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Trial reportPloS one2011

A randomized trial to assess anti-HIV activity in female genital tract secretions and soluble mucosal immunity following application of 1% tenofovir gel.

Marla J Keller, Rebecca P Madan, N Merna Torres, Melissa J Fazzari, Sylvia Cho, Sabah Kalyoussef, Gail Shust, Pedro M M Mesquita, Nicolette Louissaint, Jianmeng Chen and 6 more

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
In one paragraph

Trial report in PloS one, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT00594373 (Effect of Repeated Applications of Tenofovir Gel on Mucosal Mediators of Immunity and Intrinsic Antimicrobial Activity of Cervicovaginal Secretions in Women at Low Risk for HIV-1 Infection), which is not on this map. Cited by 58 papers.

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58citing papers in PubMed
9.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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.

NCT00594373 phase1completednot on this map

Effect of Repeated Applications of Tenofovir Gel on Mucosal Mediators of Immunity and Intrinsic Antimicrobial Activity of Cervicovaginal Secretions in Women at Low Risk for HIV-1 Infection

TypeinterventionalSponsorNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)Enrolled30ConditionsHIV InfectionsArmsTenofovir gel, Tenofovir gel placebo
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

58 citing papers in PubMed, 82 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Marla J KellerDepartment of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America. marla.keller@einstein.yu.edu
Rebecca P Madan
N Merna Torres
Melissa J Fazzari
Sylvia Cho
Sabah Kalyoussef
Gail Shust
Pedro M M Mesquita
Nicolette Louissaint
Jianmeng Chen
Hillel W Cohen
Erin C Diament
Anna C Lee
Lydia Soto-Torres
Craig W Hendrix
Betsy C Herold
Albert Einstein College of Medicine · USJohns Hopkins Medicine · USJohns Hopkins University · USNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · US

Funding

Microbicide Trials NetworkU01AI068633 · NIAID · MAGEE-WOMEN'S RES INST AND FOUNDATION · PI HILLIER, SHARON L. · 2006 to 2010
$77.0M
Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (UL1)UL1RR025005 · NCRR · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI FORD, DANIEL ERNEST · 2007 to 2011
$75.8M
CTSA INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PEDIATRIC RESEARCHUL1RR025750 · NCRR · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI SHAMOON, HARRY · 2008 to 2011
$20.5M
Immunology/Pathology CoreP30AI051519 · NIAID · YESHIVA UNIVERSITY · PI GOLDSTEIN, HARRIS · 2003 to 2013
$18.6M
The impact of fast food, supermarkets & parks on obesity and diabetes in New YorkP60MD000514 · NIMHD · YESHIVA UNIVERSITY · PI BARNHART, JANICE · 2003 to 2011
$11.3M
Microbicide Effects on Efficacy, Safety, Innate ImmunityU01AI069551 · NIAID · MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE OF NYU · PI KELLER, MARLA J · 2005 to 2010
$2.3M
NCRR NIH HHS UL1 RR025005NCRR NIH HHS UL1 RR025750NIAID NIH HHS AI-51519NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI051519NIAID NIH HHS U01 AI068633NIAID NIH HHS U01 AI069551NIMHD NIH HHS P60 MD000514NIMHD NIH HHS P60 MD00514
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPreclinical and early phase clinical microbicide studies have not consistently predicted the outcome of efficacy trials. To address this gap, candidate biomarkers of microbicide pharmacodynamics and safety were evaluated in a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of tenofovir gel, the first microbicide to demonstrate significant protection against HIV acquisition.

methods30 women were randomized to apply a single daily dose of tenofovir or placebo gel for 14 consecutive days. Anti-HIV activity was measured in cervicovaginal lavage (CVL) on Days 0, 3, 7, 14 and 21 by luciferase assay as a surrogate marker of pharmacodynamics. Endogenous activity against E. coli and HSV-2 and concentrations of immune mediators were quantified in CVL as candidate biomarkers of safety. Tenofovir levels were measured in CVL and blood.

resultsA significant increase in anti-HIV activity was detected in CVL from women who applied tenofovir gel compared to their endogenous anti-HIV activity in genital tract secretions on Day 0 and compared to activity in CVL from women in the placebo group. The activity correlated significantly with CVL concentration of tenofovir (r = 0.6, p<0.001) and fit a sigmoid E(max) pharmacodynamic model. Anti-HIV activity in CVL from women who applied tenofovir persisted when virus was introduced in semen, whereas endogenous anti-HIV activity decreased. Tenofovir did not trigger an inflammatory response or induce sustained loss in endogenous antimicrobial activity or immune mediators.

conclusionsTenofovir gel had no deleterious impact on soluble mucosal immunity. The increased anti-HIV activity in CVL, which persisted in the presence of semen and correlated with tenofovir concentration, is consistent with the efficacy observed in a recent clinical trial. These results promote quantified CVL anti-HIV activity as a surrogate of tissue pharmacodynamics and as a potential biomarker of adherence to product. This simple, feasible and inexpensive bioassay may promote the development of models more predictive of microbicide efficacy.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT00594373.

Indexed as

AdenineAdultAnti-HIV AgentsBiomarkersDouble-Blind MethodDrug-Related Side Effects and Adverse ReactionsFemaleGenitalia, FemaleHIV InfectionsHumansImmunity, MucosalMucous MembraneOrganophosphonatesSemenTenofovirVaginal DouchingAdenineAnti-HIV AgentsBiomarkersOrganophosphonatesTenofovir

Identifiers

PMID21283552
PMCPMC3026837
OpenAlexW2069582117

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