Co-packaged antiretroviral medication
Cabotegravir/rilpivirine
, sold under the brand name
Cabenuva
, is a co-packaged
antiretroviral medication
for the treatment of
HIV/AIDS
.
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It contains
cabotegravir
and
rilpivirine
in a package with two separate injection
vials
.
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The most common adverse reactions include injection site reactions, fever or feeling hot (pyrexia),
fatigue
,
headache
, musculoskeletal pain,
nausea
, sleep disorders,
dizziness
and
rash
.
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The co-packaged medication was approved for medical use in the United States in January 2021.
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It is the first FDA-approved injectable, complete regimen for HIV-infected adults that is administered once a month.
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It is also approved for use in Canada.
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In the European Union, the two medications are approved separately and have different brand names:
Vocabria
(for cabotegravir) and
Rekambys
(for rilpivirine).
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Medical uses
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Cabotegravir/rilpivirine is
indicated
as a complete regimen for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection in adults to replace a current
antiretroviral
regimen in those who are virologically suppressed on a stable antiretroviral regimen with no history of treatment failure.
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In the European Union, the combination is indicated for maintenance treatment of adults who have
undetectable
HIV levels in the blood (
viral load
less than 50 copies/mL) with their current antiretroviral treatment, and when the virus has not developed resistance to
non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors
(NNRTIs) and
integrase strand transfer inhibitors
.
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Contraindications and interactions
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Cabotegravir/rilpivirine must not be combined with drugs that
induce
the liver enzyme
CYP3A4
, because they accelerate the inactivation of rilpivirine, and/or the enzyme
UGT1A1
, because they accelerate the inactivation of cabotegravir. These mechanisms potentially result in loss of effectiveness. Examples for such drugs are
rifampicin
,
rifapentine
,
carbamazepine
,
oxcarbazepine
,
eslicarbazepine acetate
,
phenytoin
,
primidone
,
phenobarbital
and some
glucocorticoids
.
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Adverse effects
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The most common side effects include reactions at the injection site (in up to 84% of patients) such as pain and swelling, as well as headache (up to 12%) and fever or feeling hot (in 10%). Less common side effects (under 10%) are
depressive disorders
,
insomnia
,
rashes
,
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fatigue
, musculoskeletal pain,
nausea
, sleep disorders, and dizziness.
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Pharmacology
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Cabotegravir is an
integrase strand transfer inhibitor
. Rilpivirine is a
non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor
(NNRTI).
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History
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The safety and efficacy of cabotegravir/rilpivirine were established through two randomized, open-label, controlled clinical trials (Trial 1/NCT02938520 and Trial 2/NCT02951052) in 1,182 HIV-infected adults who were virologically suppressed (HIV-1 RNA less than 50 copies/milliliter) before initiation of treatment with cabotegravir/rilpivirine.
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Participants in both trials continued to show virologic suppression at the conclusion of each study, and no clinically relevant change from baseline in CD4+ cell counts was observed.
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Trials were conducted at 223 sites in 24 countries including the United States.
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In Trial 1, participants who were never treated for the infection before, received an approved therapy for 20 weeks.
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Those who did well after this treatment (who had HIV-1 RNA less than 50 copies/milliliter) were then randomized to receive either cabotegravir/rilpivirine (for the first four weeks they received tablets) or to remain on the same therapy for additional 44 weeks.
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Participants and the health providers knew which treatments have been given.
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In Trial 2, participants who were previously successfully treated for the infection (who had HIV-1 RNA less than 50 copies/milliliter), were randomized to receive either cabotegravir/rilpivirine (for the first four weeks they received tablets) or to remain on the same therapy for additional 44 weeks.
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Participants and the health providers knew which treatments have been given.
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In October 2020, the
Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use
(CHMP) of the
European Medicines Agency
(EMA) recommended the granting of a marketing authorization for rilpivirine and cabotegravir, to be used together for the treatment of people with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection.
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The two medicines are the first antiretrovirals that come in a long-acting injectable formulation.
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This means that instead of daily pills, people receive intramuscular injections monthly or every two months.
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Rilpivirine and cabotegravir were approved for medical use in the European Union in December 2020, as two separate medications.
