FOSTER CITY, Calif. / Oct 09, 2024 / Business Wire / Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) today announced the upcoming presentation of new findings from its antiviral research and development programs at IDWeek 2024, taking place from October 16-19. The data from 31 presentations across HIV treatment and prevention, COVID-19 and viral hepatitis include one late breaker abstract and six oral presentations, reflecting Gilead’s commitment to helping address the evolving needs of a diverse range of people and communities affected by some of the world’s most challenging viruses.
“We look forward to sharing new research that highlights the breadth of our antiviral portfolio and expanding pipeline as we strive to treat, prevent, cure and help eradicate viral diseases worldwide,” said Jared Baeten, MD, PhD, Senior Vice President, Virology Therapeutic Area Head at Gilead Sciences. “The data reflect our unwavering commitment to advance scientific innovations in virology, aimed at addressing urgent global needs.”
HIV Research
Continuous scientific discovery in HIV is a pillar of Gilead’s commitment to help end the HIV epidemic. Presented studies’ results and analyses will include further evaluation of Biktarvy® (bictegravir 50 mg/emtricitabine 200 mg/tenofovir alafenamide 25 mg tablets, B/F/TAF) as a long-term treatment option for a broad range of people with HIV (PWH). Outcomes from pipeline research studies will also provide insights into investigational treatment candidates, including new data on GS-1720, a novel once-weekly integrase strand transfer inhibitor (INSTI), and a late-breaker oral presentation of Week 48 data from the Phase 2 study evaluating an investigational once-weekly oral combination regimen of islatravir and lenacapavir will also be presented.
Gilead will present an overview of results from its pivotal Phase 3 PURPOSE 1 (NCT04994509) and PURPOSE 2 (NCT04925752) trials, which studied the efficacy and safety of lenacapavir, the company’s injectable HIV-1 capsid inhibitor, for the investigational use of HIV prevention in a broad, diverse range of people globally. The trials were unblinded in June and September, respectively.
Additionally, Gilead will present five-year outcomes in new subgroup analyses from Studies 1489 (NCT02607930) and 1490 (NCT02607956), which assessed the safety and efficacy of Biktarvy compared to Triumeq (ABC/DTG/3TC) and dolutegravir 50 mg (DTG) + emtricitabine 200 mg/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate 300 mg, DTG+F/TDF. The first analysis evaluated the safety and efficacy of Biktarvy in treatment naïve PWH aged 50 or older, providing data to inform treatment decisions in this increasing proportion of PWH with a greater burden of age-related comorbidities. The second analysis evaluated the safety and efficacy of Biktarvy in treatment-naïve Black adults, a population that has historically been underrepresented in clinical studies despite the disproportionate impact of HIV on Black communities.
Gilead will also present three-year outcomes from the CAPELLA study (NCT04150068), which evaluated twice-yearly subcutaneous dosing of Sunlenca® (lenacapavir) in combination with an optimized background regimen in people with multi-drug resistant HIV.
HIV prevention data will include an analysis of newly initiated pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use in priority populations with unmet needs for PrEP in the U.S.
Additional HIV research findings include a presentation of survey data reporting current real-world trends for PWH with ART resistance mutations and utilization of healthcare resources in addition to the impact on efficacy, safety and clinical outcomes.
COVID-19 Research
Across Gilead’s 14 presentations in COVID-19, key data will highlight the dynamic nature of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and address the needs of those most susceptible to severe outcomes from COVID-19. A real-world evidence analysis will feature outcomes following treatment with Veklury® (remdesivir, 100mg for injection), for people hospitalized with COVID-19 who have leukemia, lymphoma and multiple myeloma. Additionally, a presentation of in vitro data will demonstrate the ongoing antiviral activity of Veklury against recent Omicron subvariants.
An oral presentation will discuss how investigational obeldesivir reduced SARS-CoV-2 infectious viral titers in people with COVID-19. Gilead will also present full data results from the obeldesivir BIRCH (NCT05603143) and OAKTREE (NCT05715528) clinical trials. Previously, Gilead announced the early termination of the BIRCH trial due to lower-than-expected COVID-19 incidence rates and related hospitalizations or all-cause death by Day 29, which were primary endpoints in the study. The decision did not reflect any safety or efficacy concerns. Gilead also previously announced top-line results from the OAKTREE trial which found that while the study did not meet its primary endpoint in people without risk factors, obeldesivir was found to have a generally well tolerated safety profile. The detailed data add to the breadth of safety data on obeldesivir.
