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DOR/ISL

Phase 3

HIV Infection | Small molecule | Infectious Disease |Merck & Company, Inc.|Last Updated: Mar 27, 2026

Success Probability
Approval Probability 71%
TA Base Rate26%
Adjusted LOA41%
ML RiskLOW_RISK
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Market & Valuation
rNPV $3.2B
Market Size $9.4B
Revenue Basis $1.6B
Competitors 6
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Trial Design
RandomizedDouble-BlindACTIVE_CONTROLLEDDMCBiomarker
Total Trials3
Total Enrollment1,956
FDA Designations
No designations recorded
Clinical Trials (3)
NCT IDTitlePhaseStatusEnrollmentVelocityDesignStartCompletionLast UpdatedSitesCountries
NCT05766501A Study of Doravirine/Islatravir (DOR/ISL, MK-8591A) for the Treatment of Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1 (HIV-1) Infection in Participants Who Previously Received DOR/ISL (MK-8591A-054)PHASE3 ACTIVE NOT_RECRUITING 641Mar 17, 2023Sep 6, 2028Dec 17, 202595 United States, Argentina +13
NCT04223778Safety and Efficacy of a Switch to Doravirine/Islatravir in Participants With HIV-1 (MK-8591A-017)PHASE3 COMPLETED 672Feb 18, 2020Aug 26, 2024Feb 18, 202678 United States, Australia +13
NCT04223791Switch to Doravirine/Islatravir (DOR/ISL) in Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1 (HIV-1) Participants Treated With Bictegravir/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Alafenamide (BIC/FTC/TAF) (MK-8591A-018)PHASE3 COMPLETED 643Feb 18, 2020Feb 27, 2025Mar 27, 202689 United States, Australia +9
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Study Endpoints
Primary Endpoints
Percentage of Participants with One or More Adverse Event (AE)
Up to 96 Weeks

An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant, temporally associated with the use of study intervention, whether or not considered related to the study intervention. An AE can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding), symptom, or disease (new or exacerbated) temporally associated with the use of a study intervention. The percentage of participants who experience an AE through Week 96 will be presented.

Percentage of participants who Discontinue Study Intervention Due to an AE
Up to 96 Weeks

An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant, temporally associated with the use of study intervention, whether or not considered related to the study intervention. An AE can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding), symptom, or disease (new or exacerbated) temporally associated with the use of a study intervention. The percentage of participants who discontinue study intervention due to an AE through Week 96 will be presented.

Percentage of Participants With Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-1 Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) ≥50 Copies/mL at Week 48
Week 48

HIV-1 RNA levels in blood samples taken at each visit were measured by the Abbott RealTime polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay with a reliable lower limit of quantification of 40 copies/mL. The percentage of participants with HIV-1 RNA ≥50 copies/mL at Week 48 is presented using the FDA Snapshot missing data approach.

Percentage of Participants With One or More Adverse Events (AEs) up to Week 48
Up to ~48 Weeks

An AE was defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant, temporally associated with the use of study intervention, whether or not considered related to the study intervention. The percentage of participants who experienced at least one AE was reported.

Percentage of Participants Who Discontinued Study Intervention Due to an AE up to Week 48
Up to ~48 Weeks

An AE was defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant, temporally associated with the use of study intervention, whether or not considered related to the study intervention. The percentage of participants who discontinued study intervention due to an AE was reported.

Percentage of Participants With Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1 Ribonucleic Acid (HIV-1 RNA) ≥50 Copies/mL at Week 48
Week 48

The Abbott RealTime polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay with a reliable lower limit of quantification of 40 copies/mL was used to measure the HIV-1 RNA level in blood samples obtained at each visit. Per protocol, the primary outcome measure, the percentage of participants with HIV-1 RNA ≥50 copies/mL at Week 48, is presented using the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Snapshot missing data approach. The percentage values were rounded to the nearest tenth digit.

