A Study to Determine the Safety and Efficacy of Once Daily Raltegravir Compared to Twice Daily Raltegravir (MK-0518-071)

Summary

A study to evaluate the safety, tolerability and efficacy of once daily Raltegravir compared to twice daily raltegravir when each is given in combination with TRUVADA™ in treatment-naïve human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients.

Timeline

Start

2008-09

Primary completion

2010-10

Completion

2011-05

Publications

• Eron JJ Jr, Rockstroh JK, Reynes J, Andrade-Villanueva J, Ramalho-Madruga JV, Bekker LG, Young B, Katlama C, Gatell-Artigas JM, Arribas JR, Nelson M, Campbell H, Zhao J, Rodgers AJ, Rizk ML, Wenning L, Miller MD, Hazuda D, DiNubile MJ, Leavitt R, Isaacs R, Robertson MN, Sklar P, Nguyen BY; QDMRK Investigators. Raltegravir once daily or twice daily in previously untreated patients with HIV-1: a randomised, active-controlled, phase 3 non-inferiority trial. Lancet Infect Dis. 2011 Dec;11(12):907-15. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(11)70196-7. Epub 2011 Sep 18.

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