Non-INSTI-based ART combination on the horizon for broad HIV population
20 Mar 2026
byJairia Dela Cruz
The investigational combination of doravirine plus islatravir (DOR/ISL)—a fixed-dose, once-daily oral antiretroviral therapy (ART) regimen that does not rely on integrase strand-transfer inhibitors (INSTIs)—is shaping up to be a promising alternative in the management of HIV, showing noninferiority to bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (BIC/FTC/TAF) in individuals initiating treatment for the first time and maintaining virologic suppression in those switching from various ART regimens, as shown in three phase III studies presented at CROI 2026.