Secondary Endpoints
Percentage of Participants with HIV-1 Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) ≥50 copies/mL at Week 96
Week 96
Percentage of Participants with HIV-1 RNA <50 copies/mL at Week 96
Week 96
Percentage of Participants with HIV-1 RNA <200 copies/mL at Week 96
Week 96
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Study Design & Arms
AllocationNA
MaskingNONE
ModelSINGLE_GROUP
PurposeTREATMENT
Treatment Arms
ArmTypeDescription
DOR/ISLEXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive fixed dose combination (FDC) tablet of DOR/ISL (100 mg/0.25 mg) taken once daily (QD) orally from Day 1 to Week 96. After Week 96, eligible participants may continue on DOR/ISL until week 240 or until DOR/ISL becomes commercially accessible, whichever comes first.
Group 1: Doravirine/Islatravir (DOR/ISL)EXPERIMENTALParticipants who were previously treated with continuous baseline antiretroviral therapy (ART) will receive DOR/ISL, a fixed dose combination (FDC) of 100 mg doravirine (DOR)/0.75 mg islatravir (ISL) orally once daily for 96 weeks.
Group 2: Baseline Antiretroviral Therapy (ART)ACTIVE_COMPARATORParticipants received continuous baseline ART for 48 weeks. Continuing participants delayed switch over from baseline ART to DOR/ISL, fixed dose combination of 100 mg DOR/0.75 mg ISL orally once daily, from Week 48 to Week 96, a total DOR/ISL treatment duration of 48 Weeks.
BIC/FTC/TAFACTIVE_COMPARATORParticipants with Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 (HIV-1) that have been virologically suppressed for ≥3 consecutive months with no history of treatment failure who were previously treated with bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (BIC/FTC/TAF) received once daily (QD) 50 mg bictegravir (BIC), 200 mg emtricitabine (FTC), 25 mg tenofovir alafenamide (TAF) for 144 weeks, and placebo to fixed dose combination (FDC) DOR/ISL for 96 weeks. At Week 144, participants who consent to enter the optional open-label study extension will continue to receive QD BIC/FTC/TAF (50 mg/200 mg/25 mg) for an additional 24 weeks, up to Week 168.
Interventions
NameTypeDescription
DOR/ISLDRUGFDC tablet of 100 mg doravirine (DOR)/0.25 mg islatravir (ISL) taken once daily
ARTDRUGBaseline ART regimen will be administered as per approved label. ART medication will not be provided by the Sponsor; participants will provide their own ART medications. Allowed drug classes include nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs), non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs), protease inhibitors (PIs), integrase strand transferase inhibitors (InSTIs), fusion inhibitors, chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5) antagonists, post-attachment inhibitor, and pharmacokinetic (PK) boosters.
BIC/FTC/TAFDRUG50 mg BIC, 200 mg FTC, and 25 mg TAF combined in a single tablet, taken orally once daily
Placebo to BIC/FTC/TAFDRUGPlacebo to BIC/FTC/TAF in a single tablet taken orally, once daily
Placebo to FDC DOR/ISLDRUGPlacebo to FDC DOR/ISL in a single tablet taken orally, once daily
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Eligibility Criteria
Age Range18 Years — N/A
SexALL
Healthy VolunteersNo
Study Sites95

Inclusion Criteria: * Is currently receiving doravirine/islatravir (DOR/ISL) adult fixed dose combination (FDC) tablet in Merck Sharp \& Dohme (MSD)-sponsored clinical studies (MK-8591A-018, -020, and -033 \[except for heavily treatment-experienced (HTE) participants\]). Exclusion Criteria: * Has...

Countries:United StatesArgentinaAustraliaCanadaChileColombiaIsraelJapanNew ZealandPuerto RicoRussiaSouth AfricaSwitzerlandTaiwanUnited KingdomFranceItalyPolandSpainAustriaFinlandGermany
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Recent Changes (Last 90 Days)
LOWMay 26, 2026NCT05766501primaryCompletionDate: changed
LOWMay 24, 2026NCT05766501studyFirstPostDate: changed