Alle patienterne har modtaget en ” optimeret baggrundsbehandling ” (en kombination af andre antivirale lægemidler, der vælges for hver enkelt patient ud fra, hvad der er størst sandsynlighed for vil nedbringe mængden af hiv i blodet)
All of the patients have been receiving ‘ optimised background therapy’ (a combination of other antiviral medicines chosen for each patient as it had the best chances of reducing the levels of HIV in the blood) to which either Isentress or placebo (a dummy treatment) has been added.