A Bioequivalence Study of Darunavir, Emtricitabine, and Tenofovir Alafenamide, in the Presence of Cobicistat in Healthy Participants

January 31, 2025 updated by: Janssen Sciences Ireland UC

A Single-Dose, Open-Label, Randomized, Crossover Study to Assess the Bioequivalence of Darunavir 800 mg, Emtricitabine 200 mg, and Tenofovir Alafenamide 10 mg, in the Presence of Cobicistat 150 mg, Administered as Either a Fixed-Dose Combination Tablet or as Separate Agents in Healthy Subjects

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the single-dose pharmacokinetics and pivotal bioequivalence of Darunavir (DRV) 800 milligram (mg), Emtricitabine (FTC) 200 mg, and tenofovir alafenamide (TAF) 10 mg when administered as a fixed-dose combination (FDC) (D/C/F/TAF) relative to the separate agents (DRV 800 mg tablet formulation and FTC/TAF 200/10 mg FDC) in the presence of 150 mg Cobicistat (COBI), under fed conditions, in healthy participants.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

This is a Phase 1, open-label, randomized, 2-way crossover study in 96 healthy adult participants. The study consists of 2 treatment sessions. Participants will receive in one session a single dose of darunavir/cobicistat/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (D/C/F/TAF) 800/150/200/10 milligram (mg) tablets as fixed-dose combination (FDC) and in another session Darunavir (DRV) as 1x 800 mg tablet, Emtricitabine/ tenofovir alafenamide (FTC/TAF) as 1x 200/10 mg FDC tablet, and Cobicistat (COBI) 150 mg as 1x 150 mg tablet all under fed conditions. Treatment sessions will be separated by a washout period of at least 7 days. The duration of the study for an individual participant will be at least 12 days, Screening and Follow-up not included. Participants safety will be monitored throughout the study.

Study Type

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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126

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

14 years to 51 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Participant must be non-smoker for at least 3 months prior to selection
  • Participant must be healthy on the basis of physical examination, medical history, vital signs, and 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) performed at Screening. If the results are outside the normal reference ranges, the participant may be included only if they are not listed under the exclusion criteria and if the Investigator judges the abnormalities or deviations from normal to be not clinically significant. This determination must be recorded in the participant's source documents and initialed/signed by the Investigator
  • Participant must have a body mass index (BMI), between 18.5 and 30 kilogram per square meter (kg/m^2) (inclusive)
  • Participant must be healthy on the basis of clinical laboratory tests performed at Screening. If the results of the biochemistry panel, blood coagulation, hematology, or urinalysis are outside the normal reference ranges, the participant may be included only if the abnormalities or deviations from normal are not listed in the exclusion criteria, and the Investigator judges they are not clinically significant. This determination must be recorded in the participant's source documents and initialed/signed by the Investigator
  • All female participants, except when postmenopausal, must have a negative serum (beta-human chorionic gonadotropin [beta-hCG]) pregnancy test at Screening and must not breastfeed from Screening onwards

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Participant has a positive human immunodeficiency virus - type (HIV-1) or human immunodeficiency virus - type 2 (HIV-2) test at Screening
  • Participant has hepatitis A, B, or C infection (confirmed by a positive hepatitis A antibody immunoglobulin M (IgM), hepatitis B surface antigen, and/or hepatitis C virus antibody, respectively) at Screening
  • Participant has currently significant and active gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, neurologic, psychiatric, metabolic, endocrinologic, genitourinary, renal, hepatic, respiratory, inflammatory, neoplastic, or infectious disease. Currently active dermatological disease that would interfere with a correct assessment of possible skin reactions to the study drugs
  • Participant has currently significant and active diarrhea, nausea, or constipation that in the Investigator's opinion could influence drug absorption or bioavailability
  • Participant has any history of renal insufficiency

