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CompletedNCT02273765REFLATE TB2Updated Dec 31, 2018

Raltegravir Versus Efavirenz in Naive HIV-1-infected Patients Receiving Rifampin for Active Tuberculosis

A Phase 3 interventional study of Tenofovir + lamivudine + raltegravir and Tenofovir + lamivudine + efavirenz in HIV-1 Infection and Tuberculosis, sponsored by ANRS, Emerging Infectious Diseases. Completed at 5 sites in 5 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-12-31.

Sponsored by ANRS, Emerging Infectious Diseases · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
460
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Phase III trial evaluating raltegravir as an alternative to efavirenz for antiretroviral treatment of HIV-infected patients with tuberculosis.

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Phase III multicenter, international, open-label, randomized trial evaluating non-inferiority of raltegravir at dose of 400mg BID compared to efavirenz 600mg QD, both in association with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate and lamivudine in ART-naïve HIV-1 infected patients with active TB disease receiving a rifampin-based TB treatment initiated \<8 weeks before inclusion. Patients will be randomized between 2 arms: the raltegravir (RAL) 400 mg bid arm or the efavirenz (EFV) 600 mg qd arm, each in combination with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) and lamivudine (3TC) and will be followed for 48 weeks after entry in the trial (ART initiation).

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Conditions studied

  • HIV-1 Infection
  • Tuberculosis

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In context

Tuberculosis

1,417 studies on the registry are indexed under Tuberculosis; 208 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 460 is above the median of 150 across 952 interventional studies indexed under Tuberculosis.

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Lead sponsor

ANRS, Emerging Infectious Diseases is the lead sponsor of 212 studies on the registry; 40 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Signed informed consent form
  • Aged 18 years or more
  • Confirmed HIV-1 infection as documented at any time prior to trial entry per national HIV testing procedures
  • ART naïve
  • For women of childbearing potential i.e. women of childbearing age who are not menopausal, or permanently sterilized (e.g. tubal occlusion, hysterectomy, bilateral salpingectomy) or not refraining from sexual activity: negative urinary test for pregnancy and acceptance to use contraceptive methods
  • Confirmed or probable active TB disease of any location, except neurological (meningitis or encephalitis), according to the following criteria based on WHO updated definitions:

    • Bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary TB (PTB) or extrapulmonary TB (EPTB), e.g. TB with a biological specimen positive by smear microscopy, culture or nucleic acid amplification test (such as Xpert MTB/RIF).
    • Clinically diagnosed PTB or EPTB with typical histological evidence of TB (caseous or granulomatous) on biopsy specimen or positive urinary LAM test OR a significant improvement on TB treatment
  • Ongoing standard rifampin-containing TB treatment for ≤8 weeks at inclusion
  • For French patients, affiliation to a Social Security program

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • HIV-2 co-infection
  • Impaired hepatic function (icterus or ALT (SGPT) > 5ULN)
  • Hemoglobin \< 6.5 g/dl
  • Creatinine clearance \<60ml/min (assessed by the Cockroft and Gault formula)
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain resistant to rifampin (current or past history).
  • Neurological TB (meningitis or encephalitis)
  • Severe associated diseases requiring specific treatment (including all specific AIDS defining illnesses other than TB, and any severe sepsis)
  • Any condition which might, in the investigator's opinion, compromise the safety of treatment and/or patient's adherence to trial procedures including very severe TB-related clinical condition
  • Concomitant treatments including phenytoin or phenobarbital (compounds interacting with UGT1A1)
  • For HCV co-infected patients, need to start specific treatment for hepatitis during the trial duration
  • For women of childbearing potential:

    • Pregnancy or breastfeeding
    • Refusal to use a contraceptive method
    • Any history of ARV intake for prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV (pMTCT)
  • Subjects participating in another clinical trial evaluating therapies and including an exclusion period that is still in force during the screening phase
  • Person under guardianship, or deprived of freedom by a judicial or administrative decision
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
460 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Raltegravir

    Tenofovir 300mg QD + lamivudine 300mg QD + raltegravir 400mg BID

    Drug: Tenofovir + lamivudine + raltegravir

  • Experimental
    Efavirenz

    Tenofovir 300mg QD + lamivudine 300mg QD + efavirenz 600mg QD

    Drug: Tenofovir + lamivudine + efavirenz

Interventions

  • DrugTenofovir + lamivudine + raltegravir

    In this arm, patients will receive the following medications : * Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) 300 mg / Lamivudine (3TC) 300 mg FDC once a day (1 tablet qd) * Raltegravir (RAL) 400 mg (Isentress®): twice daily (1 tablet bid), with food In countries where TDF/3TC FDC is not available, the following separate drugs will be used: * Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) 300 mg (Viread® 245 mg): once a day (1 tablet qd) * Lamivudine (3TC) : 300 mg once a day (300 mg, 1 tablet qd or 150 mg 2 tablets qd) * Raltegravir (RAL) 400 mg (Insentress®): twice daily (1 tablet bid), with food

