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ArticleInfectious diseases and therapy2024

Real-World Effectiveness of Dolutegravir/Lamivudine in People With HIV-1 in Test-and-Treat Settings or With High Baseline Viral Loads: TANDEM Study Subgroup Analyses.

Paul Benson, Jennifer Kuretski, Cynthia Donovan, Gavin Harper, Deanna Merrill, Aimee A Metzner, Katie Mycock, Hannah Wallis, Andrew P Brogan, Jimena Patarroyo and 1 more

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Article in Infectious diseases and therapy, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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11 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Paul BensonBe Well Medical Center, 1964 W Eleven Mile Road, Berkley, MI, 48072, USA.
Jennifer KuretskiMidway Specialty Care Center, 1515 N Flagler Drive, Suite 200, West Palm Beach, FL, 33401, USA.
Cynthia DonovanViiV Healthcare, 406 Blackwell Street, Suite 300, Durham, NC, 27701, USA.
Gavin HarperAdelphi Real World, Adelphi Mill, Grimshaw Lane, Bollington, Macclesfield, SK10 5JB, UK.
Deanna MerrillViiV Healthcare, 406 Blackwell Street, Suite 300, Durham, NC, 27701, USA.
Aimee A MetznerViiV Healthcare, 406 Blackwell Street, Suite 300, Durham, NC, 27701, USA. aimee.a.metzner@viivhealthcare.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2702-3865
Katie MycockAdelphi Real World, Adelphi Mill, Grimshaw Lane, Bollington, Macclesfield, SK10 5JB, UK.
Hannah WallisAdelphi Real World, Adelphi Mill, Grimshaw Lane, Bollington, Macclesfield, SK10 5JB, UK.
Andrew P BroganViiV Healthcare, 406 Blackwell Street, Suite 300, Durham, NC, 27701, USA.
Jimena PatarroyoViiV Healthcare, 406 Blackwell Street, Suite 300, Durham, NC, 27701, USA.
Alan OglesbyViiV Healthcare, 406 Blackwell Street, Suite 300, Durham, NC, 27701, USA.
Adelphi Group (United Kingdom) · GBMidway University · USViiV Healthcare (Spain) · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionDolutegravir/lamivudine (DTG/3TC) was first approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2019 for the treatment of antiretroviral therapy (ART)-naive people with HIV-1 based on results from the pivotal GEMINI-1/GEMINI-2 trials. Around that time, immediate initiation of treatment upon diagnosis was recommended in the US Department of Health and Human Services guidelines. Here we report results from 126 treatment-naive people with HIV-1 who initiated DTG/3TC as part of a test-and-treat strategy (n = 61) or with high baseline viral loads (HIV-1 RNA ≥ 100,000 copies/ml; n = 16) from the TANDEM study.

methodsTANDEM was a US-based, retrospective chart review study that included a cohort of 126 individuals aged ≥ 18 years with no prior history of ART who initiated DTG/3TC before September 30, 2020, and had ≥ 6 months of follow-up. Test-and-treat was defined as ART initiation shortly after diagnosis without available viral load, CD4 + cell count, or HIV-1 resistance data. Outcomes included virologic suppression (HIV-1 RNA < 50 copies/ml; overall and by baseline viral load) and discontinuations. Analyses were descriptive.

resultsAmong 61 individuals who initiated DTG/3TC in a test-and-treat setting (median [interquartile range (IQR)] treatment duration, 1.3 [0.9-1.7] years), 57 (93%) achieved virologic suppression, and 51 (84%) remained suppressed; 1 (< 1%) individual discontinued DTG/3TC due to persistent low-level viremia. The most common healthcare provider (HCP)-reported reason for initiating DTG/3TC was avoidance of long-term toxicities among individuals in the test-and-treat subgroup. Of 16 treatment-naive individuals with high baseline viral loads (median [IQR] treatment duration, 100,000-250,000 copies/ml: 1.2 [0.8-1.8] years; > 250,000 copies/ml: 1.0 [0.7-1.1] years), 14 (88%) achieved virologic suppression, 13 (81%) remained suppressed, and none discontinued DTG/3TC. Patient preference was the most common HCP-reported reason for initiating DTG/3TC in this subgroup.

conclusionsResults demonstrate real-world effectiveness of DTG/3TC, with few discontinuations, in people with HIV-1 in test-and-treat settings or with high baseline viral loads.

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DolutegravirHIV-1LamivudineReal-world evidenceTest-and-treatViral load

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PMID38570444
PMCPMC11058154
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