APRETUDE is the first and only long-acting injectable PrEP option
*HPTN 083 (N=4566) was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled noninferiority trial of the safety and efficacy of APRETUDE compared with daily oral TDF/FTC for HIV-1 prevention in HIV-1–uninfected men and transgender women who have sex with men and have evidence of high-risk behavior for HIV-1 infection. The primary endpoint was the rate of incident HIV-1 infections among participants randomized to daily oral cabotegravir and intramuscular injections of APRETUDE every 2 months compared with daily oral TDF/FTC (corrected for early stopping). The trial included the prespecified ability to test for superiority of APRETUDE over TDF/FTC. The primary analysis showed a 66% reduction in the risk of acquiring HIV-1 infection, hazard ratio (95% CI) 0.34 (0.18, 0.62). Further testing revealed 1 of the infections on APRETUDE to be prevalent, yielding a 69% reduction in the risk of HIV-1 incident infection relative to TDF/FTC, hazard ratio (95% CI) 0.31 (0.16-0.58); incidence rate 0.37/100 person-years vs 1.22/100 person-years for TDF/FTC.
†HPTN 084 (N=3224) was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled superiority trial of the safety and efficacy of APRETUDE compared with daily oral TDF/FTC for HIV-1 prevention in adult, uninfected cisgender women at risk of acquiring HIV-1. The primary endpoint was the rate of incident HIV-1 infections among participants randomized to oral cabotegravir and injections of APRETUDE compared with oral TDF/FTC (corrected for early stopping). The primary analysis showed an 88% reduction in the risk of acquiring HIV-1 infection, hazard ratio (95% CI) 0.12 (0.05, 0.31). Further testing revealed 1 of the infections on APRETUDE to be prevalent, yielding a 90% reduction in the risk of HIV-1 incident infection relative to TDF/FTC, hazard ratio (95% CI) 0.10 (0.04-0.27); APRETUDE incidence rate 0.15/100 person-years vs 1.85/100 person-years for TDF/FTC.
‡After optional oral lead-in and initiation injections given 1 month apart for 2 consecutive months.
CI=confidence interval; FTC=emtricitabine; HPTN=HIV Prevention Trials Network; TDF=tenofovir disoproxil fumarate.
"With CABENUVA injections, I feel a sense of independence from not having to take a pill at the same time every day and fearing that I missed it.
Instead of stressing about daily treatment, I can focus on treatment once a month. Even though it's just a few seconds a day to take a pill, I now don't have to remember to take my HIV treatment until my next appointment."
— Mark, clinical trial participant and patient ambassador
Patient experiences with CABENUVA after receiving 1 month of oral lead-in of cabotegravir and rilpivirine. Individual patient experiences are not indicative of all patient experiences or clinical trial results.
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References:
- Landovitz RJ, Donnell D, Clement C, et al; for the HPTN 083 Study Team. Cabotegravir for HIV prevention in cisgender men and transgender women. N Engl J Med. 2021;385:595-608. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2101016
- Delany-Moretlwe S; HPTN 084 Study Team. Long acting injectable cabotegravir is safe and effective in preventing HIV infection in cisgender women: interim results from HPTN 084. Presented at: HIV R4P Virtual Conference; January 27, 2021. Abstract LB1479.
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