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Atazanavir or Boosted Atazanavir Substitution for Ritonavir Boosted PI in Patients With Hyperlipidemia

Primary Purpose

Hyperlipidemia, HIV Infections

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 3
Locations
United States
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Atazanavir
Sponsored by
Stanford University
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Eligibility
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Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Hyperlipidemia

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - undefined (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria: Stable primary care Male or Female HIV + adults > 18 years of age. Subjects who are receiving a ritonavir-boosted PI-containing regimen. Subjects who are on a stable antiretroviral regimen for > 3 months. Subjects who have a plasma viral load > 1,000 and < 100,000 c/mL. Protease Inhibitor (PI) resistance: Subjects must have a minimum of 3 of the following PI-mutations (10, 20, 46, 47, 48, 50V, 54, 71, 82, 84, 90). Subjects who have a CD4 > 100 cells/cc. Subjects who are experiencing hyperlipidemia : Total cholesterol > 240 mg/dL, or LDL > 160 mg/dL, or Fasting triglycerides > 200 mg/dL, or On lipid lowering drugs. All women of reproductive potential (who have not reached menopause or undergone hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy, or tubal ligation) must have a negative serum or urine ²-HCG pregnancy test performed within 48 hours of entry. Female study volunteers who are not of reproductive potential (who have reached menopause or undergone hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy, or tubal ligation) or whose male partner has undergone successful vasectomy with documented azoospermia or has documented azoospermia for any other reason, are eligible without requiring the use of contraception. Acceptable documentation of menopause, sterilization, and azoospermia are as follows: Written or oral documentation communicated by clinician or clinician's staff of one of the following: Physician report/letter Operative report or other source documentation in the patient record Discharge summary Laboratory report of azoospermia (required for acceptable documentation of successful vasectomy) FSH measurement elevated into the menopausal range as established by the reporting laboratory. Exclusion Criteria:1. Women who are pregnant or breast feeding. 2. Subjects who use substances or with a mental health condition that would in the opinion of the treating clinician interfere with the ability of the subject to comply with study treatment and monitoring. 3. Subjects who have significant liver disease defined as AST (SGOT) and ALT (SGPT) > 5 x ULN. 4. Subjects who have a history of an acute opportunistic infection within 8 weeks prior to study screening. Chronic infections will not be excluded. 5. Subjects who have received a vaccination within 2 weeks prior to study screening. 6. Subjects who are receiving experimental ARV therapy. 7. Subjects who are receiving systemic chemotherapy. 8. Subjects who are receiving IL-2 or IFN-alpha. 9. Subjects who are receiving GM-CSF. 10. Subjects who have any grade 3-4 laboratory abnormality or clinical AE, other than lipid abnormalities. 11. Prior use of Atazanavir 12. Subjects who have a history of Symptomatic heart block 3rd degree heart block, even if asymptomatic Pre-excitation syndromes Heart rate < 40 bpm Ventricular pause length > 3 sec QTc > 500 msec History of syncope of undetermined origin Cardiomyopathy

Sites / Locations

  • Stanford University School of Medicine

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Compare the three arms (ATV, ATV/r and continued ritonavir boosted-PI) in the following primary endpoint: % subjects who have normal serum lipid profile off lipid lowering agents and maintain CD4 counts > 75% of baseline line values.

Secondary Outcome Measures

% subjects with serum lipids within normal limits at week 48 off of any lipid lowering agent.
% subjects who maintain CD4 counts > 75% of baseline values at week 48.
Compare the change in CD4 count and CD4 % at 24 and 48 weeks between the three study arms.1.2.4Compare HIV plasma viral load profile over 24 and 48 weeks as DAVG between the three study arms.
Compare lipid profile over 48 weeks, change in total cholesterol, TC/HDL ratio and triglycerides.
Compare the evolution of genotypic and phenotypic drug resistance over 12 and 48 weeks between the three arms.
Compare the evolution of viral fitness as measured by replication capacity assay at 12 and 48 weeks between the three arms.
Explore determinates of viral fitness and the relationship of viral fitness with the 'CD4/VL disconnect' state.

