to therapeutic guidelines of the US Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHS) includes two nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) and a third drug from another class (protease inhibitor [PI] or non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor [NNRTI]).

The use of nucleoside analogues, especially stavudine and AZT, is associated with untoward side effects, including lipodystrophy hepatic steatosis/lactic acidosis syndrome, peripheral neuropathy, and anemia. However, Truvada has a low potential for both mitochondrial toxicity and fat distribution disturbances.

As described in the Consensus Document of the Spanish Group for the Study of AIDS (GESIDA), and the AIDS National Plan from the Spanish Ministry of Health "Recommendations on metabolic alterations and body fat distribution", studies should focus on the evaluation of body fat disturbances after antiretroviral drug substitutions, based on the basic assumption of virologic control of the patient and equivalence in potency of the new drug regarding virological control. In addition, studies based on selective substitution of antiretroviral drugs in HIV-1 infected patients under virological control, are recommended in the EMEA in the "Guideline on the clinical development of medicinal products for the treatment of HIV infection".

In this study, stable, virologically controlled, HIV-1 infected participants receiving antiretroviral regimens containing AZT and 3TC were randomized to switch to Truvada or to stay on their AZT- plus 3TC-containing regimen. Participants in both groups continued the third drug of their antiretroviral regimen (either an NNRTI or PI). Changes in limb fat in the two groups were assessed using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA).

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

HIV-1 infection documented by confirmed positive HIV-1 antibody test and/or positive polymerase chain reaction for HIV-1 ribonucleic acid (RNA).
Adult patients (over 18 years of age).
Current highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) regimen containing AZT + 3TC at usual doses for at least 6 months.
Viral load < 50 copies/mL on the last two consecutive determinations, under AZT + 3TC containing HAART regimen.
For women of childbearing potential, negative urine pregnancy test at screening visit.
Agreement to take part in the study and sign the informed consent.
Patients on lipid lowering treatment were allowed to participate in the study only if the lipid-lowering treatment (either statins or fibrates) was stable for at least 8 weeks prior to screening and it was not expected to change during the first 3 months of the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients on current TDF or FTC therapy.
Patients with previous history of virological failure on an FTC or TDF-containing regimen.
Patients receiving a non-registered antiretroviral drug.
Patients receiving a triple-nucleoside antiretroviral combination.
Hypersensitivity to one of the components of the dosage forms of TDF or FTC, or previous history of intolerance to one of those drugs.
Known history of drug abuse or chronic alcohol consumption
Women who were pregnant or breast feeding, or female of childbearing potential who did not use an adequate method of contraception according to the investigator's judgment.
Active opportunistic infection or documented infection within the previous 4 weeks.
Documented active malignant disease (excluding Kaposi sarcoma limited to the skin).
Renal disease with creatinine clearance < 50 mL/min.
Concomitant use of nephrotoxic or immuno-suppressive drugs which could not be stopped without affecting the safety of the patient.
Receiving on-going therapy with systemic corticosteroids, Interleukin-2 or chemotherapy.
Patients who were not to be included in the study according to the investigator's criterion.

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00324649

Locations

Spain
Gilead Sciences, S.L.
Madrid, Spain, E-28036

Sponsors and Collaborators

Gilead Sciences

Investigators

Study Director:

Pedro Ferrer

Gilead Sciences, S.L.

More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party:	Gilead Sciences ( Pedro Ferrer )
Study ID Numbers:	GS-ES-164-0154
Study First Received:	May 9, 2006
Results First Received:	March 30, 2009
Last Updated:	March 30, 2009
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00324649 History of Changes
Health Authority:	Spain: Spanish Agency of Medicines

Keywords provided by Gilead Sciences:

HIV-1

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