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Clinical, P1 data, PK/PD data, Journal: Phase 1 Safety and Pharmacokinetics Study of MK-2048/Vicriviroc (MK-4176)/MK-2048A Intravaginal Rings. (Pubmed Central) - May 9, 2020 Tissue-associated VCV and/or MK-2048 did not correlate with inhibition of HIV infection. These data highlight the need to assess adequacy of drug dosing in the VR and measuring genital tissue drug concentrations to develop more precise concentration-response relationships.
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Journal: Integrase Inhibitors: After 10 Years of Experience, Is the Best Yet to Come? (Pubmed Central) - Apr 29, 2020 Since that time, several other INSTIs have been introduced including elvitegravir, dolutegravir, and, most recently, bictegravir, that have shown great utility as part of antiretroviral regimens in both treatment-naive and treatment-experienced patients...After 10 years of experience with INSTIs, newer agents are on the horizon such as cabotegravir and MK-2048 for potential use as either HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis or maintenance therapy. This review provides a brief overview of the INSTI class, including agents currently available and those still in development, reviews available data from both completed and ongoing clinical trials, and outlines simplification strategies using INSTIs.
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