E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Confirmed HIV-1 infection; Adult patients (age >18 years); CD4+ T lymphocytes < 200/mm3 and/or previous AIDS-defining-illness at W-2 or W-4; Patient naïve from any antiretroviral; In women, use of a contraceptive method, and lack of actual pregnancy; Patients with a coverage from social health; After informed consent. |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
Confirmed HIV-1 infection; Adult patients; CD4+ T lymphocytes <200/mm3 and/or previous AIDS-defining-illness at W2 or W4; Patient naïve from any antiretroviral; In women, use of a contraceptive method |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Virus Diseases [C02] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
To demonstrate the clinical benefit of the adjunction of Maraviroc to a combination of antiretroviral therapy in naïve and late diagnosed HIV-1 infected patients. The clinical benefit is the reduction of the occurrence of a composite outcome consisting of new AIDS-defining event (ADE), Non B or C events, serious non-AIDS events, IRIS and death.
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
- To compare Maraviroc to Placebo arm for each component of the primary composite end point and other major outcomes; - Impact of CCR5 tropism on primary and major secondary end points; - Immunologic evaluation; - Virological evaluation; - Pharmacology substudy; - Safety of the strategy; - Cost-effectiveness study.
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | Yes |
E.2.3.1 | Full title, date and version of each sub-study and their related objectives |
Virological study (for all patients enrolled in France) Seminal compartment sub-study (for 20 patients in each group) |
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E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
Confirmed HIV-1 infection; Adult patients (age > 18 years); CD4+ T lymphocytes < 200/mm3 and/or previous AIDS-defining-illness at W-2 or W-4; Patient naïve from any antiretroviral; In women, use of a contraceptive method, and lack of actual pregnancy; Patients with a coverage from social health; After informed consent. |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
- Current pregnancy, lack of contraceptive method, breast-feeding; - Current active tuberculosis (either suspected, diagnosed); - Ongoing malignancies except cutaneous Kaposi’s sarcoma. Patients with a previous cancer considered as cured for at least 6 months could be included in the study; - Current or previous severe cardiac failurea, chronic respiratory diseaseb, renalc or liver insufficiency; any life-threatening organ failure; - Cognitive impairment, psychiatric disorders, severe depressive affects, inadapted behavior; - Use of cytostatic drugs, immunosuppressive agents, steroids. Treatment with steroids can be authorized if they are given for less than two months as adjuvant treatment for opportunistic infections; - PMN < 750/mm3, platelets < 50,000/mm3, haemoglobin < 10 g/dL; ASAT, ALAT or bilirubin > 2.5 ULN; lipase > 2 ULN, serum creatinine > 1.5 ULN; proteinuria > 1g/L; INR abnormal (Note: normal INR values are included between 0.8 and 1.3)d; - Current or previous, during the 3 last months, use of immunomodulatory agents (G-CSF, IL-2, GM-CSF, interferons, pentoxifylline); - Hypersensitivity to peanut and /or soy products.
a: if a severe cardiac failure is suspected, an echocardiography should be performed (ejection fraction < 45% should not be included in the trial). b: Patients having a Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease can not be included in the trial. c: Renal insufficiency defined by creatinine clearance < 60/mL. d: Patients taking anticoagulant can be included in the trial.
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
The primary composite end point is defined in the appendix XI and XII and includes the following events: o New ADE (opportunistic events consistent with the 1993 CDC expanded surveillance definition plus additional events associated with immunosuppression in the patient population targeted for enrolment) (APPENDIX XI). o Non B or C: Aspergillosis, invasive, Bartonellosis, includes bacillary angiomatosis and peliosis hepatis, Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) of the central nervous system (CNS), Leishmaniasis, visceral (kala-azar), Lymphoma, Hodgkin's, Lymphoma, non-Hodgkin's, other cell type, Microsporidiosis, chronic intestinal (> 1 month's duration), Nocardiosis, Penicillium marneffei, extrapulmonary, Pneumocystis jiroveci, extrapulmonary, Rhodococcus equi disease, Severe infections: defined by sepsis with bacteremia requiring overnight hospitalisation, or pneumonia requiring overnight hospitalisation. o Serious non-AIDS events (APPENDIX XII): Cardiovascular disease (CVD): myocardial infarction, stroke, coronary revascularization, Chronic end stage renal disease (ESRD), Liver failure, Non-AIDS-defining cancers except basal and squamous cell skin cancers, IRIS, o All causes of mortality (related or not to AIDS).
