Clinical trial • Phase III • Infectious Disease

bictegravir, lenacapavir for HIV-1 infection

Phase III trial of bictegravir, lenacapavir for HIV-1 infection.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Infectious Disease
Trial Disease
HIV-1 infection
Trial Stage
Phase III
Drug Modality
Small molecule

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
18-03-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
09-07-2024

Trial design

Randomised, biktarvy 50 mg/200 mg/25 mg film-coated tablets (emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide/bictegravir), oral; product record indicates maxdailydoseamount 1 (1 unit per day) — comparator arm is continuation on b/f/taf (biktarvy) as stated in trial objective.-controlled Phase III trial in France, Germany, Spain and others.

Randomised
Yes
Comparator
Biktarvy 50 mg/200 mg/25 mg film-coated tablets (emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide/bictegravir), oral; product record indicates maxDailyDoseAmount 1 (1 unit per day) — comparator arm is continuation on B/F/TAF (Biktarvy) as stated in trial objective.
Target Sample Size
426
Trial Duration For Participant
672

Eligibility

Recruits 426 Vulnerable population is selected. The protocol states: "Participants under guardianship, curatorship, or legal protection may not participate in the study." Informed consent is to be obtained using subject information and informed consent forms (ICFs) provided (multiple ICF documents listed for participating countries); consent materials are available in multiple languages as per the country-specific ICF documents..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Positive serum pregnancy test or pregnant at screening or a positive pregnancy test prior to Day 1 randomization.
Vulnerable Population
Vulnerable population is selected. The protocol states: "Participants under guardianship, curatorship, or legal protection may not participate in the study." Informed consent is to be obtained using subject information and informed consent forms (ICFs) provided (multiple ICF documents listed for participating countries); consent materials are available in multiple languages as per the country-specific ICF documents.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Aged ≥ 18 years at screening."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Currently receiving B/F/TAF for at least 6 months prior to screening."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- If plasma HIV-1 RNA measurements in the last 6 months prior to screening are available, all levels must be < 50 copies/mL."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- At least one documented HIV-1 RNA level measured between 6 and 12 months (± 2 months) prior to screening. This and any other HIV-1 RNA measurements documented in this period must be < 50 copies/mL."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Plasma HIV-1 RNA levels < 50 copies/mL at screening."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- No documented or suspected resistance to BIC (mutations T66A/I/K, E92G/Q, G118R, F121Y, Y143C/H/R, S147G, Q148H/K/R, N155H/S, or R263K in the integrase gene)."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- No documented or suspected resistance to tenofovir alafenamide (TAF; mutations K65R, K65N, K70E, Q151M or T69 insertion, or ≥ 3 of the following thymidine analog mutations [M41L, D67N, K70R, L210W, T215Y/F, K219Q/E/N/R] in the reverse transcriptase gene)."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Estimated glomerular filtration rate > 30 mL/min according to the Cockcroft-Gault formula for creatinine clearance (CLcr)."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Participants assigned female at birth and of childbearing potential who engage in heterosexual intercourse must agree to use protocol-specified methods of contraception."}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Positive serum pregnancy test or pregnant at screening or a positive pregnancy test prior to Day 1 randomization."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Active, serious infections (other than HIV-1) requiring parenteral therapy < 30 days prior to randomization."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Active tuberculosis infection."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Acute hepatitis < 30 days before randomization."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, as determined by either: a) Positive HBV surface antigen and negative HBV surface antibody, regardless of HBV core antibody status, at the screening visit. b) Positive HBV core antibody and negative HBV surface antibody, regardless of HBV surface antigen status, at the screening visit."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Known hypersensitivity to the study drug, its metabolites, or any formulation excipient."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- History of or current clinical decompensated liver cirrhosis (eg, ascites, encephalopathy, or variceal bleeding)."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Participants under guardianship, curatorship, or legal protection may not participate in the study."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Abnormal electrocardiogram (ECG) at the screening visit that is clinically significant as determined by the investigator."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Active malignancy requiring acute systemic therapy."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Any of the following laboratory values at screening: a) Alanine aminotransferase > 5 × upper limit of normal (ULN) b) Direct bilirubin > 1.5 × ULN c) Platelets < 50,000/mm3 d) Hemoglobin < 8.0 g/dL"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Requirement for ongoing therapy with or prior use of any prohibited medications listed in Section 5.3 of the protocol."