Other drug makers like GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Merck (MRK), and Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) round out the top 11 drugs for HIV and are looking for cracks in GILD’s HIV franchise to exploit. They are likely meeting with CYDY in anticipation of the approval, and if they get wind of a monotherapy filing, this could spark a fight for control of the next generation of HIV treatment.
T20 peptide (enfuvirtide) is the first U.S. FDA-approved HIV entry inhibitor; however, its clinical application is limited by the lack of oral availability