Experimental HIV Drugs
Experimental HIV Drugs
IDWeek 2014: HIV Attachment Inhibitor BMS-663068 Works Well Across Patient Subgroups
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- Category: Experimental HIV Drugs
- Published on Friday, 10 October 2014 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
An experimental attachment inhibitor that binds to the surface of the HIV envelope and prevents it from attaching to and entering CD4 T-cells demonstrated good virological response rates and tolerability regardless of age, sex, or race/ethnicity, according to research presented at IDWeek 2014, now underway in Philadelphia.
FDA Approves Elvitegravir and Cobicistat Booster as Stand-alone Drugs
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- Category: Experimental HIV Drugs
- Published on Friday, 26 September 2014 00:00
- Written by HIVandHepatitis.com
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week approved Gilead Sciences next-generation HIV integrase inhibitor elvitegravir (brand name Vitekta) and pharmacoenhancer cobicistat (Tybost) as stand-alone agents to be used in combination antiretroviral therapy. The 2 drugs were already available as part of the Stribild single-tablet regimen.
ICAAC 2014: Cobicistat Long-term Efficacy Matches Ritonavir as PI Booster
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- Category: Experimental HIV Drugs
- Published on Tuesday, 16 September 2014 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Long-term rates of viral suppression and side effects were similar among people using cobicistat and those using ritonavir as a booster for atazanavir (Reyataz), according to 3-year data presented at the 54th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy last week in Washington, DC. Another study found that cobicistat was well-tolerated by people with mild-to-moderate kidney impairment.
Tenofovir Alafenamide Pill Matches Stribild, Gilead Will Seek Approval Soon
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- Category: Experimental HIV Drugs
- Published on Friday, 26 September 2014 00:00
- Written by Gilead Sciences
A new single-tablet regimen containing tenofovir alafenamide (TAF), elvitegravir, cobicistat, and emtricitabine worked as well as Stribild at 48 weeks in a pair of Phase 3 trials, but had less detrimental effects on the kidneys and bones, Gilead Sciences announced this week. These findings set the stage for evaluation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and European regulators.
ICAAC 2014: NRTI BMS-986001 Safe and Effective, but Associated with Resistance
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- Category: Experimental HIV Drugs
- Published on Friday, 12 September 2014 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
BMS-986001, an experimental HIV nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor, was shown to be as effective as tenofovir with less bone loss, but more people who took it developed resistance, researchers reported at the 54th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy this week in Washington, DC. Bristol-Myers Squibb has announced it will end its development of the drug.
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