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Trial reportClinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America2026

Predictors of Treatment Failure in Children With HIV Starting First-line Antiretroviral Therapy in the ODYSSEY Trial.

James Wyncoll, Rujirek Kamolrattana, Moherndran Archary, Hilda A Mujuru, Adeodata R Kekitiinwa, Avy Violari, Sathaporn Na-Rajsima, Abbas Lugemwa, Ebrahim Variava, Mark Cotton and 16 more

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5 · Who and what money

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26 authors.

James WyncollUCL Innovative Clinical Trials Unit (formerly the MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, until March 2026), Institute of Clinical Trials and Methodology, London, United Kingdom.ORCID 0009-0000-2718-6157
Rujirek KamolrattanaDepartment of Pediatrics, Nakornping Hospital, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Moherndran ArcharyDepartment of Paediatrics, Enhancing Care Foundation, Victoria Mxenge Hospital, Durban, South Africa.
Hilda A MujuruChild Adolescent and Women's Health Department, University of Zimbabwe Clinical Research Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Adeodata R KekitiinwaDepartment of Research, Baylor College of Medicine Children's Foundation, Kampala, Uganda.
Avy ViolariPerinatal HIV Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Sathaporn Na-RajsimaPediatric Department, Mahasarakam Hospital, Maha Sarakham, Thailand.
Abbas LugemwaJoint Clinical Research Centre (JCRC), Mbarara Regional Centre of Excellence, Mbarara, Uganda.
Ebrahim VariavaPerinatal HIV Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Mark CottonDepartment of Paediatrics and Child Health, Family Center for Research with Ubuntu, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-2559-6034
Cissy M KityoJoint Clinical Research Centre (JCRC), Kampala, Uganda.
Christoph KönigsDepartment of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany.
Ngundu Osee BehuhumaClinical Trials Unit, Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI), Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa.
Steven WelchDepartment of Paediatrics, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Yacine SaïdiINSERM/ANRS SC10-US19, Essais Thérapeutiques et Maladies Infectieuses, Villejuif, France.
Laura MarquesCentro Materno-Infantil do Norte, ULSSA, Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-6446-0319
Grace M AhimbisibweMakerere University-Johns Hopkins University (MU-JHU) Research Collaboration, Clinic Department, Kampala, Uganda.
Lily HouldenUCL Innovative Clinical Trials Unit (formerly the MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, until March 2026), Institute of Clinical Trials and Methodology, London, United Kingdom.
Carlo GiaquintoDepartment of Women and Child Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Pablo RojoPediatric Infectious Diseases Unit, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-0197-5462
Diana M GibbUCL Innovative Clinical Trials Unit (formerly the MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, until March 2026), Institute of Clinical Trials and Methodology, London, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-9738-5490
Thanyawee PuthanakitHIVNAT, Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Center, Bangkok, Thailand.
Anna TurkovaUCL Innovative Clinical Trials Unit (formerly the MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, until March 2026), Institute of Clinical Trials and Methodology, London, United Kingdom.
Ellen WhiteUCL Innovative Clinical Trials Unit (formerly the MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, until March 2026), Institute of Clinical Trials and Methodology, London, United Kingdom.
Deborah FordUCL Innovative Clinical Trials Unit (formerly the MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, until March 2026), Institute of Clinical Trials and Methodology, London, United Kingdom.
ODYSSEY Trial Team

Funding

ODYSSEY trialPenta FoundationViiV Healthcare and Mylan-ViatrisViiV Healthcare and UK Medical Research Council MC_UU_00004/03
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundData on predictors of treatment failure in children starting antiretroviral therapy (ART) are limited, particularly on dolutegravir-based regimens (DTG).

methodsODYSSEY demonstrated superior efficacy of DTG versus standard-of-care (SOC). We assessed predictors at ART initiation of treatment failure by 96 weeks.

resultsThree hundred and eighty-one children started first-line ART (82% African). At ART-initiation, median age was 10.5 years (IQR: 6.5, 14.0, 67 < 3 years), CD4% 20% (IQR: 12, 28), BMI-for-age Z-score -.58 (IQR:-1.48, +.25). One hundred and eighty-nine children started DTG, 192 started SOC (91% ≥3 years started efavirenz; 79% <3 years started lopinavir). Seventy-five children experienced treatment failure (24 DTG, 51 SOC). Failure risk was lower on DTG than SOC (hazard ratio [HR] = 0.47, 95% CI: 0.29-0.77, P = .002). Lower BMI-for-age Z-score (HR = 0.82 for each unit gain, 95% CI: 0.70-0.96, P = .01) and being at an African site (HR = 2.09, 95% CI: 0.82-5.31, P = .09) were associated with higher failure risk. Risk was also higher at younger ages with the steepest increase in the youngest children and increased at lower CD4%, with a stronger CD4% effect at younger ages. At CD4% = 20, HRs relative to age 10 years were 2.40 (95% CI: 1.58-3.65) at age 1 year, 1.30 (95% CI: 1.15-1.48) at age 5 years, and 0.80 (95% CI: 0.72-0.89) at age 18 years. At age 1 year, HRs relative to CD4% = 20 were 1.39 (95% CI: 1.16-1.66) at CD4% = 15, and 0.52 (95% CI: 0.36-0.75) at CD4% = 30; at age 10, corresponding estimates were 1.07 (95% CI: 0.94-1.20) at CD4% = 15, and 0.88 (95% CI: 0.69-1.13) at CD4% = 30.

conclusionsYoung age, low BMI-for-age, and low CD4% at ART initiation predicted higher risk of treatment failure and can guide targeted support.

Indexed as

Anti-HIV AgentsHeterocyclic Compounds, 3-RingHIV InfectionsAdolescentAlkynesAntiretroviral Therapy, Highly ActiveBenzoxazinesCD4 Lymphocyte CountChildChild, PreschoolCyclopropanesDolutegravirFemaleHumansLopinavirMaleAlkynesAnti-HIV AgentsBenzoxazinesCyclopropanesDolutegravirefavirenzHeterocyclic Compounds, 3-RingLopinavirOxazinesPiperazinesPyridoneschildrendolutegravirpediatric HIVpredictorstreatment failure

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PMID41967904
PMCPMC13537162

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