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Study to Evaluate the Influence of Nevirapine to Atazanavir in Steady State Equilibrium in HIV Patients

Information source: Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital
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Condition(s) targeted: HIV Infections

Intervention: Atazanavir (Reyataz) (Drug); Ritonavir (Norvir) (Drug); Nevirapine (Viramune) (Drug)

Phase: Phase 4

Status: Completed

Sponsored by: Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital

Official(s) and/or principal investigator(s):
Bonaventura Clotet, MD,PhD, Principal Investigator, Affiliation: LLuita contra la Sida Foundation-HIV Unit
Jose Molto, MD,PhD, Principal Investigator, Affiliation: LLuita contra la Sida Foundation-HIV Unitat
Josep Mª LLibre, MD,PhD, Principal Investigator, Affiliation: Lluita contra la Sida Foundation- HIV Unit
Sílvia Valero, Principal Investigator, Affiliation: Hospital Sant Jaume de Calella

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the influence of nevirapine in exposure to atazanavir boosted with ritonavir, in steady state equilibrium, in HIV-infected adult patients.

Clinical Details

Official title: Clinical Pilot Trial to Evaluate the Influence of Nevirapine in Exposure to Atazanavir in Steady State Equilibrium in HIV-Infected Adult Patients.

Study design: Allocation: Non-Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Primary outcome: The primary endpoint of the study will be the atazanavir plasma concentration

Secondary outcome:

Proportion of patients with atazanavir plasma concentrations < 0.15 mg/L

Proportion of patients with nevirapine plasma concentrations > 6.0 mg/L

Incidence of adverse events and anomalies in the laboratory tests (haemogram, AST / ALT / FA / GGT, bilirubin, creatinine, urea).

Detailed description: In recent years, new treatment strategies have appeared aimed at reducing the risk of treatment-derived toxicity without compromising efficacy. Of the recent antiretroviral drugs, atazanavir is a protease inhibitor (PI) whose pharmacokinetic profile allows it to be given in a single daily take with a scant impact on lipid metabolism. This second characteristic makes atazanavir a good alternative for patients with a high vascular risk. However, one of its drawbacks is that it may present clinically relevant interactions with other drugs. Another antiretroviral agent with a scant impact on lipid metabolism is nevirapine. Different studies have described an improvement in lipid profile, as well as a less atherogenic tendency in patients treated with nevirapine. Moreover, the combination of nevirapine with PI drugs in the context of nucleoside-sparing strategies may permit a suitable control of viral replication, and an improvement in the mitochondrial toxicity derived from treatment with NTRI, which may possibly result in a minor incidence or in a clinical improvement of lipodystrophy. The combination of atazanavir with nevirapine may be of major interest in HIV-infected patients that have had a cardiovascular event (secondary prevention) or are at a high risk of having one (primary prevention). Similarly, this combination of drugs may be promising as a nucleoside-sparing strategy. However, according to preliminary data, the joint administration of nevirapine with atazanavir may lead to a reduction in the atazanavir plasma concentration. Thus, before evaluating the clinical utility of this combination of drugs, pharmacokinetic studies evaluating the existence of significant pharmacokinetic interactions between both are necessary

Eligibility

Minimum age: 18 Years. Maximum age: 65 Years. Gender(s): Both.

Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria:

- Age >=18 years.

- Patients infected by HIV-1 (at least one documented positive Western-Blot).

- Stable antiretroviral treatment with atazanavir boosted with ritonavir (300/100 mg

QD) for at least 14 days.

- Absence of acute infections and/or tumours in the three months prior to inclusion.

- Subject able to follow the treatment period.

- Transaminase values (AST/ALT) below 5 times the upper limit of the interval of

normality.

- In women, negative pregnancy test or not of fertile age (defined as at least one year

from menopause or undergoing any surgical sterilisation technique), or undertaking to use a barrier contraceptive method during the study.

- Signature of the informed consent.

- Undetectable viral load.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Failure to comply with any of the inclusion criteria.

- Record of allergic hypersensitivity or intolerance to the investigational medication.

- Any clinical or historic observation that might interfere in the pharmacokinetics of

the medication, such as gastrointestinal diseases or surgery (except herniotomy or appendectomy), alterations in the composition of plasma proteins, any indication of hepatic or renal dysfunction.

- Patients that have been given tenofovir, omeprazole or other proton pump inhibitors

or any other medication with relevant interactions with atazanavir within the two weeks prior to the screening visit.

- Active consumption of alcohol (> 50 g/day) or illegal drugs (except cannabis).

- Suspicion of unsuitable antiretroviral treatment compliance.

- Pregnancy or breastfeeding.

Locations and Contacts

Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona 08916, Spain

Hospital Sant Jaume de Calella, Calella, Barcelona 08370, Spain

Additional Information

Starting date: January 2007
Last updated: June 16, 2009

Page last updated: August 23, 2015

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