A Phase 2a, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of Oral MK-8591 Once-Monthly in Participants at Low- Risk for HIV-1 Infection
Overview
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Intervention
- Islatravir
- Conditions
- HIV-1 Infection
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
- Enrollment
- 242
- Locations
- 9
- Primary Endpoint
- Number of Participants With ≥1 Adverse Event (AE) Through Week 36
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 9 months ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This study will evaluate the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics (PK) of 6 once-monthly doses of oral islatravir (60 mg and 120 mg) compared with placebo in adults at low risk of HIV-1 infection
Detailed Description
This study is ongoing for collection of safety follow-up of infants born to mothers participating in the study. The present results are based on the Week 68 interim analysis.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Is in general good health with acceptable laboratory values at screening
- •Is confirmed HIV-uninfected based on negative HIV-1/HIV-2 test result before randomization
- •Has low risk of HIV infection, within 12 months prior to screening visit or the rescreening visit (if applicable)
- •Use contraceptives consistent with local regulations
- •Female is not pregnant or breastfeeding, and is not a woman of childbearing potential (WOCBP)
- •A WOCBP is using an acceptable contraceptive method, or is abstinent from heterosexual intercourse as their preferred and usual lifestyle; or has a negative pregnancy test.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Has hypersensitivity or other contraindication to any of the components of the study interventions as determined by the investigator
- •Has an active diagnosis of hepatitis due to any cause
- •Has a history of malignancy ≤5 years prior to signing informed consent except for adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer or in situ cervical cancer.
- •Is taking or is anticipated to require systemic immunosuppressive therapy, immune modulators, or any prohibited therapies from 30 days prior to Day
- •1 through the duration of the study.
- •Is currently participating in or has participated in an interventional clinical study with an investigational compound or device within 30 days prior to Day1 through the duration of the study.
- •Has previously been randomized in a study and received islatravir (MK-8591).
- •Female is expecting to conceive or donate eggs at any time during the study
- •Has QTc interval (using Fridericia correction) \>450 msec (for males) or \>460 msec (for females) or deemed clinically abnormal by the investigator.
Arms & Interventions
Islatravir 60 mg
60 mg islatravir + placebo for islatravir administered once monthly, orally in capsule form for 24 weeks
Intervention: Islatravir
Islatravir 60 mg
60 mg islatravir + placebo for islatravir administered once monthly, orally in capsule form for 24 weeks
Intervention: Placebo
Islatravir 120 mg
120 mg islatravir administered once monthly, orally in capsule form for 24 weeks
Intervention: Islatravir
Placebo
Placebo for islatravir administered once monthly, orally in capsule form for 24 weeks
Intervention: Placebo
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Number of Participants With ≥1 Adverse Event (AE) Through Week 36
Time Frame: Up to 36 weeks
An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant, temporally associated with the use of study intervention, whether or not considered related to the study intervention.
Number of Participants Discontinuing From Study Therapy Due to AE
Time Frame: Up to 20 weeks
An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant, temporally associated with the use of study intervention, whether or not considered related to the study intervention.
Number of Participants Discontinuing From Study Therapy Due to ≥1 Drug-related AE
Time Frame: Up to 20 weeks
A drug-related AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant, temporally associated with the use of study intervention, that is considered related to the study therapy.
Number of Participants With ≥1 Drug-related AE Through Week 36
Time Frame: Up to 36 weeks
A drug-related AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant, temporally associated with the use of study intervention, that is considered related to the study intervention.
Number of Participants With ≥1 Serious Adverse Event (SAE) Through Week 36
Time Frame: Up to 36 weeks
An SAE is defined as any untoward medical occurrence that, at any dose, results in death; is life-threatening; requires inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization; results in persistent or significant disability/incapacity; is a congenital anomaly/birth defect; or is an other important medical event.
Number of Participants With a ≥1 Grade 3 to Grade 5 AE up to Week 36
Time Frame: Up to 36 weeks
An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant, temporally associated with the use of study therapy, whether or not considered related to the study intervention. Toxicity grading was according to the National Institutes of Health Division of AIDS (NIH DAIDS) Table for Grading the Severity of Adult and Pediatric Adverse Events version 2.1 (Grade 3 is 'severe'; Grade 4 is 'potentially life-threatening'; and Grade 5 'results in death').
Number of Participants With ≥1 Drug-related SAE Through Week 36
Time Frame: Up to 36 weeks
An drug-related SAE is defined as any untoward medical occurrence that, at any dose, results in death; is life-threatening; requires inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization; results in persistent or significant disability/incapacity; is a congenital anomaly/birth defect; or is an other important medical event, that is considered related to study therapy.
Number of Participants With ≥1 Drug-related Grade 3 to 5 AE Through Week 36
Time Frame: Up to 36 weeks
A drug-related Grade 3 to Grade 5 AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant, temporally associated with the use of study intervention; has a toxicity Grade 3 (severe), 4 (potentially life-threatening), or 5 (results in death); and is considered related to study therapy. Toxicity grading was according to the NIH DAIDS Table for Grading the Severity of Adult and Pediatric Adverse Events (v. 2.1).
Number of Participants With an AE Resulting in Death Through Week 36
Time Frame: Up to 36 weeks
An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant, temporally associated with the use of study intervention, whether or not considered related to the study intervention.
Secondary Outcomes
- Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Curve From Dosing to 672 Hours Postdose (AUC0-672) of Plasma ISL(Day 1 and Day 140: predose and 30-min postdose. On Day 2 collect ~24 hours after Day 1 dose. On Weeks 4, 8, 12 and 16, collect predose. Weeks 1, 2, 3, 21, 22, 23 and 24: collect at any time during the study visit.)
- Maximum Plasma Concentration (Cmax) of ISL(Day 1 and Week 20, collect predose and 30-min postdose. On Day 2 collect ~24 hours after Day 1 dose. On Weeks 4, 8, 12 and 16, collect predose. Weeks 1, 2, 3, 21, 22, 23 and 24: collect at any time during the study visit.)
- Trough Plasma Concentration (Ctrough) of ISL(Day 1 and Week 20: predose and 30-min postdose. Day 2: 24 hours post Day 1 dose. Weeks 1, 2, 3, 21, 22, 23 and 24: any time during the study visit. Weeks 4, 8, 12 and 16: predose.)
- Apparent Plasma Terminal Half-life (t1/2) of ISL(Day 1 and Week 20, collect predose and 30-min postdose. On Day 2 collect ~24 hours after Day 1 dose. On Weeks 4, 8, 12 and 16, collect predose. Weeks 1, 2, 3, 21, 22, 23 and 24: collect at any time during the study visit.)
- Number of Participants With ≥1 AE Through Week 24(Up to 24 weeks)
- Number of Participants With ≥1 Drug-related AE Through Week 24(Up to 24 weeks)
- Number of Participants With ≥1 SAE Through Week 24(Up to 24 weeks)
- Number of Participants With a ≥1 Grade 3 to Grade 5 AE up to Week 24(Up to 24 weeks)
- Number of Participants With ≥1 Drug-related SAE Through Week 24(Up to 24 weeks)
- Number of Participants With ≥1 Drug-related Grade 3 to 5 AE Through Week 24(Up to 24 weeks)
- Number of Participants With an AE Resulting in Death Through Week 24(Up to 24 weeks)