Efficacy of Tenofovir Alafenamide Versus Placebo Added to a Failing Regimen Followed by Treatment With Elvitegravir/Cobicistat/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Alafenamide Plus Atazanavir in HIV-1 Positive, Antiretroviral Treatment-Experienced Adults
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01967940 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: October 23, 2013
Results First Posted
: June 12, 2017
Last Update Posted
: September 13, 2017
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Part 1 consists of 2 cohorts, starting with a sentinel cohort, in which approximately 10 participants will be enrolled to receive open-label tenofovir alafenamide (TAF) in addition to their current failing antiretroviral (ARV) regimen. This cohort will then be followed by a randomized, double-blind, cohort of approximately 90 participants to compare the addition of TAF or placebo in HIV-1 positive adults who are failing their current ARV regimen.
In Part 2, all participants who complete Part 1 of the study will discontinue their failing ARV regimen and TAF or placebo for a 14-day washout period. Following the washout period, all participants who received TAF in Part 1 and have a > 0.5 log10 decline in HIV-1 RNA will receive elvitegravir/cobicistat/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (E/C/F/TAF) single-tablet regimen (STR) plus atazanavir (ATV) once daily for 48 weeks. Participants who received TAF who have a ≤ 0.5 log10 decline in HIV-1 RNA will be discontinued from the study and will not be eligible to continue into Part 2 of the study. All participants who received placebo in Part 1 will be eligible to participate in Part 2 regardless of their viral load change.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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HIV HIV Infections Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome | Drug: TAF Drug: Placebo Drug: E/C/F/TAF Drug: Current failing ARV regimen Drug: ATV | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 55 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Intervention Model Description: | Part 1 (Sentinel Cohort followed by a Randomized Cohort), 14-day washout period, then Part 2 |
Masking: | Double (Participant, Investigator) |
Masking Description: | Part 1 Sentinel Cohort: Open-label, non-randomized Part 1 Randomized Cohort: Double-blind, randomized Part 2: Open-label, non-randomized |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 3, Two Part Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Tenofovir Alafenamide Versus Placebo Added to a Failing Regimen Followed by Treatment With Elvitegravir/Cobicistat/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Alafenamide Plus Atazanavir in HIV-1 Positive, Antiretroviral Treatment-Experienced Adults |
Actual Study Start Date : | October 25, 2013 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | May 9, 2016 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | July 31, 2017 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Part 1 Sentinel Cohort (TAF)
TAF + their current failing ARV regimen for 10 days in Part 1
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Drug: TAF
25 mg tablet administered orally once daily with food
Drug: Current failing ARV regimen
Participants will continue taking their current ARV regimen as prescribed in Part 1.
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Experimental: Part 1 Randomized Cohort (TAF)
Following review of safety and efficacy data from the Sentinel Cohort, participants will be randomized to receive TAF + their current failing ARV regimen for 10 days in Part 1.
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Drug: TAF
25 mg tablet administered orally once daily with food
Drug: Current failing ARV regimen
Participants will continue taking their current ARV regimen as prescribed in Part 1.
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Placebo Comparator: Part 1 Randomized Cohort (Placebo)
Following review of safety and efficacy data from the Sentinel Cohort, participants will be randomized to receive placebo + their current failing ARV regimen for 10 days in Part 1.
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Drug: Placebo
Tablets to match TAF administered orally once daily with food
Drug: Current failing ARV regimen
Participants will continue taking their current ARV regimen as prescribed in Part 1.
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Experimental: Part 2 E/C/F/TAF+ATV
Following a 14-day period to confirm eligibility, participants in the Randomized Cohort TAF group with a > 0.5 log10 decline in HIV-1 RNA and all participants completing the Randomized Cohort Placebo group will receive E/C/F/TAF+ATV for 48 weeks in Part 2.
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Drug: E/C/F/TAF
150/150/200/10 mg STR administered orally once daily with food
Other Name: Genvoya®
Drug: ATV
300 mg tablet administered orally once daily.
