Antinori Andrea, Marchetti Giulia, Esposito Vincenzo, Rusconi Stefano, Canetti Diana, Quiros-Roldan Eugenia, Candelaresi Bianca, Saracino Annalisa, Andreoni Massimo, Marongiu Andrea, Cassidy Tali, Thorpe David, Albini Laura, Caldera Roberto, Forcina Gabriele, Di Perri Giovanni
HIV/AIDS Department, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, L. Spallanzani, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan, "ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo", Milan, Italy.
Int J STD AIDS. 2025 Mar;36(4):309-318. doi: 10.1177/09564624241308372. Epub 2025 Jan 8.
BICSTaR is a multi-national, observational cohort evaluating the effectiveness, safety, and patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in treatment-naïve (TN) and -experienced (TE) people with HIV-1 receiving bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (B/F/TAF) in routine clinical care. We present the 12-month (M12) outcomes of the Italian BICSTaR cohort.
Participants initiating B/F/TAF in routine care were prospectively followed. Outcomes included virological and immunologic effectiveness, drug-related adverse events (DRAEs), treatment persistence, and PROs using the HIV Symptom Index (HIV-SI) and the HIV Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaires (HIVTSQ).
= 201 were included (29 TN, 172 TE), 83% male, median age 38 years in TN, 48 years in TE. At baseline, 94% of TE had an HIV-1 RNA <50 cp/mL, 92% switched to B/F/TAF for simplification. Overall, 69% reported comorbidities (TN: 59%, TE: 70%). At M12, 88% (23/26) of TN and 96% (152/159) of TE had an HIV-1 RNA <50 cp/mL in the discontinuation = failure analysis (without emergence of resistance to B/F/TAF). Median CD4 count changes were +296 cells/µL (interquartile range [IQR], 118, 383) in TN, and +23 cells/µl (-137, 114) in TE. DRAEs were reported for 5% and led to discontinuation in 1%. M12 persistence on B/F/TAF was 97%. TN had a median HIV-SI bothersome symptom count decrease of -1.5 (IQR, -5.0, 0.0). Median treatment satisfaction change score was +29.0 (21, 30) in TE indicating an improvement.
In this real-world Italian cohort of mostly treatment-experienced people switching for simplification, B/F/TAF demonstrated high effectiveness and persistence over 12 months and confirmed the favourable safety profile shown in clinical trials.
European cohort: EUPAS22185.
BICSTaR是一项多国观察性队列研究,旨在评估在常规临床护理中,初治(TN)和经治(TE)的HIV-1感染者接受比克替拉韦/恩曲他滨/替诺福韦艾拉酚胺(B/F/TAF)治疗的有效性、安全性及患者报告结局(PRO)。我们展示了意大利BICSTaR队列的12个月(M12)结局。
对在常规护理中开始使用B/F/TAF的参与者进行前瞻性随访。结局包括病毒学和免疫学有效性、药物相关不良事件(DRAE)、治疗持续性,以及使用HIV症状指数(HIV-SI)和HIV治疗满意度问卷(HIVTSQ)评估的PRO。
共纳入201例(29例TN,172例TE),83%为男性,TN组中位年龄38岁,TE组中位年龄48岁。基线时,94%的TE患者HIV-1 RNA<50拷贝/mL,92%为简化治疗方案而换用B/F/TAF。总体而言,69%的患者报告有合并症(TN组:59%,TE组:70%)。在M12时,在停药=失败分析中(未出现对B/F/TAF的耐药),88%(23/26)的TN患者和96%(152/159)的TE患者HIV-1 RNA<50拷贝/mL。TN组CD4细胞计数中位数变化为+296个细胞/µL(四分位间距[IQR],118,383),TE组为+23个细胞/µL(-137,114)。报告DRAE的患者占5%,因DRAE停药的患者占1%。B/F/TAF在M12时的治疗持续性为97%。TN组HIV-SI困扰症状计数中位数下降-1.5(IQR,-5.0,0.0)。TE组治疗满意度变化评分中位数为+29.0(21,30),表明有所改善。
在这个以大多为因简化治疗方案而换药的经治患者为主的意大利真实世界队列中,B/F/TAF在12个月内显示出高效性和持续性,并证实了临床试验中显示的良好安全性。
欧洲队列:EUPAS22185。