Johnson & Johnson's HIV combination therapy, darunavir/emtricitabine/cobicistat/tenofovir alafenamide, is likely to get a positive recommendation this week from the European Medicines Agency's scientific committee, the CHMP – a vote that will set up the product for its first approval worldwide.
However, Janssen Pharmaceutical Co. (J&J's pharma business) will need to focus on positioning D/C/F/TAF as a second-line treatment alternative if...