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- Part 1: Percentage of Participants With Plasma HIV-1 RNA Decreases From Baseline Exceeding 0.5 log10 at Day 10 [ Time Frame: Day 10 ]
- Part 1: Change From Baseline in Plasma log10 HIV-1 RNA (Copies/mL) at Day 10 [ Time Frame: Baseline; Day 10 ]
- Part 2: Safety of E/C/F/TAF STR Plus ATV in Participants Who Switched From a Failing Regimen as Assessed by the Incidence of Laboratory Parameters and Adverse Events at Weeks 24 and 48 [ Time Frame: Up to 48 weeks ]
- Part 2: Percentage of Participants With Plasma HIV-1 RNA < 50 Copies/mL as Defined by the FDA Snapshot Analysis at Weeks 24 and 48 [ Time Frame: Weeks 24 and 48 ]
- Part 2: Percentage of Participants With Plasma HIV-1 RNA < 400 Copies/mL as Defined by the FDA Snapshot Analysis at Weeks 24 and 48 [ Time Frame: Weeks 24 and 48 ]
- Part 2: Change From Baseline in Plasma log10 HIV-1 RNA (Copies/mL) at Weeks 24 and 48 [ Time Frame: Weeks 24 and 48 ]
- Part 2: Change From Baseline in CD4+ Cell Count (Cells/μL) and Percentage at Weeks 24 and 48 [ Time Frame: Weeks 24 and 48 ]
- Part 2: Pharmacokinetic (PK) Parameter: AUClast of TAF [ Time Frame: Week 4 to Week 12 ]AUClast is defined as the concentration of drug from time zero to the last observable concentration
- Part 2: PK Parameter: Clast of TAF [ Time Frame: Week 4 to Week 12 ]Clast is defined as the last observable concentration of drug.
- Part 2: PK Parameter: Cmax of TAF, Tenofovir (TFV), ATV, and Elvitegravir (EVG) [ Time Frame: Week 4 to Week 12 ]Cmax is defined as the maximum concentration of drug.
- Part 2: PK Parameter: AUCtau of TFV, ATV, and EVG [ Time Frame: Week 4 to Week 12 ]AUCtau is defined as concentration of drug over time.
- Part 2: PK Parameter: Ctau of TFV, ATV, and EVG [ Time Frame: Week 4 to Week 12 ]Ctau is defined as the observed drug concentration at the end of the dosing interval.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Key Inclusion Criteria:
- Ability to understand and sign a written informed consent form, which must be obtained prior to initiation of study procedures
- Currently taking a failing ARV regimen
- Screening or historical genotype report showing either 1 to 3 thymidine-analogue mutations (TAMs) and/or K65R, as well as M184V/I
- Plasma HIV-1 RNA ≥ 500 copies/mL but ≤ 100,000 copies/mL at screening
- Normal ECG
- Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) ≥ 50 mL/min according to the Cockcroft-Gault formula for creatinine clearance
- Alanine aminotransferase (AST)/aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 5 × the upper limit of the normal range (ULN)
- Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 mg/dL, or normal direct bilirubin
- Adequate hematologic function
- Serum amylase ≤ 5 × ULN
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Females may enter the study if it is confirmed that she is:
- Not pregnant or nursing
- Of non-childbearing potential (ie, have had a hysterectomy, both ovaries removed, medically documented ovarian failure, or are postmenopausal women > 54 years of age with cessation [for ≥ 12 months] of previously occurring menses), or
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Of childbearing potential and agrees to utilize highly effective contraception methods or be non-heterosexually active or practice sexual abstinence from screening throughout the duration of study treatment and for 30 days following study drug dosing
- Females who utilize hormonal contraceptive as one of their birth control methods must have used the same method for at least three months prior to study dosing.
- Males must agree to utilize a highly effective method of contraception during heterosexual intercourse or be non-heterosexually active, or practice sexual abstinence from first dose throughout the study period and for 30 days following the last study drug dose.
