HIV pill genvoya tested in teens and kids – could simplify treatment
NCT ID NCT01854775
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested the HIV medication Genvoya (a single daily pill) in 129 teenagers and children with HIV. The goal was to check how the drug is processed in the body, confirm the right dose, and see if it is safe. Participants included teens new to HIV treatment and children who already had the virus under control. The results help doctors know how to use this medicine in younger patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Genvoya (elvitegravir, cobicistat, emtricitabine, tenofovir alafenamide)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study helps confirm that Genvoya is safe and works well for treating HIV in teenagers and children, offering a simpler once-daily pill option.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-to-mid stage study with a small number of participants (129). It focuses on dosing and short-term safety, not long-term outcomes. Side effects or lack of effectiveness in younger children are possible.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2/3
Runs two stages together: whether the treatment works, then large-scale confirmation.
- Participants
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129 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2013
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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2 to 17 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Key Inclusion Criteria: * Cohort 1 * Age at baseline: 12 years to \< 18 years old * Weight at screening: ≥ 35 kg (77 lbs) * Plasma HIV-1 ribonucleic acid (RNA) levels of ≥ 1,000 copies/mL at screening (Roche COBAS TaqMan v2.0) * Screening genotype report shows sensitivity to EVG, emtricitabine (FTC) and tenofovir (TFV) * No prior use of any approved or experimental anti-HIV-1 drug for any length of time * Cohort 2 * Age at baseline: 6 years to \< 12 years old * Weight at screening: ≥ 25 kg (55 lbs) * Plasma HIV-1 RNA of \< 50 copies/mL (or undetectable HIV-1 RNA level according to the local assay being used if the limit of detection is \> 50 copies/mL) for ≥ 180 consecutive days (6 months) prior to screening on a stable antiretroviral regimen, without documented history of resistance to any component of E/C/F/TAF STR. * Cohort 3 * Age at baseline: ≥ 2 years old * Weight at screening: ≥ 14 kg (31 lbs) to \< 25 kg (55 lbs) * Plasma HIV-1 RNA: \< 50 copies/mL (or undetectable HIV-1 RNA level according to the local assay being used if the limit of detection is \> 50 copies/mL) for ≥ 180 consecutive days (6 months) prior to screening on a stable antiretroviral regimen, without prior history of resistance to any component of E/C/F/TAF STR Key Exclusion Criteria: * Hepatitis B or hepatitis C virus infection * Evidence of active pulmonary or extra-pulmonary tuberculosis disease within 3 months of the screening visit. * Individuals experiencing decompensated cirrhosis * Pregnant or lactating females Note: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Be Part Yoluntu Centre
Cape Town, 7646, South Africa
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Children's Research Institute
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010, United States
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Clinical HIV Research Unit
Johannesburg, 2041, South Africa
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Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University
Khon Kaen, 40002, Thailand
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Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation
Cape Town, 7705, South Africa
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Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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Empilweni Services and Research Unit (ESRU)
Johannesburg, 2092, South Africa
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Joint Clinical Research Centre
Kampala, PO Box 10005, Uganda
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KIDCRU Ward J8
Cape Town, 7505, South Africa
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Miller's Children Hospital
Long Beach, California, 90806, United States
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Perinatal HIV Research Unit Baragwanath Hospital
Johannesburg, 1862, South Africa
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Queen Savang Vadhana Memorial Hospital
Chon Buri, 20110, Thailand
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Seattle Children's Hospital
Seattle, Washington, 98105-0371, United States
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee, 38105, United States
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The HIV Netherlands Australia Thailand Research collaboration (HIV-NAT)
Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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University of Zimbabwe - Clinical Research Centre
Belgravia, 263, Zimbabwe
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