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In January 2021, the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) granted the approval of Cabenuva to
ViiV Healthcare
.
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The combination was approved for medical use in Australia in February 2021.
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Cabotegravir/rilpivirine is not yet available in lower and middle income countries and it is unclear if this will be feasible in the next few years.
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The first study testing its use in African countries reported positive results in 2024.
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References
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"Cabenuva Product information"
.
Health Canada
. 25 April 2012
. Retrieved
22 January
2021
.
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"Summary Basis of Decision (SBD) for Vocabria/Cabenuva"
.
Health Canada
. 23 October 2014
. Retrieved
29 May
2022
.
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e
f
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h
"Cabenuva- cabotegravir and rilpivirine kit"
.
DailyMed
. Retrieved
13 February
2021
.
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"FDA Approves First Extended-Release, Injectable Drug Regimen for Adults Living with HIV"
.
U.S.
Food and Drug Administration
(FDA)
(Press release). 21 January 2021
. Retrieved
21 January
2021
.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
public domain
.
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a
b
c
d
"Cabenuva and Vocabria approved for HIV infection"
.
U.S.
Food and Drug Administration
(FDA)
. 27 January 2021
. Retrieved
27 January
2021
.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
public domain
.
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a
b
"ViiV Healthcare announces FDA approval of Cabenuva (cabotegravir, rilpivirine), the first and only complete long-acting regimen for HIV treatment"
. ViiV Healthcare. 21 January 2021
. Retrieved
21 January
2021
– via Business Wire.
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Howe ZW, Norman S, Lueken AF, Huesgen E, Farmer EK, Jarrell K, et al. (August 2021). "Therapeutic review of cabotegravir/rilpivirine long-acting antiretroviral injectable and implementation considerations at an HIV specialty clinic".
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"Drug Trials Snapshot: Cabenuva"
.
U.S.
Food and Drug Administration
(FDA)
. 20 January 2021
. Retrieved
17 February
2021
.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
public domain
.
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"Drug Approval Package: Cabotegravir"
.
U.S.
Food and Drug Administration
(FDA)
. 3 March 2021
. Retrieved
14 September
2021
.
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"Janssen Announces European Commission Authorisation of the First Complete Long-Acting Injectable HIV Treatment in Europe"
(Press release). Janssen
. Retrieved
22 January
2021
– via Business Wire.
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a
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"Rekambys EPAR"
.
European Medicines Agency
(EMA)
. 13 October 2020
. Retrieved
4 January
2021
.
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a
b
c
"Vocabria EPAR"
.
European Medicines Agency
(EMA)
. 5 January 2021
. Retrieved
5 January
2021
.
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a
b
c
d
"First long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy for HIV recommended approval"
.
European Medicines Agency
(EMA)
(Press release). 16 October 2020
. Retrieved
16 October
2020
.
Text was copied from this source which is ⓒ European Medicines Agency. Reproduction is authorized provided the source is acknowledged.
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"Australian Public Assessment Report for Cabotegravir sodium and cabotegravir/rilpivirine"
(PDF)
.
Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA)
. Australian Government Department of Health. May 2021.
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"TGA eBS - Product and Consumer Medicine Information Licence"
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Pebody R (2 August 2023).
"Injectable HIV treatment unlikely to be arriving soon in the global south"
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aidsmap
. Retrieved
10 March
2024
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Alcorn K (4 March 2024).
"Injectable treatment just as effective as standard HIV combination in Africa"
.
aidsmap
. Retrieved
10 March
2024
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External links
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- "Cabotegravir"
.
Drug Information Portal
. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- "Rilpivirine"
.
Drug Information Portal
. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- Clinical trial number
NCT02938520
for "Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Long-acting Intramuscular Cabotegravir and Rilpivirine for Maintenance of Virologic Suppression Following Switch From an Integrase Inhibitor in HIV-1 Infected Therapy Naive Participants" at
ClinicalTrials.gov
- Clinical trial number
NCT02951052
for "Study Evaluating the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Switching to Long-acting Cabotegravir Plus Long-acting Rilpivirine From Current Antiretroviral Regimen in Virologically Suppressed HIV-1-infected Adults" at
ClinicalTrials.gov