Both cabotegravir and oral FTC/TDF have high efficacy for PrEP among women in sub-Saharan Africa
Durham, N.C., Nov 10 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Researchers from the HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) announced today data from the HPTN 084 clinical trial indicate that a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) regimen of long-acting cabotegravir (CAB LA) injections once every eight weeks was safe and superior to daily oral tenofovir/emtricitabine (FTC/TDF) for HIV prevention among cisgender women in sub-Saharan Africa. During a planned review of study data, an independent Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) recommended the study sponsor―the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health―stop the blinded phase of the trial and share the results. The study was originally designed to continue through 2022.