Forgiveness of INSTI-Containing Regimens at Drug Concentrations Simulating Variable Adherence In Vitro - PubMed
Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35389236/
The integrase strand transfer inhibitor (INSTI)-based regimens bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (BIC/FTC/TAF), dolutegravir (DTG)+FTC/TAF, DTG/lamivudine (3TC), and DTG/rilpivirine (RPV) are all approved for treatment of HIV-infected patients, with various limitations. Here, time to in vitro viral breakthrough (VB) and resistance barrier using simulated human drug exposures at either full or suboptimal treatment adherence to each regimen were compared.
Conclusion/Relevance: Overall, under high adherence conditions, no in vitro VB or resistance development occurred with these INSTI-based regimens. However, when multiple missed doses were simulated in vitro, BIC FTC TAF had the highest forgiveness and barrier to resistance of all tested regimens. Compared to DTG 3TC and DTG FTC TAF, DTG RPV had higher forgiveness but lower resistance barrier after several simulated missed doses.