Full Information

First Posted
September 8, 2005
Last Updated
July 19, 2011
Sponsor
Stanford University
Collaborators
Bristol-Myers Squibb
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT00160329
Brief Title
Atazanavir or Boosted Atazanavir Substitution for Ritonavir Boosted PI in Patients With Hyperlipidemia
Official Title
The De-Escalate Trial: Atazanavir or Atazanavir/Ritonavir Substitution for Ritonavir Boosted PI Therapy in HIV-Infected Individuals Experiencing Ongoing HIV Viremia and Hyperlipidemia: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
July 2011
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
January 2004 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
April 2007 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
March 2009 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Name of the Sponsor
Stanford University
Collaborators
Bristol-Myers Squibb

4. Oversight

Data Monitoring Committee
Yes

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
The study is looking to compare the impact of lipid levels and HIV viral loads between three different drug regimens: Continuing current regimen (ritonavir boosted regimen), Switching to Atazanavir, or Switching to Atazanavir in combination to Ritonavir.
Detailed Description
Study Overview This is a randomized controlled pilot study to compare the safety and efficacy of substitution of atazanavir (ATV) or ATV/RTV for ritonavir boosted PI in patients with ongoing viremia who are experiencing hyperlipidemia and/or requiring treatment with lipid lowering agents. In this study 60 subjects on a ritonavir boosted PI-containing antiretroviral regimen who are experiencing hyperlipidemia and ongoing HIV viremia will be randomized in a 1:1:1 ratio to either switch the ritonavir boosted PI component of the antiretroviral regimen to ATV or ATV/RTV, or continue the ritonavir boosted PI-based regimen. No other changes in the antiretroviral regimen will be allowed for the first 12 weeks. Thereafter, the investigator may change background ARVs based on the results of the screening resistance test. No new class of antiretrovirals will be allowed to be added through 48 weeks. Subjects will be monitored closely over 48 weeks with careful assessment of CD4 profile, viral loads and lipid profiles as well as drug resistance and replication capacity. Stopping rules will be implemented based on CD4 and viral load profile to ensure subject safety. The objective of this study is to determine whether protease inhibitor regimens that have less of an adverse impact on lipid profiles can maintain a stable CD4 profile compared to standard ritonavir boosted PI regimens. Background Antiretroviral regimens that include ritonavir-boosted protease inhibitors are commonly recommended and prescribed, particularly in patients with some degree of drug resistance. Despite the potency of boosted regimens, many HIV-infected patients receiving these regimens have incomplete viral suppression and yet maintain clinical stability and CD4 counts above nadir levels: the so called 'CD4/HIV disconnect' state. It is likely that this state of CD4/HIV discordance is due in part to the maintenance of drug resistant HIV virus that is relatively unfit, that is its replication capacity and ability to infect and destroy CD4 cells is compromised. The selective pressure exerted by antiretroviral therapy appears to be important in maintaining these drug resistant but relatively unfit quasispecies. It has been shown that even patients with CD4 counts below 50 cells/cc and ongoing viremia maintain a clinical benefit from continued therapy. Unfortunately, lipid abnormalities are commonly seen in patients receiving boosted PI regimens. For example, in a clinical trial in which lopinavir/ritonavir (LPV/r) was given to treatment naïve subjects, approximately 1/3 developed grade 2 or higher lipid abnormalities over 48 weeks. There is a growing concern that these lipid abnormalities will increase the risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. In fact, recent data suggest an increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality related to HIV infection and/or antiretroviral therapy. There are increasing efforts directed at minimizing long-term toxicities of antiretroviral therapy while maintaining its clinical benefit. (Witness the high degree of interest in treatment interruptions as a strategy to limit toxicities associated with long-term antiretroviral therapy.) Atazanavir (ATV), a recently approved PI, appears to have little to no impact on the lipid profile in subjects enrolled in clinical trials. Other advantages with atazanavir are its dosing schedule and overall tolerability. Furthermore, recent studies using ritonavir-boosted ATV also show favorable lipid effects compared to LPV/r. Ritonavir boosting provides higher drug levels and therefore may improve the potency of ATV, especially against PI-resistant virus.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Hyperlipidemia, HIV Infections

