Safety and Effectiveness of Raltegravir Plus Darunavir/Ritonavir in Treatment-Naive HIV-Infected Adults

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness and safety of an antiretroviral therapy (ART) regimen consisting of raltegravir (RAL) and darunavir (DRV)/ritonavir (RTV) as first-line therapy in treatment-naïve participants.

Timeline

Start

2009-04

Primary completion

2010-02

Completion

2010-09

Publications

• Background Capetti AF, Piconi S, Landonio S, Rizzardini G, Perno CF. Is dual therapy with raltegravir and protease inhibitors a feasible option in rescue strategy in HIV-1 infection? J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2009 Feb 1;50(2):233-4. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e31818c7e8e. No abstract available.
• Background Long MC, King JR, Acosta EP. Pharmacologic aspects of new antiretroviral drugs. Curr HIV/AIDS Rep. 2009 Feb;6(1):43-50. doi: 10.1007/s11904-009-0007-y.
• Background Vermeir M, Lachau-Durand S, Mannens G, Cuyckens F, van Hoof B, Raoof A. Absorption, metabolism, and excretion of darunavir, a new protease inhibitor, administered alone and with low-dose ritonavir in healthy subjects. Drug Metab Dispos. 2009 Apr;37(4):809-20. doi: 10.1124/dmd.108.024109. Epub 2009 Jan 8.
• Taiwo B, Zheng L, Gallien S, Matining RM, Kuritzkes DR, Wilson CC, Berzins BI, Acosta EP, Bastow B, Kim PS, Eron JJ Jr; ACTG A5262 Team. Efficacy of a nucleoside-sparing regimen of darunavir/ritonavir plus raltegravir in treatment-naive HIV-1-infected patients (ACTG A5262). AIDS. 2011 Nov 13;25(17):2113-22. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e32834bbaa9.

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