Updated
Updated · POZ · Aug 14
Long-Acting HIV Therapies Lift 7MM Market to $30.6 Billion as Cabenuva, ISL/LEN Post New Data
Updated
Updated · POZ · Aug 14

Long-Acting HIV Therapies Lift 7MM Market to $30.6 Billion as Cabenuva, ISL/LEN Post New Data

3 articles · Updated · POZ · Aug 14

Summary

  • $30.6 billion is GlobalData’s 2033 forecast for the HIV market in seven major markets, up from $26.4 billion in 2023, with long-acting therapies seen as a main growth driver.
  • At AIDS 2026, ViiV’s Cabenuva showed every-other-month injections were superior to daily oral antiretroviral therapy for virologic suppression in adolescents living with HIV.
  • Phase III results also showed Gilead and Merck’s once-weekly oral islatravir/lenacapavir was non-inferior to daily regimens in maintaining viral suppression after patients switched from standard care.
  • GlobalData said competition is shifting from efficacy alone toward adherence, pill-burden reduction and convenience, as patients and clinicians seek more discreet treatment options.
  • Broader uptake still faces hurdles including affordability, reimbursement and the extra manufacturing, storage and administration demands of injectable therapies.

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