Juan Macías1, María Mancebo1, Dolores Merino2, Francisco Téllez3, M Luisa Montes-Ramírez4, Federico Pulido5, Antonio Rivero-Juárez6, Miguel Raffo7, Montserrat Pérez-Pérez7, Nicolás Merchante1, Manuel Cotarelo8, Juan A Pineda1. 1. Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Unit, Hospital Universitario de Valme, Seville. 2. Infectious Diseases Unit, Complejo Hospitalario de Huelva. 3. Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Unit, Hospital Universitario de Puerto Real, Instituto de Investigación e Innovación en Ciencias Biomédicas de la Provincia de Cádiz. 4. Infectious Diseases Unit, Hospital Universitario La Paz. 5. Infectious Diseases Unit, Hospital Universitario Doce de Octubre, Madrid. 6. Instituto Maimonides de Investigación Biomedica de Córdoba, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia, Cordoba. 7. Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Unit, Hospital La Línea, AGS Campo de Gibraltar, Cadiz. 8. Medical Affairs Department, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Madrid, Spain.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Antiretroviral drugs with a lower potential to induce hepatic steatosis in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection need to be identified. We compared the effect of switching efavirenz (EFV) to raltegravir (RAL) on hepatic steatosis among HIV-infected patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) receiving EFV plus 2 nucleoside analogues. METHODS: HIV-infected patients on EFV plus tenofovir/emtricitabine or abacavir/lamivudine with NAFLD were randomized 1:1 to switch from EFV to RAL (400 mg twice daily), maintaining nucleoside analogues unchanged, or to continue with EFV plus 2 nucleoside analogues. At baseline, eligible patients should show controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) values ≥238 dB/m. Changes in hepatic steatosis at 48 weeks of follow-up over baseline levels were measured by CAP. RESULTS: Overall, 39 patients were included, and 19 of them were randomized to switch to RAL. At week 48, median CAP for the RAL group was 250 (Q1-Q3, 221-277) dB/m and 286 (Q1-Q3, 269-314) dB/m for the EFV group (P = .035). The median decrease in CAP values was -20 (Q1-Q3, -67 to 15) dB/m for the RAL arm and 30 (Q1-Q3, -17 to 49) dB/m for the EFV group (P = .011). CAP values <238 dB/m at week 48 were observed in 9 (47%) patients on RAL and 3 (15%) individuals on EFV (P = .029). CONCLUSIONS: After 48 weeks, HIV-infected individuals switching EFV to RAL showed decreases in the degree of hepatic steatosis, as measured by CAP, compared with those continuing with EFV. In addition, the proportion of patients without significant hepatic steatosis after 48 weeks was greater for those who switched to RAL. CLINICAL TRIALS REGISTRATION: NCT01900015.
BACKGROUND: Antiretroviral drugs with a lower potential to induce hepatic steatosis in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection need to be identified. We compared the effect of switching efavirenz (EFV) to raltegravir (RAL) on hepatic steatosis among HIV-infected patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) receiving EFV plus 2 nucleoside analogues. METHODS: HIV-infected patients on EFV plus tenofovir/emtricitabine or abacavir/lamivudine with NAFLD were randomized 1:1 to switch from EFV to RAL (400 mg twice daily), maintaining nucleoside analogues unchanged, or to continue with EFV plus 2 nucleoside analogues. At baseline, eligible patients should show controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) values ≥238 dB/m. Changes in hepatic steatosis at 48 weeks of follow-up over baseline levels were measured by CAP. RESULTS: Overall, 39 patients were included, and 19 of them were randomized to switch to RAL. At week 48, median CAP for the RAL group was 250 (Q1-Q3, 221-277) dB/m and 286 (Q1-Q3, 269-314) dB/m for the EFV group (P = .035). The median decrease in CAP values was -20 (Q1-Q3, -67 to 15) dB/m for the RAL arm and 30 (Q1-Q3, -17 to 49) dB/m for the EFV group (P = .011). CAP values <238 dB/m at week 48 were observed in 9 (47%) patients on RAL and 3 (15%) individuals on EFV (P = .029). CONCLUSIONS: After 48 weeks, HIV-infected individuals switching EFV to RAL showed decreases in the degree of hepatic steatosis, as measured by CAP, compared with those continuing with EFV. In addition, the proportion of patients without significant hepatic steatosis after 48 weeks was greater for those who switched to RAL. CLINICAL TRIALS REGISTRATION: NCT01900015.
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