Real-world use and outcomes of dolutegravir-containing antiretroviral therapy in HIV and tuberculosis co-infection : a site survey and cohort study in sub-Saharan Africa

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INTRODUCTION: Dolutegravir is being scaled up globally as part of antiretroviral therapy (ART), but for people with HIV and tuberculosis co-infection, its use is complicated by a drug-drug interaction with rifampicin requiring an additional daily dose of dolutegravir. This represents a disadvantage over efavirenz, which does not have a major drug-drug interaction with rifampicin. We sought to describe HIV clinic practices for prescribing concomitant dolutegravir and rifampicin, and characterize virologic outcomes among patients with tuberculosis co-infection receiving dolutegravir or efavirenz.

METHODS: Within the four sub-Saharan Africa regions of the International epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS consortium, we conducted a site survey (2021) and a cohort study (2015-2021). The cohort study used routine clinical data and included patients newly initiating or already receiving dolutegravir or efavirenz at the time of tuberculosis diagnosis. Patients were followed from tuberculosis diagnosis until viral suppression (<1000 copies/ml), a competing event (switching ART regimen; loss to program/death) or administrative censoring at 12 months.

RESULTS: In the survey, 86 of 90 (96%) HIV clinics in 18 countries reported prescribing dolutegravir to patients who were receiving rifampicin as part of tuberculosis treatment, with 77 (90%) reporting that they use twice-daily dosing of dolutegravir, of which 74 (96%) reported having 50 mg tablets available to accommodate twice-daily dosing. The cohort study included 3563 patients in 11 countries, with 67% newly or recently initiating ART. Among patients receiving dolutegravir (n = 465), the cumulative incidence of viral suppression was 58.9% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 54.3-63.3%), switching ART regimen was 4.1% (95% CI: 2.6-6.2%) and loss to program/death was 23.4% (95% CI: 19.7-27.4%). Patients receiving dolutegravir had improved viral suppression compared with patients receiving efavirenz who had a tuberculosis diagnosis before site dolutegravir availability (adjusted subdistribution hazard ratio [aSHR]: 1.47, 95% CI: 1.28-1.68) and after site dolutegravir availability (aSHR 1.28, 95% CI: 1.08-1.51).

CONCLUSIONS: At a programmatic level, dolutegravir was being widely prescribed in sub-Saharan Africa for people with HIV and tuberculosis co-infection with a dose adjustment for the drug-drug interaction with rifampicin. Despite this more complex regimen, our cohort study revealed that dolutegravir did not negatively impact viral suppression.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:25

Enthalten in:

Journal of the International AIDS Society - 25(2022), 7 vom: 28. Juli, Seite e25961

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Romo, Matthew L [VerfasserIn]
Brazier, Ellen [VerfasserIn]
Mahambou-Nsondé, Dominique [VerfasserIn]
De Waal, Reneé [VerfasserIn]
Sekaggya-Wiltshire, Christine [VerfasserIn]
Chimbetete, Cleophas [VerfasserIn]
Muyindike, Winnie R [VerfasserIn]
Murenzi, Gad [VerfasserIn]
Kunzekwenyika, Cordelia [VerfasserIn]
Tiendrebeogo, Thierry [VerfasserIn]
Muhairwe, Josephine A [VerfasserIn]
Lelo, Patricia [VerfasserIn]
Dzudie, Anastase [VerfasserIn]
Twizere, Christelle [VerfasserIn]
Rafael, Idiovino [VerfasserIn]
Ezechi, Oliver C [VerfasserIn]
Diero, Lameck [VerfasserIn]
Yotebieng, Marcel [VerfasserIn]
Fenner, Lukas [VerfasserIn]
Wools-Kaloustian, Kara K [VerfasserIn]
Shah, N Sarita [VerfasserIn]
Nash, Denis [VerfasserIn]
International epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS (IeDEA) [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-HIV Agents
Antiretroviral agents
Antitubercular agents
Benzoxazines
DKO1W9H7M1
Dolutegravir
Drug interactions
HIV integrase inhibitors
Heterocyclic Compounds, 3-Ring
Journal Article
Observational study
Oxazines
Piperazines
Pyridones
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Rifampin
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Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 19.07.2022

Date Revised 21.03.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/jia2.25961

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM343683393