Based on results from BIRCH and OAKTREE, as well as results from preclinical studies in Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), Gilead has launched a Phase 2 trial to study obeldesivir as a potential treatment for non-hospitalized adults with acute RSV. The study will evaluate if obeldesivir can help participants' symptoms improve faster.
Overview of Scientific Presentations
HIV Treatment Research | |
Late Breaker | Week 48 Results of a Phase 2 Study Evaluating Once-weekly Oral Islatravir Plus Lenacapavir |
Oral Presentation Abstract 155 | Long-Acting Subcutaneous Lenacapavir in People With Multi-Drug Resistant HIV-1: 3-Year Results of the CAPELLA Study |
Oral Presentation Abstract 154 | Pharmacokinetics and Safety of GS-1720 Following Multiple Ascending Doses in a Phase 1a Study in People Without HIV-1 |
P-547 | Efficacy and Safety of B/F/TAF in Treatment-Naïve People With HIV Aged ≥ 50 Years: 5-Year Follow-Up from Two Phase 3 Studies |
P-550 | Efficacy and Safety of B/F/TAF in Black Adults With HIV who are Treatment Naïve: 5-Year Follow-Up from Two Phase 3 Studies |
P-474 | Effects of Antiretroviral Resistance on Outcomes and Healthcare Resource Use of People With HIV in the United States and Europe – A Real-world Survey |
P-590 | Impact of Pharmacoenhancers on the Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Lenacapavir in People With HIV |
P-473 | Health Care Resource Use Burden Among People with HIV (PWH) and Concurrent Mental Health Disorders (MHDs): Claims Analysis of Treatment-Naïve Medicaid Population Initiating Multi-Tablet Regimens (MTRs) vs. Single-Table Regimens (STRs) |
P-529 | Comparison of Renal Outcomes by Tenofovir Alafenamide Fumarate (TAF) vs. Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate (TDF) Containing Regimens for Prevention, and Treatment of HIV and/or HBV Treatment: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis |
HIV Prevention Research | |
Oral Presentation Abstract 507 | Trajectories of Newly Initiated Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Use Among Priority Populations With Unmet Needs for PrEP in the USA |
P-512 | Changes in Renal Function After Switching from Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate to Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Alafenamide Fumarate for HIV Pre Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP): A Real-World Study |
COVID-19 Research | |
Oral Presentation Abstract 92 | Obeldesivir Reduced SARS-CoV-2 Infectious Titers in the BIRCH Phase 3 Clinical Trial (GS-US-611-6273) |
P-2036 | The OAKTREE Study: Obeldesivir for Treatment of COVID-19 in Adults and Adolescents Without Risk Factors for Progression to Severe Disease |
P-2026 | The BIRCH Study: Obeldesivir for the Treatment of COVID-19 in People With Comorbid Risk Factors for Progression to Severe Disease |
P-2030 | Remdesivir and Obeldesivir Retain Potent Activity Against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variants |
P-1925 | Incidence of Long COVID Symptoms During the Year Post Admission Among Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19 |
P-1939 | Health Status and Symptom Perceptions Among Patients Diagnosed with Long COVID in the United States: An Online Survey Study |
P-1938 | Impact of Race and Ethnicity on Patient Perspectives of Health and Symptoms Following COVID-19 Diagnosis |
P-2033 | Patient Characteristics and Management of COVID-19 Diagnosed in the Outpatient Setting |
P-2020 | Combination Therapy with Remdesivir and Corticosteroids is Associated With Lower Mortality Risk vs. Corticosteroids Monotherapy in Patients Hospitalised for COVID-19 |
P-1913 | Characteristics, Clinical Management, and Outcomes of Leukemia, Lymphoma and Multiple Myeloma Patients Hospitalized With a Primary Diagnosis of COVID-19: Insights from Hospitals Across the United States |
P-1973 | Characteristics, Clinical Management, and Outcomes of Immunocompromised Patients Diagnosed with COVID-19 in the Outpatient Setting in France |
P-2021 | How Have COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines and the Scientific Evidence Evolved Throughout the Pandemic and Endemic Era? |
P-2031 | Thorough QT/QTc Clinical Study to Evaluate the Effect of Remdesivir on Cardiac Repolarization in Healthy Male and Female Participants |
P-2025 | Resistance Analyses from the Remdesivir Phase 2/3 Caravan Study in Pediatric and Neonatal Participants with COVID-19 |
Viral Hepatitis Research | |
Oral Presentation Abstract 83 | Predictors of Undetectable HDV RNA 48 Weeks After Completion of Finite Treatment With Bulevirtide and Pegylated-Interferon Alpha 2a |
P-2191 | Efficacy and Safety of Bulevirtide Monotherapy for Chronic Hepatitis D in Patients With and Without Cirrhosis: Results from the Week 144 Interim Analysis of a Phase 3 Randomized Study |
P-2185 | Community Health Worker-led Intervention to Increase Hepatitis Delta Virus Screening Among Immigrants in the Metropolitan-DC Area |
P-2180 | Linkage to Care, Treatment Initiation, and Outcomes in Individuals with Hepatitis B Virus Infection With and Without Cirrhosis |
P-2322 | Screening Rates and Clinical Outcomes for Hepatitis Delta in Individuals with HBV Coinfection |
P-2188 | Hepatitis C Screening: Before and After Study of Hepatitis C Risk Score Alerts in CHORUS |
For more information about Gilead at IDWeek 2024, including a complete list of abstracts and their corresponding oral and poster sessions, please visit https://idweek.org/program/.
