TMC278-TiDP6-C215: A Clinical Trial in Treatment Naive HIV-subjects Patients Comparing TMC278 to Efavirenz in Combination With 2 Nucleoside/Nucleotide Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00543725 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : October 15, 2007
Results First Posted : July 12, 2011
Last Update Posted : April 1, 2016
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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HIV Infections HIV-1 | Drug: TMC278 Drug: efavirenz | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 680 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase III, Randomized, Double-blind Trial of TMC278 25mg q.d. Versus Efavirenz 600mg q.d. in Combination With a Background Regimen Containing 2 Nucleoside/Nucleotide Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors in Antiretroviral-naive HIV-1 Infected Subjects. |
Study Start Date : | June 2008 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | January 2010 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | February 2012 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: 002
efavirenz 600 mg tablet once daily for 96 weeks
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Drug: efavirenz
600 mg tablet once daily for 96 weeks |
Experimental: 001
TMC278 25 mg tablet once daily for 96 weeks
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Drug: TMC278
25 mg tablet once daily for 96 weeks |
- Number of Participants With Virological Response (Intent-to-Treat - Time to Loss of Virologic Response [TLOVR], <50 Copies Per mL) at Week 48 [ Time Frame: Week 48 ]Virological response is defined as confirmed plasma viral load less than (<) 50 human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) (ribonucleic acid [RNA]) copies/milliliter (ml) at Week 48. The TLOVR algorithm was used to derive response. Response needed to be confirmed at 2 consecutive visits and participants who permanently discontinued were considered nonresponders after discontinuation. Resuppression after confirmed virologic failure was considered as failure. Virologic Failure includes participants who were rebounder (confirmed viral load >= 50 copies/ml after being responder) or who were never suppressed (no confirmed viral load <50 copies/ml).
- Number of Participants With Virological Response (Intent-to-Treat - Snapshot, <50 Copies Per mL) at Week 48 [ Time Frame: Week 48 ]The analysis is based on the last observed viral load (VL) data within the Week 48 window. Virologic response is defined as a VL<50 copies/mL (observed case). Missing VL was considered as non-response. Virologic Failure includes subjects who had VL>=50 copies/mL in the Wk 48 window, subjects who discontinued early due to lack or loss of efficacy, subjects who discontinued for reasons other than an adverse event, death or lack or loss of efficacy and at the time of discontinuation had a VL>=50 copies/mL and subjects who had a switch in background regimen that was not permitted by the protocol.
- Number of Participants With Virological Response (Intent-to-Treat - Time to Loss of Virologic Response [TLOVR], <50 Copies Per mL) at Week 96 [ Time Frame: Week 96 ]
- Number of Participants With Virological Response (Intent-to-Treat - Snapshot, <50 Copies Per mL) at Week 96 [ Time Frame: Week 96 ]
- Number of Participants With Virological Response (Observed, <50 Copies/mL) at Last On-Treatment Visit (Post-Week 96). [ Time Frame: Variable, ranging from 3 months up to maximum 18 months for TMC278 and 12 months for Efavirenz ]Virological response is defined as (observed) plasma viral load less than 50 human immunodeficiency virus-type 1 (HIV-1) ribonucleic acid (RNA) copies per mL at the last on-treatment post-Week 96 visit.
- Number of Participants With Virological Response (Intent-to-Treat - Time to Loss of Virologic Response [TLOVR], <400 Copies Per mL) at Week 48 [ Time Frame: Week 48 ]Virological response is defined as confirmed plasma viral load < 400 HIV-1 (RNA) copies/mL at Week 48. The TLOVR algorithm was used to derive response. Response needed to be confirmed at 2 consecutive visits and participants who permanently discontinued were considered nonresponders after discontinuation. Resuppression after confirmed virologic failure was considered as failure. Virologic Failure includes participants who were rebounder (confirmed viral load >= 400 copies/mL after being responder) or who were never suppressed (no confirmed viral load <400 copies/mL).
- Number of Participants With Virological Response (Intent-to-Treat - Time to Loss of Virologic Response [TLOVR], <400 Copies Per mL) at Week 96 [ Time Frame: Week 96 ]Virological response is defined as confirmed plasma viral load < 400 HIV-1 (RNA) copies/mL at Week 96. The TLOVR algorithm was used to derive response. Response needed to be confirmed at 2 consecutive visits and participants who permanently discontinued were considered nonresponders after discontinuation. Resuppression after confirmed virologic failure was considered as failure. Virologic Failure includes participants who were rebounder (confirmed viral load >= 400 copies/mL after being responder) or who were never suppressed (no confirmed viral load <400 copies/mL).
- Mean Change From Baseline to Week 48 and Week 96 in Absolute and Relative CD4+ Cell Counts (Using Imputed Data) [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 48, and Week 96 ]Change from baseline in CD4+ cell count was imputed in case of missing values: in case of premature discontinuation, data were imputed with the baseline value after discontinuation (i.e. change=0, Non-Completer [NC] = Failure); otherwise last observation carried forward was applied.
- Number of Participants With Virologic Failure for the Resistance Determinations by Developing Mutations: First Available On-Treatment Genotypic Data After Failure [ Time Frame: Week 96 ]Virologic failure for the resistance determinations was defined as lack of virologic response (never having had 2 consecutive plasma viral load <50 copies/mL) and plasma viral load increase of >=0.5 log 10 copies/mL above nadir (i.e., never suppressed), or confirmed loss of virologic response (2 consecutive plasma viral load >=50 copies/mL after having had 2 consecutive plasma viral load <50 copies/mL; i.e., rebounder), or discontinued with a last observed on-treatment plasma viral load >=50 copies/mL after having had 2 consecutive plasma viral load <50 copies/mL. For this study, treatment-emergent reverse transcriptase (RT) resistance associated mutations (RAMs) occurring in at least 2 virologic failures (for at least one treatment group) for the following lists are presented: i) Extended list of Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI RAMs) ii) IAS-USA list of Nucleoside/tide reverse transcriptase inhibitor (N[t]RTI RAMs).

