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Safety of Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate (TDF) and Emtricitabine/TDF in HIV Infected Pregnant Women and Their Infants

Information source: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
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Condition(s) targeted: HIV Infections

Intervention: Emtricitabine/Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (Drug); Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (Drug)

Phase: Phase 1

Status: Completed

Sponsored by: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Official(s) and/or principal investigator(s):
Patricia M. Flynn, MD, Study Chair, Affiliation: Department of Infectious Disease, St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital
Arlene D. Bardeguez, MD, MPH, FACOG, Study Chair, Affiliation: Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Women's Health, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

Summary

Most infants infected with HIV through mother-to-child transmission (MTCT, or perinatal transmission) become infected during labor and delivery. The purpose of this study is to test the safety and tolerability of a single dose of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) or emtricitabine/TDF (FTC/TDF) given at the time of labor to HIV infected pregnant women and to their newborn infants.

Clinical Details

Official title: A Phase I Study of the Safety, Tolerance, and Pharmacokinetics of Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate (TDF) and the Combination of TDF Plus Emtricitabine in HIV-1 Infected Pregnant Women and Their Infants

Study design: Allocation: Non-Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Prevention

Primary outcome: Adverse experiences with a severity of Grade 3 or 4 and adverse pregnancy outcomes that cannot be directly attributed to a cause besides study treatment

Secondary outcome:

Maternal viral load

viral resistance to emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate using bulk sequencing

infant HIV DNA PCR

Detailed description: The majority of perinatally infected infants are infected during the labor and delivery process, but recent studies suggest that additional factors, such as postexposure prophylaxis, are likely to be involved in the prevention of MTCT of HIV. It is possible that antiretroviral dosing only during labor and short-term dosing to newly born infants would be sufficiently effective to prevent MTCT of HIV. TDF is a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor that has demonstrated significant effectiveness in preventing MTCT of simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) in a primate model of HIV. FTC/TDF is a combination of two NRTIs being studied because this combination has the potential to prevent MTCT, while protecting the mother from developing resistance that may develop with single drug therapy. This study will evaluate the safety, tolerance, and pharmacokinetics (PK) of single doses of TDF and FTC/TDF in both HIV infected pregnant women and their newborn infants. Cohort 1 is now closed. Each participant in Cohort 1 received a single 600 mg oral dose of TDF at the start of active labor or 4 hours prior to C-section, with concurrent administration of standard intravenous zidovudine (ZDV) prophylaxis and/or other antiretrovirals prescribed by her physician. The infants from Cohort 1 received only the standard 6 weeks of oral ZDV prophylaxis postpartum. PK blood samples were taken from mothers at predose and 1, 2, 4, 8, 12, and 24 hours postdose and at the time of delivery; PK blood samples were taken from infants at 12, 24, and 36 hours after birth. Pregnant women with HIV infection entering this study will be assigned to Cohort 2, as all infants in Cohort 1 have completed the 6 to 8 week study visit and all Cohort 1 data have been reviewed. Mothers in Cohort 2 will receive a single dose of 900 mg of TDF combined with 600 mg emtricitabine, along with standard ZDV prophylaxis and/or other antiretrovirals prescribed by her physician. Infants will receive a single dose of TDF at 4 mg/kg combined with 3 mg/kg emtricitabine as soon as possible after delivery and within 6 hours of age as well as the standard 6 weeks of oral ZDV prophylaxis after birth. Blood samples from mothers and infants will be taken as for Cohort 1. Mothers will be followed for 12 weeks postpartum or for 2 years after giving birth if viral resistance to TDF or FTC/TDF is demonstrated at Weeks 1, 6, or 12. In addition to the PK studies, blood collection will occur around the time of delivery, at screening, study entry, at delivery, and after delivery at various times up to Week 12. Physical exams will be done at screening, study entry, at delivery, and after delivery at various times up to Week 8. Infants will be followed until age 2. Blood will be collected and physical exams will be done at birth and at various times up to Week 96. Mothers are encouraged to coenroll in PACTG P1025, Pharmacokinetic Study of Anti-HIV Drugs During Pregnancy.

Eligibility

Minimum age: 18 Years. Maximum age: N/A. Gender(s): Female.

Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria for Mothers:

- HIV infected

- 34 weeks or more (third trimester) into pregnancy at study screening

- Have access to a participating AIDS clinical trial unit (ACTU) and are willing to be

followed at location for the duration of the study Exclusion Criteria for Mothers:

- Prior treatment with TDF, including coformulated drugs that contain TDF, during

current pregnancy

- Active opportunistic infection and/or serious bacterial infection at time of study

entry

- Certain abnormal laboratory values at study screening

- Chronic malabsorption or chronic diarrhea

- Certain medical or obstetrical complications during the current pregnancy

- Fetal abnormalities as measured by ultrasound screening performed at 18 weeks into

pregnancy or later

- Intend to breastfeed

- Current alcohol abuse or use of illicit substances

- Participation in any other therapeutic or vaccine perinatal treatment trial during

the current pregnancy, unless given permission by the protocol chairs

- Require certain medications

Locations and Contacts

San Juan City Hosp. PR NICHD CRS, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Children's National Med. Ctr. Washington DC NICHD CRS, Washington, District of Columbia 20010, United States

Washington Hosp. Ctr. NICHD CRS, Washington, District of Columbia 20010, United States

Univ. of Miami Ped. Perinatal HIV/AIDS CRS, Miami, Florida 33136, United States

Mt. Sinai Hosp. Med. Ctr. - Chicago, Womens & Childrens HIV Program, Chicago, Illinois 60608, United States

Children's Hospital of Michigan NICHD CRS, Detroit, Michigan 48201, United States

NJ Med. School CRS, Newark, New Jersey 07101-1709, United States

Bronx-Lebanon Hosp. IMPAACT CRS, Bronx, New York 10457, United States

Nyu Ny Nichd Crs, New York, New York 10016, United States

Hahnemann Univ. Hosp., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102-1192, United States

Regional Med. Ctr. at Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, United States

St. Jude/UTHSC CRS, Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Additional Information

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Related publications:

Antoniou T, Park-Wyllie LY, Tseng AL. Tenofovir: a nucleotide analog for the management of human immunodeficiency virus infection. Pharmacotherapy. 2003 Jan;23(1):29-43. Review.

Kourtis AP, Duerr A. Prevention of perinatal HIV transmission: a review of novel strategies. Expert Opin Investig Drugs. 2003 Sep;12(9):1535-44. Review.

Moodley J, Moodley D. Management of human immunodeficiency virus infection in pregnancy. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 2005 Apr;19(2):169-83. Epub 2004 Dec 15. Review.

Abrams EJ. Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV--successes, controversies and critical questions. AIDS Rev. 2004 Jul-Sep;6(3):131-43. Review.

Thorne C, Newell ML. The safety of antiretroviral drugs in pregnancy. Expert Opin Drug Saf. 2005 Mar;4(2):323-35. Review.

Starting date: March 2004
Last updated: July 5, 2013

Page last updated: August 23, 2015

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