Switch from tenofovir disoproxil fumarate to raltegravir is not associated with weight gain over 96 weeks

AIDS. 2020 Apr 1;34(5):789-790. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000002473.

Abstract

: Integrase strand transfer inhibitor-based antiretroviral therapy can cause weight gain. It is unknown if this is a class effect, with limited data regarding raltegravir. In 37 virologically suppressed adults (36 men, mean age 49 years) who switched from tenofovir disoproxil fumarate to raltegravir 400 mg twice daily, mean weight changes from baseline at weeks 24, 48 and 96 were not significant (maximum 0.8 kg at week 24; all P ≥ 0.16). Weight gain may not occur with all integrase strand transfer inhibitors.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-HIV Agents / adverse effects
  • Anti-HIV Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Body Mass Index
  • Emtricitabine / therapeutic use
  • HIV Infections / drug therapy*
  • HIV-1*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Raltegravir Potassium / adverse effects
  • Raltegravir Potassium / therapeutic use*
  • Tenofovir / adverse effects
  • Tenofovir / therapeutic use*
  • Weight Gain

Substances

  • Anti-HIV Agents
  • Raltegravir Potassium
  • Tenofovir
  • Emtricitabine