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 99 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patient with documented HIV-1 infection
- Patient has never been treated with a therapeutic HIV vaccine or an ARV drug prior to screening
- Patient's HIV-1 plasma viral load at screening is > 5,000 HIV-1 RNA copies/mL (assayed by RNA PCR standard specimen procedure)
- Patient's virus is sensitive to the 2 nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors chosen for treatment
- Patient agrees not to start ART before the baseline visit
- Patient is HLA-B*5701 negative in case abacavir is included in the patient's treatment regimen.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Previous use of ANY ARV drug for ANY length of time
- Any documented evidence of NNRTI resistance associated mutations in patient's HIV
- Category C AIDS defining illness, except, Stable Kaposi Sarcoma Wasting syndrome if not progressive
- Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) that is considered not cured
- Active TB
- Allergy or hypersensitivity to study or background ARTs
- Specific grade 3 or 4 toxicity
- Kidney impairment: calculated creatinine clearance <50 ml/min

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00543725

Study Director: | Tibotec Pharmaceuticals, Ireland Clinical Trial | Tibotec Pharmaceuticals, Ireland |
Responsible Party: | Tibotec Pharmaceuticals, Ireland |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00543725 |
Obsolete Identifiers: | NCT00614692 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
CR002704 TMC278-TIDP6-C215 ( Other Identifier: Tibotec Pharmaceuticals, Ireland ) |
First Posted: | October 15, 2007 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | July 12, 2011 |
Last Update Posted: | April 1, 2016 |
Last Verified: | March 2016 |
Antiretroviral HIV-1 AIDS |
TMC278-C215 TMC278-TiDP6-C215 Treatment Naive |
HIV Infections Blood-Borne Infections Communicable Diseases Infections Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral Sexually Transmitted Diseases Lentivirus Infections Retroviridae Infections RNA Virus Infections Virus Diseases Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes Immune System Diseases Efavirenz Rilpivirine |
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors Enzyme Inhibitors Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Antiviral Agents Anti-Infective Agents Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C9 Inhibitors Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C19 Inhibitors Cytochrome P-450 CYP2B6 Inducers Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inducers Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A Inducers Anti-HIV Agents Anti-Retroviral Agents |