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Doravirine Dose Optimisation in Pregnancy

Phase 4
Recruiting
Conditions
HIV
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT05630638
Lead Sponsor
University of Liverpool
Brief Summary

A randomised, open label, controlled PK standard of care vs doravirine plus 2 nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors backbone in pregnant women initiating combination antiretroviral therapy in the second trimester of pregnancy.

Detailed Description

Women diagnosed HIV positive in the second trimester of pregnancy in South Africa will be enrolled and randomised 1:1 to receive standard of care or doravirine plus 2 NRTI backbone. Participants will receive study treatment until delivery and up to 28 weeks postpartum, with a maximum total of 14 months of study treatment. Given the high prevalence of NNRTI resistance, alternative ARV treatment options are essential. Doravirine is licenced for the treatment of HIV-1 in adults in North America and Europe. Whilst the efficacy and safety of doravirine has been established in non-pregnant adults, there are no adequate human data available to establish whether DOR poses a risk to pregnancy outcomes. It is important to have data on the safety and pharmacokinetics of the drug during pregnancy and in particularly the third trimester of pregnancy in order to support its use. The hypothesis for this study is that pregnancy influences the pharmacokinetics of doravirine when initiated in the second trimester.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
76
Inclusion Criteria
  • Women ≥ 18 years old
  • Ability to give informed consent prior to participation
  • Willing and able to comply with all study requirements
  • HIV positive
  • Pregnant (initiating cART ≥ 12 weeks and < 26 weeks gestation)
  • Intention to breastfeed postpartum
Exclusion Criteria
  • Received any cART in preceding 6 months
  • Chronic hepatitis B (HBV) infection with clinical evidence of transaminitis
  • Elevations in serum levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) > 5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN) or ALT > 3xULN and bilirubin >2xULN (with > 35 % direct bilirubin)
  • Previous documented failure of an NNRTI-containing cART regimen
  • Previous history of hypersensitivity to any ARV
  • Concomitant medication which are inducers of SoC and DOR metabolism (e.g. rifampicin, anti-epileptic agents, rifabutin, St John's Wort, mitotane, enzalutamide, lumacaftor). Contraindicated medications can be found on Liverpool Drug Interactions website (hiv-druginteractions.org)
  • Participants with rare hereditary problems of galactose intolerance, total lactase deficiency or glucose-galactose malabsorption cannot take DOR as the tablet contains lactose monohydrate
  • Clinical depression or clinical judgment suggests increased risk of suicidality

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
DelstrigoDoravirinedoravirine/lamivudine/tenofovir disoproxil 100 mg/ 300 mg/ 245 mg film coated tablets, dosed 1 tablet once daily for the duration of the study
Standard of careDolutegravirdolutegravir/lamivudine/tenofovir disoproxil 50 mg/300 mg/245 mg film coated tablets, dosed 1 tablet once daily for the duration of the study
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Cmax of doravirine in pregnant women24 to 28 weeks gestation, 32 to 36 weeks gestation, 6 weeks postpartum

Pharmacokinetic parameters of doravirine in pregnancy - Cmax

CL/F of doravirine in pregnant women24 to 28 weeks gestation, 32 to 36 weeks gestation, 6 weeks postpartum

Pharmacokinetic parameters of doravirine in pregnancy - CL/F

AUC of doravirine in pregnant women24 to 28 weeks gestation, 32 to 36 weeks gestation, 6 weeks postpartum

Pharmacokinetic parameters of doravirine in pregnancy - AUC

Cmin of doravirine in pregnant women24 to 28 weeks gestation, 32 to 36 weeks gestation, 6 weeks postpartum

Pharmacokinetic parameters of doravirine in pregnancy - Cmin

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To assess the number of treatment related adverse events by DAIDS v2.1Until study completion, a maximum of 13 months

Safety and tolerability of doravirine in mothers and neonates

To determine the concentration of doravirine in breastmilk, in breastfed infants, in genital tract, cord blood24 to 28 weeks gestation, 32 to 36 weeks gestation, 6 weeks postpartum

Pharmacokinetics of doravirine in various compartments

To assess maternal viral load responsesDelivery and 6 months postpartum

Viral load assessment

To determine infant transmissions in the first 6 months of life using HIV viral loadDelivery until 6 months postpartum

Assessment of perinatal transmission using HIV viral load

To assess the prevalence or emergence of HIV drug resistance by determining HIV mutationsUntil study completion, a maximum of 13 months

Assessment of drug resistance tests

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Desmond Tutu Health Foundation

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Cape Town, South Africa

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