This annual shot might protect against HIV infections
Promising results from an early-stage trial suggest that lenacapavir injections might offer long-lasting protection.
Once-a-year shot for HIV protection passes early safety trial
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 data suggest once-yearly shot of PrEP drug blocks HIV infection
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HIV drug could offer yearlong protection with a single shot
A new formulation of Gilead's HIV prevention drug, lenacapavir, has shown promise in providing yearlong protection with just one injection. The study, published in The Lancet, evaluated the pharmacokinetics, safety and tolerability of two intramuscular formations of lenacapavir in participants ages 18-55 without HIV.
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Annual jab for HIV protection passes trial hurdle
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,
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