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Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Islatravir in Combination With Lenacapavir in Virologically Suppressed People With HIV

Phase 2
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
HIV-1 Infection
Interventions
Drug: LEN
Drug: B/F/TAF
Registration Number
NCT05052996
Lead Sponsor
Gilead Sciences
Brief Summary

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of oral weekly islatravir (ISL) in combination with lenacapavir (LEN) in virologically suppressed people with HIV (PWH) at Week 24.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
142
Inclusion Criteria
  • Received bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (B/F/TAF) for ≥ 24 weeks at screening.
  • Documented plasma human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) ribonucleic acid (RNA) < 50 copies/mL (or undetectable HIV-1 RNA level according to the local assay being used if the limit of detection is ≥ 50 copies/mL) for ≥ 24 weeks before and at screening.
  • Plasma HIV-1 RNA < 50 copies/mL at screening.

Key

Exclusion Criteria
  • History of prior virologic failure while receiving treatment for HIV-1.

  • Prior use of, or exposure to, islatravir (ISL) or lenacapavir (LEN).

  • Active, serious infections requiring parenteral therapy < 30 days before randomization.

  • Active or occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) coinfection, defined as hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb) positive, hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive, or HBV deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) positive as determined by the central laboratory.

  • Active hepatitis C virus (HCV) coinfection, defined as detectable HCV RNA.

  • Any of the following laboratory values at screening:

    • Creatinine clearance (CLcr) ≤ 30 mL/min according to the Cockcroft-Gault formula
  • CD4+ T-cells < 200 cells/mm^3 (Cohort 1); CD4+ T-cells < 350 cells/mm^3 (cohort 2).

  • Absolute lymphocyte count < 900 cells/mm^3 (cohort 2).

  • Individuals of childbearing potential (as defined in protocol) who have a positive serum pregnancy test at screening or positive urine and serum pregnancy tests at Day 1 prior to study drug administration.

  • Individuals who plan to continue breastfeeding during the study.

  • Documented historical or screening resistance reports showing nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) or non-nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) resistance mutations in reverse transcriptase, including M184V/I (Cohort 2).

Note: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Cohort 1 (ISL+LEN)ISLParticipants will receive the following for at least 48 weeks: * Day 1 and Day 2: ISL 40 and LEN 600 mg * Day 8 and weekly thereafter (ie, every 7 days): ISL 20 mg and LEN 300 mg
Cohort 1 (ISL+LEN)LENParticipants will receive the following for at least 48 weeks: * Day 1 and Day 2: ISL 40 and LEN 600 mg * Day 8 and weekly thereafter (ie, every 7 days): ISL 20 mg and LEN 300 mg
Cohort 1 (B/F/TAF to ISL+LEN)ISLParticipants will receive bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (B/F/TAF) 50/200/25 mg once daily for at least 48 weeks After 48 weeks, participants will switch from B/F/TAF to ISL+LEN * ISL 40 and LEN 600 mg on Day 1 and Day 2 * ISL 20 mg and LEN 300 mg weekly Participants who do not switch from B/F/TAF to ISL+LEN at Week 48 will be discontinued from the study.
Cohort 1 (B/F/TAF to ISL+LEN)LENParticipants will receive bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (B/F/TAF) 50/200/25 mg once daily for at least 48 weeks After 48 weeks, participants will switch from B/F/TAF to ISL+LEN * ISL 40 and LEN 600 mg on Day 1 and Day 2 * ISL 20 mg and LEN 300 mg weekly Participants who do not switch from B/F/TAF to ISL+LEN at Week 48 will be discontinued from the study.
Cohort 1 (B/F/TAF to ISL+LEN)B/F/TAFParticipants will receive bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (B/F/TAF) 50/200/25 mg once daily for at least 48 weeks After 48 weeks, participants will switch from B/F/TAF to ISL+LEN * ISL 40 and LEN 600 mg on Day 1 and Day 2 * ISL 20 mg and LEN 300 mg weekly Participants who do not switch from B/F/TAF to ISL+LEN at Week 48 will be discontinued from the study.
Cohort 2 (ISL+LEN)LENParticipants will receive the following for at least 48 weeks * Day 1: LEN oral 600 mg (2 x 300 mg) and ISL 2 mg (2 x 1 mg) * Day 2: LEN only oral 600 mg (2 x 300 mg) * Day 8 and weekly thereafter (ie, every 7 days): LEN oral 300 mg (1 x 300 mg) and ISL 2 mg
Cohort 2 (B/F/TAF to ISL+LEN)LENParticipants will receive B/F/TAF 50/200/25 mg once daily for at least 48 weeks After 48 weeks, participants will switch from B/F/TAF to ISL+LEN * Day 1: LEN oral 600 mg (2 x 300 mg) and ISL 2 mg (2 x 1 mg) * Day 2: LEN only oral 600 mg (2 x 300 mg) * Day 8 and weekly thereafter (ie, every 7 days): LEN oral 300 mg (1 x 300 mg) and ISL 2 mg Participants who do not switch from B/F/TAF to ISL+LEN at Week 48 will be discontinued from the study.
Cohort 2 (B/F/TAF to ISL+LEN)B/F/TAFParticipants will receive B/F/TAF 50/200/25 mg once daily for at least 48 weeks After 48 weeks, participants will switch from B/F/TAF to ISL+LEN * Day 1: LEN oral 600 mg (2 x 300 mg) and ISL 2 mg (2 x 1 mg) * Day 2: LEN only oral 600 mg (2 x 300 mg) * Day 8 and weekly thereafter (ie, every 7 days): LEN oral 300 mg (1 x 300 mg) and ISL 2 mg Participants who do not switch from B/F/TAF to ISL+LEN at Week 48 will be discontinued from the study.
Cohort 2 (ISL+LEN)ISLParticipants will receive the following for at least 48 weeks * Day 1: LEN oral 600 mg (2 x 300 mg) and ISL 2 mg (2 x 1 mg) * Day 2: LEN only oral 600 mg (2 x 300 mg) * Day 8 and weekly thereafter (ie, every 7 days): LEN oral 300 mg (1 x 300 mg) and ISL 2 mg
Cohort 2 (B/F/TAF to ISL+LEN)ISLParticipants will receive B/F/TAF 50/200/25 mg once daily for at least 48 weeks After 48 weeks, participants will switch from B/F/TAF to ISL+LEN * Day 1: LEN oral 600 mg (2 x 300 mg) and ISL 2 mg (2 x 1 mg) * Day 2: LEN only oral 600 mg (2 x 300 mg) * Day 8 and weekly thereafter (ie, every 7 days): LEN oral 300 mg (1 x 300 mg) and ISL 2 mg Participants who do not switch from B/F/TAF to ISL+LEN at Week 48 will be discontinued from the study.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Percentage of Participants With HIV-1 RNA ≥ 50 Copies/mL at Week 24 as Determined by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-Defined Snapshot AlgorithmWeek 24

