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IQWiG says Gilead’s anti-HIV drug genvoya offers slightly lower benefits than competition

pharmafile | April 11, 2016 | News story | Medical Communications, Research and Development |  Bristol-Myers Squibb, Gilead, HIV, anti-HIV 

German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) said USdrug maker Gilead’s (Nasdaq: GILD) anti-HIV drug Genvoya provides marginally lower benefit in comparison with the competition, according to an early benefit assessment.

The regulator has said the drug offered minor added benefit for pre-treated women, but not for men.

The drug is indicated if the previous treatment has failed or cannot be continued due to side effects.

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The Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) said between four groups of patients depending on age (adolescents/ adults) and previous treatment (pre-treated/ treatment-naive). Genvoya was compared with efavirenz in combination with two other drugs in treatment-naive patients, and with individual antiretroviral therapy in pre-treated patients.

US drug major Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) markets efavirenz  under the brand name Sustiva in the US, the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain. 

Anjali Shukla

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