GS-1720 is an investigational compound and not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or any other regulatory authority for any use. The use of the compound alone or in combination with other antiretrovirals is investigational. Its safety and efficacy are unknown.
Lenacapavir is presently marketed as Sunlenca and approved for the treatment of adults with multi-drug resistant HIV in combination with an optimized background regimen. Lenacapavir is being studied in multiple ongoing early- and late-stage development programs and has the potential to offer a diverse set of person-centric options for treatment and prevention that could uniquely fit into the lives of PWH and individuals who need or want PrEP. The use of lenacapavir for HIV prevention is investigational and the safety and efficacy of lenacapavir for this use have not been established.
Please see below for U.S. Indication and Important Safety Information, including Boxed Warning, for Biktarvy. Please also see below for the U.S. Indication and Important Safety Information for Sunlenca and Veklury.
There is currently no cure for HIV or AIDS.
All uses of obeldesivir are investigational and have not been determined to be safe or efficacious and is not approved by the FDA.
Bulevirtide 2 mg remains the only approved treatment for adults with chronic HDV and compensated liver disease in the European Economic Area (EEA), Great Britain and Switzerland and is not approved in the U.S. Bulevirtide 10 mg is an investigational product and is not approved anywhere.
About Biktarvy
Biktarvy is a complete HIV treatment that combines three powerful medicines to form the smallest 3-drug, integrase strand transfer inhibitor (INSTI)-based single-tablet regimen (STR) available, offering simple once-daily dosing with or without food, with a limited drug interaction potential and a high barrier to resistance. Biktarvy combines the novel, unboosted INSTI bictegravir, with the Descovy® (emtricitabine 200 mg/tenofovir alafenamide 25 mg tablets, F/TAF) backbone. Biktarvy is a complete STR and should not be taken with other HIV medicines.
About Sunlenca
Sunlenca (lenacapavir), 300 mg tablet and 463.5 mg/1.5 mL injection, is a first-in-class, long-acting HIV capsid inhibitor approved in Australia, Canada, the European Union, Israel, Japan, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States for the treatment of HIV-1 infection, in combination with other antiretroviral(s), in adults with multi-drug resistant HIV who are heavily treatment-experienced. Sunlenca is the only HIV treatment option administered twice-yearly. Sunlenca tablets are approved for oral loading during initiation of Sunlenca treatment, prior to or at the time of the first long-acting lenacapavir injection depending on initiation option.
The multi-stage mechanism of action of Sunlenca’s active pharmaceutical agent, lenacapavir, is distinguishable from other currently approved classes of antiviral agents. While most antivirals act on just one stage of viral replication, Sunlenca is designed to inhibit HIV at multiple stages of its lifecycle and has no known cross resistance exhibited in vitro to other existing drug classes.
Lenacapavir is being evaluated as a long-acting option in multiple ongoing and planned early and late-stage clinical studies in Gilead's HIV prevention and treatment research program. Lenacapavir for HIV prevention is investigational, and its safety and efficacy for this use have not been established. Lenacapavir is being developed as a foundation for potential future HIV therapies with the goal of offering both long-acting oral and injectable options with several dosing frequencies, in combination or as a mono agent, that help address individual needs and preferences of people and communities affected by HIV.
About Veklury
Veklury (remdesivir) is a nucleotide analog prodrug invented by Gilead, building on more than a decade of the company’s antiviral research. Veklury is the antiviral standard of care for the treatment of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 and is a recommended treatment for reducing disease progression in non-hospitalized patients at high risk of disease progression. Veklury is the only antiviral studied in hospitalized COVID-19 patients in clinical trials and large real-world analyses that has demonstrated reduced time to recovery, as well as disease progression, mortality and readmission.
