Introduction

In the February 12, 2013, version of the Health and Human Services (HHS) Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in HIV-1-Infected Adults and Adolescents, the Panel recommendations on initial combination regimens for the antiretroviral therapy (ART)-naive, HIV-infected patient include raltegravir (RAL) plus tenofovir disoproxil fumarate/emtricitabine (TDF/FTC) as the preferred integrase strand transfer inhibitor (INSTI)-based regimen, and elvitegravir (EVG)/cobicistat (cobi)/TDF/FTC as an alternative regimen for patients with estimated creatinine clearance (CrCl) ≥70 mL/min. Since the release of the Guidelines, a new INSTI, dolutegravir (DTG), was approved for use in ART-naive and ART-experienced patients. Additionally, long-term follow-up data (up to 144 weeks) from randomized clinical trials have demonstrated the durable safety and efficacy of EVG/cobi/TDF/FTC.
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