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Bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide plus doravirine in highly treatment-experienced men with multidrug-resistant HIV
 
 
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Sterman, Felicia L.a,b; Lalezari, Jacob P.b; Kowalczyk, Ula M.b; Main, David W.c; Grant, Edward M.c; Caro, Luzelenad; Manning, Cassie M.e; Burke, Rochelle L.e
 
Abstract
 
Objective:

 
To evaluate the safety and efficacy of switching highly treatment-experienced people with HIV (HTE PWH) from rilpivirine/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (RPV/FTC/TAF) plus dolutegravir (DTG) to bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (BIC/FTC/TAF) plus doravirine (DOR). A pharmacokinetic (PK) analysis was conducted to assess the potential interaction between BIC and DOR.
 
Design and methods:
 
This open-label switch trial enrolled HTE PWH from a primary care private practice in the United States. Eligible participants were male, aged ≥45 years, with documented viral resistance to protease inhibitors, nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, and/or nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors but no resistance to RPV or DOR, and no K65R or T69 insertion mutations. Virologic suppression (≤50 copies/ml) while on RPV/FTC/TAF plus DTG for ≥6 months was required prior to enrollment. The primary endpoint of the study was virologic suppression (<50 and <200 copies/ml) at 48 weeks. Secondary endpoints included safety, tolerability, changes in body mass index (BMI), and identification of PK parameters of BIC and DOR.
 
Results:
 
Twenty males [median age: 65 years (range, 46-74), median time since HIV diagnosis: 37 years (range, 12-42)] completed the study. BIC/FTC/TAF plus DOR was well tolerated with no serious or treatment-related adverse events reported and no appreciable changes in BMI from baseline to Week 48. At Week 48, 100% of participants had <50 viral copies/ml. PK parameters for BIC and DOR (n = 10) were consistent with published data.
 
Conclusions:
 
Switching from RPV/FTC/TAF plus DTG to BIC/FTC/TAF plus DOR was well tolerated and efficacious in HTE men aged ≥45 years with HIV

 
 
 
 
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