Merck + Co., Inc.

Timothy W Funk

Neville J Anthony

Linghang Zhuang

Melissa S Egbertson

John S Wai

Steven D Young

Robert P Gomez

Mark W Embrey

Thorsten E Fisher

James P Guare

Debra S Perlow

H Marie Langford

Jeffrey Y Melamed

Samson M Jolly

Jennifer J Bennett

Michelle Sparks Kuo

Aza- and polyaza-naphthalenyl carboxamide derivatives including certain quinoline carboxamide and naphthyridine carboxamide derivatives are described. These compounds are inhibitors of HIV integrase and inhibitors of HIV replication, and are useful in the prevention or treatment of infection by HIV and the treatment of AIDS, as compounds or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, or as ingredients in pharmaceutical compositions, optionally in combination with other antivirals, immunomodulators, antibiotics or vaccines. Methods of preventing, treating or delaying the onset of AIDS and methods of preventing or treating infection by HIV are also described.

Aza- and polyaza-naphthalenyl carboxamides useful as HIV integrase inhibitors

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Ephrata, PA, United States of America

Timothy W Funk