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APRETUDE (cabotegravir) — Competitive Intelligence Brief
marketed
Integrase strand transfer inhibitor (INSTI)
HIV integrase
Infectious Disease / Virology
Small molecule
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Target snapshot
APRETUDE (cabotegravir) (APRETUDE (cabotegravir)) — Massachusetts General Hospital. Cabotegravir is an integrase strand transfer inhibitor (INSTI) that blocks HIV integrase, preventing the virus from inserting its genetic material into human DNA.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APRETUDE (cabotegravir) TARGET | APRETUDE (cabotegravir) | Massachusetts General Hospital | marketed | Integrase strand transfer inhibitor (INSTI) | HIV integrase | |
| bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide | bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide | Midland Research Group, Inc. | marketed | Antiretroviral combination (integrase inhibitor + nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors) | HIV integrase, HIV reverse transcriptase | |
| TDF/3TC/EFV or DTG or NVP | TDF/3TC/EFV or DTG or NVP | MU-JHU CARE | marketed | Antiretroviral combination therapy (NRTI + NNRTI or INSTI) | HIV reverse transcriptase, HIV integrase | |
| elvitegravir/cobicistat/emtricitabine/tenofovir | elvitegravir/cobicistat/emtricitabine/tenofovir | Juan A. Arnaiz | marketed | Antiretroviral combination (INSTI + pharmacokinetic booster + NRTIs) | HIV integrase, CYP3A4, HIV reverse transcriptase | |
| CAR | CAR | ViiV Healthcare | marketed | Antiretroviral combination therapy (INSTI + NNRTI) | HIV integrase and HIV reverse transcriptase | |
| Raltegravir, tenofovir/emtricitabine | Raltegravir, tenofovir/emtricitabine | University of California, San Francisco | marketed | Antiretroviral combination therapy (integrase inhibitor + nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors) | HIV integrase, HIV reverse transcriptase | |
| BIC/FTC/TAF | BIC/FTC/TAF | Prism Health North Texas | marketed | Antiretroviral combination therapy (integrase inhibitor + nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors) | HIV integrase, HIV reverse transcriptase |
Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)
Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)
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Sponsor landscape (Integrase strand transfer inhibitor (INSTI) class)
- ViiV Healthcare · 12 drugs in this class
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) · 5 drugs in this class
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · 5 drugs in this class
- Fundacion para la Investigacion Biomedica del Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal · 1 drug in this class
- Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital · 1 drug in this class
- Groupe d'Etude sur le Risque d'Exposition des Soignants aux Agents Infectieux · 1 drug in this class
- ANRS, Emerging Infectious Diseases · 1 drug in this class
- Massachusetts General Hospital · 1 drug in this class
- University of Colorado, Denver · 1 drug in this class
- MU-JHU CARE · 1 drug in this class
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Drug Landscape (2026). APRETUDE (cabotegravir) — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/apretude-cabotegravir. Accessed 2026-05-16.
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