Kenya is one of nine African countries selected for the initial rollout of lenacapavir (LEN), a new injectable drug for human ...

Advocates for HIV prevention are calling a newly approved injectable medication a major step in eliminating the spread of the ...

Gilead Sciences, Inc. GILD announced positive data from its ongoing phase I study evaluating pipeline candidate, lenacapavir. Lenacapavir is a novel, once-yearly injectable HIV-1 capsid inhibitor ...

Access is the central tenet to the success of lenacapavir as a form of preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP), according to Jeremiah Johnson, the executive director of PrEP4All and Mitchell Warren, the ...

What is lenacapavir and how does it work? Lenacapavir is a medicine used to help prevent and treat HIV. It works by blocking the outer shell, or “capsid,“ that the virus needs to protect itself.

For lenacapavir, 100% efficacy for HIV prevention in women in PURPOSE 1 [NCT04994509], 96% [reduction in risk of HIV] in men and gender diverse people [in PURPOSE 2].

“Lenacapavir helps to fill a critical unmet need for people with complex prior treatment histories and offers physicians a long-awaited twice-yearly option for these patients who are at greater ...

Gilead's Q2 earnings beat and raised 2025 outlook lift shares 7.3%, fueled by HIV gains, Trodelvy strength, and new PrEP ...

Lenacapavir is given in two injections that have to be delivered subcutaneously, something that “takes training and time” to learn, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases ...

Twice-Yearly Lenacapavir Demonstrates Sustained Impact on Health-Related Quality of Life in People With HIV – Patient-Reported Outcomes From the CAPELLA Trial Align With the Demonstrated Safety ...

Lenacapavir, an antiretroviral drug typically used to treat HIV infections, can also effectively prevent them, a phase 3 clinical trial has shown.

Another long-acting agent has shown promise as a treatment option for HIV. This one is given in subcutaneous injections every 6 months. A researcher at the Conference on Retroviruses and ...