title: Efficacy and safety of TMC278 in antiretroviral-naive HIV-1 patients: week 96 results of a phase IIb randomized trial.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  TMC278 is a next-generation nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor highly active against wild-type and nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor-resistant HIV-1 in vitro. The week 96 analysis of TMC278-C204, a large dose-ranging study of TMC278 in treatment-naive HIV-1-infected patients, is presented.
  
  
  METHODS
  Phase IIb randomized trial.
  
  
  METHODS
  Three hundred sixty-eight patients were randomized and treated with three blinded once-daily TMC278 doses 25, 75 or 150 mg, or an open-label, active control, efavirenz 600 mg once daily, all with two nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors. The primary analysis was at week 48.
  
  
  RESULTS
  No TMC278 dose-response relationship for efficacy and safety was observed. TMC278 demonstrated potent antiviral efficacy comparable with efavirenz over 48 weeks that was sustained to week 96 (76.9-80.0% and 71.4-76.3% of TMC278-treated patients with confirmed viral load <50 copies/ml, respectively; time-to-loss of virological-response algorithm). Median increases from baseline in CD4 cell count with TMC278 at week 96 (138.0-149.0 cells/microl) were higher than at week 48 (108.0-123.0 cells/microl). All TMC278 doses were well tolerated. The incidences of the most commonly reported grade 2-4 adverse events at least possibly related to study medication, including nausea, dizziness, abnormal dreams/nightmare, dyspepsia, asthenia, rash, somnolence and vertigo, were low and lower with TMC278 than with efavirenz. Incidences of serious adverse events, grade 3 or 4 adverse events and discontinuations due to adverse events were similar among groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  All TMC278 doses demonstrated potent and sustained efficacy comparable with efavirenz in treatment-naive patients over 96 weeks. TMC278 was well tolerated with lower incidences of neurological and psychiatric adverse events, rash and lower lipid elevations than those with efavirenz. TMC278 25 mg once daily was selected for further clinical development.
authors.affiliation: Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust and PKR/SSR, London, UK. anton.pozniak@chelwest.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Anton L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Pozniak
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Morales-Ramirez
authors.forename: Elly
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Katabira
authors.forename: Dewald
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Steyn
authors.forename: Sergio H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lupo
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Santoscoy
authors.forename: Beatriz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Grinsztejn
authors.forename: Kiat
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ruxrungtham
authors.forename: Laurence T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Rimsky
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vanveggel
authors.forename: Katia
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Boven
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D024882:Drug Resistance, Viral / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000821:virology; D054303:HIV Reverse Transcriptase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D015497:HIV-1; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009570:Nitriles / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000068696:Rilpivirine; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D019562:Viral Load
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D009570:Nitriles; D011743:Pyrimidines; D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors; D054303:HIV Reverse Transcriptase; D000068696:Rilpivirine