Pharmacokinetics of Emtricitabine/Tenofovir/Efavirenz in HIV-infected Patients With Tuberculosis (PETE)

Study Description

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Brief Summary:

In this pilot study the pharmacokinetics and safety of the antiretroviral combination of co-formulated emtricitabine/tenofovir/efavirenz will be studied in HIV-positive patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) who are concomitantly treated with a standard rifampin-containing tuberculostatic regimen. It is expected that this antiretroviral combination causes minimal drug interactions with the rifampin-containing anti-tuberculosis medication.

Condition or disease	Intervention/treatment	Phase
Tuberculosis; HIV Infections	Drug: Emtricitabine/tenofovir/efavirenz	Phase 2

Detailed Description:

The primary objectives of this pilot study in 30 patients are:

1. To determine the effect of rifampin-containing tuberculostatic treatment on the pharmacokinetic profile of emtricitabine+tenofovir+efavirenz, when co-formulated in one tablet, in HIV-infected patients with smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis in Tanzania.
2. To determine the effect of the emtricitabine+tenofovir+efavirenz regimen on the pharmacokinetics of tuberculostatics in the same population.

The secondary objectives are:

1. To determine the safety of co-administration of emtricitabine+tenofovir+efavirenz with treatment for smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis.
2. To determine the short-term (24 weeks) virological efficacy on HIV of an emtricitabine+tenofovir+efavirenz regimen in patients with smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis.
3. To determine the short-term bacteriological efficacy on smear-positive tuberculosis of the co-administration of a standard regimen for tuberculosis and an emtricitabine+tenofovir+efavirenz regimen.

Study Design

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Study Type :	Interventional (Clinical Trial)
Estimated Enrollment :	30 participants
Intervention Model:	Single Group Assignment
Masking:	None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose:	Treatment
Official Title:	The Pharmacokinetics of Co-formulated Emtricitabine/Tenofovir/Efavirenz in HIV-infected Patients With Smear-positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis in the Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania
Study Start Date :	November 2008
Estimated Primary Completion Date :	December 2009
Estimated Study Completion Date :	December 2009

Arms and Interventions

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Intervention Details:

• Drug: Emtricitabine/tenofovir/efavirenz

  Co-formulated in one tablet (taken once daily by oral administration):

  • emtricitabine 200 mg
  • tenofovir DF 300 mg
  • efavirenz 600 mg

Outcome Measures

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Primary Outcome Measures :

1. Pharmacokinetic parameters of emtricitabine, tenofovir and efavirenz [ Time Frame: Two 24 hour pharmacokinetic (PK) curves (week 8 and 28) ]
2. Pharmacokinetic parameters of the tuberculostatic agents [ Time Frame: Pharmacokinetic (PK) samples at 2 hours and 6 hours postdose (week 2 and 8) ]

Secondary Outcome Measures :

1. Biochemistry and haematology samples for safety [ Time Frame: Samples at screening, baseline, week 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 28 ]
2. Questioning about occurrence of adverse events [ Time Frame: At baseline, week 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 28 ]
3. CD4 count and HIV-1 RNA [ Time Frame: At screening, week 4, week 16 and week 28 ]
4. Sputum staining and culture [ Time Frame: At screening, week 4, 8, and 28 ]

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years to 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:	All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• A smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis, based on positive smear of at least two sputum samples with Ziehl-Neelsen (ZN) staining.
• HIV-infected as documented by positive HIV antibody test.
• Subject is at least 18 years of age at the day of the first dosing of study medication.
• Subject is able and willing to sign the Informed Consent Form prior to screening evaluations.
• CD4 cell count > 50 copies/mm3.
• Karnofsky score > 40.
• Willing and able to regularly attend the Kibung'oto National Tuberculosis Hospital (KNTH) clinic.

Exclusion Criteria:

• History of sensitivity/idiosyncrasy to the drug or chemically related compounds or excipients, which may be employed in the trial.
• Previously treated for HIV infection with antiretroviral agents.
• Pregnant or breastfeeding.
• Relevant history or current condition that might interfere with drug absorption, distribution, metabolism or excretion.
• A history of severe psychiatric disease such as psychosis, schizophrenia, etc.
• Inability to understand the nature and extent of the trial and the procedures required.
• Abnormal serum transaminases or creatinine, determined as levels being > 5 times upper limit of normal.
• Active hepatobiliary or hepatic disease (Non B Chronic Hepatitis B/C co-infection is allowed).
• CD4 cell count > 350 cells/mm3.

Contacts and Locations

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Contacts

Contact: Gibson Kibiki, MMed, PhD	+255 754 572767	gkibiki@gmail.com
Contact: Jossy van den Boogaard, MD	+255 787 148431	jossyvandenboogaard@gmail.com

Locations

Tanzania
Kibong'oto National Tuberculosis Hospital	Recruiting
Moshi, Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania, P.O. Box 12
Contact: Liberate Mleoh, MD 027 2756194 lmleoh@yahoo.com
Principal Investigator: Gibson Kibiki, MMed, PhD
Sub-Investigator: Elton Kisanga, B-Pharm, PhD
Sub-Investigator: Liberate Mleoh, MD
Sub-Investigator: Jossy van den Boogaard, MD
Sub-Investigator: Hadija Semvua, B-Pharm, MPH
Sub-Investigator: Charles Mtabho, MD, MPH

Sponsors and Collaborators

African Poverty Related Infection Oriented Research Initiative

Radboud University

Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Tanzania

Investigators

Principal Investigator:	Martin Boeree, MD, PhD	University Lungcentre Dekkerswald, Groesbeek / University Medical Centre Nijmegen, the Netherlands
Principal Investigator:	David Burger, PharmD, PhD	University Medical Centre Nijmegen, the Netherlands
Principal Investigator:	Gibson Kibiki, MMed, PhD	Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre,Moshi,Tanzania

More Information

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Marzolini C, Telenti A, Decosterd LA, Greub G, Biollaz J, Buclin T. Efavirenz plasma levels can predict treatment failure and central nervous system side effects in HIV-1-infected patients. AIDS. 2001 Jan 5;15(1):71-5.

Responsible Party:	Martin Boeree, University Lungcentre Dekkerswald, Groesbeek, the Netherlands
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00474435 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	UMCN-AKF 04.03
First Posted:	May 17, 2007
Last Update Posted:	December 17, 2010
Last Verified:	December 2008

Keywords provided by African Poverty Related Infection Oriented Research Initiative:

Tuberculosis; HIV; Coinfection; Pharmacokinetics; Emtricitabine	Tenofovir; Rifampin; Efavirenz; Treatment Naive

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

HIV Infections; Tuberculosis; Lentivirus Infections; Retroviridae Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Virus Diseases; Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes; Immune System Diseases; Mycobacterium Infections; Actinomycetales Infections; Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections; Bacterial Infections; Tenofovir

Emtricitabine; Efavirenz; Emtricitabine, Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate Drug Combination; Antiviral Agents; Anti-Infective Agents; Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors; Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors; Enzyme Inhibitors; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Anti-Retroviral Agents; Anti-HIV Agents; Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C9 Inhibitors; Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors; Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C19 Inhibitors; Cytochrome P-450 CYP2B6 Inducers