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Participation or planned participation in any other clinical study (including observational studies) without prior approval from the sponsor."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Any other clinical condition or prior therapy that, in the opinion of the investigator, would make the participant unsuitable for the study or unable to comply with dosing requirements"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Breastfeeding (nursing)."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Prior use of, or exposure to, LEN."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Proportion of participants with HIV-1 RNA ≥ 50 copies/mL at Week 48 as determined by the United States (US) Food and Drug Administration (FDA)–defined snapshot algorithm.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Determined by the US FDA-defined snapshot algorithm (proportion of participants with HIV-1 RNA ≥ 50 copies/mL at Week 48)."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Proportion of participants with HIV-1 RNA < 50 copies/mL at Week 48 as determined by the US FDA-defined snapshot algorithm","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Determined by the US FDA-defined snapshot algorithm (proportion with HIV-1 RNA < 50 copies/mL at Week 48)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Change from baseline in CD4 cell count at Week 48","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline measurement of CD4 cell count at Week 48."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Proportion of participants from Treatment Group 1 with HIV-1 RNA ≥ 50 copies/mL at Week 96 (96 weeks on BIC/LEN including blinded and open-label [OL] phases) as determined by US FDA–defined snapshot algorithm","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Determined by the US FDA-defined snapshot algorithm (proportion with HIV-1 RNA ≥ 50 copies/mL at Week 96 for Treatment Group 1)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Proportion of participants from Treatment Group 1 with HIV-1 RNA < 50 copies/mL at Week 96 (96 weeks on BIC/LEN including blinded and OL phases) as determined by US FDA–defined snapshot algorithm","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Determined by the US FDA-defined snapshot algorithm (proportion with HIV-1 RNA < 50 copies/mL at Week 96 for Treatment Group 1)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Change from baseline in CD4 cell count at Week 96 for participants from Treatment Group 1 (96 weeks on BIC/LEN including blinded and OL phases)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline measurement of CD4 cell count at Week 96 for participants in Treatment Group 1."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Proportion of participants experiencing treatment-emergent adverse events (AEs) through Week 48","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Proportion of participants reporting treatment-emergent adverse events through Week 48."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Proportion of participants from Treatment Group 1 experiencing treatment-emergent AEs through Week 96 (96 weeks on BIC/LEN including blinded and OL phases)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Proportion of participants in Treatment Group 1 reporting treatment-emergent adverse events through Week 96."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
426
Recruitment Window Months
65
Consent Approach
Informed consent will be obtained using subject information and informed consent forms (ICFs) provided for the study. Multiple ICF documents are listed for participating countries (e.g., Main ICFs, Pregnancy/Breastfeeding ICFs, Continuation During Pregnancy ICFs) in country-specific languages (German, French, Spanish, Italian, English). Participants are adults (≥18 years); vulnerable individuals under guardianship/curatorship/legal protection are excluded.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
30
Total Number Of Participants
120

France

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
12-06-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
21-02-2025
Processing Time Days
254
Number Of Sites
8
Number Of Participants
30

Sites

Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Department Name
Service des maladies infectieuses et Tropicales
Contact Person Name
Jade Ghosn
Contact Person Email
jade.ghosn@aphp.fr
Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Department Name
Service des maladies infectieuses et Tropicales
Contact Person Name
Nathalie De Castro
Contact Person Email
nathalie.de-castro@aphp.fr
Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Department Name
Service des maladies infectieuses et Tropicales
Contact Person Name
Karine Lacombe
Contact Person Email
karine.lacombe2@aphp.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Nantes
Department Name
Service des Maladies infectieuses et tropicales
Contact Person Name
Colin Deschanvres
Site Name
Hospices Civils De Lyon
Department Name
Service des Maladies infectieuses et tropicales
Contact Person Name
Agathe Becker
Contact Person Email
agathe.becker@chu-lyon.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Montpellier
Department Name
Service des maladies infectieuses et tropicales
Contact Person Name
Alain Makinson
Contact Person Email
a-makinson@chu-montpellier.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier De Tourcoing
Department Name
Service Univeritaure des maladies Infectieuses et du Voyageur
Contact Person Name
Agnès Meybeck
Contact Person Email
ameybeck@ch-tourcoing.fr
Site Name
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris
Department Name
Service des maladies infectieuses et Tropicales
Contact Person Name
Colin Deschanvres

