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Placebo to FTC/TDF — Competitive Intelligence Brief
phase 3
Nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor combination
HIV reverse transcriptase
Infectious Disease
Small molecule
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Target snapshot
Placebo to FTC/TDF (Placebo to FTC/TDF) — Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. FTC/TDF is a combination of two nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors that block HIV replication by inhibiting the enzyme responsible for converting viral RNA into DNA.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placebo to FTC/TDF TARGET | Placebo to FTC/TDF | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | phase 3 | Nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor combination | HIV reverse transcriptase | |
| Atazanavir/ Stavidine / Lamivudine | Atazanavir/ Stavidine / Lamivudine | Bristol-Myers Squibb | marketed | Antiretroviral combination therapy (protease inhibitor + nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors) | HIV protease, HIV reverse transcriptase | |
| Emtricitabine / Tenofovir | Emtricitabine / Tenofovir | The Miriam Hospital | marketed | Nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI/NtRTI) combination | 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 | |
| TAF/FTC | TAF/FTC | Göteborg University | marketed | Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor combination | HIV reverse transcriptase | |
| Tenofovir/Emtricitabine and efavirenz | Tenofovir/Emtricitabine and efavirenz | GlaxoSmithKline | marketed | Antiretroviral combination therapy (NRTI + NNRTI) | HIV reverse transcriptase | |
| Abacavir/lamivudine/zidovudine | Abacavir/lamivudine/zidovudine | Advancing Clinical Therapeutics Globally for HIV/AIDS and Other Infections | marketed | Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) combination | HIV reverse transcriptase |
Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)
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Sponsor landscape (Nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor combination class)
- ViiV Healthcare · 2 drugs in this class
- Brigham and Women's Hospital · 1 drug in this class
- Fundacion IDEAA · 1 drug in this class
- Janssen Sciences Ireland UC · 1 drug in this class
- Advancing Clinical Therapeutics Globally for HIV/AIDS and Other Infections · 1 drug in this class
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) · 1 drug in this class
- University of Chicago · 1 drug in this class
- University of Washington · 1 drug in this class
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · 1 drug in this class
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Drug Landscape (2026). Placebo to FTC/TDF — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/placebo-to-ftc-tdf. Accessed 2026-05-16.
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