Efficacy and safety of TDF/FTC-containing first-line HAART in clinical practice – 2-year data from the German Outpatient Cohort

  • Poster presentation: Purpose of the study First-line HAART with tenofovir DF (TDF) and FTC in pivotal trials has been associated with high efficacy and good tolerability. However, real-life clinical practice often differs from clinical trials due to co-morbidities, co-infections, and less intensive clinical monitoring. To evaluate efficacy and safety of first-line HAART in a day-to-day setting, this Gilead-sponsored non-interventional cohort was established. Methods Between July 2005 and August 2006, 533 HIV-1 infected antiretroviral-naïve patients from 50 German centres enrolled in this non-interventional cohort. All patients were followed every 3 months for 3 years to monitor efficacy (viral load [VL], CD4), tolerability, renal safety, regimen changes and resistance profile. All patients received TDF+FTC as a single tablet (Truvada, TVD) in combination with either an NNRTI or PI/r as their first antiretroviral regimen. Summary of results As of June 2008, 2 years of therapy have been documented for 330/533 (62%) patients. At treatment initiation, 81% were male; median age was 39 years; clinical AIDS diagnosis was documented in 22%; 47% started therapy with CD4 <200 cells/mm3. TVD was combined with an NNRTI (43%) or a PI/r (57%). After 24 months, in an As-Treated (AT) analysis, 85% patients achieved a VL <50 copies/ml (VL <500 copies/ml: 97%), median CD4 count increased from 217 at baseline to 450 cells/mm3 (IQR: 325–608). Truvada showed a good safety profile; 76 adverse events (AEs) of any grade were reported in 66/533 patients (12%); six of these were judged serious. Fourteen (2.6%) patients discontinued TVD due to AEs. Renal abnormalities of any grade were reported in 10 patients (1.9%). Virological failure was documented in nine patients, of which eight were genotyped; M184V/I was detected in three, K65R in two patients. Conclusion During 2 years of follow-up, the overall safety of TVD was good; renal AEs of any grade were reported in 1.9% of patients. K65R was detected in two patients. First-line HAART with TVD plus an NNRTI or PI/r in clinical practice showed comparable efficacy to that observed in controlled clinical trials.

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Author:Jan Van Lunzen, Gerd FätkenheuerORCiDGND, Thomas Lutz, Stefan Klauke, Stefan Mauß, Heribert Knechten, Patrick Braun, Lothar Gallo, Britta Ranneberg
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30-70644
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1186/1758-2652-11-S1-P12
Parent Title (English):Journal of the International AIDS Society
Publisher:Springer
Place of publication:Berlin ; Heidelberg
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Date of Publication (online):2009/09/20
Date of first Publication:2008/11/10
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Contributing Corporation:Ninth International Congress on Drug Therapy in HIV Infection Glasgow, UK. 9–13 November 2008
Release Date:2009/09/20
Volume:11(Suppl 1)
Issue:P12
Page Number:1
First Page:1
Last Page:1
Note:
© 2008 van Lunzen et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
Source:Journal of the International AIDS Society 2008, 11(Suppl 1):P12 ; doi:10.1186/1758-2652-11-S1-P12 ; from Ninth International Congress on Drug Therapy in HIV Infection Glasgow, UK. 9–13 November 2008
HeBIS-PPN:218723490
Institutes:Medizin / Medizin
Dewey Decimal Classification:6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 61 Medizin und Gesundheit / 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
Licence (German):License LogoDeutsches Urheberrecht