Study of Lenacapavir for HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in People Who Are at Risk for HIV Infection

Phase 3 Active not recruiting 3292 enrolled Gilead Sciences

RandomizedParallel-groupDouble-blindPrevention

Summary

The goal of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of the study drugs, lenacapavir (LEN) in preventing HIV infection, in participants ≥ 16 years of age who have condomless receptive anal sex with partners assigned male at birth and are at risk for HIV-1 infection. The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of LEN for HIV-1 PrEP in participants ≥ 16 years of age who have condomless receptive anal sex with partners assigned male at birth at risk of HIV-1 infection.

Timeline

Start: 2021-06-28
Primary completion: 2024-08-21
Completion: 2028-08

Publications

Background Kelley CF, Acevedo-Quiñones M, Agwu AL, et al. Twice-yearly lenacapavir PrEP in cisgender gay men, transgender women and men, and gender-diverse people (PURPOSE 2). Presented at: HIV Drug Therapy Glasgow; November 10-13, 2024; Glasgow, United Kingdom.
Background Kelley CF, Acevedo-Quinones M, Agwu AL, Avihingsanon A, Benson P, Blumenthal J, Brinson C, Brites C, Cahn P, Cantos VD, Clark J, Clement M, Creticos C, Crofoot G, Diaz RS, Doblecki-Lewis S, Gallardo-Cartagena JA, Gaur A, Grinsztejn B, Hassler S, Hinojosa JC, Hodge T, Kaplan R, Lacerda M, LaMarca A, Losso MH, Valdez Madruga J, Mayer KH, Mills A, Mounzer K, Ndlovu N, Novak RM, Perez Rios A, Phanuphak N, Ramgopal M, Ruane PJ, Sanchez J, Santos B, Schine P, Schreibman T, Spencer LY, Van Gerwen OT, Vasconcelos R, Vasquez JG, Zwane Z, Cox S, Deaton C, Ebrahimi R, Wong P, Singh R, Brown LB, Carter CC, Das M, Baeten JM, Ogbuagu O; PURPOSE 2 Study Team. Twice-Yearly Lenacapavir for HIV Prevention in Men and Gender-Diverse Persons. N Engl J Med. 2025 Apr 3;392(13):1261-1276. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2411858. Epub 2024 Nov 27.
Background Cespedes M, Das M, Hojilla JC, Blumenthal J, Mounzer K, Ramgopal M, Hodge T, Torres TS, Peterson C, Shibase S, Elliott A, Demidont AC, Callaghan L, Watson CC, Carter C, Kintu A, Baeten JM, Ogbuagu O. Proactive strategies to optimize engagement of Black, Hispanic/Latinx, transgender, and nonbinary individuals in a trial of a novel agent for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). PLoS One. 2022 Jun 3;17(6):e0267780. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0267780. eCollection 2022.
Kwan TH, Chan DPC, Lee SS. Utilisation of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis and preferences of alternative long-acting modalities among men who have sex with men in Hong kong: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health. 2025 Dec 26;26(1):361. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-26025-5.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Subject	Lenacapavir	Small molecule	927 mg	Oral
Subject	Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate	Small molecule	300 mg	Oral
Background	emtricitabine	Other / unclassified	200 mg	Oral
Background	emtricitabine	Other / unclassified	—	Oral
Background	tenofovir alafenamide	Small molecule	—	Oral

Indications

No indication recorded.