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Gilead's Descovy May Have Problem Getting HIV Prevention Indication In Cisgender Women

 
• By Sue Sutter

Descovy demonstrated noninferiority to Truvada in men and transgender women who have sex with men, but pharmacokinetic data do not support a demonstration of pre-exposure prophylaxis efficacy in cisgender women, US FDA says in advisory committee briefing document.

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Gilead is seeking to expand the labeling of Descovy to include HIV pre-exposure prophylaxsis. • Source: Shutterstock

The US Food and Drug Administration is asking its Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee whether Gilead Sciences Inc. has more work to do before Descovy (emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide) can be approved for use as HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in cisgender women.

In briefing document released ahead of a 7 August meeting, the agency suggests Gilead’s pharmacokinetic data are insufficient to demonstrate efficacy of Descovy in women who are not transgender.

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