New Findings on Gilead's Biktarvy® Presented at AIDS 2020: Virtual Include Positive Switch Data in Older Adults

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Jul 04, 2020
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Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) today announced data demonstrating the safety and efficacy of the once-daily, single tablet regimen Biktarvy® (bictegravir 50 mg/emtricitabine 200 mg/tenofovir alafenamide 25 mg tablets, B/F/TAF) in virologically suppressed adults ages 65 and older (n=140), including those with common comorbidities such as diabetes (22 percent), hypertension (55 percent), cardiovascular disease (24 percent), and dyslipidemia, which is an abnormal amount of lipids in the blood (59 percent). At 48 weeks, 92 percent of those who switched to Biktarvy maintained virologic suppression, achieving HIV RNA<50 copies/mL. Across the studies, Biktarvy was generally well tolerated. These data were evaluated as part of a pooled analysis of four international trials and will be presented during the 23rd International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2020: Virtual).