Gilead is set to launch a Phase III trial of its once-yearly lenacapavir pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) following the success of a Phase I study. The Phase I trial investigated two single 5,

Gilead released data showing that an HIV drug, called lenacapavir, could provide virtually complete protection against infection with just a

Bay Area drug giant Gilead is plotting the trial of a groundbreaking, once-a-year HIV prevention drug lenacapavir.

Gilead (NASDAQ:GILD) on Tuesday announced encouraging initial data from an ongoing Phase 1 trial for lenacapavir, an intramuscular injection given as two once-yearly formulations for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in HIV prevention.