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Clinical Trials/NCT04994509
NCT04994509
Active, not recruiting
Phase 3

A Phase 3, Double-Blinded, Multicenter, Randomized Study to Evaluate Safety and Efficacy of Twice Yearly Long-Acting Subcutaneous Lenacapavir, and Daily Oral Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Alafenamide for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in Adolescent Girls and Young Women at Risk of HIV Infection

Gilead Sciences28 sites in 2 countries5,368 target enrollmentAugust 30, 2021

Overview

Phase
Phase 3
Intervention
F/TDF
Conditions
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis of HIV Infection
Sponsor
Gilead Sciences
Enrollment
5368
Locations
28
Primary Endpoint
Incidence Phase: Recent Infection Testing Algorithm (RITA) Estimate of the Background Human Immunodeficiency-1 Virus Infection Incidence Rate (bHIV) Per 100 Person Years (PY)
Status
Active, not recruiting
Last Updated
9 months ago

Overview

Brief Summary

The goal of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of the study drugs, lenacapavir (LEN) and emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (F/TAF) in preventing HIV infection, in adolescent girls and young women (AGYW).

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of LEN and F/TAF for HIV-1 PrEP in AGYW at risk of HIV-1 infection.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
August 30, 2021
End Date
January 1, 2028
Last Updated
9 months ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
Female

Investigators

Responsible Party
Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Incidence Phase
  • HIV-1 status unknown at initial screening and no prior human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 testing within the last 3 months.
  • Sexually active (has had \> 1 vaginal intercourse within the last 3 months) with cisgender male individuals (CGM).
  • Randomized Phase
  • Negative fourth generation HIV-1 antibody (Ab)/antigen (Ag) test confirmed with central HIV-1 testing.
  • Estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR) ≥ 60 mL/min at screening.
  • Body weight ≥ 35 kg.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Prior receipt of an HIV vaccine.
  • Prior use of any long-acting systemic HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) or prior HIV postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) in the past 12 weeks.
  • Note: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply.

Arms & Interventions

Randomized Blinded Phase: F/TDF

Participants will receive F/TDF, once daily up to approximately 52 weeks. Participants will also receive PTM LEN injection, every 26 weeks starting on Day 1 up to approximately 52 weeks. Participants will receive PTM LEN tablet, once daily on Day 1 and Day 2.

Intervention: F/TDF

Randomized Blinded Phase: Lenacapavir

Participants will receive lenacapavir (LEN) 927 mg injection, every 26 weeks starting on Day 1 for up to approximately 52 weeks. Participants will also receive loading dose of LEN 600 mg, tablet, once daily on Day 1 and Day 2. Participants will receive placebo to match (PTM) emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (F/TDF) or PTM emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (F/TAF), once daily, up to approximately 52 weeks.

Intervention: Oral Lenacapavir (LEN)

Randomized Blinded Phase: Lenacapavir

Participants will receive lenacapavir (LEN) 927 mg injection, every 26 weeks starting on Day 1 for up to approximately 52 weeks. Participants will also receive loading dose of LEN 600 mg, tablet, once daily on Day 1 and Day 2. Participants will receive placebo to match (PTM) emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (F/TDF) or PTM emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (F/TAF), once daily, up to approximately 52 weeks.

Intervention: Subcutaneous (SC) Lenacapavir (LEN)

Randomized Blinded Phase: Lenacapavir

Participants will receive lenacapavir (LEN) 927 mg injection, every 26 weeks starting on Day 1 for up to approximately 52 weeks. Participants will also receive loading dose of LEN 600 mg, tablet, once daily on Day 1 and Day 2. Participants will receive placebo to match (PTM) emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (F/TDF) or PTM emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (F/TAF), once daily, up to approximately 52 weeks.

Intervention: PTM F/TAF

Randomized Blinded Phase: Lenacapavir

Participants will receive lenacapavir (LEN) 927 mg injection, every 26 weeks starting on Day 1 for up to approximately 52 weeks. Participants will also receive loading dose of LEN 600 mg, tablet, once daily on Day 1 and Day 2. Participants will receive placebo to match (PTM) emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (F/TDF) or PTM emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (F/TAF), once daily, up to approximately 52 weeks.

Intervention: PTM F/TDF

Randomized Blinded Phase: F/TAF

Participants will receive F/TAF, once daily up to approximately 52 weeks. Participants will also receive PTM LEN injection, every 26 weeks, starting on Day 1 up to approximately 52 weeks. Participants will receive PTM LEN tablet, once daily on Day 1 and Day 2.

Intervention: F/TAF

Randomized Blinded Phase: F/TAF

Participants will receive F/TAF, once daily up to approximately 52 weeks. Participants will also receive PTM LEN injection, every 26 weeks, starting on Day 1 up to approximately 52 weeks. Participants will receive PTM LEN tablet, once daily on Day 1 and Day 2.

Intervention: Placebo SC LEN

Randomized Blinded Phase: F/TAF

Participants will receive F/TAF, once daily up to approximately 52 weeks. Participants will also receive PTM LEN injection, every 26 weeks, starting on Day 1 up to approximately 52 weeks. Participants will receive PTM LEN tablet, once daily on Day 1 and Day 2.

Intervention: PTM Oral LEN

Randomized Blinded Phase: F/TDF

Participants will receive F/TDF, once daily up to approximately 52 weeks. Participants will also receive PTM LEN injection, every 26 weeks starting on Day 1 up to approximately 52 weeks. Participants will receive PTM LEN tablet, once daily on Day 1 and Day 2.

