GlaxoSmithKline said an injection every other month of its cabotegravir drug is more effective than a daily dose of Gilead's Truvada in preventing HIV.
GlaxoSmithKline said an injection every other month of its cabotegravir drug was shown to avert an HIV infection more effectively than Gilead's daily Truvada pill, potentially giving its ViiV unit a foothold in HIV prevention.
The drug trial involving men who have sex with men was stopped early by an independent monitoring board after cabotegravir was found to be 69 percent more effective than the current standard of care, Truvada, the British drugmaker said on Monday. But the market segment GSK is eyeing is about to become more competitive as cheaper generic versions of Truvada are expected to be launched in the United States in September, as the patent expires.
Gilead, for its part, hopes that Truvada users will opt against the cheaper copies and switch to its new daily pill Descovy, approved in October 2019 after it was shown to be less toxic to the kidneys and bones.
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