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  XV International AIDS Conference in Bangkok
July 11-16, 2004
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908/r: 48 WEEK RESULTS in PI-EXPERIENCED (CONTEXT STUDY)
 
 
   
 
   
 
  --ANALYSIS OF VIROLOGIC RESPONSE BASED UPON BASELINE GENOTYPE & BPHENOTYPE
 
Reported by Jules Levin
 
BRIEF SUMMARY
 
Patients receiving 908/r twice daily: 58% had <400 copies/ml; 46% < 50 copies/ml
 
Patients receiving Kaletra (LPV/r) twice daily: 61% had <400 copies/ml; 50% had <50 copies/ml (ITT RD=F), There were 27% virologic failures in each arm.
 
At week 48 viral load reduction was --908/r bid: -1.53 (0.94) log c/ml; and LPV/r bid: -1.76 (0.93) log c/ml. 908/r once daily did not perform well in this study in PI-experienced patients, so it is not recommended for use in PI-experienced, but it is approved to be used in PI-naïve patients. Below, in this article, you'll find a Virology substudy which compares the two regimens, 908/r & LPV/r, regarding virologic responses in the presence of PI resistance.
 
315 patients who had failed 1-2 PIs with current treatment failure (HIV RNA >1000 c/ml at screening) were randomized to receive 2 N(t)RTIs with:
 
--908/r 1400/200 mg QD
--908/r 700/100 mg bid
--LPV/r 400/100 mg bid
 
Subjects did not have to be taking aPI at study entry, 2/3 were receiving aPI at entry. Baseline RT genotype was used to optimize NRTI backbone. Baseline protease genotype was not used for entry/randomization criteria.
 
BASELINE DEMOGRAPHICS
908/r QD 908/r bid LPV/r bid
n=105 n-107 n=103
Females 16% 13% 17%
Median age 42 40 41
Wh, Bl, Hisp (%) 73/19/7 70/21/8 57/32/11
Hep B, C 7%/15% 4%/15% 5%/17%
CDC Class C 34% 32% 34%
Med HIV RNA 4.19 log 4.13 log 4.13 log
Med CD4 count 250 292 234

 
PRIOR ART EXPOSURE
 
This data suggests that patients receiving 908/r had more prior ART experience than patients receiving LPV/r.
 
908/r QD 908/r bid LPV/r
-median duration of prior PI (wks) 149 149 130
->=2 prior PIs taken % of subjects 57% 49% 40%
-median duration prior NRTIs (wks) 234 257 210
->=3 prior NRTIs taken % of subjects 70% 79% 64%
-median duration prior NNRTIs (wks) 87 84 78
->=2 prior NNRTIs % of subjects 11% 14% 8%

 
BASELINE RESISTANCE
 
Although patients receiving 908/r appeared to have more ART experience, the following data does not necessarily suggest much difference in drug resistance between patientsreceiving 908/r and LPV/r.
 
Mean (median)
 
908/r QD 908/r bid LPV/r
PRIMARY PI MUTATIONS 1 (1) 0.9 (1) 1 (1)
>3 primary PI mutations 7% 8% 11%
secondary PI mutations 2.8 (3) 2.8 (3) 3 (3)
phenotypic resistance to all PIs (>2.5) 8% 16% 9%
NRTI mutations 2.3 (2) 2.6 (3) 2.4 (2)
TAMS 1.3 (0) 1.7 (2) 1.4(1)
>3 TAMS 28% 38% 24%
M184V 60% 49% 56%

 
WEEK 48 RESULTS
 
Average Area Under the Curve (AUC) minus Baseline (AAUCMB) at Week 48:
 
Mean AAUCMB (std dev) at week 48 (observed):
 
908/r QD: -1.49 (0.91) log c/ml
908/r bid: -1.53 (0.94) log c/ml
LPV/r bid: -1.76 (0.93) log c/ml
 
PROPORTION OF SUBJECTS WITH PLASMA HIV RNA LEVELS <400 and <50 COPIES/ML
 
908/r QD is not recommended for PI-experienced patients
(HIV RNA <400 c/ml- 50%; HIV RNA <50 c/ml- 37%)
 
908/r bid LPV/r
n=107 n=103
RESPONDER (ITT RD=F)
-HIV RNA <400 c/ml 58% 61%
-HIV RNA <50 c/ml 46% 50%
VIROLOGIC FAILURES HIV RNA >400 c/ml 27% 27%

 
SAFETY
 
Grade 2-4 drug related AEs were comparable between 908/r bid & LPV/r bid.
 
UPPER GI EVENTS
 
nausea: 908/r: 3% LPV/r: 9%
vomiting: 908/r 3% LPV/R: 5%

 
No grade 3/4 total colesterol elevations were observed in either treatment group.
 
Grade 3/4 lipase elevations: 908/r bid- 5%, LPV/r: 12%
 
Grade 3/4 triglycerides elevations: 908/r bid- 11%, LPV/r- 6%
 
VIROLOGY OBJECTIVE
 
Identify statistically robust phenotypic and genotypic clinical cut-offs for 908/r.
 