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
W4 and virological response at W24, W36, W48, W60 and W72 |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
Secondary end points are: o Clinical Events: New ADE (opportunistic events consistent with the 1993 CDC expanded surveillance definition plus additional events associated with immunosuppression in the patient population targeted for enrolment), Non B or C Serious non-AIDS events, Grade 4 events (APPENDIX XIII) All causes of mortality (related or not to AIDS). o Immunological end points (APPENDIX X): Absolute number of T CD4+ lymphocytes Percentage of patients with > 200 CD4+ T lymphocytes at W4, W8, W12, W24, W36, W48, W60, W72, Phenotypic analysis of CD4+ T lymphocytes, CD8+ T lymphocytes (naïve, central memory cells, and cytotoxic cells) and evolution of markers of immune activation (expression of HLA-DR and CD38 on CD4 and CD8 T cells) at W0, W8, W24, W60 (substudy), Seric markers of immune activation (inflammation): Hs-CRP, fibrinogen, IL-6, IL-1-beta, IFN-alpha, d-dimers, SAA and sCD14 at W0, W8, W24, W60 (substudy), Density of CCR5 and CXCR4 expression at W0, W8, W24 (substudy), Expression of homing receptors on CD4 T lymphocytes (% of cells CD4+a4b7+CCR9+) at W0, W8, W24 (substudy), Evaluation of HIV-1 and recall-antigen specific immune responses by Intra-Cellular Staining (ICS) at W0, W24 (substudy). o Virological end points (APPENDIX IX): Percentage of patients with a plasma HIV-1 RNA < 400 copies/mL and <50 copies/mL at W0, W4, W8, W12, W24, W36, W48, W60, W72, Plasma HIV-1 RNA at W-4, W0, W4, W8, W12, W24, W36, W48, W60, W72, Tropism testing performed by Tropisme Test Toulouse at baseline (W0) on plasma HIV-1 RNA and in patients with detectable plasma HIV-1 RNA during the study (on the first sample with HIV-1 RNA > 1000 copies/ml after week 24), Resistance testing performed in patients with detectable plasma HIV-1 RNA during the study (on the second sample with HIV-1 RNA > 400 copies/ml after week 24), Virological study (for all patients enrolled in France): HIV-1 DNA in PBMC (peripheral blood mononuclear cells) at W0, W24, W72 (whole blood samples), Tropism testing by genotypic analysis of the V3 loop to investigate (1) the correlation with virology response at W0 on plasma HIV RNA, and (2) the tropism evolution in patients with undetectable viral load at W0, W24, W72 on HIV-1 DNA. Seminal compartment sub-study (for 20 patients in each group): HIV viral load will be determined at W0, W24, HIV tropism will be determined at W0, W24.
o Pharmacokinetic (PK) end points (APPENDIX VIII) PK analysis: Determinations of MVC trough plasma concentration of MVC (Cmin; 12 2 hours after the last drug intake) at W4 and W24 in all patients randomized in Group 2* using UPLC-MS/MS, • Distributions of MVC Cmin by dosing regimen and according to the associated PI Ritonavir-boosted or EFV, • Between and within patients variability of MVC Cmin, Substudy in 25 patients in each group to calculate the: • Steady-state plasma area under curve (AUC) of MVC at W4 based on the determination of 0h, 1h, 3h, 6h, 8h, 12h post dose concentrations of MVC, • Average of MVC concentration at W4 (Cave = AUC/12h), • Free fraction AUC (unbound to plasma protein) of MVC at W4, Determination of MVC Cmin for study discontinuations (before the end point) (adverse events, virological failure, etc.), Determination of MVC seminal at W24 in a subgroup of 20 patients from Group 2, Pharmacokinetic-Pharmacodynamic (PK-PD) relationship: Relationship between MVC Cmin at W4 and W24 and virological response at W8, W12, W36, W48, W60 and W72 in all patients randomized in Group 2*, Percentage of patients with a MVC Cmin ≥ 50 ng/mL by dosing group in all patients randomized in Group 2, Relationship between MVC Cave (free and total) at W4 and virological response at W24, W36, W48, W60 and W72 in a subgroup of 25 patients, Relationship between MVC Cmin (free and total) at W4 and virological response at W24, W36, W48, W60 and W72 in a subgroup of 25 patients, Analysis of MVC Cmin in patients demonstrating changes of their tropism results according to the genotype or/and the Tropisme Test Toulouse, Relationship between MVC Cmin at W24 in seminal plasma and virological response in seminal and blood plasma at W0 and W24 in a subgroup of patients. Drug-drug interactions by determination of associated PI Ritonavir-boosted or EFV plasma concentrations in all patients randomized in Group 2 using UPLC-MS/MS, Safety of the strategy, Cost-effectiveness study. |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
W4 and virological response at W24, W36, W48, W60 and W72 |
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | Yes |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | Yes |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | Yes |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | No |
E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | No |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | Yes |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | Yes |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes |
E.8.1.2 | Open | No |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | Yes |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | No |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | No |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | Yes |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 2 |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
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E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | Yes |
E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 8 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | Yes |
E.8.5.1 | Number of sites anticipated in the EEA | 10 |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | No |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | No |
E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | Yes |
E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 18 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 18 |