Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Emtricitabine and Tenofovir Alafenamide (F/TAF) Fixed-Dose Combination Once Daily for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in Men and Transgender Women Who Have Sex With Men and Are At Risk of HIV-1 Infection

Overview

The primary objective of this study is to assess the rates of HIV-1 infection in Men (MSM) and transgender women (TGW) who have sex with men and who are administered daily emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (F/TAF) or emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (F/TDF) with a minimum follow-up of 48 weeks and at least 50% of participants have 96 weeks of follow-up after randomization.

Full Title of Study: “A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-blind Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Emtricitabine and Tenofovir Alafenamide (F/TAF) Fixed-Dose Combination Once Daily for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in Men and Transgender Women Who Have Sex With Men and Are At Risk of HIV-1 Infection”

Study Type

  • Study Type: Interventional
  • Study Design
    • Allocation: Randomized
    • Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
    • Primary Purpose: Treatment
    • Masking: Double (Participant, Investigator)
  • Study Primary Completion Date: January 31, 2019

Interventions

  • Drug: F/TAF
    • 200/25 mg tablet administered orally once daily
  • Drug: F/TDF
    • 200/300 mg tablet administered orally once daily
  • Drug: F/TAF Placebo
    • Tablet administered orally once daily
  • Drug: F/TDF Placebo
    • Tablet administered orally once daily

Arms, Groups and Cohorts

  • Experimental: F/TAF
    • F/TAF+ F/TDF placebo for at least 96 weeks
  • Experimental: F/TDF
    • F/TDF+ F/TAF placebo for at least 96 weeks
  • Experimental: Open-label
    • Once all participants have been on blinded treatment for at least 96 weeks, the study will be unblinded and participants will be offered the option to continue on open-label F/TAF treatment for 96 weeks.
  • Experimental: Open-Label Extension
    • Participants who remain on study at Open-label Week 96 will have the option to continue on open-label F/TAF treatment in the Open-label extension phase for 408 weeks.

Clinical Trial Outcome Measures

Primary Measures

  • Incidence of HIV-1 Infection Per 100 Person Years (PY)
    • Time Frame: When all participants completed minimum follow-up of 48 weeks and at least 50% of the participants completed 96 weeks of follow-up after randomization or permanently discontinued from the study (maximum 125 weeks)
    • The incidence of HIV-1 infection rate per 100 PY was calculated as the number of participants who became HIV infected during the study after the first dose of study drug divided by the sum of all participants’ years (where a year is 365.25 days) of follow-up while at risk of HIV infection during the study. HIV-1 infection is defined by one or more of the following criteria of contributing HIV tests performed via central lab or local lab: Serologic evidence of seroconversion (reactive screening HIV Antigen/Antibody or Antibody test, confirmed by reactive HIV-1/HIV-2 differentiation assay), excluding HIV vaccinated participants, or Virologic evidence of HIV-1 infection (positive qualitative HIV-1 RNA test or any detectable quantitative HIV-1 RNA test), or Evidence of acute HIV-1 infection (reactive p24 Antigen or positive qualitative or quantitative RNA, in the absence of reactive HIV-1 Antibody results)

