Efficacy of Atazanavir/Ritonavir Monotherapy as Maintenance in Patients With Viral Suppression

February 7, 2024 updated by: Castagna Antonella, IRCCS San Raffaele

Efficacy of Atazanavir / Ritonavir Monotherapy as Maintenance in Patients With Viral Suppression. Randomized, Open Label Non Inferiority Trial. A Phase 3 Study.

The study will assess whether Atazanavir/ritonavir monotherapy provides a non-inferior proportion of virological efficacy with respect to ATV/RTV + 2 NRTIs in patients with stable suppressed viremia and no prior virologic failures.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This is a randomised (1:1), multicentre, comparative, parallel-group, prospective, open label, non-inferiority controlled clinical trial.

Enrolled patients, taking an ATV/r based HAART and with stable HIV-RNA < 50c/ml (24 weeks), will be randomized to:

  • continue the same regimen ATV/RTV 300mg/100mg OD plus 2 NRTIs (according to the specific dosing schedule) as backbone (HAART arm) with ATV/r
  • or simplify therapy to ATV/RTV 300mg/100mg OD as monotherapy (Monotherapy arm) with ATV/r The study follow up will be 96 weeks after randomization and primary objective will be evaluated at week 48.

Patients will be followed every 4 weeks for the first 16 weeks, and then every 8 weeks until week 48, then every 12 weeks until week 96 or discontinuation ; at each visit the following evaluations will be performed:

  • clinical assessment.
  • routine laboratory tests (hematological tests and hematochemistry) including creatinine, phosphorus, calcium, alkaline phosphatase, gammaGT; urine analysis, lipid profile, level of HIV-RNA and CD4 cell counts.

During follow-up, at randomization, week 48, week 96 or discontinuation, patients will additionally undergo:

  • Fat redistribution evaluation by DEXA (dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry
  • Vertebral and femoral bone mineral density evaluation by DEXA.
  • ECG;
  • Glicate haemoglobin.
  • Adherence assessment (questionnaire and/or pills counts).
  • Neurocognitive evaluation [HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HANDs) evaluated by validated neuropsychological tests].

In case of viral rebound (defined as 2 consecutive measurement of HIV-RNA > 50 c/ml) patients will be immediately contacted in order to perform genotypic tests. Furthermore a plasma PK analysis will also be performed. Any patients with virological rebound will be selected for a reintensification therapy with NRTIs and if not suppressed after 12 weeks they will be discontinued.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

117

Phase

  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Italy
    • Lombardia
      • Milan, Lombardia, Italy, 20127
        • Infectious Diseases Department Fondazione Centro San Raffaele

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 90 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • HIV infected patients
  • age > 18 years
  • On treatment with ATV/r plus 2 NRTIs for at least 48 weeks
  • Virological suppression (HIV-RNA<50 c/ml) by at least 24 weeks with ATV/r plus 2 NRTIs
  • No virologic failure after the initiation of the first antiretroviral therapy. Previous treatment changes due to toxicity or treatment simplifications will be permitted only if occurred with documented virological suppression.
  • CD4 cells nadir >100 cells/µL
  • PPI and H2-receptor antagonists as follows: the proton-pump inhibitors should not be used; if H2-receptor antagonists are co-administered, a dose equivalent to famotidine 20 mg BID should not be exceeded.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnancy and breast feeding women
  • AIDS defining events
  • Evidence of active HBV infection (HBsAg positive)
  • Previous virological failure
  • History of resistance to ATV
  • Use of contraindicated medications

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: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Atazanavir/ritonavir monotherapy
Patients will simplify therapy to ATV/RTV 300mg/100mg OD as monotherapy
Drug: Atazanavir/ritonavir monotherapy
Monotherapy Simplification Strategy with Atazanavir/ritonavir 300/100 mg once daily for 96 weeks.
Other Names:
  • ATV/r monotherapy
No Intervention: Atazanavir/ritonavir triple therapy
Patients will continue the same regimen ATV/RTV 300mg/100mg OD plus 2 NRTIs as backbone

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Proportion of Patients With Treatment Failure (TF)
Time Frame: Up to week 48
Proportion of patients with treatment failure defined as having one of the following events: confirmed viral rebound (CVR) or treatment discontinuation for any cause. CVR was established when 2 consecutive viral load values (HIV-1 RNA)>50 copies/mL occurred within 2 weeks during follow-up. In case of CVR, patients treated with atazanavir/ritonavir monotherapy had to re-introduce their previous 2NRTIs (re-intensification) and, if not suppressed (HIV-1 RNA <50 copies /ml) after 12 weeks, discontinued from the study. Re-intensification was considered as treatment failure in the primary analysis conducted according to the intention-to-treat principle (intention-to-treat analysis with re-intensification equal failure, ITT=Failure) while it was not in the secondary analysis (intention-to-treat analysis with re-intensification equal success, ITT=Success).
Up to week 48

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Efficacy and Safety
Time Frame: week 96

Proportion of pts with confirmed virological and treatment failure at w96. Change in CD4 cell counts.

Occurrence of viral resistance to atazanavir in pts with confirmed virologic failure.

Proportion of pts with adverse events, with ≥grade 2 adverse events or abnormal laboratory tests, proportion of pts with side effects leading to discontinuation.

Body fat redistribution and vertebral and femoral bone mineral density. Adherence changes; changes in HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders. Difference in levels of activated Tcells and pro-inflammatory cytokines between treatment groups.
week 96

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

IRCCS San Raffaele

Collaborators

Bristol-Myers Squibb

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Adriano Lazzarin, Professor, Ospedale San Raffaele

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2013

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 13, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 18, 2012

First Posted (Estimated)

January 19, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimated)

February 9, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 7, 2024

Last Verified

February 1, 2024

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • MODAt

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