IAS-USA update in drug resistance mutations (2025)

Simon Collins, HIV i-Base

This 2025 edition of the International Antiviral Society–USA (IAS–USA) drug resistance mutations list updates the November 2022 recommendations.

A summary of new drug resistance includes several new mutations in integrase. See Table 1 below.

Other changes include that figure bars and user notes were added for the entry inhibitors fostemsavir and ibalizumab.

Antiretroviral drugs that are no longer recommended or manufactured are now listed at the bottom of the drug class and are shaded in grey. Their user notes are retained for historical reference.

Table 1. Summary of mutation updates to the 2025 figure bars.

Drug

Figure bar changes (mutation type)

Doravirine

Added A98G (minor)

Dolutegravir

Added S147G (minor)

Cabotegravir

Added L74I (major), but relevant for subtype A6 only.

Lenacapavir

Added K70H (major)

Updated K70N (major)

Updated L56I (major)

Updated N74D (major)

Raltegravir

Added G118R (major)

Added G140C (minor)

Elvitegravir

Added G118R (major)

Added E138A/K (minor)

Added G140A/C/S (minor)

References

  1. Wensing AM et al. 2025 Update of the Drug Resistance Mutations. Topics in HIV Medicine. Volume 33, Issue 2, (May 2025).
    https://www.iasusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/33-2-457.pdf (PDF)

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