GSK's two-drug HIV Dovato treatment meets main goal in study

Dovato, a combination of dolutegravir and lamivudine, was approved in the United States in April for newly-diagnosed patients, boosting the British drugmaker's prospects against Gilead Sciences Inc, which currently leads the HIV treatment market. Liberium analyst Graham Doyle said the study results will add to the data package supporting Dovato as GSK aims to convince doctors that two drug therapies are just as effective as triple therapies. The study evaluated the effectiveness of Dovato in adults with the HIV-1 virus, who switched to the regimen from at least a triple combination containing Gilead's Vemlidy, the British company's HIV drugs division ViiV said.