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ArticleEClinicalMedicine2021

Safety and Pharmacokinetics of a Tenofovir Alafenamide Fumarate-Emtricitabine based Oral Antiretroviral Regimen for Prevention of HIV Acquisition in Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Andrea R Thurman, Jill L Schwartz, Mackenzie L Cottrell, Vivian Brache, Beatrice A Chen, Leila Cochón, Susan Ju, Ian McGowan, James F Rooney, Scott McCallister and 1 more

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Article in EClinicalMedicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02904369 (Exploratory Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Study of Oral F/TAF for the Prevention of HIV Acquisition), which is not on this map. Cited by 35 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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35citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT02904369 phase1completednot on this map

Exploratory Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Study of Oral F/TAF for the Prevention of HIV Acquisition

TypeinterventionalSponsorCONRADRan2016 to 2017Enrolled73ConditionsHIVArmsEmtricitabine, Tenofovir alafenamide, Tenofovir disoproxil
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

35 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 46 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2025
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  2. Canadian guideline on HIV pre- and postexposure prophylaxis: 2025 update.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Andrea R ThurmanCONRAD, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk and Arlington, VA, USA.
Jill L SchwartzCONRAD, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk and Arlington, VA, USA.
Mackenzie L CottrellUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Vivian BracheProfamilia, Santo Domingo, DR.
Beatrice A ChenUniversity of Pittsburgh/Magee-Womens Research Institute, Pittsburgh PA, USA.
Leila CochónProfamilia, Santo Domingo, DR.
Susan JuCONRAD, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk and Arlington, VA, USA.
Ian McGowanUniversity of Pittsburgh/Magee-Womens Research Institute, Pittsburgh PA, USA.
James F RooneyGilead Sciences, Foster City, CA, USA.
Scott McCallisterGilead Sciences, Foster City, CA, USA.
Gustavo F DoncelCONRAD, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk and Arlington, VA, USA.
Eastern Virginia Medical School · USGilead Sciences (United States) · USProfamilia · DOUniversity of Pittsburgh · USUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · US

Funding

Virology, Immunology, and Microbiology CoreP30AI050410 · NIAID · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI DAVID M. MARGOLIS · 2001 to 2026
$76.9M
NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI050410
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDaily oral emtricitabine (FTC, F)/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) combination is approved for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in men and women. Tenofovir alafenamide fumarate (TAF) is a newer, more potent prodrug of tenofovir (TFV), and in combination with FTC, has recently been approved for prevention of HIV through rectal transmission.

methodsThis Phase I, prospective, interventional, randomized study was conducted in three clinical sites: PROFAMILIA, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; University of Pittsburgh and Eastern Virginia Medical School. We assessed the multi-compartmental pharmacokinetics (primary outcome) and safety (secondary outcome) among HIV uninfected women randomized to F/TDF (200mg/300mg) or F/TAF (200mg/25mg; F/TAF25) (n=24) in a single dose phase (SDP) and F/TDF, F/TAF (200mg/10mg; F/TAF10), or F/TAF25 (n=75) in a multiple dose (14 daily doses) phase (MDP). We described PK parameters in plasma, peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), and cervicovaginal (CV) and rectal fluids and tissues. ClinicalTrials.gov #NCT02904369, completed.

findingsRecruitment for the study began on 5 October 2016. The first participant was enrolled on 6 October 2016 and the last participant completed the study 21 November 2017. PLASMA: TFV concentrations area under curve (AUC) were ~20 fold lower following F/TAF versus F/TDF. TFV-diphosphate (TFV-DP) AUC concentrations in PBMCs were 7-fold higher with F/TAF25 versus F/TDF. Median TFV-DP concentrations in vaginal tissue (4hours post last dose) were approximately 6-fold higher with F/TAF25 versus F/TDF. TFV and TFV-DP were lower with F/TAF versus F/TDF in rectal tissue. Concentrations of FTC and FTC-triphosphate (FTC-TP) were similar across matrices and treatment arms. Gastrointestinal adverse events (AEs) occurred more frequently in F/TDF users (44.0%) than in either F/TAF group (11.5 and 12.0%).

interpretationF/TAF was safe and well-tolerated. TFV-DP concentrations were higher in PBMCs and similar or higher (4h post dose) in female genital tract tissues for F/TAF versus F/TDF. High FTC and FTC-TP concentrations in all compartments support the potential of F/TAF as a new PrEP combination for women.

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PMID34041459
PMCPMC8144741
OpenAlexW3164547666

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