National Multicenter Trial Evaluating Two Treatments in Patients With Primary Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV-1) Infection (OPTIPRIM-2)

Phase III Multicenter Randomized Trial Evaluating in Patients at the Time of the Primary HIV-1 Infection, the Impact on the Viral Reservoir of a Combination Including Tenofovir/Emtricitabine and Dolutegravir or Tenofovir/Emtricitabine and Darunavir/Cobicistat

The purpose of this study is to compare the impact of two combination of two tablets once daily: dolutegravir associated with emtricitabine / tenofovir versus darunavir / cobicistat associated with emtricitabine / tenofovir on DNA HIV measured in PBMC at 48 weeks in patients with primary HIV-1 infection.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: HIV-1 Infection
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Dolutegravir; Drug: Emtricitabine-Tenofovir; Drug: Darunavir-cobicistat

Detailed Description

Phase III, randomized (1: 1), comparative, superiority, open-label, parallel assignment, national multicenter trial evaluating two treatments in patients with primary HIV-1 infection.

Comparison of the two combinations regarding:

• Viral reservoir at W48
• Early inhibition of viral replication,
• Plasmatic and cellular cumulative viremia at W48,
• Immune reconstitution with CD4, CD8 levels and CD4 / CD8 ratio,
• Activation parameters decrease,
• Adherence to treatments,
• Treatments tolerance,
• Adverse events,

• Quality of life (by self-administered questionnaires). Study of the pharmacokinetics / dynamics relationship of the decay of plasma, cellular and spermatic compartments' viral loads.

  50 participants per group will be enrolled in 40 sites in France. Co- inclusion in ANRS CO 06 PRIMO cohort will be offered

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 101
• Phase: Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• France
  • All the Regions of the Country (40 Centers), France
    • Hopital Bicetre

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age ≥ 18 years at screening visit.

• Patients with primary HIV-1 infection: Any results achieved in the previous 10 days of inclusion visit will be taken into account. If the Enzyme Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay (ELISA) test result does not dissociate the signals antibodies and p24 antigen or in case of rapid test result :

  • Negative ELISA / rapid test and positive HIV-1 RNA confirmed by a second positive HIV-1 RNA.
  • Positive ELISA / rapid test and WB-HIV1 [0-5] band (s) or IB-HIV-1 [0-3] band(s) confirmed by a positive HIV-1 RNA.

If the ELISA test result dissociated p24 antigen and antibodies signals:

• ELISA Ac - / p24 - and positive HIV-1 RNA confirmed by a second positive HIV-1 RNA.
• ELISA Ac - / p24 + confirmed by a positive HIV-1 RNA.

• ELISA Ac + / p24 + or - and WB-HIV1 [0-5] band (s) or IB-HIV-1 [0-3] band(s) confirmed by a positive HIV-1 RNA.

  • Written informed consent signed by the person and the investigator no later than the day of the screening visit and before any exam performed in the trial (article L1122-1-1 Public Health Code).
  • Affiliate or beneficiary of a social security system (Article L1121-11 of the Public Health Code) (the State Medical Aid or AME is not a social security system).
  • Patients followed in selected centers, accepting additional constraints and having signed a consent, will participate to virological, immunological and pharmacological sub-studies.
  • Patient agreeing to participate in the trial for 1 year according to the defined terms.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any antiretroviral treatment (for Pre-Exposure Prohylaxis or Post-exposure prophylaxis) during the 4 weeks preceding inclusion.
• Associated pathology with urgent care needed.
• Prothrombin Ratio < 50%.
• Creatinine clearance < 70 mL / min (Cockroft).
• aspartate transaminase (AST), alanine transaminase (ALT), or bilirubin (total and conjugated) ≥ 10 times the upper limit of normal.
• Patient with isolated HIV-2 viral strain.
• Women of childbearing potential without effective contraception method (see appendix A6).
• Pregnant or breastfeeding women.
• Person under legal guardianship or deprived of liberty by a judicial or administrative decision.
• Patient participating in another research evaluating other treatments with an exclusion period ongoing at the screening visit.
• Planned absence which could prevent optimal trial participation (vacation abroad, moving, imminent job change ...).
• Co-administration of prohibited treatments (see § 9.5).
• History or presence of allergy to the study drugs or their components;
• Unstable liver disease (as defined by the presence of ascites, encephalopathy, coagulopathy, hypoalbuminemia, esophageal or gastric varices, or persistent jaundice), known biliary abnormalities (with the exception of Gilbert's syndrome or asymptomatic gallstones).
• Subjects with severe hepatic impairment (Class C) as determined by Child-Pugh classification.
• Any symptoms or laboratory values suggesting a systemic disorder (renal, hepatic, cardiovascular, pulmonary) or other medical conditions that could interfere with the interpretation of trial results or compromise the health of patients.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Dolutegravir + Emtricitabine/Tenofovir; Patients will take Dolutegravir 50 mg (= Tivicay, 1 tablet per day) with Emtricitabine 200 mg / Ténofovir 245 mg (=Truvada, 1 tablet per day) for 48 weeks	Drug: Dolutegravir; Oral use, 50mg/day; Other Names: Tivicay; Drug: Emtricitabine-Tenofovir; Oral use, Emtricititabine : 200mg/day Ténofovir : 245mg; Other Names: Truvada
Active Comparator: Darunavir/Cobicistat + Emtricitabine/Ténofovir; Patients will take Darunavir 800 mg / Cobicistat 150 mg (=Rezolsta, 1 tablet per day) + Emtricitabine 200 mg / Ténofovir 245 mg (=Truvada, 1 tablet per day) for 48 weeks	Drug: Emtricitabine-Tenofovir; Oral use, Emtricititabine : 200mg/day Ténofovir : 245mg; Other Names: Truvada; Drug: Darunavir-cobicistat; Oral use, 800-150mg/day; Other Names: Rezolsta