Germany

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
02-07-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
27-11-2025
Processing Time Days
513
Number Of Sites
8
Number Of Participants
30

Sites

Site Name
Klinikum der Universitaet Muenchen AöR
Department Name
LMU Klinikum Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IV
Contact Person Name
Johannes Bogner
Site Name
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
Department Name
Studienambulanz Infektiologie
Contact Person Name
Olaf Degen
Contact Person Email
degen@uke.de
Site Name
Klinikum rechts der Isar der TU Muenchen AöR
Department Name
Klinik und Poliklinik für Innere Medizin II
Contact Person Name
Jochen Schneider
Contact Person Email
jochen.schneider@tum.de
Site Name
Novopraxis Berlin GbR
Contact Person Name
Sven Schellberg
Contact Person Email
schellberg@novopraxis.berlin
Site Name
Praxis Ebertplatz
Contact Person Name
Christoph Wyen
Contact Person Email
wyen@praxis-ebertplatz.de
Site Name
Praxis Dr. Knechten
Contact Person Name
Heribert Knechten
Contact Person Email
hek@pzb.de
Site Name
Goethe University Frankfurt
Department Name
ZIM II, Abteilung Infektiologie
Contact Person Name
Christoph Stephan
Contact Person Email
c.stephan@em.uni-frankfurt.de
Site Name
Klinikum der Universitaet Muenchen AöR
Department Name
LMU Klinikum Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IV
Contact Person Name
Johannes Bogner

Spain

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
27-05-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
25-11-2025
Processing Time Days
547
Number Of Sites
7
Number Of Participants
30

Sites

Site Name
Hospital Universitario La Paz
Department Name
HIV Unit
Contact Person Name
Juan González García
Contact Person Email
juangonzalezgar@gmail.com
Site Name
University Hospital Virgen Del Rocio S.L.
Department Name
HIV Unit
Contact Person Name
Luis Fernando Lopez Cortés
Contact Person Email
luisfernando@lopezcortes.net
Site Name
Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruna
Department Name
Infectious Diseases
Contact Person Name
Alvaro Mena de Cea
Contact Person Email
alvaro.mena.de.cea@sergas.es
Site Name
Hospital Clinic De Barcelona
Department Name
Infectious Diseases
Contact Person Name
Josep Mallolas Masferrer
Contact Person Email
mallolas@clinic.cat
Site Name
Hospital Germans Trias I Pujol
Department Name
HIV Unit
Contact Person Name
Jose Moltó Marhuenda
Contact Person Email
jmolto@lluita.org
Site Name
Hospital General Universitario De Valencia
Department Name
Infectious Diseases
Contact Person Name
Miguel Garcia Deltoro
Contact Person Email
gdeltoromiguel@gmail.com
Site Name
Hospital Universitario Ramon Y Cajal
Department Name
Infectious Diseases
Contact Person Name
Santiago Moreno Guillén
Contact Person Email
smguillen@salud.madrid.org

Italy

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
28-06-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
05-12-2025
Processing Time Days
525
Number Of Sites
7
Number Of Participants
30

