HIV - Monotherapy in Switzerland (MOST-ch) (MOST)

July 16, 2018 updated by: pietro vernazza, Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen

HIV- Monotherapy in Switzerland (MOST- ch)

The investigators plan to conduct a two arm study, to compare failure rates in the central nervous system (CNS) and genital compartment in virologically fully suppressed patients continuing a highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) versus patients switching to ritonavir boosted lopinavir (Kaletra®) HIV-monotherapy. The study is composed of two phases of 48 weeks duration.

In addition, neuropsychological tests (Color trial test A 1 and 2; Grooved pegboard; EWIA Digit Symbol form) and evaluation of side effects will be performed.

Study Overview

Status

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Terminated

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

In the first phase (phase A), ritonavir-boosted lopinavir (Kaletra®) will be compared with continued HAART. In the second year (phase B) patients on conventional HAART are also offered LPV/r monotherapy to extend the longterm experience of this new strategy.

Only patients willing to give a genital secretion and a spinal fluid sample will be included. All patients must be on a fully suppressive HAART with at least 2 consecutive values of HIV-RNA at the screening visit . After performance of lumbar puncture at baseline, patients will be randomized to continued HAART or LPV/r monotherapy. During the first year of randomized treatment patients will be followed at week 6/ 12 /18 /24 /32 /40 and 48. Lumbar puncture and genital secretion sampling will be repeated at week 48.

Follow up during the second phase (B: W48-96) of the study will be identical to phase A including genital and spinal sampling at week 96. After study termination at week 96, patients may opt to continue monotherapy if results of HIV-RNA in blood and CSF support this decision.

The primary endpoint of the study will be treatment failure in the compartment (CSF and / or genital tract). Since the variability of HIV-RNA determination in CSF and genital secretions is not very well known, a one log increase above the baseline value will be considered as treatment failure in the respective compartment. Only patients who had a complete viral suppression in blood will be considered for compartment evaluation. Patients treated in the monotherapy arm with a CSF HIV-RNA value at week 48 more than 1.0 log10 cp/ml above baseline (= compartment failure) will be switched to a conventional combination treatment. HIV-RNA testing in the genital samples will be performed batchwise at the end of the study.

In addition, patients with a blood treatment failure (two consecutive HIV-RNA detections > 400cp/ml) will be considered as full treatment failures and switched to a rescue regimen at the discretion of the treating physician. For the analysis, these patients will be considered as systemic treatment failure and will not be entered in the analysis of compartmentalized treatment failure. If the rescue strategy was only intensification of adherence and results in full blood viral load re-suppression, the patient will still be maintained in the study and compartment evaluations can be performed at w48 and/or 96, respectively.

The secondary aim of the study is the definition of prognostic markers for compartment failures. Potential risk factors associated with mono-maintenance failure are HIV-DNA load at time of treatment simplification, HIV-RNA at the time of first treatment initiation, duration of HIV-RNA suppression before simplification, history of HIV-RNA blips, presence of detectable HIV-RNA in spinal fluid at the time of treatment simplification, changes of level of c-reactive protein (high sensitive methodology, hsCRP) from baseline as a marker of immune-activation during the maintenance therapy.

If funding allows, we will test for the presence of resistant viruses and compare the presence of genetic polymorphism at baseline. We will also measure parameters of immunoactivation (hsCRP, CD8+, CD38+).

The study is financed by the Swiss National Science Foundation and the Swiss HIV Cohort Study.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

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60

Phase

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  • Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • Switzerland
      • Geneva, Switzerland, 1211
        • Hirschel
    • Bellariastrasse 38
      • Zürich, Bellariastrasse 38, Switzerland, 8038
        • Flepp
    • INF KP PKT 2B Freiburgstr.
      • Bern, INF KP PKT 2B Freiburgstr., Switzerland, 3010
        • Furrer
    • Petersgraben 4
      • Basel, Petersgraben 4, Switzerland, 4031
        • Nuesch
    • Rue Du Bugnon 21
      • Lausanne, Rue Du Bugnon 21, Switzerland, 1005
        • Cavassini
    • Rämistrasse 100
      • Zürich, Rämistrasse 100, Switzerland, 8091
        • Opravil

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

14 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age > 18 years.
  • HIV seropositive.

  • HAART (> 6 months) with at least 3 months successfully suppressed HIV- RNA (two most recent RNA measurements < 50 cp/ml). HAART is defined as either:

    • 1 PI plus 2 NRTIs,
    • 1 NNRTI plus 2 NRTIs, or
    • 3 NRTIs.
  • HIV-RNA in plasma < 50 cp/ml at screening.
  • Stable antiretroviral therapy (unchanged drug combination) during the last four weeks.
  • If not currently on a LPV/ r based therapy, willing to switch to LPV/ r bid therapy in case patient is randomized to the monotherapy arm
  • Signed written informed consent.
  • Highly motivated patients able to understand the investigational nature of this open observational study and willing to participate in additional procedures.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Other investigational substance or substances active against HIV.
  • Previous history of adverse events with the drugs under investigation.
  • Previous history of any virological treatment failure (does not include deliberate treatment interruption) or documented resistance against the drugs under investigation (LPV/r).
  • Patient who has no effective alternative treatment options in case the study treatment fails (according to the physician's judgment).
  • Pregnancy (negative pregnancy test for women of childbearing potential at screening).
  • Active AIDS-defining disease necessitating antibiotic or chemotherapy at the time of screening.
  • Chronic hepatitis B.

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: Monotherapy
Ritonavir-boosted lopinavir (Kaletra®) will be used as monotherapy
Drug: Lopinavir-Monotherapy
Patients on triple HAART will be switched to LPV/r-monotherapy
Other Names:
  • Kaletra
Active Comparator: Continued ART
Continuation Therapy, conventional triple HAART
Drug: HAART
Patients will continued their current HAART
Other Names:
  • Any ART

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Failure in CNS
Time Frame: Week 48
Week 48

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Predictors of failure
Time Frame: week 48
week 48

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen

Collaborators

Collaborators

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Swiss National Science Foundation
Swiss HIV Cohort Study

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Pietro Vernazza, Professor, Swiss HIV Cohort Study

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General Publications

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Study record dates

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Study Start

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January 1, 2007

Primary Completion (Actual)

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September 1, 2008

Study Completion (Actual)

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December 1, 2008

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First Submitted

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September 18, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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September 18, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

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September 19, 2007

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July 18, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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July 16, 2018

Last Verified

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July 1, 2018

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  • SHCS-Projekt Nr.: 490
  • SHCS 490

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