Safety and Efficacy of a Switch to Doravirine/Islatravir in Participants With HIV-1 (MK-8591A-017)

NCT ID: NCT04223778

Last Updated: 2026-02-18

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

672 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-02-18

Study Completion Date

2024-08-26

Brief Summary

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This study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of a switch to MK-8591A (a fixed dose combination of doravirine and islatravir) in human immunodeficiency virus -1 (HIV-1)-infected participants virologically suppressed on a protocol-specified antiretroviral regimen. The primary hypothesis is that a switch to MK-8591A will be non-inferior to continued treatment with baseline antiretroviral therapy (ART) as assessed by the percentage of participants with HIV-1 ribonucleic acid (RNA) ≥50 copies/mL at Week 48.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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HIV Infection

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Group 1: Doravirine/Islatravir (DOR/ISL)

Participants who were previously treated with continuous baseline antiretroviral therapy (ART) will receive DOR/ISL, a fixed dose combination (FDC) of 100 mg doravirine (DOR)/0.75 mg islatravir (ISL) orally once daily for 96 weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

DOR/ISL

Intervention Type DRUG

A FDC of 100 mg DOR/ 0.75 mg ISL taken in tablet form, orally, once daily

Group 2: Baseline Antiretroviral Therapy (ART)

Participants received continuous baseline ART for 48 weeks. Continuing participants delayed switch over from baseline ART to DOR/ISL, fixed dose combination of 100 mg DOR/0.75 mg ISL orally once daily, from Week 48 to Week 96, a total DOR/ISL treatment duration of 48 Weeks.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

DOR/ISL

Intervention Type DRUG

A FDC of 100 mg DOR/ 0.75 mg ISL taken in tablet form, orally, once daily

ART

Intervention Type DRUG

Baseline ART regimen will be administered as per approved label. ART medication will not be provided by the Sponsor; participants will provide their own ART medications. Allowed drug classes include nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs), non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs), protease inhibitors (PIs), integrase strand transferase inhibitors (InSTIs), fusion inhibitors, chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5) antagonists, post-attachment inhibitor, and pharmacokinetic (PK) boosters.

Interventions

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DOR/ISL

A FDC of 100 mg DOR/ 0.75 mg ISL taken in tablet form, orally, once daily

Intervention Type DRUG

ART

Baseline ART regimen will be administered as per approved label. ART medication will not be provided by the Sponsor; participants will provide their own ART medications. Allowed drug classes include nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs), non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs), protease inhibitors (PIs), integrase strand transferase inhibitors (InSTIs), fusion inhibitors, chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5) antagonists, post-attachment inhibitor, and pharmacokinetic (PK) boosters.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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MK-8591A

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Is human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) positive
* Has been receiving continuous, stable oral 2-drug or 3-drug combination (± pharmacokinetic (PK) booster) with documented viral suppression (HIV-1 RNA \<50 copies/mL) for ≥3 months prior to signing informed consent and has no history of prior virologic treatment failure on any past or current regimen.
* Females are eligible to participate if she is not pregnant or breastfeeding, and at least one of the following conditions applies: is not a woman of childbearing potential (WOCBP); is a WOCBP and using an acceptable contraceptive method, or be abstinent from heterosexual intercourse as their preferred and usual lifestyle; a WOCBP must have a negative highly sensitive pregnancy test (\[urine or serum\] as required by local regulations) within 24 hours before the first dose of study intervention; if a urine test cannot be confirmed as negative (e.g. an ambiguous result), a serum pregnancy test is required. In such cases, the participant must be excluded from participation if the serum pregnancy result is positive

Exclusion Criteria

* Has HIV-2 infection
* Has hypersensitivity or other contraindication to any of the components of the study interventions as determined by the investigator
* Has an active diagnosis of hepatitis due to any cause, including active Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) co-infection
* Has a history of malignancy ≤5 years prior to signing informed consent except for adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, in situ cervical cancer, or cutaneous Kaposi's sarcoma
* Is taking or is anticipated to require systemic immunosuppressive therapy, immune modulators, or any prohibited therapies
* Is currently taking long-acting cabotegravir-rilpivirine
* Is currently participating in or has participated in a clinical study with an investigational compound or device from 45 days prior to Day 1 through the study treatment period
* Has a documented or known virologic resistance to doravirine (DOR)
* Expects to conceive or donate eggs at any time during the study
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Medical Director

