Abstract
Dolutegravir (DTG) is primarily metabolized by uridine diphosphate glucuronosyltransferases, forming the pharmacologically inactive DTG glucuronide (DTG-gluc). We described the dolutegravir metabolic ratio (DTG-MR; DTG-gluc AUC0-24h divided by DTG AUC0-24h) in 85 children with HIV aged 3 months to 18 years receiving DTG in the CHAPAS-4 (ISRCTN22964075) and ODYSSEY (NCT02259127) trials. Additionally, we assessed the influence of age, body weight, nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) backbone, rifampicin use and kidney function on DTG-MR. The overall geometric mean (CV%) DTG-MR was 0.054 (52%). Rifampicin use was the only significant factor associated with DTG-MR (P< .001) in multiple linear regression. DTG-MR geometric mean ratio was 1.81 (95% CI: 1.57-2.08) for children while on vs. off rifampicin. This study showed that overall DTG-MR in children was similar to adults, unaffected by age or NRTI backbone, and increased with rifampicin co-administration. These findings support future paediatric pharmacokinetic modelling and extrapolation from adult data.
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