- Males must agree to refrain from sperm donation from first dose until at least 30 days after the last study drug dose.
Key Exclusion Criteria:
- A new AIDS-defining condition diagnosed within the 30 days prior to screening
- Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive
- Hepatitis C antibody positive (individuals with positive hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody and without detectable HCV RNA are permitted to enroll)
- History of integrase inhibitor use
- Screening or historical genotype reports shows Q151M or T69ins or more than 3 TAMs.
- Screening or historical genotype report shows resistance to integrase inhibitors
- Individuals experiencing decompensated cirrhosis
- Current alcohol or substance use
- History of malignancy within the past 5 years (prior to screening) or ongoing malignancy other than cutaneous Kaposi's sarcoma (KS), basal cell carcinoma, or resected, non-invasive cutaneous squamous carcinoma. Individuals with cutaneous KS are eligible, but must not have received any systemic therapy for KS within 30 days of Part 1, Day 1 and must not be anticipated to require systemic therapy during the study.
- Active, serious infections (other than HIV-1 infection) requiring parenteral antibiotic or antifungal therapy within 30 days prior to Part 1, Day 1
- Any other clinical condition or prior therapy that would make the individual unsuitable for the study or unable to comply with dosing requirements
- Participation in any other clinical trial (including observational trials) without prior approval from the sponsor is prohibited while participating in this trial
- Receiving ongoing therapy with any disallowed medications, including any drugs not to be used with elvitegravir, cobicistat, emtricitabine and tenofovir alafenamide or known allergies to the excipients of E/C/F/TAF STR
Note: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply.

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): NCT01967940
United States, Florida | |
Midway Immunology and Research center | |
Fort Pierce, Florida, United States, 34982 | |
Triple O Research Institute, P.A. | |
West Palm Beach, Florida, United States, 33401 | |
Rowan Tree Medical, P.A. | |
Wilton Manors, Florida, United States, 33305 | |
United States, North Carolina | |
Wake Forest University Health Sciences | |
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157 | |
United States, Pennsylvania | |
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center | |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104 | |
Dominican Republic | |
Salvador B Gautier Hospital - Infectious Diseases Department | |
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 10514 | |
Instituto Dominicano de Estudio Virologicos - IDEV | |
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
Russian Federation | |
Regional state budget health agency Krasnoyarsk Regional Center for Prevention and Control of AIDS | |
Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation, 660049 | |
Center For Prevention and Treatment of AIDS and Infectious Diseases, Saint Petersburg | |
Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation, 190020 | |
Thailand | |
The HIV Netherlands Australia Thailand Research Collaboration (HIV-NAT) | |
Bangkok, Thailand, 10330 | |
Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University | |
Bangkok, Thailand, 10400 | |
Siriraj Hospital Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine | |
Bangkok, Thailand, 10700 | |
Chiang Mai University | |
Chiang Mai, Thailand, 50200 | |
Khon Kaen University | |
Khon Kaen, Thailand, 40002 | |
Uganda | |
Joint Clinical Research Centre | |
Kampala, Uganda |
Study Director: | Gilead Study Director | Gilead Sciences |
Responsible Party: | Gilead Sciences |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01967940 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
GS-US-292-0117 2013-002830-19 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | October 23, 2013 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | June 12, 2017 |
Last Update Posted: | September 13, 2017 |
Last Verified: | August 2017 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes | |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Keywords provided by Gilead Sciences:
HIV-1 HIV Treatment-Experienced |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Lentivirus Infections Retroviridae Infections RNA Virus Infections Virus Diseases Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral Sexually Transmitted Diseases Immune System Diseases Slow Virus Diseases Tenofovir Emtricitabine Atazanavir Sulfate |
Emtricitabine, Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate Drug Combination Cobicistat 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 HIV Protease Inhibitors Protease Inhibitors Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A Inhibitors Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors |