Gilead hopes Biktarvy will enable it to win market share away from ViiV's dolutegravir-containing regimens, but ViiV filed a patent infringement case within hours of the US FDA approval of Gilead's new combo.
Gilead Sciences Inc. has been waiting for its new daily fixed-dose combination therapy for HIV, now known as Biktarvy, to provide new ammunition in its battle for HIV market share against ViiV Healthcare. But the competition wasted no time striking back with a patent infringement suit.
The US FDA's Feb. 7 approval of Biktarvy (BIC/F/TAF) – consisting of the novel integrase inhibitor bictegravir, the second-generation nucleotide...
The world’s biggest pharmaceutical companies mostly saw growth in 2024 but 2025 promises to be more of a mixed bag with headwinds including losses of exclusivity, Medicare Part D redesign and challenges in the Chinese market.
The nod will help unlock a national market for the partners’ Dupert (fulzerasib) in which roughly 50,000 people are expected to be newly diagnosed with lung cancer harboring the KRAS G12C mutation in 2025. Meanwhile, two other homegrown rivals are also closing in on marketing clearances in China.
2030 sales forecasts for Novo’s obesity hope are an order of magnitude larger than its closest rival among 2025’s expected debutantes.
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals is putting more sales and marketing heft behind its novel eyelid disease therapy, Xdemvy, to capitalize on a solid start in a previously untapped market.
Lilly's first Phase III triplet win opens the door to a label expansion in BTK-pretreated CLL, with analysts suggesting Jaypica could attain blockbuster status. However, the window to capitalize may be brief as next-generation BTK degraders close in with head-to-head trials.
Mounjaro, Eliquis, and Darzalex buck the Q1 trend to make gains