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Phase 3
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
60 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Atazanavir
Other Intervention Name(s)
Reyataz
Intervention Description
300 mg with ritonavir boosting or 400 mg without
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Compare the three arms (ATV, ATV/r and continued ritonavir boosted-PI) in the following primary endpoint: % subjects who have normal serum lipid profile off lipid lowering agents and maintain CD4 counts > 75% of baseline line values.
Time Frame
48 weeks
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
% subjects with serum lipids within normal limits at week 48 off of any lipid lowering agent.
Time Frame
48 weeks
Title
% subjects who maintain CD4 counts > 75% of baseline values at week 48.
Time Frame
48 weeks
Title
Compare the change in CD4 count and CD4 % at 24 and 48 weeks between the three study arms.1.2.4Compare HIV plasma viral load profile over 24 and 48 weeks as DAVG between the three study arms.
Time Frame
24 and 48 weeks
Title
Compare lipid profile over 48 weeks, change in total cholesterol, TC/HDL ratio and triglycerides.
Time Frame
48 weeks
Title
Compare the evolution of genotypic and phenotypic drug resistance over 12 and 48 weeks between the three arms.
Time Frame
12 and 48 weeks
Title
Compare the evolution of viral fitness as measured by replication capacity assay at 12 and 48 weeks between the three arms.
Time Frame
12 and 48 weeks
Title
Explore determinates of viral fitness and the relationship of viral fitness with the 'CD4/VL disconnect' state.
Time Frame
48 weeks

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Stable primary care Male or Female HIV + adults > 18 years of age. Subjects who are receiving a ritonavir-boosted PI-containing regimen. Subjects who are on a stable antiretroviral regimen for > 3 months. Subjects who have a plasma viral load > 1,000 and < 100,000 c/mL. Protease Inhibitor (PI) resistance: Subjects must have a minimum of 3 of the following PI-mutations (10, 20, 46, 47, 48, 50V, 54, 71, 82, 84, 90). Subjects who have a CD4 > 100 cells/cc. Subjects who are experiencing hyperlipidemia : Total cholesterol > 240 mg/dL, or LDL > 160 mg/dL, or Fasting triglycerides > 200 mg/dL, or On lipid lowering drugs. All women of reproductive potential (who have not reached menopause or undergone hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy, or tubal ligation) must have a negative serum or urine ²-HCG pregnancy test performed within 48 hours of entry. Female study volunteers who are not of reproductive potential (who have reached menopause or undergone hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy, or tubal ligation) or whose male partner has undergone successful vasectomy with documented azoospermia or has documented azoospermia for any other reason, are eligible without requiring the use of contraception. Acceptable documentation of menopause, sterilization, and azoospermia are as follows: Written or oral documentation communicated by clinician or clinician's staff of one of the following: Physician report/letter Operative report or other source documentation in the patient record Discharge summary Laboratory report of azoospermia (required for acceptable documentation of successful vasectomy) FSH measurement elevated into the menopausal range as established by the reporting laboratory. Exclusion Criteria:1. Women who are pregnant or breast feeding. 2. Subjects who use substances or with a mental health condition that would in the opinion of the treating clinician interfere with the ability of the subject to comply with study treatment and monitoring. 3. Subjects who have significant liver disease defined as AST (SGOT) and ALT (SGPT) > 5 x ULN. 4. Subjects who have a history of an acute opportunistic infection within 8 weeks prior to study screening. Chronic infections will not be excluded. 5. Subjects who have received a vaccination within 2 weeks prior to study screening. 6. Subjects who are receiving experimental ARV therapy. 7. Subjects who are receiving systemic chemotherapy. 8. Subjects who are receiving IL-2 or IFN-alpha. 9. Subjects who are receiving GM-CSF. 10. Subjects who have any grade 3-4 laboratory abnormality or clinical AE, other than lipid abnormalities. 11. Prior use of Atazanavir 12. Subjects who have a history of Symptomatic heart block 3rd degree heart block, even if asymptomatic Pre-excitation syndromes Heart rate < 40 bpm Ventricular pause length > 3 sec QTc > 500 msec History of syncope of undetermined origin Cardiomyopathy
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Andrew R Zolopa
Organizational Affiliation
Stanford University
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Stanford University School of Medicine
City
Stanford
State/Province
California
ZIP/Postal Code
94305
Country
United States

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