Doravirine Concentrations and Antiviral Activity in Cerebrospinal Fluid in HIV-1 Infected Individuals
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04079452 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : September 6, 2019
Results First Posted : April 28, 2022
Last Update Posted : April 28, 2022
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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HIV-1-infection | Drug: Doravirine Drug: Descovy | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 15 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Doravirine Concentrations and Antiviral Activity in Cerebrospinal Fluid in HIV-1 Infected Individuals |
Actual Study Start Date : | February 18, 2020 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | August 31, 2020 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | August 31, 2020 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Doravirine + Descovy® TAF/FTC
Doravirine (MK-1439) 100 mg administered orally once daily in combination with Tenofovir alafenamide (TAF) and emtricitabine (FTC) coformulated as single tablet (Descovy® TAF/FTC 25/200 mg) and administered orally once daily during 4 weeks
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Drug: Doravirine
Doravirine 100 mg tablet
Other Name: MK-1439 Drug: Descovy Tenofovir alafenamide 25 mg / emtricitabine 200 mg tablet
Other Name: TAF/FTC |
- Total Doravirine Concentrations in Cerebrospinal Fluid [ Time Frame: 4 Weeks ]Total Doravirine concentrations in cerebrospinal fluid in HIV-1 infected individual receiving ART with Doravirine+FTC/TAF
- Total Doravirine Concentrations in Blood Plasma [ Time Frame: 4 Weeks ]Total Doravirine concentrations in blood plasma
- Total Doravirine Concentration CSF/Plasma Ratio [ Time Frame: 4 Weeks ]total Doravirine CSF/plasma ratio
- HIV-1 RNA in Cerebrospinal Fluid [ Time Frame: 4 Weeks ]Number of patients with HIV-1 RNA cerebrospinal fluid <40 copies/ml
- HIV-1 RNA in Blood Plasma [ Time Frame: 4 Weeks ]Number of patients with HIV-1 RNA in blood plasma <40 copies/ml
- Unbound Doravirine Concentrations in CSF [ Time Frame: 4 Weeks ]Unbound Doravirine concentrations in cerebrospinal fluid in HIV-1 infected individual receiving ART with Doravirine+FTC/TAF
- Doravirine Concentrations in Blood Plasma [ Time Frame: 4 Weeks ]Unbound Doravirine concentrations in blood plasma
- Unbound Doravirine Concentration CSF/Plasma Ratio [ Time Frame: 4 Weeks ]Unbound Doravirine CSF/plasma ratio

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Asymptomatic, HIV-1 infected individuals ≥ 18 years of age
- Be on a stable ART continously or ≥3 consecutive months preceding the screening visit. Patients already receiving TAF/FTC+DoravirineC for at least three consecutive months will be eligible.
- Plasma HIV-1 RNA at screening <40 copies/mL for at least 3 months at the Screening visit.
- Signed and dated written informed consent prior to inclusion.
- Subjects must agree to utilize a highly effective method of contraception during heterosexual intercourse from the screening visit throughout the duration of the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Severe hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh Class C)
- Ongoing malignancy
- Active opportunistic infection
- Primary resistance to any of the ARV included in the study or history of virologic failure with risk of resistance selection to any of the study drugs.
- Any verified Grade 4 laboratory abnormality
- ALT or AST ≥ 3xULN and/or bilirubin ≥ 1.5xULN
- Adequate renal function: Estimated glomerular filtration rate ≥ 50 mL/min
- Females who are pregnant (as confirmed by positive serum pregnancy test) or breastfeeding.
- Current treatment with antiaggregant or anticoagulant therapy.
- History of any neurologic disease/condition/treatment may alter the blood brain barrier permeability.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04079452
Spain | |
Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge | |
L'Hospitalet De Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain, 08907 |
Principal Investigator: | Daniel Podzamczer, PhD Chief | Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge |
Documents provided by Daniel Podzamczer, Fundación FLS de Lucha Contra el Sida, las Enfermedades Infecciosas y la Promoción de la Salud y la Ciencia:
Responsible Party: | Daniel Podzamczer, PhD: chief of the HIV and STD Unit (Infectious Disease Service), Fundación FLS de Lucha Contra el Sida, las Enfermedades Infecciosas y la Promoción de la Salud y la Ciencia |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04079452 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
DORACeNeS 2018-003915-24 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | September 6, 2019 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | April 28, 2022 |
Last Update Posted: | April 28, 2022 |
Last Verified: | April 2022 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
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