Date of report 29 Oct 2021
Reported case interaction between
Etravirine and Tacrolimus

FLS Science

Drugs suspected to be involved in the DDI-summary

Perpetrator
Etravirine
Daily Dose
400 (mg)
Dose adjustment performed
No
Administration Route
Oral
Start date
Nov. 12, 2014
End date
March 10, 2021
Victim
Tacrolimus
Daily Dose
2 (mg)
Dose adjustment performed
No
Administration Route
Oral
Start date
Jan. 1, 2016
End date
Ongoing

Complete list of drugs taken by the patient

Antiretroviral treatment
Lamivudine
Raltegravir
Maraviroc
Etravirine
Complete list of all comedications taken by the patient, included that involved in the DDI

Warfarin, mycophenolate, tacrolimus, itraconazole, atorvastatin, omeprazole, solifenacin, citalopram, salbutamol, tramadol, zopiclone, lactulose

Clinical case description

Gender
Male
Age
57
eGFR (mL/min)
>60
Liver function impairment
No
Description

A 57-year-old White British male attended our clinic for rationalisation of his antiretroviral regimen following MDT discussion. The patient was on Lamivudine 100mg OD, Etravirine 200mg BD, Raltegravir 400mg BD and Maraviroc 300mg BD. He was consistently virologically suppressed with a CD4 count of 269 cells mm3 (30%). He was highly treatment experienced with extensive drug resistance (see table 1).

 

Table 1: Summary of drug resistance mutations

Drug class Major mutations
NRTIs M41L, D67N, T69N, K70R, L74V, M184V, T215Y, K219E
NNRTIs L100I, K103N
PI Nil
INSTI Nil

 

His past medical history included liver transplantation secondary to alcoholic liver disease. Amongst his list of co-medications, he took tacrolimus 2mg OD for transplant rejection and itraconazole 100mg BD for oesophageal candidiasis prophylaxis.

 

His ARV regimen was simplified to Doravirine 100mg BD, Dolutegravir 50mg OD and Maraviroc 150mg BD. The removal of etravirine, a moderate CYP3A4 inducer, warranted close monitoring of tacrolimus levels to prevent drug-related toxicity (see table 2). Concomitant administration of potent CYP3A4 inhibitor itraconazole made prediction of drug level changes more difficult.

 

Table 2: Tacrolimus level monitoring post-antiretroviral switch

Day post-switch Level (mcg/L)
(Target range 5-7mcg/L)
Action
7 10.9 Dose reduced to 1mg OD
10 7.1  
13 6.7  
15 7.1  
20 6.3  
22 5.6  
29 5.6  
35 13.2 Dose reduced to 0.5mg OD
42 5.4  

 

Following completion of post-switch monitoring, a 75% tacrolimus dose reduction was required to maintain therapeutic drug levels. This demonstrates the significance of the enzyme inducing effects of etravirine, even in the presence of a potent CYP3A4 inhibitor. The change in levels from day 7 to 35 suggests that enzyme deinduction follows a prolonged time course following etravirine discontinuation.

Clinical Outcome

No unwanted outcome

Editorial Comment

University of Liverpool Recommendation

Potential interaction - may require close monitoring, alteration of drug dosage or timing of administration
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