Safety and Pharmacokinetics Evaluation of Fostemsavir + (OBT) in HIV-1 Infected Children and Adolescents Who Are Failing Their cART and Have Dual- or Triple-class Antiretroviral Resistance

March 3, 2026 updated by: PENTA Foundation

A Multicenter, Open-label, Single-arm Trial to Evaluate the Safety, Pharmacokinetics and Antiviral Activity of Fostemsavir in Combination With Optimized Background Therapy (OBT) in HIV-1 Infected Children and Adolescents Who Are Failing Their Current Combination Antiretroviral Therapy (cART) and Have Dual- or Triple-class Antiretroviral (ARV) Resistance

In the SHIELD study, the study sponsor seeks to assess safety, PK and antiviral activity for children and adolescents with dual or triple class resistance. It will also assess the acceptability and swallowability of formulation among the pediatric population. The dose selection of FTR for children and adolescents ≥20kg utilized a population pharmacokinetic (POP PK) model-based approach to achieve similar adult TMR exposures following FTR 600mg BID administration with combination therapy that was demonstrated to be safe and effective in the FTR Phase 3 BRIGHTE study in HTE patients.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Active, not recruiting

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

Enrollment

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60

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 2
  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

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Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

  • Brazil
      • Nova Iguaçu, Brazil
        • Hospital Geral de Nova Iguaçu
      • Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 20221-161
        • Hospital Federal dos Servidores do Estado
  • South Africa
      • Cape Town, South Africa
        • FAM-CRU
      • Durban, South Africa
        • King Edward VIII Hospital
      • Johannesburg, South Africa, 2112
        • Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital
      • Johannesburg, South Africa
        • Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institutel
      • Soweto, South Africa
        • PHRU
  • United States
    • Georgia
      • Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322
        • Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

6 years to 17 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Male and female HIV-1 infected paediatric participants from 6 years old and weighing at least 20 kg to less than 18 years of age.
  • Antiretroviral-experienced with documented historical or baseline resistance to one or more agents in at least two classes. All resistance has to be properly documented.
  • Failing current antiretroviral regimen with a confirmed plasma HIV-1 RNA ≥ 1000 c/mL (first value from Investigator within 6 months of screening visit, with the second value obtained from Screening labs, without a decline greater than 1 log10, and no value <1000 in between).
  • Documented resistance to at least one component of the current failing regimen per screening resistance testing.
  • Must have at least 1 fully active and available agent in 2 or more ARV classes, based on current and/or documented historical resistance testing, taking into account tolerability, and other safety concerns. At least two fully active agents must be a part of the initial OBT to be paired with FTR.
  • Girls who have reached menarche must have a negative pregnancy test at screening, not be breastfeeding, and be willing to adhere to effective methods of contraception if sexually active. All participants (male or female) have to agree with recommendations for effective contraception.

Exclusion Criteria:

Medical History and Concurrent Diseases:

  • Unable to comply with dosing requirements (to swallow solid pharmaceutical form of the investigational medicinal product)
  • Unable to comply with study visits
  • Presence of a malabsorption syndrome or other gastrointestinal dysfunction which might interfere with drug absorption or render the participant unable to take oral medication.
  • Any clinical condition (including but not limited to recreational drug use) or prior therapy that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would make the participant unsuitable for the study
  • Pregnancy and breastfeeding

Physical and Laboratory Test Findings:

  • Chronic untreated Hepatitis B virus (HBV) (however, participants with chronic treated HBV or spontaneously remitted HBV are eligible)
  • HIV-2 infection
  • Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≥5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN), OR ALT ≥3xULN and bilirubin ≥1.5xULN (with>35% direct bilirubin)
  • History of unstable liver disease, decompensated cirrhosis, or known biliary disorder
  • History of congestive heart failure, or congenital/acquired prolonged QT syndrome/other cardiac diseases predisposing to prolonged QTc
  • Hemoglobin < 8.0 g/dL
  • Platelets < 50,000 cells/mm3
  • Confirmed QTcF value > 450 msec, regardless of sex, at Screening or Day 1
  • Current (defined as taking the medication within 14 days of Day 1) or anticipated treatment with medication considered prohibited or restricted as per Appendix II. Certain medication will be carefully evaluated as acceptable, see Appendix II.
  • Participation in an experimental drug and/or HIV-1 vaccine trial(s) within the previous 30 days
  • Child in governmental care, e.g. child is a ward of the state. Note: This criterion does not apply if the child is officially adopted by a family/guardian.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Experimental: Fostemsavir
Fostemsavir in combination with optimized background therapy (OBT) in HIV-1 infected children and adolescents who are failing their current combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) and have dual- or triple-class ARV resistance
Drug: Fostemsavir
fostemsavir in combination with optimized background therapy (OBT) in HIV-1 infected children and adolescents who are failing their current combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) and have dual- or triple-class ARV resistance

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
Time Frame
Occurrence of the following events through Week 24
Time Frame: 24 weeks
24 weeks
AUC(0-tau)
Time Frame: at week 1, 4, 12, 24, 48
at week 1, 4, 12, 24, 48
Cmax
Time Frame: at week 1, 4, 12, 24, 48
at week 1, 4, 12, 24, 48
Ctau of temsavir across weight bands
Time Frame: at week 1, 4, 12, 24, 48
at week 1, 4, 12, 24, 48

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
Proportion of patients with HIV-1 RNA <50 copies/mL
Time Frame: at 24 weeks and 48 weeks
To evaluate the antiviral activity of fostemsavir + OBT
at 24 weeks and 48 weeks
Change in log10 HIV-1 RNA from baseline
Time Frame: at 24 weeks and 48 weeks
at 24 weeks and 48 weeks
Occurrence of: AEs, treatment-related AEs, AEs of Grade 3 or higher, serious AEs, and AEs leading to premature study treatment discontinuation.
Time Frame: at Week 48 and at the end of Study
at Week 48 and at the end of Study
Occurrence of WHO 3 or 4 defining events, or death
Time Frame: up to 156 weeks
up to 156 weeks
efficacy of fostemsavir plus OBT
Time Frame: up to 156 weeks
changes from baseline in CD4+ T cell counts and the percentage of CD4 + T-cells
up to 156 weeks
Emergence of genotypic or phenotypic resistance to Temsavir and components of OBT
Time Frame: up to 156 weeks
up to 156 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
PENTA Foundation

Collaborators

Collaborators

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ViiV Healthcare
Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
Cromsource
PHPT Foundation

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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June 30, 2022

Primary Completion (Estimated)

Primary Completion

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December 1, 2028

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
December 1, 2028

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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November 10, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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November 23, 2020

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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December 1, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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March 5, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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March 3, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

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March 1, 2026

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Terms related to this study

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • SHIELD (Penta22)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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