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Chen LY, Sun HY, Chuang YC, Huang YS, Liu WD, Lin KY, Chang HY, Luo YZ, Wu PY, Su YC, Liu WC, Hung CC. Patient-reported outcomes among virally suppressed people living with HIV after switching to Co-formulated bictegravir, emtricitabine and tenofovir alafenamide. J Microbiol Immunol Infect 2023:S1684-1182(23)00034-8. [PMID: 36806364 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2023.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Revised: 01/11/2023] [Accepted: 01/20/2023] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND While some evidence has suggested the benefits of co-formulated bictegravir, emtricitabine and tenofovir alafenamide (B/F/TAF) in improving the quality of life of people living with HIV (PLWH), patient-reported outcome studies that focus on Asian population remain scarce. We aimed to determine the changes in HIV-related symptom burden in virally-suppressed PLWH switching to B/F/TAF in a real-world setting. METHODS PLWH on stable antiretroviral therapy (ART) for ≥6 months with plasma HIV RNA <200 copies/mL who decided to switch to B/F/TAF were eligible for the study. Participants' experience with 20 symptoms were assessed using HIV Symptom Index at baseline and weeks 24 and 48. Responses were dichotomized in two ways: 1) present vs. not present; and 2) bothersome vs. not bothersome, and compared across time points. RESULTS Six hundred and thirty participants (prior regimen, 94.4% integrase inhibitor-based) who completed week 48 visit were included in the analysis. Forty-eight weeks after switching to B/F/TAF, six symptoms were significantly less prevalent, and seven symptoms were significantly less bothersome. Improvement was more pronounced in participants whose prior regimen was elvitegravir-based versus dolutegravir-based. Logistic regression results showed that prior dolutegravir-based ART and pre-existing diabetes independently predicted improvement in diarrhea/loose bowels and muscle aches/joint pain, respectively. Despite the overall improvement, some symptoms persisted in a substantial proportion of participants. CONCLUSIONS Virally-suppressed PLWH might benefit from a regimen switch to B/F/TAF to reduce the prevalence and level of bother of HIV-related symptoms. Nevertheless, additional multidisciplinary interventions are warranted to further alleviate the symptom burden of PLWH.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ling-Ya Chen
- Centre of Infection Control, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital Cancer Centre, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Centre of Infection Control, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Centre of Infection Control, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Centre of Infection Control, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Centre of Infection Control, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital Yunlin Branch, Yunlin, Taiwan; Department of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
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