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  XVII International HIV Drug Resistance Workshop
June 10-14, 2008
Sitges, Spain
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Tibotec Etravirine Weighted Genotype Score to Predict Response
 
 
  An update of the list of NNRTI mutations associated with decreased virologic response to etravirine (ETR): multivariate analyses on the pooled DUET-1 and DUET-2 clinical trial data
 
Reported by Jules Levin
XVII HIV Drug Resistance Workshop
June 10-14, 2008
Sitges, Spain
 
Johan Vingerhoets,1 Monika Peeters,1 Hilde Azijn,1 Lotke Tambuyzer,1 Annemie Hoogstoel,1 Steven Nijs,1 Marie-Pierre de Béthune,1 Gaston Picchio2 1Tibotec BVBA, Mechelen, Belgium; 2Tibotec Inc., Yardley, PA, USA
 
Author Conclusions
· A comprehensive analysis of baseline resistance data from DUET-1 and DUET 2 identified four additional mutations resulting in a list of 17 ETR RAMs: V90I, A98G, L100I, K101E/H/P, V106I, E138A, V179D/F/T, Y181C/I/V, G190A/S, and M230L
 
· The updated list of ETR RAMs and the relative weighting improved the relationship between genotypic and phenotypic susceptibility interpretations
 
· Among the 17 ETR RAMs, Y181I and Y181V had the highest weight, followed by L100I, K101P, Y181C and M230L
 
· Among the 17 ETR RAMs, mutations with the highest weight had a low prevalence
 
· The virologic response was a function of the number and weight of the baseline ETR RAMs
 
· A weighted mutation score of 0-2, 2.5-3.5, and >/=4 corresponded to response rates of 74% (highest response), 52% (intermediate response) and 38% (reduced response), respectively
 
· This new genotypic interpretation system provides better guidance in the interpretation of ETR susceptibility
 
Abstract
 
Background

Etravirine (ETR; TMC125) is a next-generation NNRTI with activity against NNRTI-resistant HIV-1 and a high genetic barrier to the development of resistance. Analyses of the pooled DUET-1 and DUET-2 Phase III clinical trials identified 13 ETR resistance-associated mutations (RAMs) (V90I, A98G, L100I, K101E/P, V106I, V179D/F, Y181C/I/V, and G190A/S). The presence of three or more of these RAMs was associated with decreased virologic response to ETR. In this study, additional statistical approaches were used to refine this list and improve the genotype/phenotype correlation.
 
Methods
Effect of baseline resistance on virologic response (<50 copies/mL) to ETR at Week 24 was studied in patients not using enfuvirtide (ENF) de novo and excluding those who discontinued for other reasons than virologic failure (n=406). Multivariate analyses included logistic regression controlling for baseline viral load, darunavir (DRV) fold change in 50% effective concentration (FC) and NRTI sensitivity. Mutations were identified based on the association with decreased virologic response and/or increased ETR FC. Mutations in the reverse transcriptase (RT; amino-acids 1-400) were included in the final analysis if present in 35 patients.
 
Results
The analyses confirmed the impact on response of the 13 ETR RAMs identified previously and also identified K101H, E138A and V179T as associated with a decreased virologic response and/or increased ETR FC. The V179F/T, Y181V, and G190S mutations were associated with the lowest virologic response, but were present in <5% of patients at baseline. Virologic response decreased in subgroups with increasing numbers of baseline ETR RAMs (77%, 61%, 56%, 38% for 0, 1, 2, 33 RAMs, respectively). Relative weighting of the 16 ETR RAMs improved the correlation between baseline ETR FC and the number of ETR RAMs.
 
Conclusions
A comprehensive analysis of baseline resistance data from DUET-1 and DUET-2 identified three additional mutations resulting in a list of 16 ETR RAMs (V90I, A98G, L100I, K101E/H/P, V106I, E138A, V179D/F/T, Y181C/I/V, and G190A/S). Weighting these mutations improved the correlation between genotypic and phenotypic resistance interpretations. Decreased virologic response was a function of the number of baseline ETR RAMs with the largest impact observed in the subgroup of patients with three or more RAMs.

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