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Locations

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Georgetown University Hospital ( Site 1018)

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

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Midway Immunology and Research ( Site 1030)

Ft. Pierce, Florida, United States

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Orlando Immunology Center ( Site 1007)

Orlando, Florida, United States

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Bliss Healthcare Services ( Site 1025)

Orlando, Florida, United States

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Triple O Research Institute, P.A. ( Site 1026)

West Palm Beach, Florida, United States

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Chatham County Health Department ( Site 1043)

Savannah, Georgia, United States

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Northstar Healthcare ( Site 1002)

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Kansas City CARE Health Center ( Site 1008)

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

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ID Care ( Site 1023)

Hillsborough, New Jersey, United States

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ( Site 1042)

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

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University of Pennsylvania ( Site 1038)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Saint Hope Foundation, Inc. ( Site 1037)

Bellaire, Texas, United States

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North Texas ID Consultants, PA ( Site 1003)

Dallas, Texas, United States

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Texas Centers for Infectious Disease Associates P.A. ( Site 1022)

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

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The Crofoot Research Center, Inc. ( Site 1005)

Houston, Texas, United States

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Holdsworth House Medical Practice ( Site 2300)

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Royal Brisbane and Womens Hospital- Infectious Diseases Unit ( Site 2309)

Herston, Queensland, Australia

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Melbourne Sexual Health Centre ( Site 2305)

Carlton, Victoria, Australia

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Fiona Stanley Hospital ( Site 2301)

Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia

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Southern Alberta HIV Clinic ( Site 1108)

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Vancouver ID Research and Care Centre Society ( Site 1100)

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Hamilton Health Sciences ( Site 1103)

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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Maple Leaf Research ( Site 1112)

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Toronto General Hospital - University Health Network ( Site 1105)

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Clinique de Medecine Urbaine du Quartier Latin ( Site 1104)

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Clinique Medicale L Actuel ( Site 1114)

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Hospital Dr. Hernan Henriquez Aravena ( Site 1305)

Temuco, Región de la Araucanía, Chile

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Clinica Arauco Salud ( Site 1300)

Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile

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Centro de Investigacion Clinica UC CICUC ( Site 1303)

Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile

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Fundacion Valle del Lili ( Site 1201)

Cali, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia

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Hopital de la Croix-Rousse ( Site 2027)

Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

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Hopital Francois Mitterrand ( Site 2019)

Dijon, Cote-d'Or, France

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CHU de Bordeaux- Hopital Saint Andre ( Site 2015)

Bordeaux, Gironde, France

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CHU de Toulouse - Hopital Purpan ( Site 2004)

Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France

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CHU Hotel Dieu Nantes ( Site 2020)

Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France

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CHU de Rouen ( Site 2005)

Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France

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A.P.H. Paris, Hopital Saint Louis ( Site 2014)

Paris, , France

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ASST Fatebenefratelli-Ospedale Sacco ( Site 2200)

Milan, , Italy

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A.O.U. Universita degli Studi della Campania-Luigi Vanvitelli ( Site 2208)

Napoli, , Italy

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Policlinico Gemelli Instituto di Clinica Chirurgica ( Site 2206)

Roma, , Italy

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National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center ( Site 2403)

Nagoya, Aichi-ken, Japan

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National Hospital Organization Osaka National Hospital ( Site 2402)

Osaka, , Japan

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Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital ( Site 2406)

Tokyo, , Japan

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Tokyo Medical University Hospital ( Site 2404)

Tokyo, , Japan

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Center Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine ( Site 2401)

Tokyo, , Japan

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Christchurch Hospital ( Site 2303)

Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

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EMC Instytut Medyczny SA Przychodnia przy ul. Lowieckiej we Wroclawiu ( Site 1500)