The percentage of participants with HIV-1 RNA ≥ 50 copies/mL at Week 24 was analyzed using the snapshot algorithm, which defines a participant's virologic response status using only the viral load at the predefined time point within an allowed window of time, along with the applicable study drug discontinuation status. Week 24 window was between Day 148 and 189 (inclusive). Percentages were rounded off.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change From Baseline in CD4+ Cell Count at Week 48Baseline and Week 48
Percentage of Participants Experiencing Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events Leading to Study Drug DiscontinuationUp to 5 years

TEAEs were defined as 1 or both of any AEs leading to premature discontinuation of study drug, or any AEs with an onset date on or after the study drug start date and no later than the last exposure date after permanent discontinuation of the study drug. Percentages were rounded off.

Cohort 2: PK Parameter: Ctau of ISLAnytime post dose at either Week 12 or Week 18

Ctau was defined as the observed drug concentration at the end of the dosing interval.

Percentage of Participants With HIV-1 RNA ≥ 50 Copies/mL at Week 12 as Determined by the US FDA-defined Snapshot AlgorithmWeek 12

The percentage of participants with HIV-1 RNA ≥ 50 copies/mL at Week 12 was analyzed using the snapshot algorithm, which defines a participant's virologic response status using only the viral load at the predefined time point within an allowed window of time, along with the applicable study drug discontinuation status. Week 12 window was between Day 71 and 105 (inclusive). Percentages were rounded off.

Percentage of Participants With HIV-1 RNA < 50 Copies/mL at Week 12 as Determined by the US FDA-defined Snapshot AlgorithmWeek 12

The percentage of participants with HIV-1 RNA \< 50 copies/mL at Week 12 was analyzed using the snapshot algorithm, which defines a participant's virologic response status using only the viral load at the predefined time point within an allowed window of time, along with the applicable study drug discontinuation status. Week 12 window was between Day 71 and 105 (inclusive). Percentages were rounded off.

Percentage of Participants With HIV-1 RNA < 50 Copies/mL at Week 48 as Determined by the US FDA-defined Snapshot AlgorithmWeek 48

The percentage of participants with HIV-1 RNA \< 50 copies/mL at Week 48 was analyzed using the snapshot algorithm, which defines a participant's virologic response status using only the viral load at the predefined time point within an allowed window of time, along with the applicable study drug discontinuation status. Week 48 window was between Day 316 and 378 (inclusive). Percentages were rounded off.

Change From Baseline in CD4+ Cell Count at Week 24Baseline and Week 24
Cohort 1: Plasma Concentrations for ISLAnytime postdose at Week 4
Cohort 2: PK Parameter: AUCtau of ISLAnytime post dose at either Week 12 or Week 18

AUCtau was defined as concentration of drug over time (the area under the concentration verses time curve over the dosing interval).

