[Articles] Bictegravir, emtricitabine, and tenofovir alafenamide versus dolutegravir, abacavir, and lamivudine for initial treatment of HIV-1 infection (GS-US-380-1489): a double-blind, multicentre, phase 3, randomised controlled non-inferiority trial

At 48 weeks, coformulated bictegravir, emtricitabine, and tenofovir alafenamide achieved virological suppression in 92% of previously untreated adults and was non-inferior to coformulated dolutegravir, abacavir, and lamivudine, with no treatment-emergent resistance. Bictegravir, emtricitabine, and tenofovir alafenamide was safe and well tolerated with better gastrointestinal tolerability than dolutegravir, abacavir, and lamivudine. Because coformulated bictegravir, emtricitabine, and tenofovir alafenamide does not require HLA B*5701 testing and provides guideline-recommended treatment for individuals co-infected with HIV and hepatitis B, this regimen might lend itself to rapid or same-day initiation of therapy in the clinical setting.

Source: LANCET - August 31, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: Joel Gallant, Adriano Lazzarin, Anthony Mills, Chloe Orkin, Daniel Podzamczer, Pablo Tebas, Pierre-Marie Girard, Indira Brar, Eric S Daar, David Wohl, J ürgen Rockstroh, Xuelian Wei, Joseph Custodio, Kirsten White, Hal Martin, Andrew Cheng, Erin Quirk Tags: Articles Source Type: research