With a 66% greater effect, ViiV Healthcare’s next-generation integrase inhibitor cabotegravir has demonstrated superiority to Gilead Sciences, Inc.’s Truvada (emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) in HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and is poised for regulatory approval. Viiv is hoping to come to market with clearance for all genders, avoiding a limitation placed on the most recent PrEP approval by the US Food and Drug Administration.
While the first PrEP approval, for Gilead’s Truvada, in 2012 allowed for use in all genders, Gilead received a narrower...







