Ritonavir-boosted darunavir combined with raltegravir or tenofovir-emtricitabine in antiretroviral-naive adults infected with HIV-1: 96 week results from the NEAT001/ANRS143 randomised non-inferiority trial

François Raffi, Abdel G Babiker, Laura Richert, Jean-Michel Molina, Elizabeth C George, Andrea Antinori, Jose R Arribas, Jesper Grarup, Fleur Hudson, Christine Schwimmer, Juliette Saillard, Cédrick Wallet, Per O Jansson, Clotilde Allavena, Remko Van Leeuwen, Jean-François Delfraissy, Stefano Vella, Geneviève Chêne, Anton Pozniak, NEAT001/ANRS143 Study Group

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    Abstract

    BACKGROUND: Standard first-line antiretroviral therapy for HIV-1 infection includes two nucleoside or nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NtRTIs), but these drugs have limitations. We assessed the 96 week efficacy and safety of an NtRTI-sparing regimen.

    METHODS: Between August, 2010, and September, 2011, we enrolled treatment-naive adults into this randomised, open-label, non-inferiority trial in treatment-naive adults in 15 European countries. The composite primary outcome was change to randomised treatment before week 32 because of insufficient virological response, no virological response by week 32, HIV-1 RNA concentration 50 copies per mL or higher at any time after week 32; death from any cause; any new or recurrent AIDS event; or any serious non-AIDS event. Patients were randomised in a 1:1 ratio to receive oral treatment with 400 mg raltegravir twice daily plus 800 mg darunavir and 100 mg ritonavir once daily (NtRTI-sparing regimen) or tenofovir-emtricitabine in a 245 mg and 200 mg fixed-dose combination once daily, plus 800 mg darunavir and 100 mg ritonavir once daily (standard regimen). This trial was registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT01066962.

    FINDINGS: Of 805 patients enrolled, 401 received the NtRTI-sparing regimen and 404 the standard regimen, with median follow-up of 123 weeks (IQR 112-133). Treatment failure was seen in 77 (19%) in the NtRTI-sparing group and 61 (15%) in the standard group. Kaplan-Meier estimated proportions of treatment failure by week 96 were 17·8% and 13·8%, respectively (difference 4·0%, 95% CI -0·8 to 8·8). The frequency of serious or treatment-modifying adverse events were similar (10·2 vs 8·3 per 100 person-years and 3·9 vs 4·2 per 100 person-years, respectively).

    INTERPRETATION: Our NtRTI-sparing regimen was non-inferior to standard treatment and represents a treatment option for patients with CD4 cell counts higher than 200 cells per μL.

    FUNDING: European Union Sixth Framework Programme, Inserm-ANRS, Gilead Sciences, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Merck Laboratories.

    Original languageEnglish
    JournalLancet
    Volume384
    Issue number9958
    Pages (from-to)1942-51
    Number of pages10
    ISSN0140-6736
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 29 Nov 2014

    Keywords

    • Adenine
    • Adult
    • Anti-HIV Agents
    • CD4 Lymphocyte Count
    • Cholesterol, HDL
    • Cholesterol, LDL
    • Deoxycytidine
    • Drug Resistance, Viral
    • Drug Therapy, Combination
    • Female
    • HIV Infections
    • HIV-1
    • Humans
    • Kaplan-Meier Estimate
    • Male
    • Middle Aged
    • Organophosphonates
    • Pyrrolidinones
    • Ritonavir
    • Sulfonamides
    • Treatment Outcome

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