Data show Descovy for PrEP continues to be safe and effective

11 March 2020

At the 2020 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Boston, USA, Gilead Sciences (Nasdaq: GILD) has presented longer-term results from the DISCOVER trial of Descovy (emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide).

The study, which examines the use of Descovy for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), showed continued non-inferiority in key markers of renal and bone safety after 96 weeks, compared with Truvada (emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate).

Another analysis showed both therapies were effective and well-tolerated in Black and Hispanic/Latinx participants.

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