CLAIM #27271 · GILD (GILD) · 2025Q2 earnings call · Aug 7, 2025 · due Dec 31, 2028
“If successful, this could launch as early as 2028.”
Dietmar Berger · Chief Medical Officer
How to check this claim
Look at: Regulatory approval/launch status of once-yearly injectable lenacapavir for HIV prevention (PURPOSE-365 program)
It came true if: Product receives regulatory approval and is commercially launched on or before December 31, 2028
Where: Company press releases, 10-K/10-Q filings, and quarterly earnings call commentary on HIV pipeline/product launches
In context
“elp make lenacapavir available to people who need to be protected from HIV globally. This is a moment of pride for this Gilead team and has given me personal pause as I recognize and appreciate the brilliance of the team of scientists that we have here and the determination to keep out innovating ourselves to achieve the best possible experience and outcomes for those we serve. With that in mind, our work in HIV continues. As you can see on Slide 17, with the approval of Yeztugo, we continue to target up to eight additional HIV product launches before the end of 2033, including five that would come to market by the end of 2030. In HIV prevention, we have initiated our Phase III trial evaluating once yearly intramuscular injections of lenacapavir for HIV prevention, now called PURPOSE-365. If successful, this could launch as early as 2028. In HIV treatment, we continue to expect an update on our new daily oral combination of bictegravir and lenacapavir in the second half of the year from ARTISTRY-1 in people with HIV on complex regimens. In addition to ARTISTRY-1, we now expect to provide an update for ARTISTRY-2, the second Phase III trial for BIC/LEN for virally suppressed people with HIV or people looking to switch regimens. Looking at our weekly HIV treatment programs, we expect the Phase III update on the lenacapavir plus islatravir combination in 2026 with a view to potential launch in 2027. As we announced, our wholly owned weekly WONDERS program evaluating the combination of GS-4182, one of our lenacapavir prodrugs and GS-1720, one of our long-acting integrase inhibitors is on clinical hold pending further analysis.”
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SEC filings for GILD ↗ · Claim quote is verbatim from the 2025Q2 earnings call.