New hope for HIV patients with organ transplants: simpler drug combo under study
NCT ID NCT03360682
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This pilot study tested a combination of HIV drugs (dolutegravir plus two NRTIs) in 19 HIV-positive people who had received a solid organ transplant (heart, liver, or kidney). The goal was to see how the HIV drugs interact with transplant medications and whether the regimen is safe and effective. Participants took the drugs for 48 weeks, and researchers monitored drug levels, viral load, and immune cell counts.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- dolutegravir, lamivudine, abacavir, tenofovir disoproxil, emtricitabine
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that a simpler HIV drug regimen is safe and effective for people who have had an organ transplant.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study with only 19 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Drug interactions with transplant medications could still cause problems.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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19 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2018
- Finished
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May 2020
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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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18 years and older
- 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.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. HIV patients \>18 years old who provide signed and dated informed consent; 2. Males and females; 3. SOT recipients (heart, liver or kidney); 4. On stable antiretroviral therapy (ART) for ≥6 months preceding the screening visit; 5. Plasma HIV RNA \<50 cop/ml for 12 months (2 tests separated by at least 12 months with no viral load \>50 between determinations); 6. Absence of major reverse transcriptase or integrase gene mutations affecting study drug efficacy by proviral DNA sequencing Exclusion Criteria: 1. HIV patients who have stopped ART due to virological failure; 2. HIV patients who require treatment with DTG contraindicated medications; 3. History or presence of an allergy or intolerance to the study drug; 4. Active opportunistic infection; 5. Neoplasms requiring chemotherapy. 6. Pregnancy or breast feeding or planned pregnancy during the study period 7. Any other contraindication to study drugs.
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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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Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
Barcelona, 08036, Spain
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