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Table 3 Frequencies and percentages of adverse events (AEs) and laboratory abnormalities

From: Outcomes of switching from protease inhibitor-based antiretroviral therapy to bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (B/F/TAF) in virologically suppressed adults with nucleos(t)ide analogue resistance– a phase IV randomised, open-label study (PIBIK study)

 

Immediate switch

B/F/TAF BL-W24

N = 33 (%)

Delayed switch

bPI BL-W24

N = 39 (%)

Delayed switch

B/F/TAF W24-W48

N = 39 (%)

Immediate switch B/F/TAF W24-W48

N = 33

Any AE

25 (75.8)

24 (61.5)

28 (71.8)

17 (51.5)

Drug related AE

10 (30.3)

1 (2.6)

14 (35.9)

3 (9.1)

Serious AE

0 (0.0)

1 (2.6)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Discontinuation due to AE

0

1 (2.6)$

3 (7.7)#

1* (3.0)

AE in ≥ 5% of participants

    

   • Headaches

4 (12.0)

2 (5.1)

4 (10.3)

 

   • Hypertension

4 (12.0)

   

   • Anxiety

3 (9.1)

 

2 (5.1)

 

   • Low mood

2 (6.1)

 

2 (5.1)

 

   • Abnormal dreams

3 (9.1)

   

   • Insomnia

3 (9.1)

 

2 (5.1)

 

   • Sleep disturbance

3 (9.1)

   

   • Weight gain

3 (9.1)

 

2 (5.1)

2 (6.1)

   • Tiredness/fatigue

3 (9.1)

 

3 (7.7)

 

   • Non-diabetic hyperglycaemia

 

3 (7.7)

 

2 (5.1)

Grade 3 or 4 laboratory abnormalities

    

   • Amylase

1 (3.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

   • Bilirubin

2 (6.1)

1 (2.6)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

   • Total cholesterol

0 (0.0)

1 (2.6)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

   • LDL cholesterol

0 (0.0)

1 (2.6)

2 (5.1)

0 (0.0)

  1. *Discontinued due to weight gain; $Discontinued due to squamous cell carcinoma of the anus; #Three discontinuations for (i) worsening depression, (ii) weight gain and (iii) hypersensitivity to B/F/TAF