Brief Report: Long-Term (96-Week) Efficacy and Safety After Switching From Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate to Tenofovir Alafenamide in HIV-Infected, Virologically Suppressed Adults

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2017 Jun 1;75(2):226-231. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001344.

Abstract

In a double-blind, phase 3 trial, 663 HIV-infected, virologically suppressed adults were randomized to switch to tenofovir alafenamide (TAF; n = 333) vs. remain on tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF; n = 330), each coformulated with emtricitabine (FTC), while continuing their third agent (boosted protease inhibitor or unboosted third agent). At week 96, 88.6% on FTC/TAF and 89.1% on FTC/TDF had HIV-1 RNA <50 copies per milliliter [adjusted difference -0.5% (95% confidence interval: -5.3 to 4.4%)]. Proteinuria, albuminuria, proximal renal tubular function, and bone mineral density improved after switching to TAF- from TDF-containing regimens. These longer-term data support FTC/TAF as a safe, well-tolerated, and durable nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor backbone.

Publication types

  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Adenine / administration & dosage
  • Adenine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Adenine / therapeutic use
  • Alanine
  • Anti-HIV Agents / administration & dosage
  • Anti-HIV Agents / therapeutic use*
  • CD4 Lymphocyte Count
  • Double-Blind Method
  • HIV Infections / drug therapy*
  • HIV Infections / immunology
  • HIV Infections / virology*
  • HIV-1 / drug effects*
  • HIV-1 / immunology
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Tenofovir / administration & dosage*
  • Tenofovir / therapeutic use*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Viral Load / drug effects

Substances

  • Anti-HIV Agents
  • Tenofovir
  • tenofovir alafenamide
  • Adenine
  • Alanine