ViiV Healthcare's Dovato matches Biktarvy efficacy with less weight gain

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ViiV Healthcare announces 96-week data reaffirming Dovato is as effective as Biktarvy in maintaining virological suppression of HIV-1 with significantly less weight gain

October 17, 2025 7:00 AM EDT

In largest head-to-head randomized clinical trial evaluating the two medicines, Dovato (DTG/3TC) met the primary endpoint, demonstrating sustained non-inferior efficacy versus Biktarvy (BIC/FTC/TAF) in virologically suppressed adults who switched from their prior regimen In latest data, Dovato led to significantly less weight gain and fewer drug-related adverse events compared to BIC/FTC/TAF through two years of follow-up

DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ViiV Healthcare, the global specialist HIV company majority owned by GSK, with Pfizer and Shionogi as shareholders, today announced 96-week findings from PASO... More