Wroclaw, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

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SP ZOZ Wojewodzki Szpital Zakazny ( Site 1505)

Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

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Wroclawskie Centrum Zdrowia SP ZOZ ( Site 1507)

Wroclaw, , Poland

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Wojewodzki Szpital Specjalistyczny im. dr. Wladyslawa Bieganskiego ( Site 1503)

Lodz-Baluty, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland

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Kemerovo Regional Center for the Prevention and Control of AIDS ( Site 1713)

Kemerovo, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia

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Krasnoyarsk Regional Center for Prevention and Control of AIDS ( Site 1712)

Krasnoyarsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

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Saint Petersburg Center for Prophylactic of AIDS and Inf. Diseases ( Site 1701)

Saint Petersburg, Leningradskaya Oblast', Russia

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Federal Scientific Methodological AIDS Prevention and Control Center ( Site 1703)

Moscow, Moscow, Russia

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Infectious Clinical Hospital #2 ( Site 1719)

Moscow, Moscow, Russia

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FGU Republican Clinical Infectious Hospital of Roszdrav ( Site 1700)

Saint Petersburg, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia

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Regional Center for Prevent. and Control of AIDS and Inf. Diseases ( Site 1715)

Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia

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Republican Clinical Hospital of Infectious Diseases n. a. A.F.Agafonov ( Site 1707)

Kazan', Tatarstan, Respublika, Russia

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JOSHA Research ( Site 1406)

Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa

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Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation Clinical Trial Unit ( Site 1414)

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

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Hospital General de Elche ( Site 1608)

Elche, Alicante, Spain

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Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol ( Site 1606)

Badalona, Barcelona [Barcelona], Spain

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Hospital Clinic i Provincial ( Site 1600)

Barcelona, , Spain

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Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Maranon ( Site 1603)

Madrid, , Spain

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Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor ( Site 1601)

Madrid, , Spain

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Hospital Universitario Fundacion Jimenez Diaz ( Site 1602)

Madrid, , Spain

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Hospital Universitario La Paz ( Site 1604)

Madrid, , Spain

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Universitaetsspital Basel ( Site 3302)

Basel, Canton of Basel-City, Switzerland

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Inselspital Universitaetsspital Bern ( Site 3303)

Bern, Canton of Bern, Switzerland

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Hopitaux Universitaires de Geneve HUG. ( Site 3304)

Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland

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Kantonsspital St. Gallen ( Site 3301)

Sankt Gallen, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland

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Universitaetsspital Zuerich ( Site 3300)

Zurich, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland

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Ospedale Regionale di Lugano Civico ( Site 3305)

Lugano, Canton Ticino, Switzerland

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Brighton and Sussex University Hospital NHS Trust ( Site 1908)

Brighton, Brighton And Hove, United Kingdom

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Southmead Hospital ( Site 1910)

Bristol, Bristol, City of, United Kingdom

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Royal Free Hospital ( Site 1904)

London, Camden, United Kingdom

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Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust ( Site 1907)

London, London, City of, United Kingdom

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North Manchester General Hospital ( Site 1902)

Manchester, , United Kingdom

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Countries

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United States Australia Canada Chile Colombia France Italy Japan New Zealand Poland Russia South Africa Spain Switzerland United Kingdom

References

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Molina JM, Rizzardini G, Orrell C, Afani A, Calmy A, Oka S, Hinestrosa F, Kumar P, Tebas P, Walmsley S, Grandhi A, Klopfer S, Gendrano I, Eves K, Correll TA, Fox MC, Kim J. Switch to fixed-dose doravirine (100 mg) with islatravir (0.75 mg) once daily in virologically suppressed adults with HIV-1 on antiretroviral therapy: 48-week results of a phase 3, randomised, open-label, non-inferiority trial. Lancet HIV. 2024 Jun;11(6):e369-e379. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00031-6. Epub 2024 May 8.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 38734015 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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MK-8591A-017

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

205165

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2019-000586-20

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

8591A-017

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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