Intervention: Placebo SC LEN

Randomized Blinded Phase: F/TDF

Participants will receive F/TDF, once daily up to approximately 52 weeks. Participants will also receive PTM LEN injection, every 26 weeks starting on Day 1 up to approximately 52 weeks. Participants will receive PTM LEN tablet, once daily on Day 1 and Day 2.

Intervention: PTM Oral LEN

LEN Open-Label Extension (OLE) Phase

After completion of the Blinded phase, participants will be offered entry into the LEN OLE Phase. Participants randomized to LEN will continue to receive LEN 927 mg injection, every 26 weeks until LEN becomes available or the sponsor elects to discontinue the study, whichever occurs first. Participants randomized to F/TAF or F/TDF will receive LEN 927 mg injection on OLE Day 1, Week 26, and every 26 weeks thereafter. Participants will also receive LEN 600 mg tablet on OLE Days 1 and 2.

Intervention: Oral Lenacapavir (LEN)

LEN Open-Label Extension (OLE) Phase

After completion of the Blinded phase, participants will be offered entry into the LEN OLE Phase. Participants randomized to LEN will continue to receive LEN 927 mg injection, every 26 weeks until LEN becomes available or the sponsor elects to discontinue the study, whichever occurs first. Participants randomized to F/TAF or F/TDF will receive LEN 927 mg injection on OLE Day 1, Week 26, and every 26 weeks thereafter. Participants will also receive LEN 600 mg tablet on OLE Days 1 and 2.

Intervention: Subcutaneous (SC) Lenacapavir (LEN)

Pharmacokinetic (PK) Tail Coverage Phase

Participants who prematurely discontinue study drug in the randomized blinded phase will transition into the PK Tail Coverage phase. Participants will receive F/TDF, once daily, for 78 weeks beginning 26 weeks after the last LEN injection.

Intervention: F/TDF

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Incidence Phase: Recent Infection Testing Algorithm (RITA) Estimate of the Background Human Immunodeficiency-1 Virus Infection Incidence Rate (bHIV) Per 100 Person Years (PY)

Time Frame: Incidence Phase Screening Visit (Day 1)

bHIV per 100 PY in the Incidence Phase was calculated using RITA. The RITA incorporated HIV-1 testing results and recency assay testing results to estimate the bHIV. Recency assay testing was performed for participants in the All Screened Set found to have HIV-1 infection at the Incidence Phase Screening Visit as defined below. Participants were considered to have recent HIV-1 infection if the normalized optical density (ODn) was below 1.5 threshold using the Sedia limiting antigen avidity enzyme immunoassay (LAg-EIA) and the HIV-1 RNA (viral load) was \> 75 copies/mL of blood. HIV-1 infection was defined as participants having at least one of the following central lab results at the Incidence Phase screening visit: * Positive HIV-1/2 differentiation Ab, OR * Positive HIV-1 ribonucleic acid (RNA) qualitative test, OR * HIV-1 RNA quantitative test ≥200 copies/mL.

Randomized Blinded Phase: HIV-1 Incidence Reported Per 100 PY for LEN and F/TAF Compared to Participants in All Screened Set

Time Frame: When at least 50% of the participants completed 52 weeks of follow-up after randomization or permanently discontinued from the study (maximum 143 weeks)

HIV-1 incidence per 100 PY for LEN and F/TAF was calculated as the number of participants who acquired HIV-1 divided by the total of a) for participants not diagnosed with HIV-1, sum of all duration of follow-up time in years, while at risk of HIV-1 infection (where a year is 365.25 days) and b) for participants diagnosed with HIV-1, sum of all duration of follow-up time up to confirmed HIV-1 diagnoses. HIV-1 diagnosis was determined by an HIV adjudication committee who reviewed potential HIV-1 infection events in the randomized participants. The committee, in a blinded, consistent, and unbiased manner, determined whether HIV test results confirmed HIV-1 infection and determined the date of diagnosis for each case, defined as the date of the earliest study visit with evidence of HIV infection considering both prospective HIV testing and back-testing of archived samples. bHIV incidence per 100 PY in All Screened Set was estimated as described in outcome measure#1.

Secondary Outcomes

  • Randomized Blinded Phase: HIV-1 Incidence Reported Per 100 PY for LEN, F/TAF and F/TDF(When at least 50% of the participants completed 52 weeks of follow-up after randomization or permanently discontinued from the study (maximum 143 weeks))
  • Randomized Blinded Phase: HIV-1 Incidence Among Participants Adherent to LEN(When at least 50% of the participants completed 52 weeks of follow-up after randomization or permanently discontinued from the study (maximum 143 weeks))
  • Randomized Blinded Phase: Percentage of Participants Adherent to F/TAF in HIV-1 Diagnosed Participants and Their Matched Controls(When at least 50% of the participants completed 52 weeks of follow-up after randomization or permanently discontinued from the study (maximum 143 weeks))
  • Randomized Blinded Phase: Percentage of Participants Experiencing Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)(When all participants have a minimum of 52 weeks of exposure to study drug or permanent discontinuation, whichever occurs first (maximum approximately 3 years))
  • Randomized Blinded Phase: Percentage of Participants Experiencing Clinically Significant Laboratory Abnormalities(When all participants have a minimum of 52 weeks of exposure to study drug or permanent discontinuation, whichever occurs first (maximum approximately 3 years))

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