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Doravirine▼safety information: adverse events

DELSTRIGO®▼ (doravirine/3TC/TDF)
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PIFELTRO®▼ (doravirine)
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Doravirine/3TC/TDF = DELSTRIGO (doravirine/lamivudine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate).

144-week results of DRIVE-SHIFT1

Most common adverse events of any causality through to Week 1441

DRIVE-SHIFT
Nasopharyngitis16.2%
Headache12.3%
Diarrhoea9.1%

Adapted from Kumar P et al. 20211

These events were rated as mild intensity by 73.6% (nasopharyngitis), 74.1% (headache) and 75% (diarrhoea) of participants.1

Overall 4.1% participants discontinued due to adverse events through to Week 144.1

96-week results of DRIVE-AHEAD2 and DRIVE-FORWARD3

Summary of all cause adverse events with ≥10% incidence in either treatment group through Week 96 in DRIVE-AHEAD2

AEsDOR/3TC/TDF (n=364)EFV/FTC/TDF (n=364)
Neuropsychiatric AE (prespecified)a26%59%
Adverse eventb
Headache16%15%
Nasopharyngitis14%12%
Diarrhoea13%16%
Upper respiratory tract infection11%8%
Dizziness10%38%
Nausea9%12%
Insomnia7%10%
Rash6%12%
Abnormal dreams5%12%

aPrespecified AEs included dizziness, sleep disorders and disturbances. altered sensorium, depression and suicide/self-injury, and psychosis and psychotic disorders.
bAEs with ≥10% incidence in either treatment group.

3TC = Lamivudine; AE = Adverse Event; DOR = Doravirine; EFV = Efavirenz; FTC = Emtricitabine; TDF = Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate.

Proportion of participants with neuropsychiatric adverse events in prespecified categories through Week 96 in DRIVE-AHEAD2

Neuropsychiatric Adverse Events
DRIVE-AHEAD

Consistent with results from Weeks 0–48,4 overall neuropsychiatric AEs (Weeks 0–96) were less common for DOR/3TC/TDF (26.4%) than for EFV/FTC/ TDF (58.5%).2

The majority of reported neuropsychiatric AEs occurred before Week 48 for both groups, with minimal difference in new-onset neuropsychiatric AEs between groups after Week 48.2

3TC = Lamivudine; DOR = Doravirine; EFV = Efavirenz; FTC = Emtricitabine; TDF = Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate.

Summary of all-cause adverse events with ≥5% incidence in either treatment group through Week 96 in DRIVE-FORWARD3

PIFELTRO + 2 NRTIs once daily (n=383) DRV/r + 2 NRTIs once daily (n=383)
Adverse eventa
Abdominal pain upper5% 3%
Back pain7% 3%
Bronchitis6% 8%
Cough6% 3%
Diarrhoea17% 24%
Dizziness5% 5%
Fatigue9% 6%
Headache15% 12%
Insomnia5% 5%
Nausea12% 14%
Syphilis6% 6%
Upper respiratory tract infection13% 8%
Viral upper respiratory tract infection11% 13%

aAEs with ≥5% incidence in either treatment group.
NRTI = Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor; DRV/r = Darunavir/Ritonavir.

Neuropsychiatric adverse events through Week 48 in DRIVE-FORWARD5

This was an interim analysis only completed in the initial study and reported in the Week 48 publication

Neuropsychiatric events in the DRIVE-FORWARD study include disturbances in attention, dizziness, somnolence, abnormal dreams, confusion, depressed mood, depression, insomnia, major depression, nightmares, and psychotic disorder. No participants discontinued study treatment due to neuropsychiatric adverse events.

Please refer to the relevant Summary of Product Characteristics for full details of adverse events and contraindications before prescribing.