Virologic response: <400 c/ml at week 48
 
Virology population:
--all subjects who received at least one dose of randomized PI
--subjects were excluded if the study drug was discontinued for reasons other than virologic failure (eg- adverse events).
--908/r bid n=92, LPV/r bid n=88
 
VIROLOGY ANALYSIS
 
Phenotypic Clinical Cut-off:
a statistically robust phenotypic cut-off could not be established due to the distribution of the baseline data.
 
Genotypic Based Analysis:
The most robust differentiation between virological response & failure was associated with the presence at baseline of-
 
--3 primary PRO mutations (p=0.009)
--6 or more primary/secondary PRO mutations (p=0.007)
--4 or more Marcellin et al mutations (p<0.001)
(L10F/I/V, K20M/R, E35D, R41K, L63P, V82A/F/T/S, I84V).
 
RESPONSE AT WEEK 48 BY PRESENCE OF PRIMARY PI-mutations at BASELINE
 
Most patients had >1 PI resistance-associated mutation at baseline, and not all patients had a fully active NRTI backbone.
 
In a press release, GSK said these were the most common PI associated mutations seen at baseline among the 210 patients included in the study:
 
L90M in 63 patients (30 percent)
M46I/L in 48 patients (23 percent)
D30N in 45 patients (21 percent)
 
Baseline Mutation 908/r bid LPV/r bid
D30N 21/25 95% 17/18 (94%)
M46I/L 11/22 50% 12/24 50%
L90M 16/31 52% 17/28 (61%)
V82A/F/T/S 2/9 22% 6/17 35%
I84V 1/6 17% 2/5 40%

 
It is unknown what effect therapy with LEXIVA will have on the activity of subsequently administered protease inhibitors. Clinical relevance of resistance data is currently being evaluated.
 
M46I/L at BASELINE & RECEIVED 908/r BID: RESPONDERS vs NON-RESPONDERS
 
<400 c/ml (responders), n=11
>400 c/ml, n=11 (nonresponders)
 
MEAN NUMBERS
 
RESPONDERS had 2 primary PRO mutations, while non-responders had 3.
 
RESPONDERS had 5 primary & secondary PRO mutations, while non-responders had 7.
 
RESPONDERS had 4 total number of RT mutations, while non-responders had 5.
 
RESPONDERS had 1 PI-fold resistance, while non-responders had 5 foldPI resistance.
 
RESPONDERS had 2 number of susceptible concomitant NRTIs, while non-responders had 1.
 
M46I/L at BASELINE: RESPONSE IN THE PRESENCE/ABSENCE OF BASELINE RESISTANCE
 
Genotype Phenotype Combined ODDS RATIO 95% CI
Evidence of Resistance Yes No Yes No Yes No
908/r 20% 59% 25% 80% 23% 89% 0.038
(>2.5-FC) 1/5 10/17 3/12 8/10 3/13 8/9 (0.0008, 0.55)
LPV/r 22% 67% 29% 100% 33% 100%
(>2.5 FC) 2/9 10/15 5/17 7/7 6/18 6/6 -
LPV/r 22% 67% 14% 65% 18% 77% 0.067
(>10 FC) 2/9 10/15 1/7 11/17 2/11 10/13 (0.005,0.65)

 
The likelihood of a successful response in patients with baseline M46I/L iseduced in the presence of baseline protease mutations.
 
Genotypic Resistance 908/r: I54L/M, V32I, I50V, I84V. LPV/r: Abbott algorithm.
 
L90M at BASELINE & RECEIVED 908/r BID RESPONDERS vs NON-RESPONDERS
 
RESPONDERS had 1.5 number of primary PRO mutations, while non-responders had 2.
 
RESPONDERS had 5 primary & secondary PRO mutations, while non-responders had 6.
 
RESPONDERS had 4 total number of NRTI mutations, while non-responders had 5.
 
RESPONDERS had 1 fold PI resistance, while non-responders had 5 fold PI resistance.
 
RESPONDERS had 1 number of susceptible concomitant NRTIs, while non-responders had 1.
 
L90M at BASELINE: RESPONSE IN THE PRESENCE/ABSENCE OF BASELINE RESISTANCE
 
Genotype Phenotype Combined ODDS RATIO 95% CI
Evidence of Resistance Yes No Yes No Yes No
908/r 22% 64% 17% 72% 20% 81% 0.056
(>2.5-FC) 2/9 14/22 2/12 13/18 3/15 13/16 (0.007, 0.43)
LPV/r 17% 73% 23% 93% 23% 93% 0.021
(>2.5 FC) 1/6 16/22 3/13 14/15 3/13 14/15 (0.0005, 0.29)
LPV/r 17% 72% 20% 70% 14% 76% 0.052
(>10 FC) 1/6 18/22 1/5 18/23 1/7 16/21 (0.001, 0.65)

 
The likelihood of a successful response in patients with baseline L90M isreduced in the presence of baseline proteaseresistance.