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raltegravir (Isentress) — Competitive Intelligence Brief
phase 3
Integrase strand transfer inhibitor (INSTI)
HIV integrase
Infectious Disease
Small molecule
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raltegravir (Isentress) (raltegravir (Isentress)) — Groupe d'Etude sur le Risque d'Exposition des Soignants aux Agents Infectieux. Raltegravir inhibits HIV integrase, preventing the virus from integrating its genetic material into the host cell's DNA.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| raltegravir (Isentress) TARGET | raltegravir (Isentress) | Groupe d'Etude sur le Risque d'Exposition des Soignants aux Agents Infectieux | phase 3 | Integrase strand transfer inhibitor (INSTI) | HIV integrase | |
| Raltegravir and Abacavir/Lamivudine | Raltegravir and Abacavir/Lamivudine | Denver Infectious Disease Consultants, PLLC | marketed | Antiretroviral combination (INSTI + NRTI) | HIV integrase, HIV reverse transcriptase | |
| Raltegravir; Abacavir/Lamivudine | Raltegravir; Abacavir/Lamivudine | Central Institute of Epidemiology, Moscow, Russia | marketed | Antiretroviral combination therapy (integrase inhibitor + nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors) | HIV integrase; HIV reverse transcriptase | |
| Antiretroviral/Anti HIV | Antiretroviral/Anti HIV | MSD Pharmaceuticals LLC | marketed | Antiretroviral agent (multiple classes: NRTI, NNRTI, PI, INSTI, entry inhibitor) | HIV reverse transcriptase, HIV protease, HIV integrase, CCR5, or CXCR4 (depending on specific agent) | |
| Raltegravir, lopinavir, ritonavir | Raltegravir, lopinavir, ritonavir | Allina Health System | marketed | Antiretroviral combination therapy (integrase inhibitor + protease inhibitors) | HIV integrase, HIV protease | |
| Raltegravir and Atazanavir | Raltegravir and Atazanavir | Peter J. Ruane, M.D., Inc. | marketed | Antiretroviral combination (integrase inhibitor + protease inhibitor) | HIV integrase and HIV protease | |
| Raltegravir and truvada | Raltegravir and truvada | The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston | marketed | Antiretroviral combination (INSTI + NRTI) | HIV integrase; HIV reverse transcriptase |
Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)
Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)
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Sponsor landscape (Integrase strand transfer inhibitor (INSTI) class)
- ViiV Healthcare · 12 drugs in this class
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) · 5 drugs in this class
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · 5 drugs in this class
- Fundacion para la Investigacion Biomedica del Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal · 1 drug in this class
- Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital · 1 drug in this class
- Groupe d'Etude sur le Risque d'Exposition des Soignants aux Agents Infectieux · 1 drug in this class
- ANRS, Emerging Infectious Diseases · 1 drug in this class
- Massachusetts General Hospital · 1 drug in this class
- University of Colorado, Denver · 1 drug in this class
- MU-JHU CARE · 1 drug in this class
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Drug Landscape (2026). raltegravir (Isentress) — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/raltegravir-isentress. Accessed 2026-05-16.
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