New Phase 3 Data Support the Sustained, Long-Acting Efficacy of Lenacapavir, Gilead's Investigational HIV-1 Capsid Inhibitor
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If approved, lenacapavir would be the first capsid inhibitor and the only HIV-1 treatment option administered every six months.
Key Points:
- If approved, lenacapavir would be the first capsid inhibitor and the only HIV-1 treatment option administered every six months.
- Lenacapavir is a potentially first-in-class capsid inhibitor without overlapping resistance with any currently approved antiretroviral therapy (ART).
- Lenacapavir is a potential first-in-class, long-acting HIV-1 capsid inhibitor in development for the treatment and prevention of HIV-1 infection.
- Data presented at AIDS 2020 from a Phase 1 study support further evaluation of lenacapavir administered subcutaneously every six months for both HIV-1 treatment and prevention.