Study to Compare Bictegravir/Lenacapavir Versus Current Therapy in People With HIV-1 Who Are Successfully Treated With a Complicated Regimen

Summary

The goal of this clinical study is to learn more about the effects of switching to the study drugs, bictegravir (BIC) plus lenacapavir (LEN), versus current therapy (Phase 2) and BIC/LEN fixed-dose combination (FDC) versus current therapy (Phase 3) in people living with HIV (PWH).

Timeline

Start

2022-08-16

Primary completion

2025-09-29

Completion

2028-07

Publications

• Orkin C, Ruane PJ, Hedgcock M, Gaultier C, Losso MH, Trottier B, Lutz T, O'Reilly M, Bloch M, Slim J, Ramgopal M, Sokhela S, Mounzer K, Tsai HC, Santana Bagur J, Zhang X, Aizen K, Price K, Margot N, Montezuma-Rusca JM, Sklar P, Rhee M, Cahn P; ARTISTRY-1 Study Group. Switch to single-tablet bictegravir-lenacapavir from a complex HIV regimen (ARTISTRY-1): a randomised, open-label, phase 3 clinical trial. Lancet. 2026 Mar 28;407(10535):1249-1258. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(26)00307-7. Epub 2026 Feb 25.
• Arora P, Hindman JT, West S, Ling J, Palaparthy R, Marathe DD. The effect of antacid and mineral supplements on bictegravir pharmacokinetics: results from a Phase 1, open-label, drug-drug interaction study. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2026 Jan 7;70(1):e0078125. doi: 10.1128/aac.00781-25. Epub 2025 Nov 28.

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