Etravirine clinical studies

# Clinical Studies

## Treatment-Experienced adult Subjects
The clinical efficacy of INTELENCE is derived from the analyses of 48-week data from 2 ongoing, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, Phase 3 trials, TMC125-C206 and TMC125-C216 (DUET-1 and DUET-2). These trials are identical in design and the results below are pooled data from the two trials.
TMC125-C206 and TMC125-C216 are Phase 3 studies designed to evaluate the safety and antiretroviral activity of INTELENCE in combination with a background regimen (BR) as compared to placebo in combination with a BR. Eligible subjects were treatment-experienced HIV-1-infected patients with plasma HIV-1 RNA greater than 5000 copies per mL while on an antiretroviral regimen for at least 8 weeks. In addition, subjects had 1 or more NNRTI resistance-associated mutations at screening or from prior genotypic analysis, and 3 or more of the following primary PI mutations at screening: D30N, V32I, L33F, M46I/L, I47A/V, G48V, I50L/V, V82A/F/L/S/T, I84V, N88S, or L90M. Randomization was stratified by the intended use of enfuvirtide (ENF) in the BR, previous use of darunavir/ritonavir (DRV/rtv), and screening viral load. Virologic response was defined as HIV-1 RNA less than 50 copies per mL at Week 48.
All study subjects received DRV/rtv as part of their BR, and at least 2 other investigator-selected antiretroviral drugs (NRTIs with or without ENF). Of INTELENCE-treated subjects, 25.5% used ENF for the first time (de novo) and 20.0% re-used ENF. Of placebo-treated subjects, 26.5% used de novoENF and 20.4% re-used ENF.
In the pooled analysis for TMC125-C206 and TMC125-C216, demographics and baseline characteristics were balanced between the INTELENCEarm and the placebo arm. Table 10 displays selected demographic and baseline disease characteristics of the subjects in the INTELENCE and placebo arms.
Efficacy at Week 48 for subjects in the INTELENCE and placebo arms for the pooled TMC125-C206 and TMC125-C216 study populations are shown in Table 11.
At Week 48, 70.8% of INTELENCE-treated subjects achieved HIV-1 RNA less than 400 copies per mL as compared to 46.4% of placebo-treated subjects. The mean decrease in plasma HIV-1 RNA from baseline to Week 48 was -2.23 log10 copies per mL for INTELENCE-treated subjects and -1.46 log10 copies per mL for placebo-treated subjects. The mean CD4+ cell count increase from baseline for INTELENCE-treated subjects was 96 cells per mm3 and 68 cells per mm3 for placebo-treated subjects.
Of the study population who either re-used or did not use ENF, 57.4% of INTELENCE-treated subjects and 31.7% of placebo-treated subjects achieved HIV-1 RNA less than 50 copies per mL. Of the study population using ENF de novo, 67.3% of INTELENCE-treated subjects and 57.2% of placebo-treated subjects achieved HIV-1 RNA less than 50 copies per mL.
Treatment-emergent CDC category C events occurred in 4% of INTELENCE-treated subjects and 8.4% of placebo-treated subjects.
Study TMC125-C227 was a randomized, exploratory, active-controlled, open-label, Phase 2b trial. Eligible subjects were treatment-experienced, PI-naive HIV-1-infected patients with genotypic evidence of NNRTI resistance at screening or from prior genotypic analysis. The virologic response was evaluated in 116 subjects who were randomized to INTELENCE (59 subjects) or an investigator-selected PI (57 subjects), each given with 2 investigator-selected N(t)RTIs. INTELENCE-treated subjects had lower antiviral responses associated with reduced susceptibility to the N(t)RTIs and to INTELENCE as compared to the control PI-treated subjects.

## Treatment-Experienced Pediatric Subjects (6 years to less than 18 years of age)
TMC125-C213, a single-arm, Phase 2 trial evaluating the pharmacokinetics, safety, tolerability, and efficacy of INTELENCE enrolled 101 antiretroviral treatment-experienced HIV-1 infected pediatric subjects 6 years to less than 18 years of age and weighing at least 16 kg. Subjects eligible for this trial were on an antiretroviral regimen with confirmed plasma HIV-1 RNA of at least 500 copies per mL and viral susceptibility to INTELENCE at screening.
The median baseline plasma HIV-1 RNA was 3.9 log10 copies per mL, and the median baseline CD4 cell count was 385  106 cells per mm3.
At Week 24, 52% of all pediatric subjects had HIV-1 RNA less than 50 copies per mL. The proportion of pediatric subjects with HIV-1 RNA less than 400 copies per mL was 67%. The mean CD4 cell count increase from baseline was 112  106 cells per mm3.