Ach, jee, niets over Galapagos!!!!
Product & Pipeline Updates announced by Gilead during the Second Quarter of 2016 include:
Announced that FDA approved Epclusa (sofosbuvir 400 mg/velpatasvir 100 mg; SOF/VEL), the first all-oral, pan-genotypic, single tablet regimen (STR) for the treatment of adults with genotype 1-6 chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Epclusa is also the first STR approved for the treatment of patients with HCV genotype 2 and 3, without the need for ribavirin (RBV). Epclusa for 12 weeks was approved in patients without cirrhosis or with compensated cirrhosis (Child-Pugh A), and in combination with RBV for patients with decompensated cirrhosis (Child-Pugh B or C). FDA granted Epclusa a Priority Review and Breakthrough Therapy designation, which is given to investigational medicines that may offer major advances in treatment over existing options. Additionally, the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use, the scientific committee of the European Medicines Agency, adopted a positive opinion on the company’s Marketing Authorization Application and in July 2016, the European Commission granted marketing authorization for Epclusa.
Announced that the European Commission granted marketing authorization for the once-daily STR Odefsey (emtricitabine 200 mg/rilpivirine 25 mg/tenofovir alafenamide 25 mg) for the treatment of HIV-1 infection. Odefsey combines Gilead's emtricitabine and tenofovir alafenamide (marketed as Descovy) with rilpivirine, marketed by Janssen Sciences Ireland UC, one of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson. Odefsey is Gilead's second STR based on the Descovy backbone to receive marketing authorization in the European Union and is currently the smallest STR for the treatment of HIV.
Announced positive data from four pre-clinical and Phase 1 studies evaluating bictegravir (GS-9883), a novel, unboosted, investigational once-daily integrase inhibitor. The studies, which examined the antiviral potency, resistance profile, pharmacokinetics and safety of bictegravir, were presented at the American Society of Microbiology Microbe 2016 Conference.
Presented data at the 51st Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver, which included the announcement of: Positive results from the open-label, Phase 3 ASTRAL-5 study evaluating once-daily SOF/VEL for 12 weeks among patients with HCV genotype 1-6 who are co-infected with HIV demonstrated that SOF/ VEL was well-tolerated and resulted in high SVR12 rates.
Positive results from three Phase 2 trials evaluating SOF/VEL plus voxilaprevir (VOX), a pan-genotypic protease inhibitor (Studies 1168 and 1169 and TRILOGY-3). Studies 1168 and 1169 evaluated 6 weeks of SOF/VEL plus VOX among treatment-naïve patients, 8 weeks of SOF/VEL plus VOX, with or without RBV, among treatment-naïve patients, and 12 weeks of SOF/VEL plus VOX among patients who failed prior treatment including those previously exposed to a direct acting antiviral (DAA) regimen. Study 1168 evaluated genotype 1 patients and Study 1169 evaluated genotype 2-6 patients. TRILOGY-3 featured data from the Phase 2 trial evaluating 12 weeks of a fixed-dose combination of SOF/VEL/ VOX, with or without RBV, among genotype 1, DAA-experienced, HCV-infected patients, including patients with cirrhosis.
Announced that the European Commission granted marketing authorization for two doses of Descovy (200/10 mg and 200/25 mg), a fixed-dose combination for the treatment of HIV-1 infection. Descovy is Gilead's second TAF-based therapy to receive marketing authorization in the European Union. Descovy was approved by FDA and is indicated in combination with other antiretroviral agents for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in adults and pediatric patients 12 years of age and older.