Table 1 Summary of equilibrium (Day 3–28) TFV and TFV-DP concentrations during implant use.

From: Fundamental aspects of long-acting tenofovir alafenamide delivery from subdermal implants for HIV prophylaxis

Implant, analyte, matrixa

units

n

% Quantifiable

Median (IQR)b

Low, TFV, plasma

nM

ng mL-1

10

70c

183.5 (12.4–253.1)

52.7 (4.2–72.7)

Low, TFV-DP, PBMC

nM

fmol/106 cells

15

100

772.9 (387.8–4,306)

154.6 (77.6–861.1)

Low, TFV, dermal tissue

fmol mg-1

ng mg-1

15

100

82.6 × 103 (57.0 × 103–415.0 × 103)

23.7 (16.4–119.2)

Low, TFV-DP, dermal tissue

fmol mg-1

15

100

1.448 (518.6–2.429)

High, TFV, plasma

nM

ng mL-1

15

100

1.070 (673.5–1.695)

307.4 (193.5–486.8)

High, TFV-DP, PBMC

nM

fmol/106 cells

15

100

14,987 (8.784–21,531)

2.997 (1.757–4.306)

High, TFV, dermal tissue

fmol mg-1

ng mg-1

15

100

540.1 × 103 (292.1 × 103–1.156 × 103)

155.1 (83.9–332.1)

High, TFV-DP, dermal tissue

fmol mg-1

15

100

6.303 (2.351–8.846)

  1. Low, 0.28 mg d-1 TAF release in vivo; high, 0.58 mg d-1 TAF release in vivo.
  2. aAll values correspond to time points (D3-28) with the implant in place.
  3. bInterquartile range, between first (25th percentile) and third (75th percentile) quartiles.
  4. cBLQ values were omitted from the analysis.