  • DrugTenofovir + lamivudine + efavirenz

    In this arm, patients will receive the following medications, in accordance with treatment guidelines in all countries: * Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) 300 mg / lamivudine (3TC) 300 mg FDC once a day (1 tablet qd) * Efavirenz (EFV) 600 mg: once a day, at night (1 tablet qd) OR: • Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) 245 300 mg / lamivudine (3TC) 300 mg / efavirenz (EFV) 600 mg: once a day (1 tablet qd), at night, if possible without food In countries where TDF/3TC FDC is not available, the following separate drugs will be used: * Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) 300 mg (Viread® 245 mg): once a day (1 tablet qd) * Lamivudine (3TC): 300 mg once a day (300 mg, 1 tablet qd or 150 mg 2 tablets qd) * Efavirenz (EFV) 600 mg: once a day, at night (1 tablet qd), if possible without food. The dose will not be adapted to the patient's body weight.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Proportion of patients in virologic success

    Virologic success, defined as plasma HIV-1 RNA \<50 copies/mL, at week 48 with a window period of 42 to 54 weeks (snapshot algorithm). Discontinuation of the strategy (ie. permanent discontinuation of EFV, RAL), missing values, loss to follow-up and death will be considered as failure.

    Time frame: Week 48

Secondary outcomes

  1. Time to death

    Time frame: Week 48

  2. Frequency, type and time to new or recurrent AIDS-defining illnesses

    Time frame: Week 48

  3. Frequency, type and time to severe HIV-associated non-AIDS defining illnesses

    Time frame: Week 48

  4. Frequency, type and time to grade 3 or 4 adverse events

    Time frame: Week 48

  5. Frequency, type and time to drug-induced clinical or biological adverse reactions of grade 3 or 4 or leading to treatment interruption

    Time frame: Week 48

  6. Change in plasma HIV-1 RNA from baseline to week 48

    Time frame: Week 48

  7. Proportion of patients in virologic success at each time point (HIV-1 RNA<50 copies/mL)

    Time frame: Week 48

  8. Time to virologic failure during follow-up

    Time frame: Week 48

  9. Frequency and time to new antiretroviral genotypic resistance in plasma RNA in patients with virologic failure

    Time frame: Week 48

  10. Change in CD4 cell counts from baseline to week 48

    Time frame: Week 48

  11. Frequency, type and time to Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome

    Time frame: Week 48

  12. Frequency of tuberculosis treatment outcomes

    Time frame: Week 48

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Study locations

5 sites
  • Laboratory of clinical research on STD/AIDS - IPEC/FIOCRUZ
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • PACCI / CePReF Centre de Prise en charge de Recherche et de Formation
    Abidjan, Côte D'Ivoire
  • Hôpital Saint Louis
    Paris, France
  • Instituto Nacional de Saude / Hospital Geral de Machava
    Maputo, Mozambique
  • Pham Ngoc Thach Hospital
    Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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References and documents

Publications

  • De Castro N, Marcy O, Chazallon C, Messou E, Eholie S, N'takpe JB, Bhatt N, Khosa C, Timana Massango I, Laureillard D, Chau GD, Domergue A, Veloso V, Escada R, Wagner Cardoso S, Delaugerre C, Anglaret X, Molina JM, Grinsztejn B; ANRS 12300 Reflate TB2 study group. Standard dose raltegravir or efavirenz-based antiretroviral treatment for patients co-infected with HIV and tuberculosis (ANRS 12 300 Reflate TB 2): an open-label, non-inferiority, randomised, phase 3 trial. Lancet Infect Dis. 2021 Jun;21(6):813-822. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30869-0. Epub 2021 Mar 2. PubMed 33667406 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 31, 2018, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02273765
Lead sponsor
ANRS, Emerging Infectious Diseases
Collaborators
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Ministry of Health, Brazil
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Oct 24, 2014
Start date
Sep 11, 2015
Primary completion
Nov 28, 2018
Completion
Nov 28, 2018
Last update
Dec 31, 2018

Study contacts

Beatriz Grinsztejn, MD, PhD
study chair · Laboratory on Clinical research on DST/AIDS-IPEC FIOCRUZ Av Brasil, 4365 Manguinhos Rio de Janeiro, Brazil CEP 21040-900
Nathalie De Castro, MD
study chair · AP-HP Hôpital Saint-Louis 1 avenue Claude Vellefaux, 75010 Paris, France

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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