A residual risk of sexual transmission of HIV-1 cannot be excluded and precautions should be taken in accordance with national guidelines. Use with CYP3A inducers may reduce the exposure of doravirine. Autoimmune disorders and immune reactivation syndrome have been reported in patients treated with combination antiretroviral therapy which may require investigation and treatment. Contains lactose monohydrate. DELSTRIGO: Post-treatment exacerbation of HBV (including hepatic decompensation and liver failure) have been reported in patients co-infected with HIV-1 and HBV following discontinuation of lamivudine or tenofovir disproxil. Monitor patients co-infected with HIV-1 and HBV after discontinuation of DELSTRIGO and if appropriate, initiate anti-HBV therapy. Renal impairment, including acute renal failure and Fanconi syndrome have been reported with tenofovir disoproxil. Assess estimated CrCl prior to initiation and during therapy. In patients at risk of renal dysfunction, serum phosphorus, urine glucose, and urine protein should also be assessed. Discontinue therapy if estimated CrCl declines below 50 mL/min. Avoid with concurrent or recent use of nephrotoxic medicinal products (e.g. high-dose or multiple NSAIDs). Evaluation of renal function is recommended for persistent or worsening bone pain, pain in extremities, fractures, and/or muscular pain or weakness. Assessment of bone mineral density should be considered for patients who have a history of pathologic bone fracture or other risk factors for osteoporosis or bone loss. Hypophosphatemia and osteomalacia secondary to proximal renal tubulopathy should be considered in patients at risk of renal dysfunction who present with persistent or worsening bone or muscle symptoms. Doravirine/lamivudine/tenofovir disoproxil must not be co-administered with other medicinal products containing lamivudine, tenofovir disoproxil, or tenofovir alafenamide or with adefovir dipivoxil. Doravirine/lamivudine/tenofovir disoproxil should not be administered with doravirine unless needed for dose adjustment (e.g. co-administered with rifabutin).
Drug interactions: Refer to SmPC for full information on drug interactions. PIFELTRO and DELSTRIGO: Doravirine is metabolized primarily by CYP3A. Do not co-administer with strong CYP3A enzyme inducers. If co-administration with rifabutin or other moderate CYP3A inducers cannot be avoided, increase doravirine dose to 100 mg twice daily (taken 12 hours apart). Use with caution when co-administering doravirine with medicinal products that are sensitive CYP3A substrates that have a narrow therapeutic window (e.g., midazolam, tacrolimus and sirolimus). DELSTRIGO: Do not administer with other antiretroviral medicinal products. Co-administration of doravirine/lamivudine/tenofovir disoproxil with medicinal products that reduce renal function or compete for active tubular secretion may increase serum concentrations of lamivudine. Co-administration of doravirine/lamivudine/tenofovir disoproxil with medicinal products that reduce renal function or compete for active tubular secretion via OAT1, OAT3 or MRP4 may increase serum concentrations of tenofovir. Avoid with concurrent or recent use of nephrotoxic medicinal products.
Pregnancy and Lactation: PIFELTRO and DELSTRIGO: Avoid use during pregnancy. An Antiretroviral Pregnancy Registry has been established. Breastfeeding is not recommended.

Hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients listed in section 6.1 of the SmPC.

Co-administration with medicinal products that are strong cytochrome P450 CYP3A enzyme inducers is contraindicated as significant decreases in doravirine plasma concentrations are expected to occur, which may decrease the effectiveness of PIFELTRO (see sections 4.4 and 4.5 in the SmPC). These medicinal products include, but are not limited, to the following:

  • Carbamazepine, oxcarbazepine, phenobarbital, phenytoin
  • Rifampicin, rifapentine
  • St. John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum)
  • Mitotane
  • Enzalutamide
  • Lumacaftor

References

  1. Kumar P et al. Switching to Doravirine/Lamivudine/Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate (DOR/3TC/TDF) Maintains HIV-1 Virologic Suppression Through Week 144 in the DRIVE-SHIFT Trial. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2021 Feb 17. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002642. Epub ahead of print.
  2. Orkin C et al. Doravirine/Lamivudine/Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate (TDF) Versus Efavirenz/Emtricitabine/TDF in Treatment naive Adults With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Infection: Week 96 Results of the Randomized, Double blind, Phase 3 DRIVE-AHEAD Noninferiority Trial. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2020: 1-10.
  3. Molina JM et al. Doravirine versus ritonavir-boosted darunavir in antiretroviral-naive adults with HIV-1 (DRIVE-FORWARD):96-week results of a randomised, double-blind, non-inferiority, phase 3 trial. Lancet HIV. 2020;7: 16-26.
  4. Orkin C et al. Doravirine/lamivudine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate is non-inferior to efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate in treatment-naive adults with human immunodeficiency virus-1 infection: week 48 results of the DRIVE-AHEAD trial. Clin Infect Dis. 2019;68(4):535-544.
  5. Molina JM et al. Doravirine versus ritonavir-boosted darunavir in antiretroviral-naive adults with HIV-1 (DRIVE-FORWARD): 48-week results of a randomised, double-blind, phase 3, non-inferiority trial. Lancet HIV. 2018;5:e211-e220.
  6. DELSTRIGO Summary of Product Characteristics.
  7. PIFELTRO Summary of Product Characteristics.

Supporting documentation

DELSTRIGO®▼ Prescribing Information (Great Britain) & Prescribing Information (Northern Ireland)
PIFELTRO®▼ Prescribing Information (Great Britain) & Prescribing Information (Northern Ireland)
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