Residual viremia in HIV-infected patients who continue a two-drug or switch to a three-drug integrase strand transfer inhibitor based regimen

AIDS. 2021 Jul 15;35(9):1513-1516. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000002908.

Abstract

In this randomized, single-centre, open-label, 96-week, superiority, controlled trial of 50 HIV-infected patients with HIV-RNA less than 50 copies/ml on a two-drug regimen based on dolutegravir as well as one reverse transcriptase inhibitor (RTI), switching to a single-tablet regimen of cobicistat, elvitregravir, emtricitabine along with tenofovir alafenamide did not appear to mitigate the burden of residual viremia, both at week 48 and at week 96. The immunological changes observed during follow-up and the safety of the two regimens were similar.

Publication types

  • Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-HIV Agents* / therapeutic use
  • Drug Combinations
  • Emtricitabine / therapeutic use
  • HIV Infections* / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Integrases / therapeutic use
  • Pharmaceutical Preparations*
  • Viremia / drug therapy

Substances

  • Anti-HIV Agents
  • Drug Combinations
  • Pharmaceutical Preparations
  • Integrases
  • Emtricitabine