Veklury directly inhibits viral replication inside of the cell by targeting the SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA polymerase. Based on in vitro analyses, Veklury retains antiviral activity against recent Omicron subvariants of concern, including XBF, XBB.1.16, FL.22, E.G.5.1 and BA.2.86. Veklury continues to be evaluated against emerging variants of interest and concern.
Veklury is approved in more than 50 countries worldwide. To date, Veklury and generic remdesivir have been made available to approximately 14.5 million patients around the world, including more than 8.1 million people in middle- and low-income countries through Gilead’s voluntary licensing program.
U.S. Indication for Biktarvy
Biktarvy (bictegravir 50 mg/emtricitabine 200 mg/tenofovir alafenamide 25 mg) is indicated as a complete regimen for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in adults and pediatric patients weighing at least 14 kg who have no antiretroviral (ARV) treatment history or to replace the current ARV regimen in those who are virologically-suppressed (HIV-1 RNA <50 copies per mL) on a stable ARV regimen with no known or suspected substitutions associated with resistance to bictegravir or tenofovir.
U.S. Important Safety Information for Biktarvy
BOXED WARNING: POST TREATMENT ACUTE EXACERBATION OF HEPATITIS B
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U.S. Indication for Sunlenca
Sunlenca, a human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) capsid inhibitor, in combination with other antiretroviral(s), is indicated for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in heavily treatment-experienced adults with multidrug resistant HIV-1 infection failing their current antiretroviral regimen due to resistance, intolerance, or safety considerations.
U.S. Important Safety Information for Sunlenca
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U.S. Indication for Veklury
Veklury (remdesivir 100 mg for injection) is indicated for the treatment of COVID-19 in adults and pediatric patients (weighing ≥1.5 kg) who are:
For more information, please see the U.S. full Prescribing Information available at www.gilead.com.
U.S. Important Safety Information for Veklury
Contraindication
Veklury is contraindicated in patients with a history of clinically significant hypersensitivity reactions to Veklury or any of its components.
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About Gilead Sciences
Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that has pursued and achieved breakthroughs in medicine for more than three decades, with the goal of creating a healthier world for all people. The company is committed to advancing innovative medicines to prevent and treat life-threatening diseases, including HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19, cancer and inflammation. Gilead operates in more than 35 countries worldwide, with headquarters in Foster City, Calif.
For 35 years, Gilead has been a leading innovator in the field of HIV, driving advances in treatment, prevention and cure research. Gilead researchers have developed 12 HIV medications, including the first single-tablet regimen to treat HIV, the first antiretroviral for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to help reduce new HIV infections, and the first long-acting injectable HIV treatment medication administered twice-yearly. Our advances in medical research have helped to transform HIV into a treatable, preventable, chronic condition for millions of people.
Gilead is committed to continued scientific innovation to provide solutions for the evolving needs of people affected by HIV around the world. Through partnerships, collaborations and charitable giving, the company also aims to improve education, expand access and address barriers to care, with the goal of ending the HIV epidemic worldwide. Gilead is recognized as one of the leading funders of HIV-related programs in a report released by Funders Concerned About AIDS.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, including Gilead’s ability to initiate, progress or complete clinical trials within currently anticipated timelines or at all, and the possibility of unfavorable results from ongoing or additional clinical trials, including those involving Biktarvy, Sunlenca, Veklury, bulevirtide, lenacapavir, obeldesivir and GS-1720 (such as the BIRCH, CAPELLA and OAKTREE trials and Studies 1489 and 1490); uncertainties relating to regulatory applications and related filing and approval timelines, including potential applications for indications currently under evaluation; the possibility that Gilead may make a strategic decision to discontinue development of programs for indications that are currently under evaluation, including lenacapavir, obeldesivir and GS-1720, and, as a result, these programs may never be successfully commercialized for such indications; and any assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. These and other risks, uncertainties and factors are described in detail in Gilead’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. These risks, uncertainties and other factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those referred to in the forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements. The reader is cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties and is cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are based on information currently available to Gilead, and Gilead assumes no obligation and disclaims any intent to update any such forward-looking statements.
Biktarvy, Sunlenca, Veklury, Gilead and the Gilead logo are trademarks of Gilead Sciences, Inc., or its related companies. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owner(s).
U.S. full Prescribing Information for Biktarvy, including BOXED WARNING, U.S. full Prescribing Information for Sunlenca, and U.S. full Prescribing Information for Veklury are available at www.gilead.com.
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