Secondary Measures

  • Percent Change From Baseline in Hip Bone Mineral Density (BMD) at Week 48 in the Blinded Phase
    • Time Frame: Baseline, Week 48
    • Percent Change = Change from baseline at Week 48 visit/value at baseline * 100%.
  • Percent Change From Baseline in Spine BMD at Week 48 in the Blinded Phase
    • Time Frame: Baseline, Week 48
    • Percent Change = Change from baseline at Week 48 visit/value at baseline * 100%.
  • Percent Change From Baseline in Urine Beta-2-Microglobulin to Creatinine Ratio at Week 48 in the Blinded Phase
    • Time Frame: Baseline, Week 48
    • Percent Change = Change from baseline at Week 48 visit/value at baseline * 100%. For urine creatinine, value of < 1 was handled as a missing value in its summary and the calculation of related ratios.
  • Percent Change From Baseline in Urine Retinol Binding Protein (RBP) to Creatinine Ratio at Week 48 in the Blinded Phase
    • Time Frame: Baseline, Week 48
    • Percent Change = Change from baseline at Week 48 visit/value at baseline * 100%. For urine creatinine, value of < 1 was handled as a missing value in its summary and the calculation of related ratios.
  • Number of Participants by Urine Protein (UP) and Urine Protein to Creatinine Ratio (UPCR) Categories at Week 48 in the Blinded Phase
    • Time Frame: Baseline, Week 48
    • The UPCR was only calculated when corresponding UP ≥ 4.0 mg/dL. The UPCR “≤ 200 mg/g” category includes both participants with UP < 4.0 mg/dL and participants with UPCR ≤ 200 mg/g.
  • Change From Baseline in Serum Creatinine at Week 48 in the Blinded Phase
    • Time Frame: Baseline, Week 48
  • Incidence of HIV-1 Infection Per 100 PY
    • Time Frame: When all participants have 96 weeks of follow-up after randomization or permanently discontinued from the study (maximum 157 weeks)
    • The incidence of HIV-1 infection rate per 100 PY was calculated as the number of participants who became HIV infected during the study after the first dose of study drug divided by the sum of all participants’ years (where a year is 365.25 days) of follow-up while at risk of HIV infection during the study. HIV-1 infection is defined by one or more of the following criteria of contributing HIV tests performed via central lab or local lab: Serologic evidence of seroconversion (reactive screening HIV Antigen/Antibody or Antibody test, confirmed by reactive HIV-1/HIV-2 differentiation assay), excluding HIV vaccinated participants, or Virologic evidence of HIV-1 infection (positive qualitative HIV-1 RNA test or any detectable quantitative HIV-1 RNA test), or Evidence of acute HIV-1 infection (reactive p24 Antigen or positive qualitative or quantitative RNA, in the absence of reactive HIV-1 Antibody results)
  • Percent Change From Baseline in Hip BMD at Week 96 in the Blinded Phase
    • Time Frame: Baseline, Week 96
    • Percent Change = Change from baseline at Week 96 visit/value at baseline * 100%.
  • Percent Change From Baseline in Spine BMD at Week 96 in the Blinded Phase
    • Time Frame: Baseline, Week 96
    • Percent Change = Change from baseline at Week 96 visit/value at baseline * 100%.
  • Percent Change From Baseline in Urine Beta-2-Microglobulin to Creatinine Ratio at Week 96 in the Blinded Phase
    • Time Frame: Baseline, Week 96
    • Percent Change = Change from baseline at Week 96 visit/value at baseline * 100%. For urine creatinine, value of < 1 was handled as a missing value in its summary and the calculation of related ratios.
  • Percent Change From Baseline in Urine RBP to Creatinine Ratio at Week 96 in the Blinded Phase
    • Time Frame: Baseline, Week 96
    • Percent Change = Change from baseline at Week 96 visit/value at baseline * 100%. For urine creatinine, value of < 1 was handled as a missing value in its summary and the calculation of related ratios.
  • Number of Participants by UP and UPCR Categories at Week 96 in the Blinded Phase
    • Time Frame: Baseline, Week 96
    • The UPCR was only calculated when corresponding UP ≥ 4.0 mg/dL. The UPCR “≤ 200 mg/g” category includes both participants with UP < 4.0 mg/dL and participants with UPCR ≤ 200 mg/g.
  • Change From Baseline in Serum Creatinine at Week 96 in the Blinded Phase
    • Time Frame: Baseline, Week 96
  • Percentage of Participants Experiencing Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events
    • Time Frame: First dose date up to the data cut for end of blinded treatment (maximum: 157 weeks)
  • Percentage of Participants Experiencing Any Treatment-Emergent Laboratory Abnormality
    • Time Frame: First dose date up to the data cut for end of blinded treatment (maximum: 157 weeks)

Participating in This Clinical Trial

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  • Must be at high risk of sexual acquisition of HIV – HIV-1 negative status – MSM and TGW (male at birth) who have at least one of the following: – condomless anal intercourse with at least two unique male partners in the past 12 weeks (partners must be either HIV-infected or of unknown HIV status) – documented history of syphilis in the past 24 weeks – documented history of rectal gonorrhea or chlamydia in the past 24 weeks – Adequate renal function: estimated glomerular filtration rate ≥ 60 mL/min according to the Cockcroft-Gault formula – Adequate liver and hematologic function: – Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 2.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN) and total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 mg/dL, or normal direct bilirubin – Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1000/mm^3; platelets ≥ 75,000/mm^3; hemoglobin ≥ 10 g/dL Key Exclusion Criteria – Grade 3 or Grade 4 proteinuria or glycosuria that is unexplained or not clinically manageable. NOTE: Other protocol defined Inclusion/ Exclusion criteria may apply.

Gender Eligibility: All

Men and Transgender Women

Minimum Age: 18 Years

Maximum Age: N/A

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Investigator Details

  • Lead Sponsor
    • Gilead Sciences
  • Provider of Information About this Clinical Study
    • Sponsor
  • Overall Official(s)
    • Gilead Study Director, Study Director, Gilead Sciences

Citations Reporting on Results

Hare B. The Phase 3 DISCOVER Study: Daily F/TAF or F/TDF for HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis [Presentation]. Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI); 2019 04-07 March; Seattle, WA.

Mayer KH, Molina JM, Thompson MA, Anderson PL, Mounzer KC, De Wet JJ, DeJesus E, Jessen H, Grant RM, Ruane PJ, Wong P, Ebrahimi R, Zhong L, Mathias A, Callebaut C, Collins SE, Das M, McCallister S, Brainard DM, Brinson C, Clarke A, Coll P, Post FA, Hare CB. Emtricitabine and tenofovir alafenamide vs emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (DISCOVER): primary results from a randomised, double-blind, multicentre, active-controlled, phase 3, non-inferiority trial. Lancet. 2020 Jul 25;396(10246):239-254. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31065-5.

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