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B/F/TAF

Developed for
HIV infectious disease
Investigated by
Gilead Sciences

Trials 1

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PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 3 NCT02600819 Dec 2015 → Sep 2017 HIV infectious disease Gilead Sciences Completed No outcome recorded

News releases announcing trial results or a regulatory action · 14

DateIssuerRelease
2026-07-21 Gilead Sciences Results Investigational Once-Weekly Oral HIV Treatment Regimen of Islatravir and Lenacapavir Maintained Virological Suppression in Adults With HIV Who Switched Antiretroviral Therapy gilead.com ↗
The data provide strong evidence for the potential of ISL/LEN to be the first and only once-weekly oral HIV treatment option for adults with virologic suppression on a stable antiretroviral regimen.
2026-06-08 Gilead Sciences Results Gilead and Merck Announce Positive Topline Results From Two Phase 3 Studies Evaluating Islatravir/Lenacapavir, an Oral Once-Weekly HIV Treatment gilead.com ↗
2025-10-15 Gilead Sciences Results Gilead Presents New HIV Research Data at EACS 2025 – Driving Scientific Innovation in Treatment and Prevention gilead.com ↗
Data from an ongoing, randomized, open-label Phase 2 study ( NCT05052996 ) demonstrate that switching to an investigational once-weekly combination regimen of islatravir and lenacapavir enabled people living with HIV to maintain viral suppression to two years.
2024-10-19 Gilead Sciences Results Gilead and Merck Announce Phase 2 Data Showing a Treatment Switch to an Investigational Oral Once-Weekly Combination Regimen of Islatravir and Lenacapavir Maintained Viral Suppression in Adults at Week 48 gilead.com ↗
At 48 weeks, the novel investigational combination maintained a high rate (n=49; 94.2%) of viral suppression (HIV-1 RNA <50 copies/mL) in virologically suppressed adults, a secondary endpoint of the study.
2024-07-25 Gilead Sciences Results Gilead Presents Research Data Across Its Broad and Innovative HIV Treatment Portfolio and Pipeline gilead.com ↗
Three participants experienced virologic rebound, with emergent lenacapavir resistance detected for one participant, who had no resistance to bNAbs and resuppressed with resumption of oral ART.
2024-03-06 Gilead Sciences Results Gilead and Merck Announce Phase 2 Data Showing an Investigational Oral Once-Weekly Combination Regimen of Islatravir and Lenacapavir Maintained Viral Suppression at Week 24 gilead.com ↗
At 24 weeks, the novel investigational combination maintained a high rate (94.2%) of viral suppression (HIV-1 RNA <50 copies/mL), which is a secondary endpoint of the study.
2024-02-26 Gilead Sciences Regulatory U.S. FDA Approves Expanded Indication for Gilead’s Biktarvy® to Treat People with HIV with Suppressed Viral Loads, Pre-existing Resistance gilead.com ↗
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new, expanded indication for Biktarvy ® (bictegravir 50 mg/emtricitabine 200 mg/tenofovir alafenamide 25 mg tablets, B/F/TAF) to treat people with HIV (PWH) who have suppressed viral loads with known or suspected M184V/I resistance, a common form of treatment resistance.
2023-07-23 Gilead Sciences Results New Biktarvy® Data Presented at IAS 2023 Further Demonstrate Safety and Efficacy Profile in a Broad Range of People and Communities Affected by the Global HIV Epidemic gilead.com ↗
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) today announced results from multiple studies reinforcing Biktarvy ® (bictegravir 50 mg/emtricitabine 200 mg/tenofovir alafenamide 25 mg tablets, B/F/TAF) as a treatment option for a broad range of people with HIV.
2022-07-28 Gilead Sciences Results Biktarvy® Demonstrates High Efficacy for a Broad Range of People Initiating Treatment for HIV, Including Those With HBV Coinfection gilead.com ↗
Safety findings were similar between the Biktarvy and DTF+F/TDF groups.
2022-07-21 Gilead Sciences Results Scientific Innovation and Collaboration Highlighted at AIDS 2022 as Gilead Extends Leadership Efforts Toward Ending the Global HIV Epidemic gilead.com ↗
First data from the ALLIANCE trial, a first-of-its-kind study evaluating the efficacy of Biktarvy ® (bictegravir 50 mg/emtricitabine 200 mg/tenofovir alafenamide 25 mg tablets, B/F/TAF) versus dolutegravir (50 mg, DTG) + emtricitabine 200 mg/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate 300 mg, F/TDF, DTG+F/TDF, in adults with HIV-1/HBV co-infection who are initiating treatment.
2021-10-29 Gilead Sciences Results Clinical and Patient-Reported Outcomes in People Living With HIV on Biktarvy® in Observational BICSTaR Study Demonstrate Consistent Efficacy Profile in Real-World Setting gilead.com ↗
Gilead presented an analysis of patient-reported outcomes after 12 months of treatment with Biktarvy from the BICSTaR study.
2021-07-17 Gilead Sciences Results New Phase 3 Data Support the Sustained, Long-Acting Efficacy of Lenacapavir, Gilead's Investigational HIV-1 Capsid Inhibitor gilead.com ↗
Phase 2 data from CALIBRATE, an ongoing, open-label, active-controlled trial in treatment-naïve people with HIV-1 infection showed lenacapavir, given subcutaneously or orally, in combination with oral daily emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (F/TAF) led to high rates of viral suppression by Week 28 (94%; n=147/157).

All press releases naming this drug 14 releases

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Evidence & citations 2 cited values

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FieldValueCited text
Known as B/F/TAF ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT02600819 ↗
Route Oral “50/200/25 mg FDC tablets administered orally once daily” NCT02600819 ↗