Pharmacokinetics, safety and efficacy of elvitegravir/cobicistat/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide in children with HIV aged from 2 years and weighing at least 14 kg
Eva Natukunda, Aditya H. Gaur, Pope Kosalaraksa, Elizabeth Hellström, Renate Strehlau, Afaaf Liberty, Stephanie Cox, Rory Leisegang, Ramesh Palaparthy, Susanne Crowe, Vinicius Vieira, Kathryn Kersey, Natella Rakhmanina
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Abstract
Introduction
Elvitegravir/cobicistat/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (E/C/F/TAF) was efficacious and well tolerated in children/adolescents with HIV (aged ≥6 years, weighing ≥25 kg) in a Phase 2/3 study. Here, we report data from children aged ≥2 years and weighing ≥14–<25 kg.
Methods
This is an analysis of data from the youngest cohort in an open-label, multicentre, multi-cohort, single-group, international study of children/adolescents with HIV. Participants in this cohort were children aged ≥2 years, weighing ≥14–<25 kg at screening and able to swallow tablets, on stable antiretroviral therapy with virologic suppression (HIV-1 RNA <50 copies/ml for ≥6 consecutive months) and a CD4 count ≥400 cells/µl. Eligible participants received low-dose E/C/F/TAF (90/90/120/6 mg) once daily through Week 48. The study included pharmacokinetic evaluation of the low-dose E/C/F/TAF tablet at Week 2. Safety, efficacy, palatability and acceptability were also evaluated.
Results
Between 16 January and 25 November 2019, 27 participants were enrolled with a median (quartile [Q]1, Q3) age of 6 (4, 8) years, body weight of 19.3 (17.0, 20.5) kg, CD4 count of 1061 (895, 1315) cells/µl and CD4 cell percentage of 37.4 (30.6, 40.3). Most (92.6%) participants acquired HIV through vertical transmission. On 6 October 2020 (data-cut), median (Q1, Q3) exposure to E/C/F/TAF was 48.3 (48.0, 60.1) weeks. Pharmacokinetic parameters were within the safe and efficacious range of previous data in adult and paediatric populations. Drug-related treatment-emergent adverse events occurred in 4/27 (15%) participants. There were no Grade 3/4 adverse events, or adverse events leading to E/C/F/TAF discontinuation. One participant experienced a serious treatment-emergent adverse event (Grade 2 pneumonia not considered E/C/F/TAF related). Virologic suppression (US FDA Snapshot algorithm) was maintained by 26/27 (96%) participants at Weeks 24 and 48. At Week 48, most children reported positive palatability (84.6%) and acceptability (96.2%).
Conclusions
These data support the use of single-tablet E/C/F/TAF (90/90/120/6 mg) regimen for the treatment of HIV in children aged ≥2 years and weighing ≥14–<25 kg.
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The Journal of the International AIDS Society (JIAS) is a peer-reviewed and Open Access journal for the generation and dissemination of evidence from a wide range of disciplines: basic and biomedical sciences; behavioural sciences; epidemiology; clinical sciences; health economics and health policy; operations research and implementation sciences; and social sciences and humanities. Submission of HIV research carried out in low- and middle-income countries is strongly encouraged.