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NCT Number: NCT06333808

Study to Compare Bictegravir/Lenacapavir Versus Current Therapy in People With HIV-1 Who Are Successfully Treated With Biktarvy

The goal of this clinical study is to learn more about the effects of switching to the study drugs, bictegravir (BIC)/lenacapavir (LEN), fixed-dose combination (FDC) versus current therapy bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (B/F/TAF) FDC in people living with HIV-1 (PWH).

The primary objective of this study is to learn how effective it is to switch to BIC/LEN FDC tablets versus continuing on B/F/TAF FDC tablets in virologically suppressed PWH.

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Key information

Conditions

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

Fundacion Huesped, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  • Currently receiving B/F/TAF for at least 6 months prior to screening.
  • If plasma human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) ribonucleic acid (RNA) measurements in the last 6 months prior to screening are available, all levels must be < 50 copies/mL.
  • 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.
  • Plasma HIV-1 RNA levels < 50 copies/mL at screening.
  • No documented or suspected resistance to BIC (including integrase strand-transfer inhibitor resistant (INSTI-R) mutations T66A/I/K, E92G/Q, G118R, F121Y, Y143C/H/R, S147G, Q148H/K/R, N155H/S, or R263K in the integrase gene).
  • No documented or suspected resistance to tenofovir alafenamide (TAF) (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).
  • Estimated glomerular filtration rate ≥ 30 mL/min according to the Cockcroft-Gault formula for creatinine clearance.

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  • Positive serum pregnancy test or pregnant at screening or a positive pregnancy test prior to Day 1 randomization.
  • Breastfeeding (nursing).
  • Prior use of, or exposure to, LEN.
  • Active, serious infections (other than HIV-1) requiring parenteral therapy < 30 days prior to randomization.
  • Active tuberculosis infection.
  • Acute hepatitis < 30 days before randomization.
  • Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, as determined by either:
  • Positive HBV surface antigen and negative HBV surface antibody, regardless of HBV core antibody status, at the screening visit.
  • Positive HBV core antibody and negative HBV surface antibody, regardless of HBV surface antigen status, at the screening visit.
  • Known hypersensitivity to the study drug, its metabolites, or any formulation excipient.
  • History of or current clinical decompensated liver cirrhosis (eg, ascites, encephalopathy, or variceal bleeding).
  • Abnormal electrocardiogram (ECG) at the screening visit that is clinically significant as determined by the investigator.
  • Active malignancy requiring acute systemic therapy.
  • Any of the following laboratory values at screening:
  • Alanine aminotransferase > 5 × upper limit of normal (ULN).
  • Direct bilirubin > 1.5 × ULN.
  • Platelets < 50,000/mm^3.
  • Hemoglobin < 8.0 g/dL.
  • Requirement for ongoing therapy with or prior use of any prohibited medications listed in the protocol.
  • Participation or planned participation in any other clinical study (including observational studies) without prior approval from the sponsor.
  • 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.

Note: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply.

Treatment and study plan

Bictegravir

Drug

Tablets administered orally without regard to food

Other names: GS-9883

Lenacapavir

Drug

Tablets administered orally without regard to food

Other names: GS-6207

B/F/TAF

Drug

Tablets administered orally without regard to food

Other names: Biktarvy ®

Placebo to match B/F/TAF

Drug

Tablets administered orally without regard to food

Placebo to match BIC/LEN

Drug

Tablets administered orally without regard to food

Primary outcomes

  1. Proportion of Participants with HIV-1 RNA ≥ 50 copies/mL at Week 48 as Determined by the US FDA-defined Snapshot Algorithm

    Time frame: Week 48

Secondary outcomes

  1. Proportion of Participants with HIV-1 RNA < 50 copies/mL at Week 48 as Determined by the US FDA-defined Snapshot Algorithm

    Time frame: Week 48

  2. Change From Baseline in Clusters of Differentiation 4 (CD4) Cell Count at Week 48

    Time frame: Baseline; Week 48

  3. Treatment Group 1: Proportion of Participants with HIV-1 RNA ≥ 50 copies/mL at Week 96 and Week 144 as Determined by the US FDA-defined Snapshot Algorithm

    Time frame: Week 96, Week 144

  4. Treatment Group 1: Proportion of Participants with HIV-1 RNA < 50 copies/mL at Week 96 and Week 144 as Determined by US FDA-defined Snapshot Algorithm

    Time frame: Week 96, Week 144

  5. Treatment Group 1: Change from Baseline in CD4 Cell Count at Week 96 and Week 144

    Time frame: Week 96, Week 144

  6. Percentage of Participants Experiencing Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (AEs) through Week 48

    Time frame: From first dose date up to Week 48

  7. Treatment Group 1: Percentage of Participants Experiencing Treatment-Emergent AEs through Week 96 and Week 144

    Time frame: From first dose date up to Week 96 and Week 144

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Gilead Sciences

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Registry information

Official study title

Phase 3 Double-blind Multicenter Randomized Active-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Bictegravir/Lenacapavir Versus Biktarvy® (Bictegravir/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Alafenamide) in Virologically Suppressed People With HIV-1

Acronym: ARTISTRY-2

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2029
First posted
Mar 27, 2024
Registry last updated
Jun 15, 2026

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