Cohort 2: PK Parameter: Tmax of LENAnytime post dose on Day 1, Day 2 and at either Week 12 or Week 18

Tmax is defined as the time (observed time point) of Cmax.

Percentage of Participants With HIV-1 RNA ≥ 50 Copies/mL at Week 48 as Determined by the US FDA-defined Snapshot AlgorithmWeek 48

The percentage of participants with HIV-1 RNA ≥ 50 copies/mL at Week 48 was analyzed using the snapshot algorithm, which defines a participant's virologic response status using only the viral load at the predefined time point within an allowed window of time, along with the applicable study drug discontinuation status. Week 48 window was between Day 316 and 378 (inclusive). Percentages were rounded off.

Percentage of Participants With HIV-1 RNA < 50 Copies/mL at Week 24 as Determined by the US FDA-defined Snapshot AlgorithmWeek 24

The percentage of participants with HIV-1 RNA \< 50 copies/mL at Week 24 was analyzed using the snapshot algorithm, which defines a participant's virologic response status using only the viral load at the predefined time point within an allowed window of time, along with the applicable study drug discontinuation status. Week 24 window was between Day 148 and 189 (inclusive). Percentages were rounded off.

Change From Baseline in Clusters of Differentiation 4 (CD4)+ Cell Count at Week 12Baseline and Week 12
Cohort 2: PK Parameter: Tmax of ISLAnytime post dose on Day 1 and at either Week 12 or Week 18

Tmax was defined as the time (observed time point) of Cmax.

Plasma Concentrations for LENAnytime postdose at Week 4
Cohort 2: Pharmacokinetic (PK) Parameter: Cmax of Islatravir (ISL)Anytime post dose on Day 1 and at either Week 12 or Week 18

Cmax was defined as the maximum observed concentration of drug.

Cohort 2: Pharmacokinetic (PK) Parameter: Cmax of LENAnytime post dose on Day 1, Day 2 and at either Week 12 or 18

Cmax was defined as the maximum observed concentration of drug.

Cohort 2: PK Parameter: Ctau of LENAnytime post dose at either Week 12 or Week 18

Ctau was defined as the observed drug concentration at the end of the dosing interval.

Cohort 2: PK Parameter: AUCtau of LENAnytime post dose at either Week 12 or Week 18

AUCtau was defined as concentration of drug over time (the area under the concentration verses time curve over the dosing interval).

Trial Locations

Locations (44)

Ruane Clinical Research Group, Inc

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Los Angeles, California, United States

Mills Clinical Research

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Los Angeles, California, United States

Emory University Hospital Midtown Infectious Disease Clinic

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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Atlanta ID Group, PC

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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

The George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates Inc.

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Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Hoag Medical Group - Newport Beach

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Newport Beach, California, United States

Philadelphia FIGHT Community Health Centers

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Boston Medical Center

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

AccessHealth MA

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Peter Shalit, M.D.

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Seattle, Washington, United States

Schiff Center for Liver Diseases/University of Miami

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Miami, Florida, United States

The Crofoot Research Center, INC

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Houston, Texas, United States

Huntridge Family Clinic

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Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Optimus Medical Group

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San Francisco, California, United States

Public Health Institute at Denver Health

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Denver, Colorado, United States

Vivent Health

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Denver, Colorado, United States

Pacific Oaks Medical Group

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Beverly Hills, California, United States

BIOS Clinical Research

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Palm Springs, California, United States

Washington Health Institute

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Washington, District of Columbia, United States

CAN Community Health Care, Inc.

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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

Floridian Clinical Research

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Miami Lakes, Florida, United States

Midway Immunology and Research Center

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Fort Pierce, Florida, United States

JEM Research Institute

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Lake Worth, Florida, United States

Metro Infectious Disease Consultants

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Decatur, Georgia, United States

Chatham County Health Department

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Savannah, Georgia, United States

Howard Brown Health Center

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Northstar Healthcare

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Be Well Medical Center

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Berkley, Michigan, United States

Indiana CTSI Clinical Research Center

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Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Hennepin Healthcare HCMC

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New Brighton, Minnesota, United States

Southampton Healthcare, Inc.

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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

AXCES Research Group

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Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States

ID Care

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Hillsborough, New Jersey, United States

New York-Presbyterian Queens

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Flushing, New York, United States

AIDS Arms Inc

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Dallas, Texas, United States

Community Health Care

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Tacoma, Washington, United States

MultiCare Rockwood Main Clinic

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Spokane, Washington, United States

North Texas Infectious Diseases Consultants, P.A.

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Dallas, Texas, United States

Penn Medicine: Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

NC TraCS Institute - CTRC: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Orlando Immunology Center

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Orlando, Florida, United States

Central Texas Clinical Research, LLC

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Austin, Texas, United States

John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii Clinics at Kaka'ako

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Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Jacobi Medical Center

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Bronx, New York, United States

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