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Trial reportClinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America2025

Pitavastatin Is Well-Tolerated With no Detrimental Effects on Physical Function.

Kristine M Erlandson, Triin Umbleja, Heather J Ribaudo, Jennifer A Schrack, Edgar T Overton, Carl J Fichtenbaum, Kathleen V Fitch, Jhoanna C Roa, Marissa R Diggs, Kenneth Wood and 10 more

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Trial report in Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Kristine M ErlandsonDepartment of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0808-6729
Triin UmblejaCenter for Biostatistics in AIDS Research, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Heather J RibaudoCenter for Biostatistics in AIDS Research, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Jennifer A SchrackCenter on Aging and Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Edgar T OvertonDepartment of Medicine, University of Alabama Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
Carl J FichtenbaumDivision of Infectious Diseases, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Kathleen V FitchMetabolism Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Jhoanna C RoaDLH Corporation, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Marissa R DiggsMetabolism Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Kenneth WoodFrontier Science Foundation, Amherst, New York, USA.
Markella V ZanniMetabolism Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Gerald S BloomfieldDuke Clinical Research Institute, Duke Global Health Institute and Department of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Carlos MalvestuttoDivision of Infectious Diseases, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Judith A AbergDivision of Infectious Diseases, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.
Maria C Rodriguez-BarradasInfectious Diseases Section, Michael E. DeBakey VAMC, Houston, Texas, USA.
Rosalba Gomez MoronesInfectious Diseases Section, Michael E. DeBakey VAMC, Houston, Texas, USA.
Katherine BreauxInfectious Diseases Section, Michael E. DeBakey VAMC, Houston, Texas, USA.
Pamela S DouglasDuke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Steven K GrinspoonMetabolism Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Todd T BrownDivision of Endocrinology, Diabetes, & Metabolism, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

Funding

AIDS Clinical Trials Group for Research on Therapeutics for HIV and Related InfectionsUM1AI068636 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · 2021 to 2025
$229.0M
Statistical and Data Management Center (SDMC), AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG)UM1AI068634 · NIAID · HARVARD UNIVERSITY D/B/A HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH · 2021 to 2025
$81.6M
AIDS Clinical Trial Group Laboratory CenterUM1AI106701 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · 2021 to 2025
$54.5M
Boston HIV CTUUM1AI069412 · NIAID · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · 2021 to 2025
$22.8M
UCSD Collaborative Clinical Trials UnitUM1AI069432 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · 2021 to 2025
$18.1M
Pitt-Ohio State Clinical Trials UnitUM1AI069494 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · 2021 to 2025
$13.1M
UNC Center for AIDS Research Core F BiostatisticsP30AI050410 · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · 2001 to 2025
$10.9M
Clinical and Translational Science CenterUL1TR002384 · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · 2025 to 2025
$9.8M
1/2 REPRIEVE Extension for Trial CompletionUG3HL164285 · NHLBI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · 2023 to 2025
$9.5M
PILOT STUDY--SUBSTRATE METABOLISM IN EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT INFANTSP30DK048520 · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · 1995 to 2025
$7.7M
ROLE OF DIETARY CONSTITUENTS ON GENE EXPRESSION IN INTESTINAL EPITHELIUMP30DK040561 · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · 1994 to 2025
$6.0M
2/2 REPRIEVE Extension for Trial CompletionU24HL164284 · NHLBI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · 2023 to 2025
$1.7M
ACTG Laboratory CenterClinical Coordinating Center U01HL123339Data Coordinating CenterGilead SciencesKowa Pharmaceuticals America, IncNCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002384NHLBI NIH HHS U01 HL123336NHLBI NIH HHS U01 HL123339NHLBI NIH HHS U24 HL164284NHLBI NIH HHS UG3 HL164285NIAID NIH HHS K24 AI120834NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI050410NIAID NIH HHS UM1 AI068634NIAID NIH HHS UM1 AI068636NIAID NIH HHS UM1 AI069412NIAID NIH HHS UM1 AI069432NIAID NIH HHS UM1 AI069494NIAID NIH HHS UM1 AI106701NIA NIH HHS R01 AG054366NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK040561NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK048520NIH HHS U01HL123336Nutrition Obesity Research Center at Harvard P30DK040561ViiV Healthcare
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLittle is known about the potential benefits or harms of statins on physical function among people with human immunodeficiency virus (PWH).

methodsREPRIEVE was a double-blind randomized controlled trial evaluating pitavastatin for primary prevention of major adverse cardiovascular events in PWH. Time to complete 10 chair rises, 4-m gait speed, grip strength, and a modified short physical performance test were assessed annually for up to 5 years in the ancillary study PREPARE and analyzed using linear mixed models.

findingsOf 602 PWH, 52% were randomized to pitavastatin and 48% to placebo. Median age was 51 years; 18% were female at birth; 2% transgender; and 40% Black, and 18% Hispanic. Median PREPARE follow-up was 4.7 (4.3-5.0) years. Muscle symptoms (grade ≥3 or treatment-limiting) occurred in 5% of both groups. There was no evidence of decline in chair rise rate in either treatment group and no difference in the pitavastatin group compared to placebo (estimated difference -0.10 [95% confidence interval, -.30 to 0.10] rises/min/year; P = .31). Small declines over time were observed in other physical function tests in both treatment groups, with no apparent differences between groups.

interpretationWe observed minimal declines in physical function over 5 years of follow-up among middle-aged PWH, with no differences among PWH randomized to pitavastatin compared to placebo. This finding, combined with low prevalence of myalgias, supports the long-term safety of statin therapy on physical function, when used for primary prevention of major adverse cardiovascular events among PWH.

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Cardiovascular DiseasesHIV InfectionsHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsQuinolinesAdultAgedDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorspitavastatinQuinolinesfrailtyHIVmusclephysical functionstatin

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PMID39159048
PMCPMC11848279

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