This is a single-arm, open-label, effectiveness study designed to evaluate the use of Tenofovir, Lamivudine, and Dolutegravir in people with newly diagnosed HIV-1 infection initiating first-line Antiretroviral Therapy with Cabotegravir-Long-acting Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis exposure in the preceding 12 months. Participants will be followed up for a period of 12 months from enrolment.
Study participants are HIV-1 infected adult patients recruited. A target of 100 participants will be enrolled and started on Tenofovir, Lamivudine, and Dolutegravir at enrolment. Clinical assessments for these participants will be conducted throughout the study as per the Schedule of Events. This will be a two-phase interventional study to identify the optimally safe and effective Antiretroviral Therapy regimen for individuals with newly detected Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection after Cabotegravir-Long-acting Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis exposure. In the Initial Phase, the investigator will demonstrate proof of principle for the use of standardized Antiretroviral Therapy regimens in combination with pre-treatment genotypic drug resistance testing to achieve virologic suppression in individuals with prior Cabotegravir-Long-acting Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis exposure and understand drug resistance patterns prior to Antiretroviral Therapy initiation. To do this, the investigator will use a single-arm, interventional design using Tenofovir, Lamivudine, and dolutegravir. This supports programmatic rollout, particularly in developing countries where baseline Human Immunodeficiency Virus genotyping is not performed prior to initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy. The over-arching goals of Phase I are to determine the feasibility of our study design to recruit people with detectable Human Immunodeficiency Virus after prior use of Cabotegravir-Long-acting Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis failure and to estimate virologic suppression rates with current first-line standard of care, Tenofovir, Lamivudine, and Dolutegravir therapy. At the conclusion of the Initial Phase, data will be assessed to determine the need for and optimal design of a potential Second Phase (the details of which will not be described in this protocol). Should the investigator find sub-optimal virologic suppression rates on Tenofovir, Lamivudine, and Dolutegravir regimens in this trial, the investigator would then proceed to the Second Phase in which the investigator will compare Darunavir/Ritonavir based Antiretroviral Therapy with Tenofovir, Lamivudine, and Dolutegravir in an open-label randomized, non-inferiority clinical trial. The aim of the second phase will be to determine whether an alternative to the predominant first-line regimen in much of the world will be required to optimise virologic suppression for this population.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
100
Dolutegravir, lamivudine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate tablets, a combination of dolutegravir (integrase strand transfer inhibitor \[INSTI\]), lamivudine, and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (both nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors), is indicated as a complete regimen for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in adults and pediatric patients weighing at least 35 kg
Ezintsha, a division of Wits Health Consortium
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI)
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Desmond Tutu Health Foundation
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
To evaluate the efficacy of TLD as first-line antiretroviral therapy (ART) in participants with HIV-1 infection and CAB-LA PrEP exposure in the past 12 months
Proportion of participants with virologic suppression (plasma HIV-1 RNA levels \< 50 cp/mL) at Month 6
Time frame: At 6 Months
To describe the epidemiology (i.e., prevalence and correlates) of HIV drug resistance patterns in participants with HIV-1 infection and prior CAB-LA PrEP exposure
Proportion of participants with unsuppressed viral loads (HIV-1 RNA levels ≥ 50 cp/mL and ≥ 1000 cp/mL) at Month 6 and Month 12
Time frame: 6 and 12 Months
To describe the epidemiology (i.e., prevalence and correlates) of HIV drug resistance patterns in participants with HIV-1 infection and prior CAB-LA PrEP exposure
Time to virologic suppression
Time frame: 12 Months
To describe the epidemiology (i.e., prevalence and correlates) of HIV drug resistance patterns in participants with HIV-1 infection and prior CAB-LA PrEP exposure
Prevalence of HIV genotypic resistance to NRTI and INSTI drug classes at screening (baseline)
Time frame: 12 Months
To describe the epidemiology (i.e., prevalence and correlates) of HIV drug resistance patterns in participants with HIV-1 infection and prior CAB-LA PrEP exposure
Comparative prevalence of INSTI drug resistance in those with HIV and CAB-LA exposure and HIV acquisition deemed to occur prior to initiation of PrEP, during PrEP therapy, or after cessation of therapy
Time frame: 12 Months
To investigate the development of HIV drug resistance over the duration of the trial of HIV treatment with TLD
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Assessment of genotypic drug resistance in participants with confirmed virologic failure (HIV-1 RNA ≥ 200 cp/mL on 2 or more occasions) throughout study duration
Time frame: 12 Months
To evaluate the safety of TLD over 12 months
Incidence of SAEs and DAIDS-defined Grade 3 and Grade 4 AEs, throughout study duration, including AEs considered related to the IMP
Time frame: 12 Months
To evaluate the safety of TLD over 12 months
Proportion of participants discontinuing treatment due to AEs
Time frame: 12 Months
To evaluate the safety of TLD over 12 months
Assessment of absolute values and changes in laboratory parameters over 12 months
Time frame: 12 Months