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
HIV-DNA levels in the peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) at week 48	week 48

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Cumulative cellular viremia up to week 48	week 48
Cumulative plasmatic viremia (HIV-1 RNA) at week 48	week 48
Cumulative plasmatic viremia using the values obtained by ultrasensitive quantification for all HIV-1-RNA values < 50 copies / mL.	week 48
Levels of HIV-1 RNA in plasma at week 2, week 4, week 8, week 12, week 24, week 36, week 48 and changes between week 0 and week 48	week 2, week 4, week 8, week 12, week 24, week 36, week 48
Percentage of patients with HIV-1 RNA <50 copies / mL at week 2, week 4, week 8, week 12, week 24, week 36, week 48	week 2, week 4, week 8, week 12, week 24, week 36, week 48
Proportion of patients with HIV-1-RNA plasma below the ultrasensitive technique quantification threshold at week 2, week 4, week 8, week 12, week 24, week 36 and week 48	week 2, week 4, week 8, week 12, week 24, week 36 and week 48
Total DNA-HIV levels measured in PBMC at week 2, week 4, week 8, week 12, week 24, week 36 and week 48	week 2, week 4, week 8, week 12, week 24, week 36 and week 48
Total DNA-HIV levels measured in PBMC: changes between week 0 and week 48.	between week 0 and week 48
CD4 and CD8 counts and percentage at week 2, week 4, week 8, week 12, week 24, week 36, week 48.	week 2, week 4, week 8, week 12, week 24, week 36, week 48
CD4 and CD8 counts and percentage changes between week 0 and week 48.	between week 0 and week 48.
CD4/CD8 ratio at week 2, week 4, week 8, week 12, week 24, week 36, week 48.	week 2, week 4, week 8, week 12, week 24, week 36, week 48
CD4/CD8 ratio changes between week 0 and week 48.	between week 0 and week 48.
Pharmacokinetic: mean concentrations between week 0 and week 48 will be linked to plasma RNA-VIH and DNA-VIH decrease.	between week 0 and week 48
Pharmacokinetic: cumulative AUC between week 0 and week 48 will be linked to plasma RNA-VIH and DNA-VIH decrease.	between week 0 and week 48
Trial treatments tolerance using self-administered questionnaires of symptoms experienced.	week 0, week 4, week 8, week 12, week 24, week 36 and week 48
Reported quality of life using self-administered questionnaire (PROQOL-HIV questionnaire).	between week 0 and week 48
Number, nature and time of occurrence of stage 3 or 4 clinical and biological adverse events (using ANRS scale to grade severity of adverse events in adults).	between week 0 and week 48
HIV infection progression defined by occurrence of B or C stage clinical events or death between week 0 and week 48	between week 0 and week 48
Evolution of Metabolic disorders assessed by measurement of cholesterol, triglycerides, blood glucose and lipase	between week 0 and week 48
Evolution of Renal function assessed by urea and serum creatinine.	between week 0 and week 48
Adherence to treatments using self-administered questionnaires	week 4, week 8, week 12, week 24, week 36 and week 48
Adherence to treatments using pills' counts by local pharmacist	week 4, week 8, week 12, week 24 and week 36
Adherence to treatments using MEMS (Medical Event Monitoring System) data collected during the first 3 months	between week 0 and week 12

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: ANRS, Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Collaborators: Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Antoine Chéret, MD, PhD, Hopital Bicetre

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Cheret A, Bauer R, Meiffredy V, Lopez P, Ajana F, Lacombe K, Morlat P, Lascoux C, Reynes J, Calin R, Abel S, Goujard C, Rouzioux C, Avettand-Fenoel V, Meyer L. Once-daily dolutegravir versus darunavir plus cobicistat in adults at the time of primary HIV-1 infection: the OPTIPRIM2-ANRS 169 randomized, open-label, Phase 3 trial. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2022 Aug 25;77(9):2506-2515. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkac207.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): April 11, 2017
• Primary Completion (Actual): July 30, 2019
• Study Completion (Actual): January 31, 2020

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 30, 2016
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 8, 2016
• First Posted (Estimated): December 9, 2016

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 7, 2026
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 2, 2026
• Last Verified: August 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: primary infection
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Disease Attributes; Infections; Communicable Diseases; Organic Chemicals; Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring; Heterocyclic Compounds; Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring; Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring; Pharmaceutical Preparations; Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides; Purines; Deoxycytidine; Cytidine; Pyrimidine Nucleosides; Pyrimidines; Organophosphorus Compounds; Nucleosides; Deoxyribonucleosides; Organophosphonates; Adenine; Drug Combinations; Tenofovir; Emtricitabine; Emtricitabine, Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate Drug Combination; dolutegravir; cobicistat mixture with darunavir
• Other Study ID Numbers: ANRS 169 OPTIPRIM-2; 2016-001683-11 (EudraCT Number)

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: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No