Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York City, NY.
Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York City, NY.
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2022 Jul 1;90(3):325-332. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002940.
Novel regimens have revolutionized multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) treatment; however, medication adherence remains challenging and poorly characterized. We hypothesized that bedaquiline adherence, measured using electronic dose monitoring, would predict MDR-TB treatment outcomes.
This is a prospective cohort study conducted in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Adults with MDR-TB and HIV initiating bedaquiline and on antiretroviral therapy (ART) were eligible. Separate electronic dose monitoring devices measured bedaquiline and ART adherence through 6 months, calculated as observed versus expected doses. Whole-genome sequencing was performed to identify bedaquiline resistance-associated variants.
From November 2016 through February 2018, 199 participants with MDR-TB and HIV were enrolled and followed up through treatment completion (median 17.2 months interquartile range 12.2-19.6). The median bedaquiline adherence was higher than ART adherence (97 vs. 89%, P < 0.001) but correlated (r2 = 0.68, P < 0.001). High bedaquiline adherence (≥90%) compared with lower adherence was associated with improved end of treatment successful outcome (83.4% vs. 46.3%, P < 0.001), decreased mortality (11.0% vs. 29.6% P = 0.004), and improved retention in care through end of treatment (94.5% vs. 79.6% P = 0.002). Modeling identified a highly significant but linear association between bedaquiline adherence and outcome. On multivariable analysis, bedaquiline adherence was independently associated with mortality and outcome. Bedaquiline resistance-associated variants were seen in 12% (7/57) of sequenced isolates (7% baseline, 5% emergent) with only 28.6% experiencing successful treatment outcome.
Bedaquiline adherence through 6 months independently predicted end of MDR-TB treatment outcome, but a specific bedaquiline adherence threshold was not identified. Interventions to optimize bedaquiline adherence are urgently needed to improve MDR-TB HIV treatment outcomes.
新的治疗方案彻底改变了耐多药结核病(MDR-TB)的治疗方式;然而,药物依从性仍然是一个挑战,并且了解甚少。我们假设,使用电子剂量监测来衡量的贝达喹啉依从性将预测 MDR-TB 治疗结果。
这是在南非夸祖鲁-纳塔尔省进行的一项前瞻性队列研究。
符合条件的参与者为开始使用贝达喹啉和抗逆转录病毒治疗(ART)的 MDR-TB 和 HIV 成人患者。通过电子剂量监测设备分别测量 6 个月内的贝达喹啉和 ART 依从性,计算方法是观察到的剂量与预期剂量的比值。对全基因组测序以确定贝达喹啉耐药相关变异。
从 2016 年 11 月至 2018 年 2 月,共纳入 199 名患有 MDR-TB 和 HIV 的患者,并在治疗完成后进行随访(中位数为 17.2 个月,四分位距为 12.2-19.6 个月)。贝达喹啉的依从性中位数高于 ART 依从性(97%比 89%,P<0.001),但两者相关(r2=0.68,P<0.001)。与较低的依从性相比,高贝达喹啉依从性(≥90%)与治疗结束时的成功结局(83.4%比 46.3%,P<0.001)、死亡率降低(11.0%比 29.6%,P=0.004)和治疗结束时保持在治疗中有关(94.5%比 79.6%,P=0.002)。模型确定了贝达喹啉依从性与结局之间存在显著但线性的关联。在多变量分析中,贝达喹啉依从性与死亡率和结局独立相关。在测序的 57 个分离株中,发现了 12%(7/57)的贝达喹啉耐药相关变异(基线时 7%,新出现的 5%),只有 28.6%的患者治疗成功。
6 个月内的贝达喹啉依从性独立预测 MDR-TB 治疗结束时的结局,但未确定具体的贝达喹啉依从性阈值。迫切需要优化贝达喹啉依从性的干预措施,以改善 MDR-TB 合并 HIV 治疗的结局。