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Placebo to BIC/FTC/TAF — Competitive Intelligence Brief
phase 3
Antiretroviral combination (INSTI + NRTI + NtRTI)
HIV integrase, HIV reverse transcriptase
Infectious Disease / Virology
Small molecule
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Target snapshot
Placebo to BIC/FTC/TAF (Placebo to BIC/FTC/TAF) — Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. BIC/FTC/TAF is a fixed-dose combination of three antiretroviral agents that inhibit HIV reverse transcriptase and integrase to suppress viral replication.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placebo to BIC/FTC/TAF TARGET | Placebo to BIC/FTC/TAF | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | phase 3 | Antiretroviral combination (INSTI + NRTI + NtRTI) | HIV integrase, HIV reverse transcriptase | |
| Switch to B/F/TAF | Switch to B/F/TAF | University of Nairobi | marketed | Antiretroviral combination (integrase inhibitor + nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors) | HIV integrase, HIV reverse transcriptase | |
| Raltegravir and Abacavir/Lamivudine | Raltegravir and Abacavir/Lamivudine | Denver Infectious Disease Consultants, PLLC | marketed | Antiretroviral combination (INSTI + NRTI) | HIV integrase, HIV reverse transcriptase | |
| Bictegravir / Emtricitabine / Tenofovir Alafenamide Pill | Bictegravir / Emtricitabine / Tenofovir Alafenamide Pill | Charlotte-Paige Rolle, MD | marketed | Antiretroviral combination (integrase inhibitor + nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors) | HIV integrase, HIV reverse transcriptase | |
| Biktarvy Tab | Biktarvy Tab | Southampton Healthcare, Inc. | marketed | Antiretroviral combination therapy (integrase inhibitor + nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors) | HIV integrase, HIV reverse transcriptase, CCR5 co-receptor | |
| DTG/3TC/ABC + ELV/COBI/FTC/TAF | DTG/3TC/ABC + ELV/COBI/FTC/TAF | Fundacion SEIMC-GESIDA | marketed | Antiretroviral combination therapy (integrase inhibitor + nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors) | HIV integrase, HIV reverse transcriptase | |
| Raltegravir, tenofovir/emtricitabine | Raltegravir, tenofovir/emtricitabine | University of California, San Francisco | marketed | Antiretroviral combination therapy (integrase inhibitor + nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors) | HIV integrase, HIV reverse transcriptase |
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Drug Landscape (2026). Placebo to BIC/FTC/TAF — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/placebo-to-bic-ftc-taf. Accessed 2026-05-16.
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