TY - JOUR
T1 - A meta-analysis comparing 48-week treatment outcomes of single and multi-tablet antiretroviral regimens for the treatment of people living with HIV
AU - Clay, Patrick G.
AU - Yuet, Wei C.
AU - Moecklinghoff, Christiane H.
AU - Duchesne, Inge
AU - Tronczyski, Krzysztof L.
AU - Shah, Sandip
AU - Shao, Dong
N1 - Funding Information:
PGC receives grant funding from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities to conduct practice-based research; is contracted on behalf of University of North Texas Health Science Center by Merck to conduct a Phase III clinical trial; serves on an advisory board or the speaker’s bureau for GlaxoSmithKline, NAPO Pharmaceuticals and Merck & Company, Inc; and has been compensated for consultations provided to National Institutes of Health, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Prime Education, SIGA Consulting, 3D Communications, Market Access Solutions, and Ipsos. CHM, ID, and KLT are employed by Janssen. WCY, SS, and DS have no conflicts of interest.
Funding Information:
This study was financially supported by Janssen EMEA.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 The Author(s).
PY - 2018/10/30
Y1 - 2018/10/30
N2 - Objectives: To compare outcomes with single tablet regimens (STR) versus multi-tablet regimens (MTR) for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment using published data. Design: Systematic review and random-effects meta-analysis of literature on approved and investigational HIV regimens. Methods: The research followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. Single or un-blinded studies reporting a direct comparison between STR and MTR were eligible for the meta-analysis. Double-blinded studies were excluded due to lack of difference in pill burden between cohorts. The key outcomes of interest included: adherence rates/proportion meeting target, efficacy, safety/tolerability, non-clinical and economic outcomes. Results: After screening 63 full-text articles and posters, 14 studies were eligible for the meta-analysis. The analysis showed that patients taking STR had improved outcomes over those taking MTR. Patients were significantly more adherent regardless of daily dosing frequency (odds ratio [OR]: 1.96, p<0.001) and were more likely to achieve virological suppression (relative risk [RR]: 1.05, p=0.002). There was a trend toward a lower discontinuation risk in the STR cohort, together with reported higher therapy satisfaction, better symptom control, improved health status, reduced healthcare resource utilization and demonstrated cost-effectiveness compared to MTR. There were no differences in CD4 cell count increase (at 48weeks) or safety outcomes. Conclusions: The findings of this study confirm previously reported preliminary findings of the advantages of STR over MTR for HIV treatment in adherence, therapy continuation, viral suppression, tolerability, quality of life improvement, cost-effectiveness and healthcare resource utilization.
AB - Objectives: To compare outcomes with single tablet regimens (STR) versus multi-tablet regimens (MTR) for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment using published data. Design: Systematic review and random-effects meta-analysis of literature on approved and investigational HIV regimens. Methods: The research followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. Single or un-blinded studies reporting a direct comparison between STR and MTR were eligible for the meta-analysis. Double-blinded studies were excluded due to lack of difference in pill burden between cohorts. The key outcomes of interest included: adherence rates/proportion meeting target, efficacy, safety/tolerability, non-clinical and economic outcomes. Results: After screening 63 full-text articles and posters, 14 studies were eligible for the meta-analysis. The analysis showed that patients taking STR had improved outcomes over those taking MTR. Patients were significantly more adherent regardless of daily dosing frequency (odds ratio [OR]: 1.96, p<0.001) and were more likely to achieve virological suppression (relative risk [RR]: 1.05, p=0.002). There was a trend toward a lower discontinuation risk in the STR cohort, together with reported higher therapy satisfaction, better symptom control, improved health status, reduced healthcare resource utilization and demonstrated cost-effectiveness compared to MTR. There were no differences in CD4 cell count increase (at 48weeks) or safety outcomes. Conclusions: The findings of this study confirm previously reported preliminary findings of the advantages of STR over MTR for HIV treatment in adherence, therapy continuation, viral suppression, tolerability, quality of life improvement, cost-effectiveness and healthcare resource utilization.
KW - Economics pharmaceutical
KW - Human immunodeficiency virus
KW - Quality of life
KW - Treatment adherence and compliance
KW - Treatment outcome
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U2 - 10.1186/s12981-018-0204-0
DO - 10.1186/s12981-018-0204-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 30373620
AN - SCOPUS:85055614378
SN - 1742-6405
VL - 15
JO - AIDS Research and Therapy
JF - AIDS Research and Therapy
IS - 1
M1 - 17
ER -