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: Treatment Sequence (AB)
Participant will receive a single oral tablet of darunavir (DRV) 800 milligram (mg)/ cobicistat (COBI) 150 mg/ emtricitabine (FTC) 200 mg/ tenofovir alafenamide (TAF) 10 mg (D/C/F/TAF fixed dose combination [FDC]) (Treatment A) in period 1, then 1 tablet of DRV 800 mg + 1 tablet of COBI 150 mg + 1 tablet of FTC/TAF 200/10 mg FDC (Treatment B) in period 2
Drug: Darunavir/Cobicistat/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Alafenamide fixed-dose combination (FDC)
A single tablet containing DRV 800 mg, COBI 150 mg, FTC 200 mg and TAF 10 mg will be administered.
Drug: Emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide FDC
A single tablet containing FTC 200 mg and TAF 10 mg will be administered.
Drug: Darunavir
A single tablet containing darunavir 800 mg will be administered.
Drug: Cobicistat
A single table containing cobistat 150 mg will be administered.
Experimental: Treatment Sequence (BA)
Participant will receive 1 tablet of DRV 800 mg + 1 tablet of COBI 150 mg + 1 tablet of FTC/TAF 200/10 mg FDC (Treatment B) in period 1, then a single oral tablet of D/C/F/TAF (800/150/200/10 mg) FDC (Treatment A) in period 2
Drug: Darunavir/Cobicistat/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Alafenamide fixed-dose combination (FDC)
A single tablet containing DRV 800 mg, COBI 150 mg, FTC 200 mg and TAF 10 mg will be administered.
Drug: Emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide FDC
A single tablet containing FTC 200 mg and TAF 10 mg will be administered.
Drug: Darunavir
A single tablet containing darunavir 800 mg will be administered.
Drug: Cobicistat
A single table containing cobistat 150 mg will be administered.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax) of Darunavir, Cobicistat, Emtricitabine and Tenofovir Alafenamide
Time Frame: Up to 72 hours post-dose
The Cmax is the maximum observed plasma concentration.
Up to 72 hours post-dose
Area Under the Plasma Concentration-Time Curve From Time Zero to Last Quantifiable Time (AUC [0-last]) of Darunavir, Cobicistat, Emtricitabine and Tenofovir Alafenamide
Time Frame: Up to 72 hours post-dose
The AUC (0-last) is the area under the plasma concentration-time curve from time zero to last quantifiable time.
Up to 72 hours post-dose
Area Under the Plasma Concentration-Time Curve From Time Zero to Infinite Time (AUC[0-infinity]) of Darunavir, Cobicistat, Emtricitabine and Tenofovir Alafenamide
Time Frame: Up to 72 hours post-dose
The AUC (0-infinity) is the area under the plasma concentration-time curve from time zero to infinite time, calculated as the sum of AUC(last) and C(last)/lambda(z); wherein AUC(last) is area under the plasma concentration-time curve from time zero to last quantifiable time, C(last) is the last observed quantifiable concentration, and lambda(z) is elimination rate constant.
Up to 72 hours post-dose

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Time to Reach Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Tmax) of Darunavir (DRV), cobicistat (COBI), Emtricitabine (FTC) and Tenofovir Alafenamide (TAF)
Time Frame: Up to 72 hours post-dose
The Tmax is defined as actual sampling time to reach maximum observed plasma concentration.
Up to 72 hours post-dose
Plasma Concentration at the Last Quantifiable Time Point (Clast) of Darunavir (DRV), Cobicistat (COBI), Emtricitabine (FTC) and Tenofovir Alafenamide (TAF)
Time Frame: Up to 72 hours post-dose
The Clast is the last observed quantifiable plasma concentration above the quantification limit.
Up to 72 hours post-dose
Elimination Rate Constant (Lambda[z]) of Darunavir (DRV), Cobicistat (COBI), Emtricitabine (FTC) and Tenofovir Alafenamide (TAF)
Time Frame: Up to 72 hours post-dose
Lambda(z) is firstorder elimination rate constant associated with the terminal portion of the curve, determined as the negative slope of the terminal log linear phase of the drug concentrationtime curve.
Up to 72 hours post-dose
Elimination HalfLife (t1/2) of Darunavir (DRV), Cobicistat (COBI), Emtricitabine (FTC) and Tenofovir Alafenamide (TAF)
Time Frame: Up to 72 hours post-dose
The elimination halflife (t1/2) is the time needed for the plasma concentration to decrease to 1 half of its original value. It is associated with the terminal slope of the semi logarithmic drug concentrationtime curve, and is calculated as 0.693/lambda(z).
Up to 72 hours post-dose
Time to Last Quantifiable Plasma Concentration (Tlast) of Darunavir (DRV), cobicistat (COBI), Emtricitabine (FTC) and Tenofovir Alafenamide (TAF)
Time Frame: Up to 72 hours post-dose
The Tlast is the time to last observed quantifiable plasma concentration.
Up to 72 hours post-dose
Ratio of AUClast of Darunavir (DRV), Cobicistat (COBI), Emtricitabine (FTC) and Tenofovir Alafenamide (TAF)
Time Frame: Up to 72 hours post-dose
Ratio of individual AUClast values between Treatment A and B.
Up to 72 hours post-dose
Ratio of AUC[0infinity] of Darunavir (DRV), Cobicistat (COBI), Emtricitabine (FTC) and Tenofovir Alafenamide (TAF)
Time Frame: Up to 72 hours post-dose
Ratio of individual AUC[0infinity] values between Treatment A and B.
Up to 72 hours post-dose
Ratio of Cmax of Darunavir (DRV), Cobicistat (COBI), Emtricitabine (FTC) and Tenofovir Alafenamide (TAF)
Time Frame: Up to 72 hours post-dose
Ratio of individual Cmax values between Treatment A and B.
Up to 72 hours post-dose
Number of Subjects with Adverse Events
Time Frame: From signing the Informed Consent Form (ICF) up to 10 days after last study drug administration
An adverse event is any untoward medical event that occurs in a participant administered an investigational product, and it does not necessarily indicate only events with clear causal relationship with the relevant investigational product.
From signing the Informed Consent Form (ICF) up to 10 days after last study drug administration

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Janssen Sciences Ireland UC

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Study Director: Janssen Sciences Ireland UC Clinical Trial, Janssen Sciences Ireland UC

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

Study Start

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November 1, 2015

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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February 1, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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February 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

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October 15, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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October 15, 2015

First Posted (Estimated)

First Posted

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October 19, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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March 25, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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January 31, 2025

Last Verified

Last Verified

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January 1, 2025

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  • CR107887
  • TMC114FD2HTX1001 (Other Identifier: Janssen Sciences Ireland UC)
  • 2015-001264-18 (EudraCT Number)

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