A Phase 3b, Randomized, Open-Label Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Switching From Regimens Consisting of Abacavir/Lamivudine (ABC/3TC) Plus a Third Antiretroviral Agent to the Elvitegravir/Cobicistat/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Alafenamide (E/C/F/TAF) Fixed-Dose Combination (FDC) in Virologically-Suppressed HIV 1 Infected Adult Subjects
Phase: PHASE3
Conditions: HIV-1 Infection
Sponsor: Gilead Sciences



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