High Concentration of Raltegravir in Semen of HIV-Infected Men: Results from a Substudy of the EASIER-ANRS 138 Trial

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
2010.0

Abstract

Raltegravir concentrations and human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) RNA levels in semen samples from 10 treatment-experienced HIV-1-infected patients were measured after 24 weeks of raltegravir-based highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Semen and plasma HIV-1 RNA levels were below 100 copies/ml and 50 copies/ml, respectively, in all samples. The median raltegravir concentrations in semen samples (n=10) and in plasma samples (n=9) drawn simultaneously were 345 (range, 83 to 707) ng/ml and 206 (range, 106 to 986) ng/ml, respectively. The median semen-to-plasma ratio of raltegravir concentration was 1.42 (range, 0.52 to 6.66), indicating good although variable levels of drug penetration of raltegravir in the seminal compartment.

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