title: A new drug combination therapy for treatment-naive patients with HIV-1 infection, consisting of raltegravir, emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate.
abstract: A new drug combination regimen, consisting of raltegravir, emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF), is described for the treatment of HIV-1 infection. This new drug combination regimen is applicable to the treatment of drug-naïve HIV-1-infected patients. It extends the use of the drug combinations to a new class of anti-HIV drugs, i.e. raltegravir, targeted at a new site in the HIV-1 replicative cycle, namely the HIV-1 integrase. This opens new perspectives for the design of multiple drug combination regimens targeting different enzymes involved in HIV-1 replication, i.e. integrase and reverse transcriptase. These multiple (triple or quadruple) drug combinations should be aimed at once daily dosing.
authors.affiliation: Rega Institute for Medical Research, Minderbroedersstraat 10, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium. erik.declercq@rega.kuleuven.be
authors.forename: Erik
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: De Clercq
mesh_terms: D000225:Adenine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003841:Deoxycytidine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D000068679:Emtricitabine; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015497:HIV-1; D006801:Humans; D063065:Organophosphonates / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011760:Pyrrolidinones / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000068898:Raltegravir Potassium; D000068698:Tenofovir
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D063065:Organophosphonates; D011760:Pyrrolidinones; D003841:Deoxycytidine; D000068898:Raltegravir Potassium; D000068698:Tenofovir; D000068679:Emtricitabine; D000225:Adenine