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Randomized, phase 2 evaluation of two single-tablet regimens elvitegravir/cobicistat/emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate versus efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate for the initial treatment of HIV infection.

Author(s): Cohen C, Elion R, Ruane P, Shamblaw D, DeJesus E, Rashbaum B, Chuck SL, Yale K, Liu HC, Warren DR, Ramanathan S, Kearney BP

Affiliation(s): Gilead Sciences Inc., Foster City, California, USA.

Publication date & source: 2011-03-27, AIDS., 25(6):F7-12.

Publication type: Clinical Trial, Phase II; Multicenter Study; Randomized Controlled Trial

OBJECTIVE: To assess the safety and efficacy of two, single-tablet regimens for the initial treatment of HIV infection. DESIGN: Phase 2, randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, multicenter, active-controlled study. METHODS: Antiretroviral treatment-naive adults with a screening HIV-1 RNA at least 5000 copies/ml and a CD4 cell count more than 50 cells/mul were randomized 2: 1 to receive fixed-dose combination tablets of elvitegravir/cobicistat/emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (EVG/COBI/FTC/TDF; N = 48) or efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (EFV/FTC/TDF; n = 23) for 48 weeks. The primary endpoint was proportion of participants with HIV-1 RNA less than 50 copies/ml at week 24. RESULTS: Participants receiving EVG/COBI/FTC/TDF exhibited a more rapid decline in HIV-1 RNA and a greater proportion suppressed viral load to less than 50 copies/ml than participants receiving EFV/FTC/TDF. Both EVG/COBI/FTC/TDF and EFV/FTC/TDF resulted in high rates of viral suppression and increases in CD4 cell count. Ninety and 83% of participants suppressed HIV-1 RNA to less than 50 copies/ml both at the 24-week and 48-week visits for EVG/COBI/FTC/TDF and EFV/FTC/TDF, respectively. Once-daily administration of EVG/COBI/FTC/TDF provided a mean EVG trough concentration 10-fold over its protein binding-adjusted IC(95) across study visits. EVG/FTC/TDF/GS-9350 was generally well tolerated with a lower rate of drug-related central nervous system (17%) and psychiatric (10%) adverse events versus EFV/FTC/TDF (26 and 44%, respectively). Decreases in estimated glomerular filtration rate occurred within the first few weeks of dosing in participants receiving EVG/COBI/FTC/TDF, remained within the normal range and did not progress at week 24 or 48; no participant experienced a clinical adverse event or discontinued study drug due to changes in serum creatinine or renal function. CONCLUSION: Once-daily EVG/COBI/FTC/TDF achieved and maintained a high rate of virologic suppression with fewer central nervous system and psychiatric adverse events compared to a current standard-of-care regimen of EFV/FTC/TDF.

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