Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Physicians could request compassionate use of oral and long-acting (LA) cabotegravir + rilpivirine for people living with HIV-1 under a single-patient request programme supported by ViiV Healthcare and Janssen. Outcomes are reported.
METHODS: Eligibility criteria included need for parenteral therapy, no primary resistance mutations to cabotegravir or rilpivirine, and established retention in care. Demographic, efficacy, and safety data were obtained from standardized programme applications and quarterly clinical updates. Individuals received a loading dose of LA cabotegravir 600 mg + rilpivirine 900 mg, followed by LA maintenance doses of 400 mg/600 mg every 4 weeks; some received lead-in oral cabotegravir and rilpivirine.
RESULTS: Through July 2020, 35 people living with HIV-1 had data available. The most frequent reason for compassionate use request was chronic non-adherence due to psychological conditions (n = 15). Of 35 people living with HIV-1, 28 had detectable viremia (median viral load 60 300 copies/mL) and seven were virologically suppressed at programme entry; 16/28 and 6/7 achieved or maintained virological suppression at data cutoff, respectively. Seven people living with HIV-1 discontinued for incomplete virological response, six with detectable viremia at initiation; six and four had new reverse transcriptase and integrase mutations at discontinuation, respectively. Six non-fatal serious adverse events were reported, two considered possibly treatment related. Four deaths were reported; none were treatment related. One individual reported two pregnancies and continued LA dosing.
CONCLUSIONS: Most people living with HIV-1 had advanced disease and achieved (16/28) or maintained (6/7) virological suppression with LA therapy. Cabotegravir LA + rilpivirine LA as compassionate use provided a valuable treatment option for individuals with adherence issues with oral therapy and advanced disease.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 202-211 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | HIV Medicine |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Early online date | 9 Aug 2022 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Feb 2023 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This report was funded by ViiV Healthcare. Editorial assistance was provided under the direction of the authors by Megan Schmidt, PhD, and Jennifer Rossi, MA, ELS, MedThink SciCom, and funded by ViiV Healthcare. Data included in this manuscript have previously been presented in part at the 23rd International AIDS Conference; July 6–20, 2020; Virtual; Poster PEB0263.
Funding Information:
RD, SCG, RM, SM, AC, and AdR are employees of ViiV Healthcare and hold stock in GlaxoSmithKline. RVS‐R, BB, EVL, and VVE are employees of Janssen Pharmaceutica; RVS‐R holds stock in Janssen Pharmaceutica and BB holds stock in Johnson & Johnson. CF has received grants and non‐financial support from ViiV Healthcare and grants from Gilead. DC has received personal fees for advisory board participation and speaking engagements, research grants, and financial compensation paid to her institution for speaking engagements from Gilead. SDA has received fees for advisory board participation and non‐financial support from ViiV Healthcare, Gilead, and Janssen Pharmaceutica. This report was funded by ViiV Healthcare.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 ViiV Healthcare and The Author. HIV Medicine published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of British HIV Association.
Copyright:
Copyright 2022 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
Keywords
- HIV-1 infection
- injectable therapy
- integrase strand transfer inhibitor
- non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor
- single patient request