Brief Report : No Differences Between Lopinavir/Ritonavir and Nonnucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor-Based Antiretroviral Therapy on Clearance of Plasmodium falciparum Subclinical Parasitemia in Adults Living With HIV Starting Treatment (A5297)

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BACKGROUND: HIV protease inhibitors anti-Plasmodium falciparum activity in adults remains uncertain.

METHODS: Adults with HIV CD4+ counts >200 cells/mm3 starting antiretroviral therapy (ART) with P. falciparum subclinical parasitemia (Pf SCP) were randomized 1:1 to (step 1) protease inhibitor lopinavir/ritonavir (LPV/r)-based (arm A) or nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (nNRTI)-based ART (arm B) for 15 days. In step 2, participants received nNRTI-based ART and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole prophylaxis for 15 days. P. falciparum SCP clearance was measured by polymerase chain reaction. The Fisher exact test [95% exact confidence interval (CI)] was used to compare proportions of P. falciparum SCP clearance (<10 parasites/μL on 3 occasions within 24 hours) between LPV/r and nNRTI arms at day 15. The Kaplan-Meier method and log-rank test were used to compare time-to-clearance.

RESULTS: Fifty-two adults from Kenya, Malawi, and Uganda with a median age = 31 (Q1, Q3: 24-39) years, 33% women, with baseline median CD4+ counts of 324 (259-404) cells/mm3, median HIV-1 RNA viremia of 5.18 log10 copies/mL (4.60-5.71), and median estimated P. falciparum density of 454 parasites/μL (83-2219) enrolled in the study. Forty-nine (94%) participants completed the study. At day 15, there was no statistically significant difference in the proportions of P. falciparum SCP clearance between the LPV/r (23.1% clearance; 6 of the 26) and nNRTI (26.9% clearance; 7 of the 26) arms [between-arm difference 3.9% (95% CI, -21.1% to 28.4%; P = 1.00)]. No significant difference in time-to-clearance was observed between the arms (P = 0.80).

CONCLUSIONS: In a small randomized study of adults starting ART with P. falciparum SCP, no statistically significant differences were seen between LPV/r- and nNRTI-based ART in P. falciparum SCP clearance after 15 days of treatment.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:89

Enthalten in:

Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) - 89(2022), 2 vom: 01. Feb., Seite 178-182

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Shaffer, Douglas [VerfasserIn]
Kumwenda, Johnstone [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Huichao [VerfasserIn]
Akelo, Victor [VerfasserIn]
Angira, Francis [VerfasserIn]
Kosgei, Josphat [VerfasserIn]
Tonui, Ronald [VerfasserIn]
Ssali, Francis [VerfasserIn]
McKhann, Ashley [VerfasserIn]
Hogg, Evelyn [VerfasserIn]
Stewart, V Ann [VerfasserIn]
Murphy, Sean C [VerfasserIn]
Coombs, Robert [VerfasserIn]
Schooley, Robert [VerfasserIn]
A5297 Team [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

2494G1JF75
Anti-HIV Agents
HIV Protease Inhibitors
Journal Article
Lopinavir
O3J8G9O825
Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Ritonavir

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 08.03.2022

Date Revised 27.09.2023

published: Print

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01632891

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1097/QAI.0000000000002839

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM332340309