A prospective, randomized, multicenter, open-label study to compare the efficacy and safety of simplifying from a regimen of atazanavir (ATV) + ritonavir (RTV) + tenofovir/emtricitabine (TDF/FTC) to ATV + abacavir sulfate/lamivudine (ABC/3TC) without RTV for 48 weeks in virologically suppressed, HIV-1 infected, HLA-B*5701 negative subjects.~ViiV Healthcare is the new sponsor of this study, and GlaxoSmithKline is in the process of updating systems to reflect the change in sponsorship.
This study is designed to compare the efficacy and safety of simplifying therapy from a regimen of atazanavir (ATV) + ritonavir (RTV) + tenofovir/emtricitabine (TDF/FTC) to a regimen of ATV + abacavir sulfate/lamivudine (ABC/3TC) without RTV in virologically suppressed, HIV-1 infected, HLA-B*5701 negative subjects for 48 weeks.