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Weight, Anthropometric and Metabolic Changes After Discontinuing Antiretroviral Therapy Containing Tenofovir Alafenamide in People With HIV

Damas, José
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Munting, Aline
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Fellay, Jacques  
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October 15, 2024
Clinical Infectious Diseases

Background: Antiretroviral therapy (ART)-related weight gain is of particular concern in people with HIV (PWH). Although weight gain was observed among PWH receiving tenofovir alafenamide (TAF), little is known about the potential reversibility after TAF discontinuation. We evaluated weight and metabolic changes 12 months after TAF discontinuation in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study. Methods: We included participants who received at least 6 months of TAF-containing ART between January 2016 and March 2023. Using multivariable mixed-effect models, changes in weight and lipid levels were compared between individuals who continued TAF and those who switched to one of the following TAF-free regimens: (1) tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF)-based ART, (2) dolutegravir/lamivudine (DTG/3TC), or (3) long-acting cabotegravir/rilpivirine (CAB/RPV). Results: Of 6555 participants (median age 54 years, 24.3% female, 13% Black), 5485 (83.7%) continued, and 1070 (16.3%) stopped TAF. Overall, discontinuing TAF was associated with an adjusted mean weight change of -0.54 kg (95% confidence interval [CI] -.98 to -.11) after 12 months. In stratified analyses, switching from TAF to TDF led to an adjusted mean weight decrease of -1.84 kg (95% CI -2.72 to -.97), and to a decrease in mean total cholesterol (-0.44 mmol/L) and triglycerides (-0.38 mmol/L) after 12 months. Switching from TAF-based ART to DTG/3TC (-0.17 kg, 95% CI -.82 to. 48) or long-acting CAB/RPV (-0.64 kg, 95% CI -2.16 to. 89) did not lead to reductions in weight. Conclusions: Replacing TAF with TDF in PWH led to a decrease in body weight and an improved lipid profile within 1 year. Weight changes were not observed among individuals who switched to DTG/3TC or long-acting CAB/RPV.

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DOI
10.1093/cid/ciae189
Scopus ID

2-s2.0-85204399228

PubMed ID

38606792

Author(s)
Damas, José

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois

Munting, Aline

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois

Fellay, Jacques  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Haerry, D.

Positive Council

Marzolini, C.

Universitätsspital Basel

Tarr, Philip E.

Universitätsspital Basel

Steffen, Ana

Kantonsspital St.Gallen

Braun, Dominique L.

UniversitatsSpital Zurich

Stoeckle, Marcel

Universitätsspital Basel

Bernasconi, Enos

Université de Genève

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Corporate authors
Swiss HIV Cohort Study (SHCS)
Date Issued

2024-10-15

Published in
Clinical Infectious Diseases
Volume

79

Issue

4

Start page

990

End page

998

Subjects

antiretroviral therapy

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HIV

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tenofovir alafenamide

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tenofovir disoproxil fumarate

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weight

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UPFELLAY  
FunderFunding(s)Grant NumberGrant URL

Five Swiss University Hospitals

SHCS research foundation

SNF

201369,894

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