Longer Intervals OK With ViiV's Injectable Anti-HIV Regimen

Topline results from the Phase III ATLAS-2M study indicate that injections every two months of ViiV/Janssen’s two-drug anti-HIV regimen are non-inferior to a once-monthly injectable regimen.  

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ViiV Healthcare /Janssen Pharmaceutical Cos.’s long-acting injectable anti-HIV regimen of cabotegravir and rilpivirine, administered every two months, has met its primary endpoint in the global Phase III ATLAS-2M study, underlining its potential role as a more convenient therapy for patients.

The news, announced on 22 August, comes just a month after ViiV and Janssen said they were submitting a marketing...

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