Gilead gets Biktarvy boost in comparison with Triumeq

3 October 2018

Competition between Gilead Sciences (Nasdaq: GILD) and the GlaxoSmithKline (LSE: GSK) subsidiary ViiV Healthcare in the HIV space remains intense, with the US biotech presenting 96-week results from a Phase III trial of Biktarvy (bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide tablets).

In the ongoing study of treatment-naïve adults with HIV-1, Biktarvy was found to be statistically non-inferior to a regimen of abacavir/dolutegravir/lamivudine, which is marketed by ViiV as Triumeq.

Importantly, Biktarvy was shown to have less nausea with a similar bone and renal safety profile to the comparator through 96 weeks.

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