Promising results from an early-stage trial suggest that lenacapavir injections might offer long-lasting protection.

Gilead released data showing that an HIV drug, called lenacapavir, could provide virtually complete protection against infection with just a

An annual shot to protect against HIV infection has successfully passed an early safety trial, according to research published in The Lancet medical journal. The drug lenacapavir passed a critical Phase I testing trial and now may become a highly-effective and convenient form of HIV prevention.

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, for the investigational use of HIV prevention as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) today presented the first data from its ongoing Phase 1 study investigating two novel, once-yearly formulations of lenacapavir, the company’s injectable HIV-1 capsid inhibitor,

Gilead is set to launch a Phase III trial of its once-yearly lenacapavir pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) following the success of a Phase I study. The Phase I trial investigated two single 5,

If future trials go well - now it has passed the first, Phase I, testing hurdle - it could become the longest-acting form of HIV prevention available. Currently, people can take daily pills or sometimes have injections every eight weeks,