Sites

Site Name
Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Degli Spedali Civili Di Brescia
Department Name
Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit
Contact Person Name
Emanuele Focà
Contact Person Email
emanuele.foca@unibs.it
Site Name
Ospedale San Raffaele S.r.l.
Department Name
Unit of Infectious Diseases
Contact Person Name
Antonella Castagna
Contact Person Email
castagna.antonella@hsr.it
Site Name
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti
Department Name
sergio.locaputo@unifg.it
Contact Person Name
Sergio Lo Caputo
Contact Person Email
sergio.locaputo@unifg.it
Site Name
National Institute For Infectious Diseases Lazzaro Spallanzani
Department Name
Viral Immunodeficiencies Unit
Contact Person Name
Andrea Antinori
Contact Person Email
andrea.antinori@inmi.it
Site Name
Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo Dei Tintori
Department Name
S.C. Malattie Infettive
Contact Person Name
Paolo Bonfanti
Contact Person Email
paolo.bonfanti@unimib.it
Site Name
Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo
Department Name
SC Malattie Infettive I
Contact Person Name
Roberto Gulminetti
Contact Person Email
r.gulminetti@smatteo.pv.it
Site Name
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Department Name
Unità Operativa di Malattie Infettive
Contact Person Name
Simona Di Giambenedetto

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Gilead Sciences Inc.
Organisation Type
Pharmaceutical company
Country Of Registered Address
United States

Contract research organisations

Name
Icon Clinical Research Limited
Responsibilities
FSP Site Contract Negotiations
Name
PPD Development L.P.
Responsibilities
Codes: 1,12,13,2,5 (as listed in sponsor duties)
Name
Labcorp Drug Development Inc.
Responsibilities
Central Labs and Bioanalytical analysis Laboratory analysis
Name
QPS LLC
Responsibilities
BioAnalysis in human plasma Laboratory analysis

Third parties

  • {"country":"Ireland","full_name":"Icon Clinical Research Limited","duties_or_roles":"15: FSP Site Contract Negotiations","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Fisher Clinical Services Inc.","duties_or_roles":"14","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"PPD Development L.P.","duties_or_roles":"1,12,13,2,5","organisation_type":"Industry"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Medidata Solutions Inc.","duties_or_roles":"7","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Monogram Biosciences Inc.","duties_or_roles":"15: Virology-whole blood clinical sample assay (Genosure testing ) Laboratory analysis","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"QPS LLC","duties_or_roles":"15: BioAnalysis in human plasma Laboratory analysis","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Germany","full_name":"Institute of Immunology and Genetics","duties_or_roles":"15: Virology-plasma clinical sample assay (analysisGenosure, PhenoSense GT, PhenoSense Integrase, GeneSeq) Laboratory analysis","organisation_type":"Health care"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Signant Health Global LLC","duties_or_roles":"3","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Labcorp Drug Development Inc.","duties_or_roles":"15: Central Labs and Bioanalytical analysis Laboratory analysis","organisation_type":"Industry"}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
BICTEGRAVIR 75 MG/LENACAPAVIR 50 MG FDC TABLETS
Active Substance
bictegravir, lenacapavir
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL
Route
ORAL
Starting Dose
BIC 75 mg / LEN 50 mg (FDC tablet)
Frequency
1 tablet daily (as per product record: maxDailyDoseAmount 1)
Investigational Product Name
Sunlenca 300 mg film-coated tablets
Active Substance
lenacapavir
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL
Route
ORAL
Authorisation Status
EU/1/22/1671/001
Starting Dose
Sunlenca 300 mg film-coated tablets
Maximum Dose
600 mg (maxDailyDoseAmount 600 mg as per product record)
Investigational Product Name
Biktarvy 50 mg/200 mg/25 mg film-coated tablets
Active Substance
emtricitabine, tenofovir alafenamide, bictegravir
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL
Route
ORAL
Authorisation Status
EU/1/18/1289/001
Starting Dose
Biktarvy 50 mg/200 mg/25 mg, 1 tablet daily
Frequency
1 tablet daily (maxDailyDoseAmount 1)
Investigational Product Name
PTM 300 mg tablets
Modality
Other
Investigational Product Name
PTM 75/50 mg FDC tablets
Modality
Other
Investigational Product Name
PTM 50/200/25 mg FDC tablets
Modality
Other
Combination Treatment
Yes

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