Etravirine Pharmacokinetics and HIV Viral Load in Breast Milk and Plasma
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01625169 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: June 21, 2012
Results First Posted
: August 7, 2014
Last Update Posted
: August 13, 2014
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HIV positive pregnant women who receive potent combination antiretroviral therapy over at least the last trimester of pregnancy, and who have proper obstetric interventions and are able to avoid breast feeding, decrease the risk of having an infected infant to about 1%. Breast milk HIV-1 RNA (cell free) viral load is significantly associated with breast milk transmission, and a 2-fold increased risk of transmission associated with every 10-fold increase in breast milk viral load has been reported. In addition, cell associated virus (HIV DNA) was associated with a significant increase in risk of transmission independent of the level of cell-free viral RNA.
However, multiple studies of HIV positive women giving birth have shown that exclusive breast-feeding carries a much lower risk of HIV transmission than mixed breast-feeding (defined as breast milk along with complementary food, other milk, and/or infant formula). The proposed study will measure the antiretroviral (ARV) drug etravirine concentrations in blood and breast milk in postpartum HIV positive women on HAART therapy. The short-term goal is to determine how much etravirine penetrates into breast milk, and whether it leads to undetectable HIV viral load in the breast milk and therefore has the potential to decrease the risk of transmission of HIV through breast milk. The long term goal is to see if breast milk HIV levels can be lowered sufficiently to prevent maternal to child transmission (MTCT) of HIV in infants receiving only breast feeding in resource poor areas.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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HIV | Drug: Etravirine pharmacokinetics in breast milk and plasma | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 9 participants |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Official Title: | Antiretroviral Drug Concentrations and HIV Viral Load in Breast Milk and Plasma in HIV+ Women Receiving HAART (Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy) Therapy: Etravirine (ETR) Pharmacokinetics (PK) in Breast Milk and Plasma |
Study Start Date : | April 2010 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | December 2012 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | December 2012 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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HIV + pregnant women
Etravirine pharmacokinetics in breast milk and plasma. Etravirine 200mg PO BID for 14 days with PK on days 5 and 14
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Drug: Etravirine pharmacokinetics in breast milk and plasma
HIV+ pregnant women will receive etravirine 200mg PO BID for 14 days postpartum. PK will be done on postpartum days 5 and 14.
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- Peak Plasma Concentration of Etravirine in Plasma [ Time Frame: Day 5 ]
Cmax ng/ml
Note: One participant did not complete the Day 5 evaluation.
- Peak Concentration of Etravirine in Breast Milk [ Time Frame: day 5 ]
Cmax ng/ml
Note: One participant did not complete the Day 5 evaluation.
- Peak Concentration of Etravirine in Breast Milk [ Time Frame: day 14 ]Cmax ng/mL
- Peak Plasma Concentration of Etravirine in Plasma [ Time Frame: day 14 ]Cmax ng/mL
- Area Under the Curve (AUC) 0-12 for Plasma [ Time Frame: Day 5: 0, 2,4, 8 and 24 hours post dose ]AUC 0-12 ng*hr/ml
- Area Under the Curve (AUC) 0-12 for Plasma [ Time Frame: Day 14: 0, 2,4, 8 and 24 hours post dose ]AUC 0-12 ng*hr/ml
- Area Under the Curve (AUC) 0-12 for Breast Milk [ Time Frame: Day 5 ]AUC 0-12 ng*hr/ml
- Area Under the Curve (AUC) 0-12 for Breast Milk [ Time Frame: Day 14 ]AUC 0-12 ng*hr/ml
- HIV Viral Load in Breast Milk and Plasma [ Time Frame: Day 5 ]Positive HIV RNA in breast milk and plasma- LDL 40 copies/ml
- HIV Viral Load in Breast Milk and Plasma [ Time Frame: Day 14 ]Positive HIV RNA in breast milk and plasma- LDL 40 copies/ml

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- HIV+ pregnant women on HAART for the prevention of MTCT w/ undetectable viral load at time of delivery (w/i 30 days of delivery).
- 18 years and older
- Only women who are deemed by the physician as being capable of understanding that HIV positive women should not breastfeed will be approached.
- Life expectancy greater than 6 months
- No known allergies to etravirine
- Willingness of subject to adhere to protocol requirements.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant women with medical or psychological contraindications to breast milk expression.
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Requirements for prohibited medications:
- ARV: Tipranavir/ritonavir, fosamprenavir/ritonavir, atazanavir/ritonavir, and protease inhibitors administered without ritonavir, nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTIs).
- Alternative/CAM: St. John's wort
- Anticonvulsants: Phenobarbital, carbamazepine , phenytoin
- Anti-infectives: Rifampin

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01625169
United States, California | |
LAC+USC MCA Clinic | |
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90033 |
Principal Investigator: | LaShonda Y Spencer, MD | University of Southern California |
Responsible Party: | LaShonda, Assistant Prof of Clinical Pediatrics, University of Southern California |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01625169 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
HS-09-00698 |
First Posted: | June 21, 2012 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | August 7, 2014 |
Last Update Posted: | August 13, 2014 |
Last Verified: | August 2014 |
Keywords provided by LaShonda, University of Southern California:
Pharmacokinetics HIV Breast milk |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Etravirine Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors Enzyme Inhibitors |
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Anti-Retroviral Agents Antiviral Agents Anti-Infective Agents |