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Gilead Presents Long-Term Switch Data Reinforcing Biktarvy® as a Treatment Option for a Broad Range of People Living With HIV
– Analysis of Real-World Data in People Living With HIV in the International BICSTaR Study to be Presented at EACS 2021 Also Confirm the Long-Term Efficacy
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n– Analysis of Real-World Data in People Living With HIV in the International BICSTaR Study to be Presented at EACS 2021 Also Confirm the Long-Term Efficacy and Safety Profile of Biktarvy –\n\n FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nGilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) today announced the company’s upcoming contributions to the 18th European AIDS Conference (EACS 2021), taking place virtually and onsite in London from October 27-30. Forty-four studies from Gilead’s HIV research and development programs will be presented, including data from the global, observational, real-world BICSTaR study, which along with Gilead’s community-focused programs, reflect the company’s ongoing focus and commitment to advancing scientific discovery and supporting the development and delivery of practical solutions that can help improve care for all people affected by HIV.\n\n“We look forward to presenting research at EACS 2021 that could help inform clinical outcomes and support clinicians in the collective endeavor to help end the HIV epidemic,” said Frank Duff, MD, Senior Vice President, Virology Therapeutic Area Head, Gilead Sciences. “In addition to helping create a world with no new HIV infections, we also strive to ensure the people living with HIV can realize long-term treatment success. This includes extending treatment success markers, which can lead to more holistic and patient-centered HIV care, in turn helping us better assess and address the evolving and unmet needs of people affected by the HIV epidemic.”\n\nGilead will present long-term safety and efficacy data evaluating outcomes in adults living with HIV who switched to Biktarvy® (bictegravir 50 mg/emtricitabine 200 mg/tenofovir alafenamide 25 mg tablets, B/F/TAF) from boosted protease inhibitor-based regimens including in those with pre-existing resistance. The primary endpoint was at week 48; results of the open-label extension phase through a maximum of week 181 are slated for presentation at EACS 2021. The data further establish the robust and durable efficacy profile of Biktarvy as a treatment option for virologically suppressed people living with HIV with known resistance. The use of Biktarvy in individuals with known resistance to the components of Biktarvy is investigational.\n\nTwelve-month data and a descriptive analysis of patient-reported outcomes from the ongoing BIC...