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Gilead's Bictegravir Data Could Mean Continued HIV Sector Dominance

 
• By Joseph Haas

Phase II data presented at CROI aren't sufficient to demonstrate statistical superiority over ViiV's Tivicay, but one analyst predicts that a repeat performance in larger Phase III trials could support a superiority claim.

With Gilead Sciences Inc. calling 2016 one of the company's strongest years for performance in the HIV space, promising Phase II data for its next-generation integrase inhibitor, bictegravir, could position the virology powerhouse to remain the HIV leader even after tenofovir alafenamide (TAF) loses patent protection in 2025.

The Foster City, CA-based biopharma presented data at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Seattle Feb. 14 showing...

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