Real-world effectiveness, safety, and health-related quality of life in people living with HIV receiving bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide—12-month results of the BICSTaR French cohort
Laurent Hocqueloux , Fabrice Bonnet , Claudine Duvivier , Matteo Vassallo , Franck Tollinchi , Pascale Leclercq , Marina Karmochkine , Hugues Cordel , Colin Deschanvres , Alicia C. Gordon , David Thorpe , Tali Cassidy , Francois Durand , Sabrinel Sahali , Olivier Robineau
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Abstract
Objectives
BICSTaR is a multinational, prospective, observational study that aimed to evaluate bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (B/F/TAF) in HIV treatment-naïve (TN) and treatment-experienced (TE) participants in routine clinical practice.
Methods
Month 12 analysis of the French cohort with respect to virologic effectiveness, drug-related adverse events (DRAEs), emergence of resistance, body weight, and patient-reported outcomes using the HIV Symptom Index and the HIV Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire.
Results
A total of 240 participants initiated B/F/TAF in January-July 2019 (56 TN, 184 TE), 79% of whom were male, with a median age of 50 years. At baseline, 63% (TN: 46%, TE: 68%) presented with comorbidities. At month 12, HIV-1 RNA was <50 cp/mL in 92% (43/47) of TN and 96% (134 of 139) of TE in missing = excluded analysis (discontinuation = failure analysis: TN: 92% [43 of 47], TE: 92% [134 of 146]). No major mutations associated with B/F/TAF resistance emerged. A total of 7% (16 of 240) discontinued B/F/TAF, including 4% (10 of 240) due to DRAEs and none for virologic reasons. DRAEs were reported in 13% (30 of 240) (no renal DRAE). The median changes in body weight were +6.5 kg in TN and +1.0 kg in TE. The number of bothersome symptoms decreased in the TN group, and treatment satisfaction significantly increased in the TE group.
Conclusions
These French real-world data confirm the effectiveness, safety, and tolerability of B/F/TAF in TN and TE participants with a high prevalence of comorbidities.