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. 2022 Oct 21;25(Suppl 6):e26009. doi: 10.1002/jia2.26009
Abstract P168 – Table 1. Neuropsychiatric AEs through week 48 across the CAB + RPV LA phase III/IIIb programme.
CAB + RPV LA Daily oral therapya
Q8W + Q4W pooled
(N = 1245) (N = 591)
Baseline characteristics
Median age (range), years 39 (19 to 83) 38 (18 to 82)
Female sex at birth, n (%) 310 (25) 168 (28)
Race, n (%)
White 924 (74) 408 (69)
Black or African American 211 (17) 133 (23)
Other races 110 (9) 48 (8)
Safety summary
Neuropsychiatric AEs overall, n (%)
Total 319 (26) 104 (18)
Drug related 111 (9) 14 (2)
Grade 3b 4 (<1) 1 (<1)
Leading to withdrawal 10 (<1) 3 (<1)
Drug‐relatedc neuropsychiatric disorders occurring in ≥5 participants in either arm, n (% of participants)d
Nervous system disorders
Headache 41 (3) 4 (<1)
Median duration, days (IQR)e 4 (2 to 8) 75 (45 to 104)
Dizziness 23 (2) 1 (<1)
Median duration, days (IQR) 2 (1 to 4) Event not resolved
Psychiatric disorders
Insomnia 15 (1) 1 (<1)
Median duration, days (IQR)f 14 (4 to 57) 112 (112 to 112)
Abnormal dreams 12 (<1) 2 (<1)
Median duration, days (IQR) 37 (7 to 58) 47 (41 to 52)
Anxiety disordersg 11 (<1) 3 (<1)
Median duration, days (IQR) 53 (6 to 74) 27 (3 to 73)
Depressive disordersh 10 (<1) 1 (<1)
Median duration, days (IQR) 28 (9 to 94) 3 (3 to 3)
Suicidal ideation/behaviouri 1 (<1) 1 (<1)
Median duration, days 4 3
Other (of potential interest)
Seizures/seizure‐like events 0 0

AE, adverse event; CAB, cabotegravir; IQR, interquartile range; LA, long‐acting; Q4W, every 4 weeks; Q8W, every 8 weeks; RPV, rilpivirine.

aParticipants receiving integrase strand transfer inhibitors, n = 382 (FLAIR, n = 283; ATLAS, n = 99);

bthere were no grade 4 or 5 neuropsychiatric AEs;

cper investigator assessment;

doccurred in ≥5 participants except for the suicidal ideation/behaviour category (depression suicidal, n = 1 [CAB + RPV LA]; suicidal ideation, n = 1 [daily oral therapy]);

emedian duration based on CAB + RPV LA n = 39 and daily oral therapy n = 2;

fmedian duration based on CAB + RPV LA n = 13;

gincludes the following recorded terms: anxiety, anxiety disorder, nervousness, and panic attack;

hmedian duration based on CAB + RPV LA n = 8. Includes the following recorded terms: depression, depressed mood, and adjustment disorder with depressed mood. Median duration based on CAB + RPV LA n = 8;

iincludes the following terms: depression suicidal and suicidal ideation. Suicidal ideation/behaviour occurred in <5 participants but is included as it may be of potential interest.